diff --git a/blob/config.go b/blob/config.go
index 7fd87be97..f28611063 100644
--- a/blob/config.go
+++ b/blob/config.go
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Provider Provider
-	Bucket   string
-	KeyPath  string
+	Provider              Provider
+	Bucket                string
+	KeyPath               string
+	TargetPrincipal       string
+	ImpersonationLifetime int
 }
diff --git a/blob/gcs.go b/blob/gcs.go
index ade73421e..65324a005 100644
--- a/blob/gcs.go
+++ b/blob/gcs.go
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ import (
 
 	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"google.golang.org/api/impersonate"
 	"google.golang.org/api/option"
 )
 
+// scopes best practice: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/access/service-accounts#scopes_best_practice
+const defaultScope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"
+
 type GCSStore struct {
 	// Bucket is the name of the GCS bucket to use.
 	bucket string
@@ -45,11 +49,20 @@ func NewGCSStore(cfg Config) (Store, error) {
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	// Use workload identity default credentials (GKE environment)
-	client, err := storage.NewClient(context.Background())
+	// Use workload identity impersonation default credentials (GKE environment)
+	ts, err := impersonate.CredentialsTokenSource(context.Background(), impersonate.CredentialsConfig{
+		TargetPrincipal: cfg.TargetPrincipal,
+		Scopes:          []string{defaultScope}, // Required field
+		Lifetime:        time.Duration(cfg.ImpersonationLifetime) * time.Hour,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create GCS client with workload identity or default credentials: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to impersonate the client service account %s : %w", cfg.TargetPrincipal, err)
 	}
+	client, err := storage.NewClient(context.Background(), option.WithTokenSource(ts))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create GCS client with workload identity impersonation: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return &GCSStore{
 		bucket: cfg.Bucket,
 		client: client,
diff --git a/cli/server/config.go b/cli/server/config.go
index 6fca996b5..ef8d47da8 100644
--- a/cli/server/config.go
+++ b/cli/server/config.go
@@ -247,9 +247,11 @@ func ProvideBlobStoreConfig(config *types.Config) (blob.Config, error) {
 		config.BlobStore.Bucket = filepath.Join(homedir, gitnessHomeDir, blobDir)
 	}
 	return blob.Config{
-		Provider: config.BlobStore.Provider,
-		Bucket:   config.BlobStore.Bucket,
-		KeyPath:  config.BlobStore.KeyPath,
+		Provider:              config.BlobStore.Provider,
+		Bucket:                config.BlobStore.Bucket,
+		KeyPath:               config.BlobStore.KeyPath,
+		TargetPrincipal:       config.BlobStore.TargetPrincipal,
+		ImpersonationLifetime: config.BlobStore.ImpersonationLifetime,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index 53171bd70..310b8c0af 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 		// In case of GCS provider, this is expected to be the path to the service account key file.
 		KeyPath string `envconfig:"GITNESS_BLOBSTORE_KEY_PATH" default:""`
+
+		// Email ID of the google service account that needs to be impersonated
+		TargetPrincipal string `envconfig:"GITNESS_BLOBSTORE_TARGET_PRINCIPAL" default:""`
+
+		ImpersonationLifetime int `envconfig:"GITNESS_BLOBSTORE_IMPERSONATION_LIFETIME" default:"12"`
 	}
 
 	// Token defines token configuration parameters.