diff --git a/google/auth/_default.py b/google/auth/_default.py
index d4ccbc6ec..8b0573bc8 100644
--- a/google/auth/_default.py
+++ b/google/auth/_default.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 added. Or you can use service accounts instead. For more information \
 about service accounts, see https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/"""
 
+# The subject token type used for AWS external_account credentials.
+_AWS_SUBJECT_TOKEN_TYPE = "urn:ietf:params:aws:token-type:aws4_request"
+
 
 def _warn_about_problematic_credentials(credentials):
     """Determines if the credentials are problematic.
@@ -321,14 +324,14 @@ def _get_external_account_credentials(
             is in the wrong format or is missing required information.
     """
     # There are currently 2 types of external_account credentials.
-    try:
+    if info.get("subject_token_type") == _AWS_SUBJECT_TOKEN_TYPE:
         # Check if configuration corresponds to an AWS credentials.
         from google.auth import aws
 
         credentials = aws.Credentials.from_info(
             info, scopes=scopes, default_scopes=default_scopes
         )
-    except ValueError:
+    else:
         try:
             # Check if configuration corresponds to an Identity Pool credentials.
             from google.auth import identity_pool
diff --git a/tests/test__default.py b/tests/test__default.py
index c70ceaa57..1ce03cfe8 100644
--- a/tests/test__default.py
+++ b/tests/test__default.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 SUBJECT_TOKEN_TEXT_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "external_subject_token.txt")
 TOKEN_URL = "https://sts.googleapis.com/v1/token"
 AUDIENCE = "//iam.googleapis.com/projects/123456/locations/global/workloadIdentityPools/POOL_ID/providers/PROVIDER_ID"
+WORKFORCE_AUDIENCE = (
+    "//iam.googleapis.com/locations/global/workforcePools/POOL_ID/providers/PROVIDER_ID"
+)
+WORKFORCE_POOL_USER_PROJECT = "WORKFORCE_POOL_USER_PROJECT_NUMBER"
 REGION_URL = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone"
 SECURITY_CREDS_URL = "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials"
 CRED_VERIFICATION_URL = (
@@ -79,6 +83,49 @@
         "regional_cred_verification_url": CRED_VERIFICATION_URL,
     },
 }
+SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL = "service-1234@service-name.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
+SERVICE_ACCOUNT_IMPERSONATION_URL = (
+    "https://us-east1-iamcredentials.googleapis.com/v1/projects/-"
+    + "/serviceAccounts/{}:generateAccessToken".format(SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL)
+)
+IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_DATA = {
+    "type": "external_account",
+    "audience": AUDIENCE,
+    "subject_token_type": "urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:jwt",
+    "token_url": TOKEN_URL,
+    "credential_source": {"file": SUBJECT_TOKEN_TEXT_FILE},
+    "service_account_impersonation_url": SERVICE_ACCOUNT_IMPERSONATION_URL,
+}
+IMPERSONATED_AWS_DATA = {
+    "type": "external_account",
+    "audience": AUDIENCE,
+    "subject_token_type": "urn:ietf:params:aws:token-type:aws4_request",
+    "token_url": TOKEN_URL,
+    "credential_source": {
+        "environment_id": "aws1",
+        "region_url": REGION_URL,
+        "url": SECURITY_CREDS_URL,
+        "regional_cred_verification_url": CRED_VERIFICATION_URL,
+    },
+    "service_account_impersonation_url": SERVICE_ACCOUNT_IMPERSONATION_URL,
+}
+IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA = {
+    "type": "external_account",
+    "audience": WORKFORCE_AUDIENCE,
+    "subject_token_type": "urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:id_token",
+    "token_url": TOKEN_URL,
+    "credential_source": {"file": SUBJECT_TOKEN_TEXT_FILE},
+    "workforce_pool_user_project": WORKFORCE_POOL_USER_PROJECT,
+}
+IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA = {
+    "type": "external_account",
+    "audience": WORKFORCE_AUDIENCE,
+    "subject_token_type": "urn:ietf:params:oauth:token-type:id_token",
+    "token_url": TOKEN_URL,
+    "credential_source": {"file": SUBJECT_TOKEN_TEXT_FILE},
+    "service_account_impersonation_url": SERVICE_ACCOUNT_IMPERSONATION_URL,
+    "workforce_pool_user_project": WORKFORCE_POOL_USER_PROJECT,
+}
 
 MOCK_CREDENTIALS = mock.Mock(spec=credentials.CredentialsWithQuotaProject)
 MOCK_CREDENTIALS.with_quota_project.return_value = MOCK_CREDENTIALS
@@ -256,6 +303,68 @@ def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_aws(get_project_id, tmpdir)
     assert get_project_id.called
 
 
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_identity_pool_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_DATA))
+    credentials, project_id = _default.load_credentials_from_file(str(config_file))
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert not credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    # Since no scopes are specified, the project ID cannot be determined.
+    assert project_id is None
+    assert get_project_id.called
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_aws_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_AWS_DATA))
+    credentials, project_id = _default.load_credentials_from_file(str(config_file))
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, aws.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert not credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    # Since no scopes are specified, the project ID cannot be determined.
+    assert project_id is None
+    assert get_project_id.called
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_workforce(get_project_id, tmpdir):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA))
+    credentials, project_id = _default.load_credentials_from_file(str(config_file))
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert credentials.is_user
+    assert credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    # Since no scopes are specified, the project ID cannot be determined.
+    assert project_id is None
+    assert get_project_id.called
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_workforce_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA))
+    credentials, project_id = _default.load_credentials_from_file(str(config_file))
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    # Since no scopes are specified, the project ID cannot be determined.
+    assert project_id is None
+    assert get_project_id.called
+
+
 @EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
 def test_load_credentials_from_file_external_account_with_user_and_default_scopes(
     get_project_id, tmpdir
@@ -718,7 +827,9 @@ def test_default_no_app_engine_compute_engine_module(unused_get):
 
 
 @EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
-def test_default_environ_external_credentials(get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir):
+def test_default_environ_external_credentials_identity_pool(
+    get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir
+):
     config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
     config_file.write(json.dumps(IDENTITY_POOL_DATA))
     monkeypatch.setenv(environment_vars.CREDENTIALS, str(config_file))
@@ -726,10 +837,88 @@ def test_default_environ_external_credentials(get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdi
     credentials, project_id = _default.default()
 
     assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert not credentials.is_workforce_pool
     # Without scopes, project ID cannot be determined.
     assert project_id is None
 
 
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_default_environ_external_credentials_identity_pool_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_DATA))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(environment_vars.CREDENTIALS, str(config_file))
+
+    credentials, project_id = _default.default(
+        scopes=["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert not credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    assert project_id is mock.sentinel.project_id
+    assert credentials.scopes == ["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_default_environ_external_credentials_aws_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_AWS_DATA))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(environment_vars.CREDENTIALS, str(config_file))
+
+    credentials, project_id = _default.default(
+        scopes=["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, aws.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert not credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    assert project_id is mock.sentinel.project_id
+    assert credentials.scopes == ["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_default_environ_external_credentials_workforce(
+    get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(environment_vars.CREDENTIALS, str(config_file))
+
+    credentials, project_id = _default.default(
+        scopes=["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert credentials.is_user
+    assert credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    assert project_id is mock.sentinel.project_id
+    assert credentials.scopes == ["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+
+
+@EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
+def test_default_environ_external_credentials_workforce_impersonated(
+    get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir
+):
+    config_file = tmpdir.join("config.json")
+    config_file.write(json.dumps(IMPERSONATED_IDENTITY_POOL_WORKFORCE_DATA))
+    monkeypatch.setenv(environment_vars.CREDENTIALS, str(config_file))
+
+    credentials, project_id = _default.default(
+        scopes=["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+    )
+
+    assert isinstance(credentials, identity_pool.Credentials)
+    assert not credentials.is_user
+    assert credentials.is_workforce_pool
+    assert project_id is mock.sentinel.project_id
+    assert credentials.scopes == ["https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds"]
+
+
 @EXTERNAL_ACCOUNT_GET_PROJECT_ID_PATCH
 def test_default_environ_external_credentials_with_user_and_default_scopes_and_quota_project_id(
     get_project_id, monkeypatch, tmpdir