diff --git a/src/aws_credentials_file.erl b/src/aws_credentials_file.erl
index dfc47d5..cbd86c1 100644
--- a/src/aws_credentials_file.erl
+++ b/src/aws_credentials_file.erl
@@ -135,7 +135,29 @@ parse_config_file(Path, Options) ->
 read_from_profile(File, Profile) ->
     case maps:get(Profile, File, undefined) of
         undefined -> {error, {desired_profile_not_found, Profile}};
-        Map -> {ok, Map}
+        Map ->
+            case maps:is_key(<<"credential_process">>, Map) of
+                true ->
+                    % Source credentials with an external process
+                    % https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/v1/userguide/cli-configure-sourcing-external.html
+                    Process = maps:get(<<"credential_process">>, Map),
+                    Stdout = os:cmd(binary_to_list(Process)),
+                    CredResult = jsx:decode(iolist_to_binary(Stdout)),
+                    CredsMap = maps:from_list(lists:filtermap(
+                        fun
+                            ({<<"AccessKeyId">>, AKI}) ->
+                                {true, {<<"aws_access_key_id">>, AKI}};
+                            ({<<"SecretAccessKey">>, SAK}) ->
+                                {true, {<<"aws_secret_access_key">>, SAK}};
+                            ({<<"SessionToken">>, ST}) ->
+                                {true, {<<"aws_session_token">>, ST}};
+                            (_) ->
+                                false
+                        end, maps:to_list(CredResult))),
+                    {ok, maps:merge(Map, CredsMap)};
+                false ->
+                    {ok, Map}
+            end
     end.
 
 -spec desired_profile(aws_credentials_provider:options()) -> binary().
diff --git a/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE.erl b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE.erl
index e84acca..5129c88 100644
--- a/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE.erl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ all() ->
   , {group, env}
   , {group, application_env}
   , {group, ecs}
+  , {group, credential_process}
   ].
 
 groups() ->
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ groups() ->
   , {env, [], all_testcases()}
   , {application_env, [], all_testcases()}
   , {ecs, [], all_testcases()}
+  , {credential_process, [], all_testcases()}
   ].
 
 all_testcases() ->
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ init_per_group(GroupName, Config) ->
     credential_env -> init_group(credential_env, provider(file), credential_env, Config);
     profile_env -> init_group(profile_env, provider(file), config_credential, Config);
     application_env -> init_group(application_env, provider(env), application_env, Config);
+    credential_process ->
+        init_group(credential_process, provider(file), credential_process, Config);
     GroupName -> init_group(GroupName, Config)
   end.
 
@@ -111,6 +115,9 @@ assert_test(credential_env) ->
 assert_test(profile_env) ->
   Provider = provider(file),
   assert_values(?DUMMY_ACCESS_KEY2, ?DUMMY_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY2, Provider);
+assert_test(credential_process) ->
+  Provider = provider(file),
+  assert_values(?DUMMY_ACCESS_KEY2, ?DUMMY_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY2, Provider);
 assert_test(GroupName) ->
   Provider = provider(GroupName),
   assert_values(?DUMMY_ACCESS_KEY, ?DUMMY_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, Provider).
@@ -145,6 +152,8 @@ provider_opts(config_credential, Config) ->
   #{credential_path => ?config(data_dir, Config) ++ "config_credential/"};
 provider_opts(credential_env, _Config) ->
   #{credential_path => os:getenv("HOME")};
+provider_opts(credential_process, Config) ->
+  #{credential_path => ?config(data_dir, Config) ++ "credential_process/"};
 provider_opts(_GroupName, _Config) ->
   #{}.
 
diff --git a/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/config b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c11c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[default]
+region = us-east-1
diff --git a/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/credentials b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/credentials
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d2151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/aws_credentials_providers_SUITE_data/credential_process/credentials
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[default]
+credential_process = echo '{"AccessKeyId":"dummy_access_key2", "SecretAccessKey":"dummy_secret_access_key2"}'