diff --git a/storage/buckets/buckets_test.go b/storage/buckets/buckets_test.go
index a4a8a65d8f..a54a81f613 100644
--- a/storage/buckets/buckets_test.go
+++ b/storage/buckets/buckets_test.go
@@ -159,6 +159,29 @@ func TestListBuckets(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestListBucketsPartialSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := testutil.SystemTest(t)
+	// This test will run the listBucketsPartialSuccess function against the live service.
+	// However, it's highly unlikely to encounter any "unreachable" buckets
+	// in a normal test environment. Thus, this test mainly verifies that the call
+	// doesn't fail, but not the core functionality of reporting unreachable buckets.
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := listBucketsPartialSuccess(&buf, tc.ProjectID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("listBucketsPartialSuccess failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	got := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "Reachable buckets:") {
+		t.Errorf("Output missing 'Reachable buckets:' section, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	// In a live test, we expect no unreachable buckets.
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "No unreachable buckets.") {
+		t.Errorf("Output missing 'No unreachable buckets.' section when no buckets were unreachable, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetBucketMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	tc := testutil.SystemTest(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
diff --git a/storage/buckets/list_buckets_partial_success.go b/storage/buckets/list_buckets_partial_success.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daa3f28c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/buckets/list_buckets_partial_success.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package buckets
+
+// [START storage_list_buckets_partial_success]
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"cloud.google.com/go/storage"
+	"google.golang.org/api/iterator"
+)
+
+// listBucketsPartialSuccess lists buckets in the project. If ReturnPartialSuccess
+// is true, the iterator will return reachable buckets and a list of
+// unreachable bucket resource names.
+func listBucketsPartialSuccess(w io.Writer, projectID string) error {
+	// projectID := "my-project-id"
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, err := storage.NewClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("storage.NewClient: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*30)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	it := client.Buckets(ctx, projectID)
+	// Enable returning unreachable buckets.
+	it.ReturnPartialSuccess = true
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Reachable buckets:")
+	for {
+		battrs, err := it.Next()
+		if err == iterator.Done {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			// Errors here usually indicate a problem with the overall list operation
+			// or connection, such as a network issue, rather than individual
+			// buckets being unreachable. Unreachable buckets due to issues like
+			// regional outages or permission issues are typically reported via the
+			// Unreachable() method below.
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "- %v\n", battrs.Name)
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve the list of buckets that were unreachable.
+	unreachable := it.Unreachable()
+	if len(unreachable) > 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "\nUnreachable buckets:")
+		for _, r := range unreachable {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "- %v\n", r)
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, "\nNo unreachable buckets.")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// [END storage_list_buckets_partial_success]