diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 277cfc2..eb9a3ab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ If `ruby-kafka` doesn't fit your kafka environment, check `rdkafka2` plugin inst
       partitioner_hash_function (enum) (crc32|murmur2) :default => 'crc32'
       share_producer        (bool)   :default => false
 
+      # If you intend to rely on AWS IAM auth to MSK with long lived credentials
+      # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/latest/developerguide/iam-access-control.html
+      #
+      # For AWS STS support, see status in
+      # - https://github.com/zendesk/ruby-kafka/issues/944
+      # - https://github.com/zendesk/ruby-kafka/pull/951
+      sasl_aws_msk_iam_access_key_id (string) :default => nil
+      sasl_aws_msk_iam_secret_key_id (string) :default => nil
+      sasl_aws_msk_iam_aws_region    (string) :default => nil
+
       <format>
         @type (json|ltsv|msgpack|attr:<record name>|<formatter name>) :default => json
       </format>
diff --git a/fluent-plugin-kafka.gemspec b/fluent-plugin-kafka.gemspec
index 3763922..d3b1eea 100644
--- a/fluent-plugin-kafka.gemspec
+++ b/fluent-plugin-kafka.gemspec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
 
   gem.add_dependency "fluentd", [">= 0.10.58", "< 2"]
   gem.add_dependency 'ltsv'
-  gem.add_dependency 'ruby-kafka', '>= 1.4.0', '< 2'
+  gem.add_dependency 'ruby-kafka', '>= 1.5.0', '< 2'
   gem.add_development_dependency "rake", ">= 0.9.2"
   gem.add_development_dependency "test-unit", ">= 3.0.8"
   gem.add_development_dependency "test-unit-rr", "~> 1.0"
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/kafka_plugin_util.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/kafka_plugin_util.rb
index 1695111..6569f61 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/kafka_plugin_util.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/kafka_plugin_util.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 module Fluent
   module KafkaPluginUtil
+    module AwsIamSettings
+      def self.included(klass)
+        klass.instance_eval do
+          config_param :sasl_aws_msk_iam_access_key_id, :string, :default => nil, secret: true,
+                       desc: "AWS access key Id for IAM authentication to MSK."
+          config_param :sasl_aws_msk_iam_secret_key_id, :string, :default => nil, secret: true,
+                       desc: "AWS access key secret for IAM authentication to MSK."
+          config_param :sasl_aws_msk_iam_aws_region, :string, :default => nil,
+                       desc: "AWS region for IAM authentication to MSK."
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     module SSLSettings
       def self.included(klass)
         klass.instance_eval {
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_kafka2.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_kafka2.rb
index 9f17c09..0402b99 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_kafka2.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_kafka2.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Fluent::Kafka2Output < Output
       config_set_default :@type, 'json'
     end
 
+    include Fluent::KafkaPluginUtil::AwsIamSettings
     include Fluent::KafkaPluginUtil::SSLSettings
     include Fluent::KafkaPluginUtil::SaslSettings
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ def initialize
     def refresh_client(raise_error = true)
       begin
         logger = @get_kafka_client_log ? log : nil
+        use_long_lived_aws_credentials = @sasl_aws_msk_iam_access_key_id != nil && @sasl_aws_msk_iam_secret_key_id != nil
         if @scram_mechanism != nil && @username != nil && @password != nil
           @kafka = Kafka.new(seed_brokers: @seed_brokers, client_id: @client_id, logger: logger, connect_timeout: @connect_timeout, socket_timeout: @socket_timeout, ssl_ca_cert_file_path: @ssl_ca_cert,
                              ssl_client_cert: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert), ssl_client_cert_key: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_key), ssl_client_cert_chain: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_chain),
@@ -125,6 +127,26 @@ def refresh_client(raise_error = true)
                              ssl_ca_certs_from_system: @ssl_ca_certs_from_system, sasl_plain_username: @username, sasl_plain_password: @password, sasl_over_ssl: @sasl_over_ssl,
                              ssl_verify_hostname: @ssl_verify_hostname, resolve_seed_brokers: @resolve_seed_brokers,
                              partitioner: Kafka::Partitioner.new(hash_function: @partitioner_hash_function))
+        elsif use_long_lived_aws_credentials
+          @kafka = Kafka.new(
+            seed_brokers: @seed_brokers,
+            client_id: @client_id,
+            logger: logger,
+            connect_timeout: @connect_timeout,
+            socket_timeout: @socket_timeout,
+            ssl_ca_cert_file_path: @ssl_ca_cert,
+            ssl_client_cert: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert),
+            ssl_client_cert_key: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_key),
+            ssl_client_cert_chain: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_chain),
+            ssl_ca_certs_from_system: @ssl_ca_certs_from_system,
+            sasl_over_ssl: @sasl_over_ssl,
+            ssl_verify_hostname: @ssl_verify_hostname,
+            resolve_seed_brokers: @resolve_seed_brokers,
+            sasl_aws_msk_iam_access_key_id: @sasl_aws_msk_iam_access_key_id,
+            sasl_aws_msk_iam_secret_key_id: @sasl_aws_msk_iam_secret_key_id,
+            sasl_aws_msk_iam_aws_region: @sasl_aws_msk_iam_aws_region,
+            partitioner: Kafka::Partitioner.new(hash_function: @partitioner_hash_function)
+          )
         else
           @kafka = Kafka.new(seed_brokers: @seed_brokers, client_id: @client_id, logger: logger, connect_timeout: @connect_timeout, socket_timeout: @socket_timeout, ssl_ca_cert_file_path: @ssl_ca_cert,
                              ssl_client_cert: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert), ssl_client_cert_key: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_key), ssl_client_cert_chain: read_ssl_file(@ssl_client_cert_chain),