diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
index 8f3037c791..928dbb5d18 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
@@ -41,14 +41,11 @@ class VertexBase:
         self, credentials: Optional[VERTEX_CREDENTIALS_TYPES], project_id: Optional[str]
     ) -> Tuple[Any, str]:
         import google.auth as google_auth
-        from google.auth import identity_pool
         from google.auth.transport.requests import (
             Request,  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
         )
 
         if credentials is not None:
-            import google.oauth2.service_account
-
             if isinstance(credentials, str):
                 verbose_logger.debug(
                     "Vertex: Loading vertex credentials from %s", credentials
@@ -80,8 +77,18 @@ class VertexBase:
 
             # Check if the JSON object contains Workload Identity Federation configuration
             if "type" in json_obj and json_obj["type"] == "external_account":
-                creds = identity_pool.Credentials.from_info(json_obj)
+                # If environment_id key contains "aws" value it corresponds to an AWS config file
+                if (
+                    "credential_source" in json_obj
+                    and "environment_id" in json_obj["credential_source"]
+                    and "aws" in json_obj["credential_source"]["environment_id"]
+                ):
+                    creds = google_auth.aws.Credentials.from_info(json_obj)
+                else:
+                    creds = google_auth.identity_pool.Credentials.from_info(json_obj)
             else:
+                import google.oauth2.service_account
+
                 creds = (
                     google.oauth2.service_account.Credentials.from_service_account_info(
                         json_obj,
diff --git a/tests/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_llm_base.py b/tests/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_llm_base.py
index 135dc5b616..b3f512ce43 100644
--- a/tests/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_llm_base.py
+++ b/tests/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/test_vertex_llm_base.py
@@ -174,3 +174,57 @@ class TestVertexBase:
             )
         assert token == ""
         assert project == ""
+
+    def test_load_auth_wif(self):
+        vertex_base = VertexBase()
+        input_project_id = "some_project_id"
+
+        # Test case 1: Using Workload Identity Federation for Microsoft Azure and
+        # OIDC identity providers (default behavior)
+        json_obj_1  = {
+            "type": "external_account",
+        }
+        mock_auth_1 = MagicMock()
+        mock_creds_1 = MagicMock()
+        mock_request_1 = MagicMock()
+        mock_creds_1 = mock_auth_1.identity_pool.Credentials.from_info.return_value
+        with patch.dict(sys.modules, {"google.auth": mock_auth_1,
+                                      "google.auth.transport.requests": mock_request_1}):
+            
+            creds_1, project_id = vertex_base.load_auth(
+                credentials=json_obj_1, project_id=input_project_id
+            )
+
+        mock_auth_1.identity_pool.Credentials.from_info.assert_called_once_with(
+            json_obj_1
+        )
+        mock_creds_1.refresh.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_request_1.Request.return_value
+        )
+        assert creds_1 == mock_creds_1
+        assert project_id == input_project_id
+
+        # Test case 2: Using Workload Identity Federation for AWS
+        json_obj_2  = {
+            "type": "external_account",
+            "credential_source": {"environment_id": "aws1"}
+        }
+        mock_auth_2 = MagicMock()
+        mock_creds_2 = MagicMock()
+        mock_request_2 = MagicMock()
+        mock_creds_2 = mock_auth_2.aws.Credentials.from_info.return_value
+        with patch.dict(sys.modules, {"google.auth": mock_auth_2,
+                                      "google.auth.transport.requests": mock_request_2}):
+            
+            creds_2, project_id = vertex_base.load_auth(
+                credentials=json_obj_2, project_id=input_project_id
+            )
+
+        mock_auth_2.aws.Credentials.from_info.assert_called_once_with(
+            json_obj_2
+        )
+        mock_creds_2.refresh.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_request_2.Request.return_value
+        )
+        assert creds_2 == mock_creds_2
+        assert project_id == input_project_id