diff --git a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentials.java b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentials.java
index 63ee972ec..845b7de22 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentials.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/java/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentials.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class ImpersonatedCredentials extends GoogleCredentials
 
   private static final long serialVersionUID = -2133257318957488431L;
   private static final String RFC3339 = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'";
-  private static final int ONE_HOUR_IN_SECONDS = 3600;
+  private static final int TWELVE_HOURS_IN_SECONDS = 43200;
   private static final String CLOUD_PLATFORM_SCOPE =
       "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform";
   private static final String IAM_ACCESS_TOKEN_ENDPOINT =
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class ImpersonatedCredentials extends GoogleCredentials
 
   private static final String SCOPE_EMPTY_ERROR = "Scopes cannot be null";
   private static final String LIFETIME_EXCEEDED_ERROR =
-      "lifetime must be less than or equal to 3600";
+      "lifetime must be less than or equal to 43200";
 
   private GoogleCredentials sourceCredentials;
   private String targetPrincipal;
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ public class ImpersonatedCredentials extends GoogleCredentials
    *     Creator on target_principal. If left unset, sourceCredential must have that role on
    *     targetPrincipal.
    * @param scopes Scopes to request during the authorization grant.
-   * @param lifetime Number of seconds the delegated credential should be valid for (up to 3600).
+   * @param lifetime Number of seconds the delegated credential should be valid for. By default this
+   *     value should be at most 3600. However, you can follow the instructions described in the
+   *     following link to set up the service account, and extend the maximum lifetime to 43200 (12
+   *     hours).
+   *     https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/creating-short-lived-service-account-credentials#sa-credentials-oauth
    * @param transportFactory HTTP transport factory, creates the transport used to get access
    *     tokens.
    * @return new credentials
@@ -153,7 +157,11 @@ public static ImpersonatedCredentials create(
    *     Creator on target_principal. If left unset, sourceCredential must have that role on
    *     targetPrincipal.
    * @param scopes Scopes to request during the authorization grant.
-   * @param lifetime Number of seconds the delegated credential should be valid for (up to 3600).
+   * @param lifetime Number of seconds the delegated credential should be valid for. By default this
+   *     value should be at most 3600. However, you can follow the instructions described in the
+   *     following link to set up the service account, and extend the maximum lifetime to 43200 (12
+   *     hours).
+   *     https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/creating-short-lived-service-account-credentials#sa-credentials-oauth
    * @return new credentials
    */
   public static ImpersonatedCredentials create(
@@ -218,6 +226,9 @@ private ImpersonatedCredentials(Builder builder) {
     if (this.scopes == null) {
       throw new IllegalStateException(SCOPE_EMPTY_ERROR);
     }
+    if (this.lifetime > TWELVE_HOURS_IN_SECONDS) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(LIFETIME_EXCEEDED_ERROR);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentialsTest.java b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentialsTest.java
index 3a262ba6d..4334fc94f 100644
--- a/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/oauth2_http/javatests/com/google/auth/oauth2/ImpersonatedCredentialsTest.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public class ImpersonatedCredentialsTest extends BaseSerializationTest {
       Arrays.asList("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/devstorage.read_only");
   private static final String ACCESS_TOKEN = "1/MkSJoj1xsli0AccessToken_NKPY2";
   private static final int VALID_LIFETIME = 300;
+  private static final int INVALID_LIFETIME = 43210;
   private static JsonFactory JSON_FACTORY = JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
 
   private static final String RFC3339 = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'";
@@ -197,6 +198,24 @@ public void refreshAccessToken_malformedTarget() throws IOException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test()
+  public void credential_with_invalid_lifetime() throws IOException, IllegalStateException {
+
+    GoogleCredentials sourceCredentials = getSourceCredentials();
+    try {
+      ImpersonatedCredentials targetCredentials =
+          ImpersonatedCredentials.create(
+              sourceCredentials, IMPERSONATED_CLIENT_EMAIL, null, SCOPES, INVALID_LIFETIME);
+      targetCredentials.refreshAccessToken().getTokenValue();
+      fail(
+          String.format(
+              "Should throw exception with message containing '%s'",
+              "lifetime must be less than or equal to 43200"));
+    } catch (IllegalStateException expected) {
+      assertTrue(expected.getMessage().contains("lifetime must be less than or equal to 43200"));
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test()
   public void credential_with_invalid_scope() throws IOException, IllegalStateException {