diff --git a/parsons/google/google_cloud_storage.py b/parsons/google/google_cloud_storage.py
index e92d47572e..d991bf09fe 100644
--- a/parsons/google/google_cloud_storage.py
+++ b/parsons/google/google_cloud_storage.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import datetime
 import gzip
-import petl
 import logging
 import time
 import uuid
 import zipfile
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 import google
+import petl
 from google.cloud import storage, storage_transfer
+from google.oauth2.credentials import Credentials
 
 from parsons.google.utilities import (
     load_google_application_credentials,
@@ -20,9 +21,11 @@
 
 
 class GoogleCloudStorage(object):
-    """
-    This class requires application credentials in the form of a json. It can be passed
-    in the following ways:
+    """Google Cloud Storage connector utility
+
+    This class requires application credentials in the form of a
+    json or google oauth2 Credentials object. It can be passed in the
+    following ways:
 
     * Set an environmental variable named ``GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS`` with the
       local path to the credentials json.
@@ -33,22 +36,43 @@ class GoogleCloudStorage(object):
 
     * Pass in a json string using the ``app_creds`` argument.
 
+    * Generate the google credentials object directly, pass in using the
+      ``app_creds`` argument.
+
+    For example, to pass in credentials from a parent shell that is
+    authenticated with gcloud auth:
+    ```
+    from google.auth import default
+
+    app_creds, _ = default()
+
+    gcs = GoogleCloudStorage(app_creds=app_creds)
+    ```
+
 
     `Args:`
-        app_creds: str
+        app_creds: str, dict, or google.oauth2.credentials.Credentials object
             A credentials json string or a path to a json file. Not required
-            if ``GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS`` env variable set.
+            if ``GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS`` env variable set. Can also
+            pass a google oauth2 Credentials object directly.
         project: str
             The project which the client is acting on behalf of. If not passed
             then will use the default inferred environment.
     `Returns:`
         GoogleCloudStorage Class
+
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, app_creds=None, project=None):
-        env_credentials_path = str(uuid.uuid4())
-        setup_google_application_credentials(app_creds, target_env_var_name=env_credentials_path)
-        credentials = load_google_application_credentials(env_credentials_path)
+    def __init__(self, app_creds: Optional[Union[str, dict, Credentials]] = None, project=None):
+        if isinstance(app_creds, Credentials):
+            credentials = app_creds
+        else:
+            env_credentials_path = str(uuid.uuid4())
+            setup_google_application_credentials(
+                app_creds, target_env_var_name=env_credentials_path
+            )
+            credentials = load_google_application_credentials(env_credentials_path)
+
         self.project = project
 
         # Throws an error if you pass project=None, so adding if/else statement.