diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50fd1afa..6a8b892f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Kubeclient release versioning follows [SemVer](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased — to become 5.y.z
 
+### Added
+- Added impersonation support. Limited to at most 1 group in `as_groups` and 1 value for each `as_user_extra` field. (#600)
+
 ### Changed
 - `Kubeclient::Client.new` now always requires an api version, use for example: `Kubeclient::Client.new(uri, 'v1')`
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc627510..dcb43a22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -437,6 +437,27 @@ 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"]
+    }
+  }
+)
+```
+
+Note that only one group and one value per each extra field are currently supported. Using list of multiple values
+will result in `ArgumentError`.
+
 ### 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 ff5b91f9..d898fc79 100644
--- a/lib/kubeclient.rb
+++ b/lib/kubeclient.rb
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def initialize_client(
       @as = as
 
       validate_bearer_token_file
+      configure_impersonation_headers
     end
 
     def configure_faraday(&block)
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@ def create_faraday_client
           client_key: @ssl_options[:client_key],
           verify: @ssl_options[:verify_ssl] != OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE,
           verify_mode: @ssl_options[:verify_ssl]
-        }
+        },
+        headers: @headers
       }
 
       Faraday.new(url, options) do |connection|
@@ -744,6 +746,25 @@ def validate_bearer_token_file
       raise ArgumentError, "Token file #{file} cannot be read" unless File.readable?(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 (as_groups = @auth_options[:as_groups])
+        # Faraday joins multi-value headers with commas, which is not same as having
+        # multiple headers with the same name, as required by the k8s API
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Multiple as_groups are not supported' if as_groups.count > 1
+        @headers[:'Impersonate-Group'] = as_groups[0]
+      end
+      if (as_uid = @auth_options[:as_uid])
+        @headers[:'Impersonate-Uid'] = as_uid
+      end
+      @auth_options[:as_user_extra]&.each do |extra_name, values|
+        raise ArgumentError, 'Multivalue as_user_extra fields are not supported' if values.count > 1
+        @headers[:"Impersonate-Extra-#{extra_name}"] = values[0]
+      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 2493faa3..f9aa79ae 100644
--- a/lib/kubeclient/config.rb
+++ b/lib/kubeclient/config.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def context(context_name = nil)
       client_cert_data = fetch_user_cert_data(user)
       client_key_data  = fetch_user_key_data(user)
       auth_options     = fetch_user_auth_options(user)
+      auth_options.merge!(fetch_user_impersonate_options(user))
 
       ssl_options = {}
 
@@ -186,6 +187,14 @@ def fetch_user_auth_options(user)
       options
     end
 
+    def fetch_user_impersonate_options(user)
+      options = {}
+      options[:as] = user['as'] if user.key?('as')
+      options[:as_groups] = user['as-groups'] if user.key?('as-groups')
+      options[:as_user_extra] = user['as-user-extra'] if user.key?('as-user-extra')
+      options
+    end
+
     def fetch_token_from_provider(auth_provider)
       case auth_provider['name']
       when 'gcp'
diff --git a/test/config/impersonate-empty-groups.kubeconfig b/test/config/impersonate-empty-groups.kubeconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3d756a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/impersonate-empty-groups.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: []
+    as-user-extra:
+      reason: []
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 49ed8263..da9e7333 100644
--- a/test/test_config.rb
+++ b/test/test_config.rb
@@ -233,6 +233,32 @@ 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
+
+  def test_impersonate_empty_groups
+    parsed = YAML.safe_load(File.read(config_file('impersonate-empty-groups.kubeconfig')))
+    config = Kubeclient::Config.new(parsed, nil)
+    assert_equal(
+      {
+        as: 'foo',
+        as_groups: [],
+        as_user_extra: { 'reason' => [] }
+      },
+      config.context(config.contexts.first).auth_options
+    )
+  end
+
   private
 
   def check_context(context, ssl: true, custom_ca: true, client_cert: true)
diff --git a/test/test_kubeclient.rb b/test/test_kubeclient.rb
index ad38cf89..6d41a682 100644
--- a/test/test_kubeclient.rb
+++ b/test/test_kubeclient.rb
@@ -841,6 +841,85 @@ def test_api_bearer_token_file_success
     assert_equal(1, pods.size)
   end
 
+  def test_impersonate
+    pods_stub = stub_request(:get, 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/pods')
+                .with(
+                  headers: {
+                    Authorization: 'Bearer valid_token',
+                    'Impersonate-Extra-Reason': 'reason-1',
+                    'Impersonate-Extra-Scopes': 'scope-1',
+                    'Impersonate-Group': 'bar',
+                    'Impersonate-User': 'foo',
+                    'Impersonate-Uid': '123'
+                  }
+                )
+                .to_return(body: { items: [] }.to_json)
+    stub_request(:get, %r{/api/v1$})
+      .with(headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer valid_token' })
+      .to_return(body: open_test_file('core_api_resource_list.json'))
+
+    client = Kubeclient::Client.new(
+      'http://localhost:8080/api/',
+      'v1',
+      auth_options: {
+        bearer_token: 'valid_token',
+        as: 'foo',
+        as_groups: ['bar'],
+        as_user_extra: { 'reason' => ['reason-1'], 'scopes' => ['scope-1'] },
+        as_uid: '123'
+      }
+    )
+
+    client.get_pods
+    assert_requested(pods_stub)
+  end
+
+  def test_impersonate_empty_groups
+    pods_headers = nil
+    pods_stub = stub_request(:get, 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/pods')
+                .with { |request| pods_headers = request.headers }
+                .to_return(body: { items: [] }.to_json)
+    stub_request(:get, %r{/api/v1$})
+      .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: [],
+        as_user_extra: { 'reason' => [], 'scopes' => [] },
+        as_uid: '123'
+      }
+    )
+
+    client.get_pods
+    assert_requested(pods_stub)
+    assert_includes(pods_headers, 'Impersonate-User')
+    assert_includes(pods_headers, 'Impersonate-Uid')
+    refute_includes(pods_headers, 'Impersonate-Groups')
+    refute_includes(pods_headers, 'Impersonate-Extra-Reason')
+    refute_includes(pods_headers, 'Impersonate-Extra-Scopes')
+  end
+
+  def test_impersonate_limitations
+    assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      Kubeclient::Client.new(
+        'http://localhost:8080/api/',
+        'v1',
+        auth_options: {
+          bearer_token: 'valid_token',
+          as: 'foo',
+          as_groups: ['bar', 'baz'],
+          as_user_extra: { 'reason' => ['reason-1', 'reason-2'] },
+          as_uid: '123'
+        }
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_proxy_url
     stub_core_api_list
 
diff --git a/test/test_watch.rb b/test/test_watch.rb
index 9f56ac1d..a2d1a36e 100644
--- a/test/test_watch.rb
+++ b/test/test_watch.rb
@@ -281,6 +281,64 @@ def test_watch_finish_when_response_connection_open
     server[:server].close
   end
 
+  def test_watch_impersonation_headers
+    stub_core_api_list
+    watch_stub = stub_request(:get, %r{/watch/pods})
+                 .with(
+                   headers: {
+                     'Impersonate-User' => 'admin',
+                     'Impersonate-Group' => 'system:masters',
+                     'Impersonate-Extra-Reason' => 'admin access',
+                     'Impersonate-Extra-Scope' => 'foo'
+                   }
+                 )
+                 .to_return(body: open_test_file('watch_stream.json'), status: 200)
+
+    client = Kubeclient::Client.new(
+      'http://localhost:8080/api/',
+      'v1',
+      auth_options: {
+        as: 'admin',
+        as_groups: ['system:masters'],
+        as_user_extra: {
+          'reason' => ['admin access'],
+          'scope' => ['foo']
+        }
+      }
+    )
+    yielded = []
+    client.watch_pods { |notice| yielded << notice.type }
+    assert_requested(watch_stub)
+  end
+
+  def test_watch_impersonation_headers_empty_values
+    stub_core_api_list
+    watch_headers = nil
+    watch_stub = stub_request(:get, %r{/watch/pods})
+                 .with { |request| watch_headers = request.headers }
+                 .to_return(body: open_test_file('watch_stream.json'), status: 200)
+
+    client = Kubeclient::Client.new(
+      'http://localhost:8080/api/',
+      'v1',
+      auth_options: {
+        as: 'admin',
+        as_groups: [],
+        as_user_extra: {
+          'reason' => [],
+          'scope' => []
+        }
+      }
+    )
+    yielded = []
+    client.watch_pods { |notice| yielded << notice.type }
+    assert_requested(watch_stub)
+    assert_includes(watch_headers, 'Impersonate-User')
+    refute_includes(watch_headers, 'Impersonate-Group')
+    refute_includes(watch_headers, 'Impersonate-Extra-Reason')
+    refute_includes(watch_headers, 'Impersonate-Extra-Scope')
+  end
+
   private
 
   def start_http_server(host: '127.0.0.1', port: Random.rand(1000..10_999))