diff --git a/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java b/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
index 4117677cbd..51b29a90e3 100644
--- a/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
+++ b/auth/src/main/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import io.grpc.Attributes;
 import io.grpc.CallCredentials;
 import io.grpc.Metadata;
 import io.grpc.MethodDescriptor;
+import io.grpc.SecurityLevel;
 import io.grpc.Status;
 import io.grpc.StatusException;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ final class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials implements CallCredentials {
       = Logger.getLogger(GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.class.getName());
   private static final JwtHelper jwtHelper
       = createJwtHelperOrNull(GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials.class.getClassLoader());
+  private static final Class<? extends Credentials> googleCredentialsClass
+      = loadGoogleCredentialsClass();
 
+  private final boolean requirePrivacy;
   @VisibleForTesting
   final Credentials creds;
 
@@ -65,9 +69,18 @@ final class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials implements CallCredentials {
   @VisibleForTesting
   GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(Credentials creds, JwtHelper jwtHelper) {
     checkNotNull(creds, "creds");
+    boolean requirePrivacy = false;
+    if (googleCredentialsClass != null) {
+      // All GoogleCredentials instances are bearer tokens and should only be used on private
+      // channels. This catches all return values from GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault().
+      // This should be checked before upgrading the Service Account to JWT, as JWT is also a bearer
+      // token.
+      requirePrivacy = googleCredentialsClass.isInstance(creds);
+    }
     if (jwtHelper != null) {
       creds = jwtHelper.tryServiceAccountToJwt(creds);
     }
+    this.requirePrivacy = requirePrivacy;
     this.creds = creds;
   }
 
@@ -77,6 +90,14 @@ final class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials implements CallCredentials {
   @Override
   public void applyRequestMetadata(MethodDescriptor<?, ?> method, Attributes attrs,
       Executor appExecutor, final MetadataApplier applier) {
+    SecurityLevel security = checkNotNull(attrs.get(ATTR_SECURITY_LEVEL), "securityLevel");
+    if (requirePrivacy && security != SecurityLevel.PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY) {
+      applier.fail(Status.UNAUTHENTICATED
+          .withDescription("Credentials require channel with PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY security level. "
+            + "Observed security level: " + security));
+      return;
+    }
+
     String authority = checkNotNull(attrs.get(ATTR_AUTHORITY), "authority");
     final URI uri;
     try {
@@ -214,6 +235,19 @@ final class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials implements CallCredentials {
     return null;
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  private static Class<? extends Credentials> loadGoogleCredentialsClass() {
+    Class<?> rawGoogleCredentialsClass;
+    try {
+      // Can't use a loader as it disables ProGuard's reference detection and would fail to rename
+      // this reference. Unfortunately this will initialize the class.
+      rawGoogleCredentialsClass = Class.forName("com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials");
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return rawGoogleCredentialsClass.asSubclass(Credentials.class);
+  }
+
   @VisibleForTesting
   static class JwtHelper {
     private final Class<? extends Credentials> serviceAccountClass;
diff --git a/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java b/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
index 53a5859b17..5104ceaa28 100644
--- a/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
+++ b/auth/src/test/java/io/grpc/auth/GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import com.google.auth.Credentials;
 import com.google.auth.RequestMetadataCallback;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.AccessToken;
+import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.OAuth2Credentials;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.ServiceAccountCredentials;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
@@ -254,10 +255,14 @@ public class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest {
         return token;
       }
     };
+    // Security level should not impact non-GoogleCredentials
+    Attributes securityNone = attrs.toBuilder()
+        .set(CallCredentials.ATTR_SECURITY_LEVEL, SecurityLevel.NONE)
+        .build();
 
     GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =
         new GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(credentials);
-    callCredentials.applyRequestMetadata(method, attrs, executor, applier);
+    callCredentials.applyRequestMetadata(method, securityNone, executor, applier);
     assertEquals(1, runPendingRunnables());
 
     verify(applier).apply(headersCaptor.capture());
@@ -267,6 +272,45 @@ public class GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentialsTest {
         Iterables.toArray(authorization, String.class));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void googleCredential_privacyAndIntegrityAllowed() {
+    final AccessToken token = new AccessToken("allyourbase", new Date(Long.MAX_VALUE));
+    final Credentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.create(token);
+    Attributes privacy = attrs.toBuilder()
+        .set(CallCredentials.ATTR_SECURITY_LEVEL, SecurityLevel.PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY)
+        .build();
+
+    GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =
+        new GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(credentials);
+    callCredentials.applyRequestMetadata(method, privacy, executor, applier);
+    runPendingRunnables();
+
+    verify(applier).apply(headersCaptor.capture());
+    Metadata headers = headersCaptor.getValue();
+    Iterable<String> authorization = headers.getAll(AUTHORIZATION);
+    assertArrayEquals(new String[]{"Bearer allyourbase"},
+        Iterables.toArray(authorization, String.class));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void googleCredential_integrityDenied() {
+    final AccessToken token = new AccessToken("allyourbase", new Date(Long.MAX_VALUE));
+    final Credentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.create(token);
+    // Anything less than PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY should fail
+    Attributes integrity = attrs.toBuilder()
+        .set(CallCredentials.ATTR_SECURITY_LEVEL, SecurityLevel.INTEGRITY)
+        .build();
+
+    GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =
+        new GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials(credentials);
+    callCredentials.applyRequestMetadata(method, integrity, executor, applier);
+    runPendingRunnables();
+
+    verify(applier).fail(statusCaptor.capture());
+    Status status = statusCaptor.getValue();
+    assertEquals(Status.Code.UNAUTHENTICATED, status.getCode());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void serviceUri() throws Exception {
     GoogleAuthLibraryCallCredentials callCredentials =