diff --git a/barman/clients/cloud_cli.py b/barman/clients/cloud_cli.py
index b583aae21..edb00ffdd 100644
--- a/barman/clients/cloud_cli.py
+++ b/barman/clients/cloud_cli.py
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ def create_argument_parser(description, source_or_destination=UrlArgumentType.so
         "--endpoint-url",
         help="Override default S3 endpoint URL with the given one",
     )
+    s3_arguments.add_argument(
+        "--aws-irsa",
+        help="bypasses credentials/profile and uses iam service account",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=False,
+    )
     s3_arguments.add_argument(
         "-P",
         "--aws-profile",
diff --git a/barman/cloud_providers/__init__.py b/barman/cloud_providers/__init__.py
index ed2a75085..d6a9f859b 100644
--- a/barman/cloud_providers/__init__.py
+++ b/barman/cloud_providers/__init__.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def _make_s3_cloud_interface(config, cloud_interface_kwargs):
 
     cloud_interface_kwargs.update(
         {
+            "aws_irsa" : config.aws_irsa,
             "profile_name": config.aws_profile,
             "endpoint_url": config.endpoint_url,
             "read_timeout": config.read_timeout,
diff --git a/barman/cloud_providers/aws_s3.py b/barman/cloud_providers/aws_s3.py
index cbd2360a1..1880fc608 100644
--- a/barman/cloud_providers/aws_s3.py
+++ b/barman/cloud_providers/aws_s3.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import math
+import os
 import shutil
 from io import RawIOBase
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         url,
         encryption=None,
+        aws_irsa=False,
         jobs=2,
         profile_name=None,
         endpoint_url=None,
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         :param str url: Full URL of the cloud destination/source
         :param str|None encryption: Encryption type string
+        :param bool|False aws_irsa: Amazon aws iam role for service account
+          should be used instead of profile_name
         :param int jobs: How many sub-processes to use for asynchronous
           uploading, defaults to 2.
         :param str profile_name: Amazon auth profile identifier
@@ -134,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(
             tags=tags,
             delete_batch_size=delete_batch_size,
         )
+        self.aws_irsa = aws_irsa
         self.profile_name = profile_name
         self.encryption = encryption
         self.endpoint_url = endpoint_url
@@ -161,7 +166,24 @@ def _reinit_session(self):
             config_kwargs["read_timeout"] = self.read_timeout
         config = Config(**config_kwargs)
 
-        session = boto3.Session(profile_name=self.profile_name)
+        if self.aws_irsa:
+            client = boto3.client('sts')
+            with open(os.getenv("AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE"), 'r') as content_file:
+                web_identity_token = content_file.read()
+
+            response = client.assume_role_with_web_identity(
+                    RoleArn=os.environ['AWS_ROLE_ARN'],
+                    RoleSessionName='barman',
+                    WebIdentityToken=web_identity_token,
+                    # DurationSeconds=3600 # defaults to an hour, must not be greater than 
+                    # the iam role max duration session (this is also default 1 hour)
+                )
+            credentials = response['Credentials']
+            session = boto3.Session(  aws_access_key_id=credentials['AccessKeyId'],
+                                        aws_secret_access_key=credentials['SecretAccessKey'],
+                                        aws_session_token=credentials['SessionToken'])
+        else:
+            session = boto3.Session(profile_name=self.profile_name)
         self.s3 = session.resource("s3", endpoint_url=self.endpoint_url, config=config)
 
     @property
@@ -463,7 +485,7 @@ class AwsCloudSnapshotInterface(CloudSnapshotInterface):
         https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-creating-snapshot.html
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, profile_name=None, region=None, await_snapshots_timeout=3600):
+    def __init__(self, aws_irsa=False, profile_name=None, region=None, await_snapshots_timeout=3600):
         """
         Creates the client necessary for creating and managing snapshots.
 
@@ -472,7 +494,25 @@ def __init__(self, profile_name=None, region=None, await_snapshots_timeout=3600)
         :param int await_snapshots_timeout: The maximum time in seconds to wait for
             snapshots to complete.
         """
-        self.session = boto3.Session(profile_name=profile_name)
+        if aws_irsa:
+            client = boto3.client('sts')
+            with open(os.getenv("AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE"), 'r') as content_file:
+                web_identity_token = content_file.read()
+
+            response = client.assume_role_with_web_identity(
+                    RoleArn=os.environ['AWS_ROLE_ARN'],
+                    RoleSessionName='barman',
+                    WebIdentityToken=web_identity_token,
+                    # DurationSeconds=3600 # defaults to an hour, must not be greater than 
+                    # the iam role max duration session (this is also default 1 hour)
+                )
+            credentials = response['Credentials']
+            self.session = boto3.Session(  aws_access_key_id=credentials['AccessKeyId'],
+                                        aws_secret_access_key=credentials['SecretAccessKey'],
+                                        aws_session_token=credentials['SessionToken'])
+        else:
+            self.session = boto3.Session(profile_name=profile_name)
+
         # If a specific region was provided then this overrides any region which may be
         # defined in the profile
         self.region = region or self.session.region_name
diff --git a/doc/barman-cloud-backup.1.md b/doc/barman-cloud-backup.1.md
index bd5b7701e..2e2e634ff 100644
--- a/doc/barman-cloud-backup.1.md
+++ b/doc/barman-cloud-backup.1.md
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ Extra options for the aws-s3 cloud provider:
                         file)
   --profile AWS_PROFILE
                         profile name (deprecated: replaced by --aws-profile)
+  --aws-irsa aws_irsa
+                        bypasses credentials/profile and uses iam service account
   --read-timeout READ_TIMEOUT
                         the time in seconds until a timeout is raised when
                         waiting to read from a connection (defaults to 60