@@ -490,14 +490,19 @@ public AccessToken refreshAccessToken() throws IOException {
    *     <br>
    *     IdTokenProvider.Option.FORMAT_FULL<br>
    *     IdTokenProvider.Option.LICENSES_TRUE<br>
+   *     IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN (request an ID token that is not bound to the
+   *     agent identity certificate)<br>
    *     If no options are set, the defaults are "&amp;format=standard&amp;licenses=false"
    * @throws IOException if the attempt to get an IdToken failed
    * @return IdToken object which includes the raw id_token, JsonWebSignature
    */
   @Override
   public IdToken idTokenWithAudience(
       String targetAudience, @Nullable List<IdTokenProvider.Option> options) throws IOException {
-    String boundTokenPayload = AgentIdentityUtils.getBoundTokenPayload();
+    // Checked before getBoundTokenPayload() so an opted-out target skips the certificate lookup.
+    boolean bindIdToken =
+        options == null || !options.contains(IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN);
+    String boundTokenPayload = bindIdToken ? AgentIdentityUtils.getBoundTokenPayload() : null;
     GenericUrl documentUrl = new GenericUrl(getIdentityDocumentUrl());
     if (boundTokenPayload != null) {
       documentUrl.set("format", "full");
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public interface IdTokenProvider {
    * <ul>
    *   <li>FORMAT_FULL
    *   <li>LICENSES_TRUE
+   *   <li>DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN
    * </ul>
    *
    * <br>
@@ -60,7 +61,28 @@ public interface IdTokenProvider {
   public enum Option {
     FORMAT_FULL("formatFull"),
     LICENSES_TRUE("licensesTrue"),
-    INCLUDE_EMAIL("includeEmail");
+    INCLUDE_EMAIL("includeEmail"),
+    /**
+     * Requests an ID token that is not bound to the workload's agent identity certificate.
+     *
+     * <p>This option is only supported by {@link ComputeEngineCredentials}; other {@link
+     * IdTokenProvider} implementations do not request bound ID tokens and ignore this option.
+     *
+     * <p>When an agent identity certificate is available, {@link ComputeEngineCredentials} requests
+     * certificate-bound ID tokens by default. A bound ID token is only accepted by targets that
+     * authenticate the caller over mTLS with the same certificate. Pass this option for targets
+     * that are called over standard (non-mTLS) HTTPS, for example a Cloud Run service reached
+     * through its {@code *.run.app} URL or a custom domain.
+     *
+     * <p>Unlike the {@code GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN=false} environment variable, which
+     * globally disables certificate-bound access tokens and ID tokens across the entire process,
+     * this option applies per call (or per {@link IdTokenCredentials} instance) and leaves access
+     * tokens and other ID token requests bound. If this option is not set, the library decides
+     * whether to bind the ID token. Currently, it is bound whenever an agent identity certificate
+     * is available and token binding is not globally disabled by {@code
+     * GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN=false}.
+     */
+    DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN("disableBoundIdToken");
 
     private final String option;
 
 
@@ -1386,6 +1386,99 @@ void idTokenWithAudience_withValidCertAndKey_requestsBoundToken() throws IOExcep
     assertEquals(expectedCert, ((String) bodyJson.get("certificate_chain")).trim());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void idTokenWithAudience_disableBoundIdToken_requestsUnboundToken() throws IOException {
+    setupCertAndKeyConfig();
+    envProvider.setEnv(AgentIdentityUtils.GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN, "true");
+    MockMetadataServerTransportFactory transportFactory = new MockMetadataServerTransportFactory();
+    transportFactory.transport.setServiceAccountEmail(SA_CLIENT_EMAIL);
+    transportFactory.transport.setIdToken(STANDARD_ID_TOKEN);
+
+    ComputeEngineCredentials credentials =
+        ComputeEngineCredentials.newBuilder().setHttpTransportFactory(transportFactory).build();
+    IdToken token =
+        credentials.idTokenWithAudience(
+            "https://foo.bar", Arrays.asList(IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN));
+
+    assertNotNull(token);
+    MockLowLevelHttpRequest request = transportFactory.transport.getRequest();
+    assertEquals("GET", transportFactory.transport.getRequestMethod());
+    assertTrue(request.getUrl().contains("audience=https://foo.bar"));
+    assertFalse(request.getUrl().contains("format=full"));
+    assertNull(request.getStreamingContent());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void idTokenWithAudience_disableBoundIdTokenWithFormatFull_requestsUnboundFullToken()
+      throws IOException {
+    setupCertAndKeyConfig();
+    envProvider.setEnv(AgentIdentityUtils.GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN, "true");
+    MockMetadataServerTransportFactory transportFactory = new MockMetadataServerTransportFactory();
+    transportFactory.transport.setServiceAccountEmail(SA_CLIENT_EMAIL);
+    transportFactory.transport.setIdToken(FULL_ID_TOKEN);
+
+    ComputeEngineCredentials credentials =
+        ComputeEngineCredentials.newBuilder().setHttpTransportFactory(transportFactory).build();
+    credentials.idTokenWithAudience(
+        "https://foo.bar",
+        Arrays.asList(
+            IdTokenProvider.Option.FORMAT_FULL, IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN));
+
+    MockLowLevelHttpRequest request = transportFactory.transport.getRequest();
+    assertEquals("GET", transportFactory.transport.getRequestMethod());
+    assertTrue(request.getUrl().contains("format=full"));
+    assertNull(request.getStreamingContent());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void idTokenWithAudience_disableBoundIdToken_skipsCertificateLookup() throws IOException {
+    // The certificate config points to a missing file, which fails a bound token request. With
+    // DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN the certificate is never looked up, so the unbound request succeeds.
+    envProvider.setEnv(AgentIdentityUtils.GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN, "true");
+    envProvider.setEnv(
+        AgentIdentityUtils.GOOGLE_API_CERTIFICATE_CONFIG,
+        tempDir.resolve("missing_config.json").toAbsolutePath().toString());
+    AgentIdentityUtils.setWellKnownDir(tempDir.toAbsolutePath().toString() + "/");
+    AgentIdentityUtils.setTimeService(millis -> {});
+    MockMetadataServerTransportFactory transportFactory = new MockMetadataServerTransportFactory();
+    transportFactory.transport.setServiceAccountEmail(SA_CLIENT_EMAIL);
+    transportFactory.transport.setIdToken(STANDARD_ID_TOKEN);
+    ComputeEngineCredentials credentials =
+        ComputeEngineCredentials.newBuilder().setHttpTransportFactory(transportFactory).build();
+
+    assertThrows(IOException.class, () -> credentials.idTokenWithAudience("https://foo.bar", null));
+
+    IdToken token =
+        credentials.idTokenWithAudience(
+            "https://foo.bar", Arrays.asList(IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN));
+    assertNotNull(token);
+    assertEquals("GET", transportFactory.transport.getRequestMethod());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void idTokenCredentials_withDisableBoundIdTokenOption_requestsUnboundToken() throws IOException {
+    setupCertAndKeyConfig();
+    envProvider.setEnv(AgentIdentityUtils.GOOGLE_API_ENABLE_RUNTIME_BOUND_TOKEN, "true");
+    MockMetadataServerTransportFactory transportFactory = new MockMetadataServerTransportFactory();
+    transportFactory.transport.setServiceAccountEmail(SA_CLIENT_EMAIL);
+    transportFactory.transport.setIdToken(STANDARD_ID_TOKEN);
+    ComputeEngineCredentials credentials =
+        ComputeEngineCredentials.newBuilder().setHttpTransportFactory(transportFactory).build();
+
+    IdTokenCredentials idTokenCredentials =
+        IdTokenCredentials.newBuilder()
+            .setIdTokenProvider(credentials)
+            .setTargetAudience("https://foo.bar")
+            .setOptions(Arrays.asList(IdTokenProvider.Option.DISABLE_BOUND_ID_TOKEN))
+            .build();
+    idTokenCredentials.refresh();
+
+    MockLowLevelHttpRequest request = transportFactory.transport.getRequest();
+    assertEquals("GET", transportFactory.transport.getRequestMethod());
+    assertTrue(request.getUrl().contains("audience=https://foo.bar"));
+    assertNull(request.getStreamingContent());
+  }
+
   @Test
   void refreshAccessToken_boundToken404_throwsEndpointDoesNotSupportBoundTokensMessage()
       throws IOException {