diff --git a/google/auth/crypt.py b/google/auth/crypt.py
index d347600..8d5ac7c 100644
--- a/google/auth/crypt.py
+++ b/google/auth/crypt.py
@@ -227,3 +227,18 @@
             raise ValueError('No key could be detected.')
 
         return cls(private_key, key_id=key_id)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_service_account_file(cls, filename):
+        """Creates a Signer instance from a service account .json file
+        in Google format.
+
+        Args:
+            filename (str): The path to the service account .json file.
+
+        Returns:
+            Signer: The constructed signer.
+        """
+        from google.auth import _service_account_info
+        _, signer = _service_account_info.from_filename(filename)
+        return signer
diff --git a/tests/test_crypt.py b/tests/test_crypt.py
index 33105e4..fd70f4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_crypt.py
+++ b/tests/test_crypt.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
+import json
 
 import mock
 from pyasn1_modules import pem
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@
 with open(os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'privatekey.p12'), 'rb') as fh:
     PKCS12_KEY_BYTES = fh.read()
 
+# The service account JSON file can be generated from the Google Cloud Console.
+SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_FILE = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, 'service_account.json')
+
+with open(SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_FILE, 'r') as fh:
+    SERVICE_ACCOUNT_INFO = json.load(fh)
+
 
 def test_verify_signature():
     to_sign = b'foo'
@@ -191,3 +198,10 @@
         key_bytes = 'bogus-key'
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
             crypt.Signer.from_string(key_bytes)
+
+    def test_from_service_account_file(self):
+        signer = crypt.Signer.from_service_account_file(
+            SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_FILE)
+
+        assert signer.key_id == SERVICE_ACCOUNT_INFO['private_key_id']
+        assert isinstance(signer._key, rsa.key.PrivateKey)