diff --git a/packages/google-auth/google/auth/aws.py b/packages/google-auth/google/auth/aws.py
index c640568b80e9..c75ad48f9838 100644
--- a/packages/google-auth/google/auth/aws.py
+++ b/packages/google-auth/google/auth/aws.py
@@ -434,7 +434,13 @@ def get_aws_security_credentials(self, context, request):
             )
 
         imdsv2_session_token = self._get_imdsv2_session_token(request)
-        role_name = self._get_metadata_role_name(request, imdsv2_session_token)
+
+        # In Fargate environments, the metadata endpoint doesn't use role
+        # names in the URL structure, so we skip the role name lookup.
+        if self._is_fargate_environment():
+            role_name = None
+        else:
+            role_name = self._get_metadata_role_name(request, imdsv2_session_token)
 
         # Get security credentials.
         credentials = self._get_metadata_security_credentials(
@@ -535,8 +541,15 @@ def _get_metadata_security_credentials(
         else:
             headers = None
 
+        # In Fargate environments, use the security credentials URL directly
+        # without appending the role name.
+        if role_name is not None:
+            url = "{}/{}".format(self._security_credentials_url, role_name)
+        else:
+            url = self._security_credentials_url
+
         response = request(
-            url="{}/{}".format(self._security_credentials_url, role_name),
+            url=url,
             method="GET",
             headers=headers,
         )
@@ -603,6 +616,23 @@ def _get_metadata_role_name(self, request, imdsv2_session_token):
 
         return response_body
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _is_fargate_environment():
+        """Checks if the current environment is an AWS Fargate container.
+
+        Fargate containers expose credentials through a different metadata
+        endpoint structure that doesn't use role names in the URL. This is
+        detected via ECS-specific environment variables.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if running in a Fargate environment.
+        """
+        return bool(
+            os.environ.get("ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4")
+            or os.environ.get("ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI")
+            or "AWS_ECS_FARGATE" in os.environ.get("AWS_EXECUTION_ENV", "")
+        )
+
 
 class Credentials(external_account.Credentials):
     """AWS external account credentials.
diff --git a/packages/google-auth/tests/test_aws.py b/packages/google-auth/tests/test_aws.py
index b6b1ca2319ed..0ec730ebf92b 100644
--- a/packages/google-auth/tests/test_aws.py
+++ b/packages/google-auth/tests/test_aws.py
@@ -2456,3 +2456,161 @@ def test_refresh_success_with_supplier(self, utcnow, mock_auth_lib_value):
         assert credentials.quota_project_id == QUOTA_PROJECT_ID
         assert credentials.scopes == SCOPES
         assert credentials.default_scopes == ["ignored"]
+
+    @mock.patch("google.auth._helpers.utcnow")
+    @mock.patch.dict(
+        os.environ, {"ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4": "http://169.254.170.2/v4"}
+    )
+    def test_retrieve_subject_token_success_fargate_env_v4(self, utcnow):
+        """In Fargate (detected via ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4), the role
+        name lookup should be skipped and the security credentials URL should
+        be called directly without appending a role name."""
+        utcnow.return_value = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            self.AWS_SIGNATURE_TIME, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+        )
+        # No role_status/role_name — Fargate skips the role lookup entirely.
+        request = self.make_mock_request(
+            region_status=http_client.OK,
+            region_name=self.AWS_REGION,
+            security_credentials_status=http_client.OK,
+            security_credentials_data=self.AWS_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS_RESPONSE,
+        )
+        credentials = self.make_credentials(credential_source=self.CREDENTIAL_SOURCE)
+
+        subject_token = credentials.retrieve_subject_token(request)
+
+        assert subject_token == self.make_serialized_aws_signed_request(
+            aws.AwsSecurityCredentials(ACCESS_KEY_ID, SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, TOKEN)
+        )
+        # Only 2 metadata requests: region + security credentials (no role).
+        assert len(request.call_args_list) == 2
+        self.assert_aws_metadata_request_kwargs(
+            request.call_args_list[0][1], REGION_URL
+        )
+        # Security credentials URL called directly, without /role_name suffix.
+        self.assert_aws_metadata_request_kwargs(
+            request.call_args_list[1][1],
+            SECURITY_CREDS_URL,
+            None,
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch("google.auth._helpers.utcnow")
+    @mock.patch.dict(
+        os.environ, {"ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI": "http://169.254.170.2/v3"}
+    )
+    def test_retrieve_subject_token_success_fargate_env_v3(self, utcnow):
+        """Fargate detected via ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI (v3 endpoint)."""
+        utcnow.return_value = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            self.AWS_SIGNATURE_TIME, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+        )
+        request = self.make_mock_request(
+            region_status=http_client.OK,
+            region_name=self.AWS_REGION,
+            security_credentials_status=http_client.OK,
+            security_credentials_data=self.AWS_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS_RESPONSE,
+        )
+        credentials = self.make_credentials(credential_source=self.CREDENTIAL_SOURCE)
+
+        subject_token = credentials.retrieve_subject_token(request)
+
+        assert subject_token == self.make_serialized_aws_signed_request(
+            aws.AwsSecurityCredentials(ACCESS_KEY_ID, SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, TOKEN)
+        )
+        assert len(request.call_args_list) == 2
+
+    @mock.patch("google.auth._helpers.utcnow")
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"AWS_EXECUTION_ENV": "AWS_ECS_FARGATE"})
+    def test_retrieve_subject_token_success_fargate_execution_env(self, utcnow):
+        """Fargate detected via AWS_EXECUTION_ENV containing AWS_ECS_FARGATE."""
+        utcnow.return_value = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            self.AWS_SIGNATURE_TIME, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+        )
+        request = self.make_mock_request(
+            region_status=http_client.OK,
+            region_name=self.AWS_REGION,
+            security_credentials_status=http_client.OK,
+            security_credentials_data=self.AWS_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS_RESPONSE,
+        )
+        credentials = self.make_credentials(credential_source=self.CREDENTIAL_SOURCE)
+
+        subject_token = credentials.retrieve_subject_token(request)
+
+        assert subject_token == self.make_serialized_aws_signed_request(
+            aws.AwsSecurityCredentials(ACCESS_KEY_ID, SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, TOKEN)
+        )
+        assert len(request.call_args_list) == 2
+
+    @mock.patch("google.auth._helpers.utcnow")
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=False)
+    def test_retrieve_subject_token_non_fargate_still_uses_role_name(self, utcnow):
+        """When no Fargate env vars are set, the EC2 path with role name lookup
+        should be preserved (3 metadata requests)."""
+        # Remove any Fargate env vars that might leak from the test environment.
+        for key in (
+            "ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4",
+            "ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI",
+            "AWS_EXECUTION_ENV",
+        ):
+            os.environ.pop(key, None)
+
+        utcnow.return_value = datetime.datetime.strptime(
+            self.AWS_SIGNATURE_TIME, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+        )
+        request = self.make_mock_request(
+            region_status=http_client.OK,
+            region_name=self.AWS_REGION,
+            role_status=http_client.OK,
+            role_name=self.AWS_ROLE,
+            security_credentials_status=http_client.OK,
+            security_credentials_data=self.AWS_SECURITY_CREDENTIALS_RESPONSE,
+        )
+        credentials = self.make_credentials(credential_source=self.CREDENTIAL_SOURCE)
+
+        subject_token = credentials.retrieve_subject_token(request)
+
+        assert subject_token == self.make_serialized_aws_signed_request(
+            aws.AwsSecurityCredentials(ACCESS_KEY_ID, SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, TOKEN)
+        )
+        # EC2 path: region, role name, security credentials = 3 requests.
+        assert len(request.call_args_list) == 3
+        self.assert_aws_metadata_request_kwargs(
+            request.call_args_list[2][1],
+            "{}/{}".format(SECURITY_CREDS_URL, self.AWS_ROLE),
+            None,
+        )
+
+    def test_is_fargate_environment_detection(self):
+        """Unit test for _is_fargate_environment on the supplier directly."""
+        supplier = aws._DefaultAwsSecurityCredentialsSupplier(self.CREDENTIAL_SOURCE)
+
+        # No Fargate env vars set.
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+            assert supplier._is_fargate_environment() is False
+
+        # ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4 set.
+        with mock.patch.dict(
+            os.environ,
+            {"ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI_V4": "http://169.254.170.2/v4"},
+            clear=True,
+        ):
+            assert supplier._is_fargate_environment() is True
+
+        # ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI set.
+        with mock.patch.dict(
+            os.environ,
+            {"ECS_CONTAINER_METADATA_URI": "http://169.254.170.2/v3"},
+            clear=True,
+        ):
+            assert supplier._is_fargate_environment() is True
+
+        # AWS_EXECUTION_ENV contains AWS_ECS_FARGATE.
+        with mock.patch.dict(
+            os.environ, {"AWS_EXECUTION_ENV": "AWS_ECS_FARGATE"}, clear=True
+        ):
+            assert supplier._is_fargate_environment() is True
+
+        # AWS_EXECUTION_ENV set but not Fargate.
+        with mock.patch.dict(
+            os.environ, {"AWS_EXECUTION_ENV": "AWS_ECS_EC2"}, clear=True
+        ):
+            assert supplier._is_fargate_environment() is False