diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index eccc83aa..c84ef6cd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     zendesk_api (3.1.1)
+      base64
       faraday (> 2.0.0)
       faraday-multipart
       hashie (>= 3.5.2)
diff --git a/lib/zendesk_api/client.rb b/lib/zendesk_api/client.rb
index ec5fed22..2b9775bc 100644
--- a/lib/zendesk_api/client.rb
+++ b/lib/zendesk_api/client.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/request/raise_rate_limited'
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/request/upload'
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/request/encode_json'
+require 'zendesk_api/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate'
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/request/url_based_access_token'
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/response/callback'
 require 'zendesk_api/middleware/response/deflate'
@@ -104,6 +105,25 @@ def initialize
       add_warning_callback
     end
 
+    # token impersonation for the scope of the block
+    # @param [String] username The username (email) of the user to impersonate
+    # @yield The block to run while impersonating the user
+    # @example
+    #   client.api_token_impersonate("otheruser@yourcompany.com") do
+    #    client.tickets.create(:subject => "Help!")
+    #   end
+    #
+    #   # creates a ticket on behalf of otheruser
+    # @return
+    # yielded value
+    def api_token_impersonate(username)
+      avant = Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username]
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = username
+      yield
+    ensure
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = avant
+    end
+
     # Creates a connection if there is none, otherwise returns the existing connection.
     #
     # @return [Faraday::Connection] Faraday connection for the client
@@ -180,6 +200,7 @@ def build_connection
         end
 
         builder.adapter(*adapter, &config.adapter_proc)
+        builder.use ZendeskAPI::Middleware::Request::ApiTokenImpersonate
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/zendesk_api/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate.rb b/lib/zendesk_api/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49f54e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/zendesk_api/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require 'base64'
+module ZendeskAPI
+  # @private
+  module Middleware
+    # @private
+    module Request
+      # ApiTokenImpersonate
+      # If Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] is set, it will modify the Authorization header
+      # to impersonate that user using the API token from the current Authorization header.
+      class ApiTokenImpersonate < Faraday::Middleware
+        def call(env)
+          if Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] && env[:request_headers][:authorization] =~ /^Basic /
+            current_u_p_encoded = env[:request_headers][:authorization].split(/\s+/)[1]
+            current_u_p = Base64.urlsafe_decode64(current_u_p_encoded)
+            unless current_u_p.include?("/token:") && (parts = current_u_p.split(":")) && parts.length == 2 && parts[0].include?("/token")
+              warn "WARNING: ApiTokenImpersonate passed in invalid format. It should be in the format username/token:APITOKEN"
+              return @app.call(env)
+            end
+
+            next_u_p = "#{Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username]}/token:#{parts[1]}"
+            env[:request_headers][:authorization] = "Basic #{Base64.urlsafe_encode64(next_u_p)}"
+          end
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/core/client_spec.rb b/spec/core/client_spec.rb
index d19914a0..46cbbd38 100644
--- a/spec/core/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/core/client_spec.rb
@@ -360,4 +360,40 @@ def url.to_str
       expect(client.greeting_categories.path).to match(/channels\/voice\/greeting_categories/)
     end
   end
+
+  context "#api_token_impersonate" do
+    let(:impersonated_username) { "otheruser@yourcompany.com" }
+    let(:api_token) { "abc123" }
+    let(:client) do
+      ZendeskAPI::Client.new do |config|
+        config.url = "https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2"
+        config.username = "original@company.com"
+        config.token = api_token
+        config.adapter = :test
+        config.adapter_proc = proc do |stub|
+          stub.get "/api/v2/tickets" do |env|
+            [200, { 'content-type': "application/json", Authorization: env.request_headers["Authorization"] }, "null"]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "impersonates the user for the scope of the block" do
+      result = nil
+      client.api_token_impersonate(impersonated_username) do
+        response = client.connection.get("/api/v2/tickets")
+        auth_header = response.env.request_headers["Authorization"]
+        decoded = Base64.urlsafe_decode64(auth_header.split.last)
+        expect(decoded).to start_with("#{impersonated_username}/token:")
+        result = response
+      end
+      expect(result).not_to be_nil
+    end
+
+    it "restores the previous username after the block" do
+      original = Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username]
+      client.api_token_impersonate(impersonated_username) { 1 }
+      expect(Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username]).to eq(original)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/core/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate_spec.rb b/spec/core/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39c43afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/core/middleware/request/api_token_impersonate_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+require 'core/spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe ZendeskAPI::Middleware::Request::ApiTokenImpersonate do
+  let(:app) { ->(env) { env } }
+  let(:middleware) { described_class.new(app) }
+  let(:username) { 'impersonated_user' }
+  let(:token) { 'abc123' }
+  let(:original_username) { 'original_user/token' }
+  let(:encoded_auth) { Base64.urlsafe_encode64("#{original_username}:#{token}") }
+  let(:env) do
+    {
+      request_headers: {
+        authorization: "Basic #{encoded_auth}"
+      }
+    }
+  end
+
+  after { Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = nil }
+
+  context 'when local_username is set and authorization is a valid API token' do
+    it 'impersonates the user by modifying the Authorization header' do
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = username
+      result = middleware.call(env)
+      new_auth = result[:request_headers][:authorization]
+      decoded = Base64.urlsafe_decode64(new_auth.split.last)
+      expect(decoded).to eq("#{username}/token:#{token}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when local_username is not set' do
+    it 'does not modify the Authorization header' do
+      result = middleware.call(env)
+      expect(result[:request_headers][:authorization]).to eq(env[:request_headers][:authorization])
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when authorization header is not Basic' do
+    it 'does not modify the Authorization header' do
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = username
+      env[:request_headers][:authorization] = 'Bearer something'
+      result = middleware.call(env)
+      expect(result[:request_headers][:authorization]).to eq('Bearer something')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when authorization does not contain /token:' do
+    it 'raises an error' do
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = username
+      env[:request_headers][:authorization] = "Basic #{Base64.urlsafe_encode64('user:abc123')}"
+      result = middleware.call(env)
+      expect(result[:request_headers][:authorization]).to eq("Basic #{Base64.urlsafe_encode64('user:abc123')}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when authorization is not in valid format' do
+    it 'raises an error' do
+      Thread.current[:zendesk_thread_local_username] = username
+      env[:request_headers][:authorization] = "Basic #{Base64.urlsafe_encode64('user/token:abc123:extra')}"
+      result = middleware.call(env)
+      expect(result[:request_headers][:authorization]).to eq("Basic #{Base64.urlsafe_encode64('user/token:abc123:extra')}")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/core/middleware/request/retry_spec.rb b/spec/core/middleware/request/retry_spec.rb
index 82b58551..5a542150 100644
--- a/spec/core/middleware/request/retry_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/core/middleware/request/retry_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def runtime
         expect(client.connection.get("blergh").status).to eq(200)
       }
 
-      expect(seconds).to be_within(0.2).of(1)
+      expect(seconds).to be_within(0.3).of(1)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/zendesk_api.gemspec b/zendesk_api.gemspec
index fec405c3..2903c2f8 100644
--- a/zendesk_api.gemspec
+++ b/zendesk_api.gemspec
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "inflection"
   s.add_dependency "multipart-post", "~> 2.0"
   s.add_dependency "mini_mime"
+  s.add_dependency "base64"
 end