diff --git a/lib/twitter/api/oauth.rb b/lib/twitter/api/oauth.rb
index 29b6d1eb0..ad9c4928c 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/api/oauth.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/api/oauth.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ module API
     module OAuth
       include Twitter::API::Utils
 
+      # Allows a registered application to obtain an OAuth 2 Bearer Token, which can be used to make API requests
+      # on an application's own behalf, without a user context.
+      #
+      # Only one bearer token may exist outstanding for an application, and repeated requests to this method 
+      # will yield the same already-existent token until it has been invalidated.
+      #
+      # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/oauth2/token
+      # @rate_limited No
+      # @authentication Required
+      # @raise [Twitter::Error::Unauthorized] Error raised when supplied user credentials are not valid.
+      # @return [Twitter::Token] The Bearer Token. token_type should be 'bearer'.
+      # @example Generate a Bearer Token
+      #   client = Twitter::Client.new :consumer_key => "abc", :consumer_secret => 'def'
+      #   bearer_token = client.token
+      def token
+        object_from_response(Twitter::Token, :post, "/oauth2/token", :grant_type => "client_credentials", :bearer_token_request => true)
+      end
+      alias bearer_token token
+
       # Allows a registered application to revoke an issued OAuth 2 Bearer Token by presenting its client credentials.
       #
       # @see https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1/post/oauth2/invalidate_token
diff --git a/lib/twitter/client.rb b/lib/twitter/client.rb
index ca3392032..28f70bdd6 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/client.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/client.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 require 'twitter/error/client_error'
 require 'twitter/error/decode_error'
 require 'simple_oauth'
+require 'base64'
 require 'uri'
 
 module Twitter
@@ -78,11 +79,33 @@ def put(path, params={})
     end
 
   private
+    # Returns a proc that can be used to setup the Faraday::Request headers
+    #
+    # @param method [Symbol]
+    # @param path [String]
+    # @param params [Hash]
+    # @return [Proc]
+    def request_setup(method, path, params)
+      if params.delete :bearer_token_request
+        Proc.new do |request|
+          request.headers[:authorization] = bearer_token_credentials_auth_header
+          request.headers[:content_type] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8'
+          request.headers[:accept] = '*/*' # It is important we set this, otherwise we get an error.
+        end
+      elsif application_only_auth?
+        Proc.new do |request|
+          request.headers[:authorization] = bearer_auth_header
+        end
+      else
+        Proc.new do |request|
+          request.headers[:authorization] = oauth_auth_header(method, path, params).to_s
+        end
+      end
+    end
 
     def request(method, path, params={}, signature_params=params)
-      connection.send(method.to_sym, path, params) do |request|
-        request.headers[:authorization] = auth_header(method.to_sym, path, signature_params).to_s
-      end.env
+      request_setup = request_setup(method, path, params)
+      connection.send(method.to_sym, path, params, &request_setup).env
     rescue Faraday::Error::ClientError
       raise Twitter::Error::ClientError
     rescue MultiJson::DecodeError
@@ -100,10 +123,21 @@ def connection
       end
     end
 
-    def auth_header(method, path, params={})
+    # Generates authentication header for a bearer token request
+    #
+    # @return [String]
+    def bearer_token_credentials_auth_header
+      basic_auth_token = Base64.strict_encode64("#{@consumer_key}:#{@consumer_secret}")
+      "Basic #{basic_auth_token}"
+    end
+
+    def bearer_auth_header
+      "Bearer #{@bearer_token}"
+    end
+
+    def oauth_auth_header(method, path, params={})
       uri = URI(@endpoint + path)
       SimpleOAuth::Header.new(method, uri, params, credentials)
     end
-
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/twitter/configurable.rb b/lib/twitter/configurable.rb
index 0dc3bac80..a0ed00f54 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/configurable.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/configurable.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 module Twitter
   module Configurable
     extend Forwardable
-    attr_writer :consumer_key, :consumer_secret, :oauth_token, :oauth_token_secret
+    attr_writer :consumer_key, :consumer_secret, :oauth_token, :oauth_token_secret, :bearer_token
     attr_accessor :endpoint, :connection_options, :identity_map, :middleware
     def_delegator :options, :hash
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def keys
           :consumer_secret,
           :oauth_token,
           :oauth_token_secret,
+          :bearer_token,
           :endpoint,
           :connection_options,
           :identity_map,
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ def configure
 
     # @return [Boolean]
     def credentials?
-      credentials.values.all?
+      credentials.values.all? || @bearer_token
     end
 
     def reset!
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ def reset!
     alias setup reset!
 
   private
+    def application_only_auth?
+      !!@bearer_token
+    end
 
     # @return [Hash]
     def credentials
diff --git a/lib/twitter/default.rb b/lib/twitter/default.rb
index 92205961f..3f05bce1d 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/default.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/default.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ def oauth_token_secret
         ENV['TWITTER_OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET']
       end
 
+      # @return [String]
+      def bearer_token
+        ENV['TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN']
+      end
+
       # @note This is configurable in case you want to use a Twitter-compatible endpoint.
       # @see http://status.net/wiki/Twitter-compatible_API
       # @see http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/twitter-api/
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/oauth_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/oauth_spec.rb
index 4036ef2dd..28e256fc1 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/oauth_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/oauth_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,31 @@
 describe Twitter::API::OAuth do
 
   before do
-    @client = Twitter::Client.new
+    @client = Twitter::Client.new :consumer_key => 'CK', :consumer_secret => 'CS'
+  end
+
+  describe "#token" do
+    before do
+      # WebMock treats Basic Auth differently so we have to chack against the full url with credentials.
+      @oauth2_token_url = "https://CK:CS@api.twitter.com/oauth2/token"
+      stub_request(:post, @oauth2_token_url).with(:body => "grant_type=client_credentials").to_return(:body => '{"token_type" : "bearer", "access_token" : "AAAA%2FAAA%3DAAAAAAAA"}', :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+    end
+    it "requests the correct resource" do
+      @client.token
+      expect(a_request(:post, @oauth2_token_url).with(:body => {:grant_type => "client_credentials"})).to have_been_made
+    end
+    it "requests with the correct headers" do
+      @client.token
+      expect(a_request(:post, @oauth2_token_url).with(:headers => {
+          :content_type => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8",
+          :accept => "*/*"
+        })).to have_been_made
+    end
+    it "returns the bearer token" do
+      token = @client.token
+      expect(token.access_token).to eq "AAAA%2FAAA%3DAAAAAAAA"
+      expect(token.token_type).to eq "bearer"
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#invalidate_token" do
diff --git a/spec/twitter/client_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/client_spec.rb
index 2bc282c71..2c28a7e6b 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/client_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
           :middleware => Proc.new{},
           :oauth_token => 'OT',
           :oauth_token_secret => 'OS',
+          :bearer_token => 'BT',
           :identity_map => ::Hash
         }
       end
@@ -139,10 +140,10 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#auth_header" do
+  describe "#oauth_auth_header" do
     it "creates the correct auth headers" do
       uri = "/1.1/direct_messages.json"
-      authorization = subject.send(:auth_header, :get, uri)
+      authorization = subject.send(:oauth_auth_header, :get, uri)
       expect(authorization.options[:signature_method]).to eq "HMAC-SHA1"
       expect(authorization.options[:version]).to eq "1.0"
       expect(authorization.options[:consumer_key]).to eq "CK"
@@ -152,4 +153,23 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#bearer_auth_header" do
+    subject do
+      Twitter::Client.new(:bearer_token => "BT")
+    end
+
+    it "creates the correct auth headers with supplied bearer_token" do
+      uri = "/1.1/direct_messages.json"
+      authorization = subject.send(:bearer_auth_header)
+      expect(authorization).to eq "Bearer BT"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#bearer_token_credentials_auth_header" do
+    it "creates the correct auth header with supplied consumer_key and consumer_secret" do
+      uri = "/1.1/direct_messages.json"
+      authorization = subject.send(:bearer_token_credentials_auth_header)
+      expect(authorization).to eq "Basic #{Base64.strict_encode64("CK:CS")}"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/twitter_spec.rb b/spec/twitter_spec.rb
index abb4ffe16..1cc5ace95 100644
--- a/spec/twitter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter_spec.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@
   end
 
   describe ".credentials?" do
-    it "returns true if all credentials are present" do
+    it "returns true if only bearer_token is supplied" do
+      Twitter.configure do |config|
+        config.bearer_token = 'BT'
+      end
+      expect(Twitter.credentials?).to be_true
+    end
+    it "returns true if all oauth credentials are present" do
       Twitter.configure do |config|
         config.consumer_key = 'CK'
         config.consumer_secret = 'CS'