diff --git a/docs/reference-config.yaml b/docs/reference-config.yaml
index e449f63..402f4e1 100644
--- a/docs/reference-config.yaml
+++ b/docs/reference-config.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ kafka:
     username: ""
     # Password to use for PLAIN or SCRAM mechanism
     password: ""
-    # Mechanism to use for SASL Authentication. Valid values are PLAIN, SCRAM-SHA-256, SCRAM-SHA-512, GSSAPI
+    # Mechanism to use for SASL Authentication. Valid values are PLAIN, SCRAM-SHA-256, SCRAM-SHA-512, GSSAPI, OAUTHBEARER
     mechanism: "PLAIN"
     # GSSAPI / Kerberos config properties
     gssapi:
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ kafka:
       password: ""
       realm: ""
       enableFast: true
+    # OAUTHBEARER config properties
+    oauth:
+      tokenEndpoint: ""
+      clientId: ""
+      clientSecret: ""
+      scope: ""
 
 minion:
   consumerGroups:
diff --git a/kafka/client_config_helper.go b/kafka/client_config_helper.go
index 35f5bb5..12d71be 100644
--- a/kafka/client_config_helper.go
+++ b/kafka/client_config_helper.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package kafka
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/kversion"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl/kerberos"
+	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl/oauth"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl/plain"
 	"github.com/twmb/franz-go/pkg/sasl/scram"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -108,6 +110,18 @@ func NewKgoConfig(cfg Config, logger *zap.Logger) ([]kgo.Opt, error) {
 			}.AsMechanism()
 			opts = append(opts, kgo.SASL(kerberosMechanism))
 		}
+
+		// OAuthBearer
+		if cfg.SASL.Mechanism == "OAUTHBEARER" {
+			mechanism := oauth.Oauth(func(ctx context.Context) (oauth.Auth, error) {
+				token, err := cfg.SASL.OAuthBearer.getToken(ctx)
+				return oauth.Auth{
+					Zid:   cfg.SASL.OAuthBearer.ClientID,
+					Token: token,
+				}, err
+			})
+			opts = append(opts, kgo.SASL(mechanism))
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Configure TLS
diff --git a/kafka/config_sasl.go b/kafka/config_sasl.go
index 522f522..73c82de 100644
--- a/kafka/config_sasl.go
+++ b/kafka/config_sasl.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type SASLConfig struct {
 	Mechanism string `koanf:"mechanism"`
 
 	// SASL Mechanisms that require more configuration than username & password
-	GSSAPI SASLGSSAPIConfig `koanf:"gssapi"`
+	GSSAPI      SASLGSSAPIConfig  `koanf:"gssapi"`
+	OAuthBearer OAuthBearerConfig `koanf:"oauth"`
 }
 
 // SetDefaults for SASL Config
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func (c *SASLConfig) Validate() error {
 	case SASLMechanismPlain, SASLMechanismScramSHA256, SASLMechanismScramSHA512, SASLMechanismGSSAPI:
 		// Valid and supported
 	case SASLMechanismOAuthBearer:
-		return fmt.Errorf("sasl mechanism '%v' is valid but not yet supported. Please submit an issue if you need it", c.Mechanism)
+		return c.OAuthBearer.Validate()
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("given sasl mechanism '%v' is invalid", c.Mechanism)
 	}
diff --git a/kafka/config_sasl_oauthbearer.go b/kafka/config_sasl_oauthbearer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a8b5ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka/config_sasl_oauthbearer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package kafka
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type OAuthBearerConfig struct {
+	TokenEndpoint string `koanf:"tokenEndpoint"`
+	ClientID      string `koanf:"clientId"`
+	ClientSecret  string `koanf:"clientSecret"`
+	Scope         string `koanf:"scope"`
+}
+
+func (c *OAuthBearerConfig) Validate() error {
+	if c.TokenEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OAuthBearer token endpoint is not specified")
+	}
+	if c.ClientID == "" || c.ClientSecret == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("OAuthBearer client credentials are not specified")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// same as AcquireToken in Console https://github.com/redpanda-data/console/blob/master/backend/pkg/config/kafka_sasl_oauth.go#L56
+func (c *OAuthBearerConfig) getToken(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	authHeaderValue := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(c.ClientID + ":" + c.ClientSecret))
+
+	queryParams := url.Values{
+		"grant_type": []string{"client_credentials"},
+		"scope":      []string{c.Scope},
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", c.TokenEndpoint, strings.NewReader(queryParams.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create HTTP request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req.URL.RawQuery = queryParams.Encode()
+
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Basic "+authHeaderValue)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP request failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("token request failed with status code %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var tokenResponse map[string]interface{}
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&tokenResponse); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse token response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	accessToken, ok := tokenResponse["access_token"].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("access_token not found in token response")
+	}
+
+	return accessToken, nil
+}