diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f3b7097..b8f54d64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -430,6 +430,24 @@ You can read it as follows:
 puts config.context.namespace
 ```
 
+### Impersonation
+
+Impersonation is supported when loading a kubectl config and via the Ruby API, for example:
+
+```ruby
+client = Kubeclient::Client.new(
+  context.api_endpoint, 'v1',
+  auth_options: {
+    as: "admin",
+    as_groups: ["system:masters"],
+    as_uid: "123", # optional
+    as_user_extra: {
+      "reason" => ["admin access"]
+    }
+  }
+)
+```
+
 ### Supported kubernetes versions
 
 We try to support the last 3 minor versions, matching the [official support policy for Kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/design-proposals/release/versioning.md#supported-releases-and-component-skew).
diff --git a/lib/kubeclient.rb b/lib/kubeclient.rb
index c82420ea..acfef1ec 100644
--- a/lib/kubeclient.rb
+++ b/lib/kubeclient.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ def initialize_client(
         validate_bearer_token_file
         bearer_token(File.read(@auth_options[:bearer_token_file]))
       end
+
+      configure_impersonation_headers
     end
 
     def configure_faraday(&block)
@@ -675,7 +677,6 @@ def fetch_entities
     end
 
     def bearer_token(bearer_token)
-      @headers ||= {}
       @headers[:Authorization] = "Bearer #{bearer_token}"
     end
 
@@ -702,6 +703,21 @@ def validate_bearer_token_file
       raise ArgumentError, msg unless File.readable?(@auth_options[:bearer_token_file])
     end
 
+    # following https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication/#user-impersonation
+    def configure_impersonation_headers
+      return unless (auth_as = @auth_options[:as])
+      @headers[:'Impersonate-User'] = auth_as
+      if (auth_as_groups = @auth_options[:as_groups])
+        @headers[:'Impersonate-Group'] = Array(auth_as_groups).join
+      end
+      if (auth_as_uid = @auth_options[:as_uid])
+        @headers[:'Impersonate-Uid'] = auth_as_uid
+      end
+      @auth_options[:as_user_extra]&.each do |k, v|
+        @headers[:"Impersonate-Extra-#{k}"] = Array(v).join
+      end
+    end
+
     def return_or_yield_to_watcher(watcher, &block)
       return watcher unless block_given?
 
diff --git a/lib/kubeclient/config.rb b/lib/kubeclient/config.rb
index 9a5e030d..b615fbbd 100644
--- a/lib/kubeclient/config.rb
+++ b/lib/kubeclient/config.rb
@@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ def fetch_user_auth_options(user)
           options[attr.to_sym] = user[attr] if user.key?(attr)
         end
       end
+
+      # TODO: allow setting Impersonate-Uid from here or comment on why it is not possible
+      [
+        ['as', :as],
+        ['as-groups', :as_groups],
+        ['as-user-extra', :as_user_extra]
+      ].each do |k, v|
+        options[v] = user[k] if user.key?(k)
+      end
+
       options
     end
 
diff --git a/test/config/impersonate.kubeconfig b/test/config/impersonate.kubeconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a94aff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/impersonate.kubeconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    server: https://localhost:8443
+    insecure-skip-tls-verify: true
+  name: localhost:8443
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: localhost:8443
+    namespace: default
+    user: impersonate
+  name: localhost/impersonate
+current-context: localhost/impersonate
+kind: Config
+preferences: {}
+users:
+- name: impersonate
+  user:
+    as: foo
+    as-groups: [bar, baz]
+    as-user-extra:
+      reason: [foo]
diff --git a/test/test_config.rb b/test/test_config.rb
index c3a2f94e..f0b7dadd 100644
--- a/test/test_config.rb
+++ b/test/test_config.rb
@@ -190,6 +190,19 @@ def test_oidc_auth_provider
     config.context(config.contexts.first)
   end
 
+  def test_impersonate
+    parsed = YAML.safe_load(File.read(config_file('impersonate.kubeconfig')))
+    config = Kubeclient::Config.new(parsed, nil)
+    assert_equal(
+      {
+        as: 'foo',
+        as_groups: ['bar', 'baz'],
+        as_user_extra: { 'reason' => ['foo'] }
+      },
+      config.context(config.contexts.first).auth_options
+    )
+  end
+
   private
 
   def check_context(context, ssl: true)
diff --git a/test/test_kubeclient.rb b/test/test_kubeclient.rb
index b8c6f32a..6a386630 100644
--- a/test/test_kubeclient.rb
+++ b/test/test_kubeclient.rb
@@ -791,6 +791,37 @@ def test_api_bearer_token_file_success
     assert_equal(1, pods.size)
   end
 
+  def test_impersonate
+    stub_request(:get, 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/pods')
+      .with(
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: 'Bearer valid_token',
+          'Impersonate-Extra-Reason': 'baz',
+          'Impersonate-Group': 'bar',
+          'Impersonate-User': 'foo',
+          'Impersonate-Uid': '123'
+        }
+      )
+      .to_return(body: { items: [] }.to_json)
+    stub_request(:get, %r{/api/v1$})
+      .with(headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer valid_token' })
+      .to_return(body: open_test_file('core_api_resource_list.json'))
+
+    client = Kubeclient::Client.new(
+      'http://localhost:8080/api/',
+      'v1',
+      auth_options: {
+        bearer_token: 'valid_token',
+        as: 'foo',
+        as_groups: ['bar'],
+        as_user_extra: { 'reason' => ['baz'] },
+        as_uid: '123'
+      }
+    )
+
+    client.get_pods
+  end
+
   def test_proxy_url
     stub_core_api_list