diff --git a/idtoken/idtoken.go b/idtoken/idtoken.go
index 3dce463bd61..b7a82e92bf0 100644
--- a/idtoken/idtoken.go
+++ b/idtoken/idtoken.go
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2/google"
 
+	"google.golang.org/api/impersonate"
 	"google.golang.org/api/internal"
 	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 	"google.golang.org/api/option/internaloption"
@@ -25,6 +28,14 @@ import (
 // ClientOption is for configuring a Google API client or transport.
 type ClientOption = option.ClientOption
 
+type credentialsType int
+
+const (
+	unknownCredType credentialsType = iota
+	serviceAccount
+	impersonatedServiceAccount
+)
+
 // NewClient creates a HTTP Client that automatically adds an ID token to each
 // request via an Authorization header. The token will have the audience
 // provided and be configured with the supplied options. The parameter audience
@@ -103,45 +114,83 @@ func newTokenSource(ctx context.Context, audience string, ds *internal.DialSetti
 }
 
 func tokenSourceFromBytes(ctx context.Context, data []byte, audience string, ds *internal.DialSettings) (oauth2.TokenSource, error) {
-	if err := isServiceAccount(data); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cfg, err := google.JWTConfigFromJSON(data, ds.GetScopes()...)
+	allowedType, err := getAllowedType(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	customClaims := ds.CustomClaims
-	if customClaims == nil {
-		customClaims = make(map[string]interface{})
+	switch allowedType {
+	case serviceAccount:
+		cfg, err := google.JWTConfigFromJSON(data, ds.GetScopes()...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		customClaims := ds.CustomClaims
+		if customClaims == nil {
+			customClaims = make(map[string]interface{})
+		}
+		customClaims["target_audience"] = audience
+
+		cfg.PrivateClaims = customClaims
+		cfg.UseIDToken = true
+
+		ts := cfg.TokenSource(ctx)
+		tok, err := ts.Token()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return oauth2.ReuseTokenSource(tok, ts), nil
+	case impersonatedServiceAccount:
+		type url struct {
+			ServiceAccountImpersonationURL string `json:"service_account_impersonation_url"`
+		}
+		var accountURL *url
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &accountURL); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		account := filepath.Base(accountURL.ServiceAccountImpersonationURL)
+		account = strings.Split(account, ":")[0]
+
+		config := impersonate.IDTokenConfig{
+			Audience:        audience,
+			TargetPrincipal: account,
+			IncludeEmail:    true,
+		}
+		ts, err := impersonate.IDTokenSource(ctx, config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return ts, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("idtoken: unsupported credentials type")
 	}
-	customClaims["target_audience"] = audience
-
-	cfg.PrivateClaims = customClaims
-	cfg.UseIDToken = true
-
-	ts := cfg.TokenSource(ctx)
-	tok, err := ts.Token()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return oauth2.ReuseTokenSource(tok, ts), nil
 }
 
-func isServiceAccount(data []byte) error {
+// getAllowedType returns the credentials type of type credentialsType, and an error.
+// allowed types are "service_account" and "impersonated_service_account"
+func getAllowedType(data []byte) (credentialsType, error) {
+	var t credentialsType
 	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("idtoken: credential provided is 0 bytes")
+		return t, fmt.Errorf("idtoken: credential provided is 0 bytes")
 	}
 	var f struct {
 		Type string `json:"type"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &f); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return t, err
 	}
-	if f.Type != "service_account" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("idtoken: credential must be service_account, found %q", f.Type)
+	t = parseCredType(f.Type)
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+func parseCredType(typeString string) credentialsType {
+	switch typeString {
+	case "service_account":
+		return serviceAccount
+	case "impersonated_service_account":
+		return impersonatedServiceAccount
+	default:
+		return unknownCredType
 	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // WithCustomClaims optionally specifies custom private claims for an ID token.