diff --git a/cmd/derper/cert.go b/cmd/derper/cert.go
index b95755c64..d383c82f0 100644
--- a/cmd/derper/cert.go
+++ b/cmd/derper/cert.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert"
 	"tailscale.com/tailcfg"
 )
@@ -42,17 +44,33 @@ type certProvider interface {
 	HTTPHandler(fallback http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
-func certProviderByCertMode(mode, dir, hostname string) (certProvider, error) {
+func certProviderByCertMode(mode, dir, hostname, eabKID, eabKey string) (certProvider, error) {
 	if dir == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("missing required --certdir flag")
 	}
 	switch mode {
-	case "letsencrypt":
+	case "letsencrypt", "gcp":
 		certManager := &autocert.Manager{
 			Prompt:     autocert.AcceptTOS,
 			HostPolicy: autocert.HostWhitelist(hostname),
 			Cache:      autocert.DirCache(dir),
 		}
+		if mode == "gcp" {
+			if eabKID == "" || eabKey == "" {
+				return nil, errors.New("--certmode=gcp requires --acme-eab-kid and --acme-eab-key flags")
+			}
+			keyBytes, err := decodeEABKey(eabKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			certManager.Client = &acme.Client{
+				DirectoryURL: "https://dv.acme-v02.api.pki.goog/directory",
+			}
+			certManager.ExternalAccountBinding = &acme.ExternalAccountBinding{
+				KID: eabKID,
+				Key: keyBytes,
+			}
+		}
 		if hostname == "derp.tailscale.com" {
 			certManager.HostPolicy = prodAutocertHostPolicy
 			certManager.Email = "security@tailscale.com"
@@ -209,3 +227,17 @@ func createSelfSignedIPCert(crtPath, keyPath, ipStr string) (*tls.Certificate, e
 	}
 	return &tlsCert, nil
 }
+
+// decodeEABKey decodes a base64-encoded EAB key.
+// It accepts both standard base64 (with padding) and base64url (without padding).
+func decodeEABKey(s string) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Try base64url first (no padding), then standard base64 (with padding).
+	// This handles both ACME spec format and gcloud output format.
+	if b, err := base64.RawURLEncoding.DecodeString(s); err == nil {
+		return b, nil
+	}
+	if b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s); err == nil {
+		return b, nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("invalid base64 encoding for EAB key")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/derper/cert_test.go b/cmd/derper/cert_test.go
index c8a3229e9..3a8da4610 100644
--- a/cmd/derper/cert_test.go
+++ b/cmd/derper/cert_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestCertIP(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Error closing key.pem: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	cp, err := certProviderByCertMode("manual", dir, hostname)
+	cp, err := certProviderByCertMode("manual", dir, hostname, "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -169,3 +169,37 @@ func TestPinnedCertRawIP(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer connClose.Close()
 }
+
+func TestGCPCertMode(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Missing EAB credentials
+	_, err := certProviderByCertMode("gcp", dir, "test.example.com", "", "")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error when EAB credentials are missing")
+	}
+
+	// Invalid base64
+	_, err = certProviderByCertMode("gcp", dir, "test.example.com", "kid", "not-valid!")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for invalid base64")
+	}
+
+	// Valid base64url (no padding)
+	cp, err := certProviderByCertMode("gcp", dir, "test.example.com", "kid", "dGVzdC1rZXk")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("base64url: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cp == nil {
+		t.Fatal("base64url: nil certProvider")
+	}
+
+	// Valid standard base64 (with padding, gcloud format)
+	cp, err = certProviderByCertMode("gcp", dir, "test.example.com", "kid", "dGVzdC1rZXk=")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("base64: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cp == nil {
+		t.Fatal("base64: nil certProvider")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/derper/depaware.txt b/cmd/derper/depaware.txt
index 11a6318c3..b2465d28d 100644
--- a/cmd/derper/depaware.txt
+++ b/cmd/derper/depaware.txt
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ tailscale.com/cmd/derper dependencies: (generated by github.com/tailscale/depawa
         tailscale.com/version                                        from tailscale.com/cmd/derper+
         tailscale.com/version/distro                                 from tailscale.com/envknob+
         tailscale.com/wgengine/filter/filtertype                     from tailscale.com/types/netmap
-        golang.org/x/crypto/acme                                     from golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert
+        golang.org/x/crypto/acme                                     from golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert+
         golang.org/x/crypto/acme/autocert                            from tailscale.com/cmd/derper
         golang.org/x/crypto/argon2                                   from tailscale.com/tka
         golang.org/x/crypto/blake2b                                  from golang.org/x/crypto/argon2+
diff --git a/cmd/derper/derper.go b/cmd/derper/derper.go
index f177986a5..aeb2adb5d 100644
--- a/cmd/derper/derper.go
+++ b/cmd/derper/derper.go
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ var (
 	httpPort    = flag.Int("http-port", 80, "The port on which to serve HTTP. Set to -1 to disable. The listener is bound to the same IP (if any) as specified in the -a flag.")
 	stunPort    = flag.Int("stun-port", 3478, "The UDP port on which to serve STUN. The listener is bound to the same IP (if any) as specified in the -a flag.")
 	configPath  = flag.String("c", "", "config file path")
-	certMode    = flag.String("certmode", "letsencrypt", "mode for getting a cert. possible options: manual, letsencrypt")
-	certDir     = flag.String("certdir", tsweb.DefaultCertDir("derper-certs"), "directory to store LetsEncrypt certs, if addr's port is :443")
-	hostname    = flag.String("hostname", "derp.tailscale.com", "LetsEncrypt host name, if addr's port is :443. When --certmode=manual, this can be an IP address to avoid SNI checks")
+	certMode    = flag.String("certmode", "letsencrypt", "mode for getting a cert. possible options: manual, letsencrypt, gcp")
+	certDir     = flag.String("certdir", tsweb.DefaultCertDir("derper-certs"), "directory to store ACME (e.g. LetsEncrypt) certs, if addr's port is :443")
+	hostname    = flag.String("hostname", "derp.tailscale.com", "TLS host name for certs, if addr's port is :443. When --certmode=manual, this can be an IP address to avoid SNI checks")
+	acmeEABKid  = flag.String("acme-eab-kid", "", "ACME External Account Binding (EAB) Key ID (required for --certmode=gcp)")
+	acmeEABKey  = flag.String("acme-eab-key", "", "ACME External Account Binding (EAB) HMAC key, base64-encoded (required for --certmode=gcp)")
 	runSTUN     = flag.Bool("stun", true, "whether to run a STUN server. It will bind to the same IP (if any) as the --addr flag value.")
 	runDERP     = flag.Bool("derp", true, "whether to run a DERP server. The only reason to set this false is if you're decommissioning a server but want to keep its bootstrap DNS functionality still running.")
 	flagHome    = flag.String("home", "", "what to serve at the root path. It may be left empty (the default, for a default homepage), \"blank\" for a blank page, or a URL to redirect to")
@@ -343,7 +345,7 @@ func main() {
 	if serveTLS {
 		log.Printf("derper: serving on %s with TLS", *addr)
 		var certManager certProvider
-		certManager, err = certProviderByCertMode(*certMode, *certDir, *hostname)
+		certManager, err = certProviderByCertMode(*certMode, *certDir, *hostname, *acmeEABKid, *acmeEABKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("derper: can not start cert provider: %v", err)
 		}