diff --git a/examples/workload_identity/README.md b/examples/workload_identity/README.md
index 1fa005c07..bb13f2b61 100644
--- a/examples/workload_identity/README.md
+++ b/examples/workload_identity/README.md
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ Read more about [workload identity in the docs](https://cloud.google.com/kuberne
 | ca\_certificate | n/a |
 | client\_token | n/a |
 | cluster\_name | Cluster name |
-| k8s\_service\_account\_email | K8S GCP service account. |
-| k8s\_service\_account\_name | K8S GCP service name |
+| default\_wi\_email | GCP service account. |
+| default\_wi\_ksa\_name | K8S SA name |
+| existing\_gsa\_email | GCP service account. |
+| existing\_gsa\_name | K8S SA name |
+| existing\_ksa\_email | GCP service account. |
+| existing\_ksa\_name | K8S SA name |
 | kubernetes\_endpoint | n/a |
 | location | Cluster location (zones) |
 | project\_id | Project id where GKE cluster is created. |
diff --git a/examples/workload_identity/main.tf b/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
index 02ba5c790..be11dd532 100644
--- a/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
+++ b/examples/workload_identity/main.tf
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module "workload_identity" {
   use_existing_k8s_sa = false
 }
 
-
 # example with existing KSA
 resource "kubernetes_service_account" "test" {
   metadata {
@@ -83,3 +82,18 @@ module "workload_identity_existing_ksa" {
   use_existing_k8s_sa = true
   k8s_sa_name         = kubernetes_service_account.test.metadata.0.name
 }
+
+# example with existing GSA
+resource "google_service_account" "custom" {
+  account_id = "custom-gsa"
+  project    = var.project_id
+}
+
+module "workload_identity_existing_gsa" {
+  source              = "../../modules/workload-identity"
+  project_id          = var.project_id
+  name                = google_service_account.custom.account_id
+  use_existing_gcp_sa = true
+  # wait till custom GSA is created to force module data source read during apply
+  depends_on = [google_service_account.custom]
+}
diff --git a/examples/workload_identity/outputs.tf b/examples/workload_identity/outputs.tf
index e96dfa418..8d97afabf 100644
--- a/examples/workload_identity/outputs.tf
+++ b/examples/workload_identity/outputs.tf
@@ -53,12 +53,35 @@ output "cluster_name" {
   value       = module.gke.name
 }
 
-output "k8s_service_account_email" {
-  description = "K8S GCP service account."
+# Default instantiation of WI module
+output "default_wi_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
   value       = module.workload_identity.gcp_service_account_email
 }
 
-output "k8s_service_account_name" {
-  description = "K8S GCP service name"
-  value       = module.workload_identity.gcp_service_account_name
+output "default_wi_ksa_name" {
+  description = "K8S SA name"
+  value       = module.workload_identity.k8s_service_account_name
+}
+
+# Existing KSA instantiation of WI module
+output "existing_ksa_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
+  value       = module.workload_identity_existing_ksa.gcp_service_account_email
+}
+
+output "existing_ksa_name" {
+  description = "K8S SA name"
+  value       = module.workload_identity_existing_ksa.k8s_service_account_name
+}
+
+# Existing GSA instantiation of WI module
+output "existing_gsa_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
+  value       = google_service_account.custom.email
+}
+
+output "existing_gsa_name" {
+  description = "K8S SA name"
+  value       = module.workload_identity_existing_gsa.k8s_service_account_name
 }
diff --git a/modules/workload-identity/main.tf b/modules/workload-identity/main.tf
index eacaacaf9..f267e4a27 100644
--- a/modules/workload-identity/main.tf
+++ b/modules/workload-identity/main.tf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ locals {
   # GCP service account ids must be < 30 chars matching regex ^[a-z](?:[-a-z0-9]{4,28}[a-z0-9])$
   # KSAs do not have this naming restriction.
   gcp_given_name = var.gcp_sa_name != null ? var.gcp_sa_name : substr(var.name, 0, 30)
-  gcp_sa_email   = data.google_service_account.cluster_service_account.email
+  gcp_sa_email   = var.use_existing_gcp_sa ? data.google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email : google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email
   gcp_sa_fqn     = "serviceAccount:${local.gcp_sa_email}"
 
   # This will cause Terraform to block returning outputs until the service account is created
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ locals {
 }
 
 data "google_service_account" "cluster_service_account" {
-  # This will cause Terraform to block looking up details until the service account is created
-  account_id = var.use_existing_gcp_sa ? local.gcp_given_name : google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].account_id
+  count = var.use_existing_gcp_sa ? 1 : 0
+
+  account_id = var.name
   project    = var.project_id
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ module "annotate-sa" {
 }
 
 resource "google_service_account_iam_member" "main" {
-  service_account_id = data.google_service_account.cluster_service_account.name
+  service_account_id = var.use_existing_gcp_sa ? data.google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].name : google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].name
   role               = "roles/iam.workloadIdentityUser"
   member             = local.k8s_sa_gcp_derived_name
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/workload_identity/outputs.tf b/test/fixtures/workload_identity/outputs.tf
index 924df1dde..cb67987ac 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/workload_identity/outputs.tf
+++ b/test/fixtures/workload_identity/outputs.tf
@@ -75,12 +75,36 @@ output "cluster_name" {
   value       = module.example.cluster_name
 }
 
-output "k8s_service_account_email" {
-  description = "K8S GCP service account."
-  value       = module.example.k8s_service_account_email
+# Default instantiation of WI module
+output "default_wi_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
+  value       = module.example.default_wi_email
 }
 
-output "k8s_service_account_name" {
+output "default_wi_ksa_name" {
   description = "K8S GCP service account name."
-  value       = module.example.k8s_service_account_name
+  value       = module.example.default_wi_ksa_name
 }
+
+# Existing KSA instantiation of WI module
+output "existing_ksa_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
+  value       = module.example.existing_ksa_email
+}
+
+output "existing_ksa_name" {
+  description = "K8S GCP service name"
+  value       = module.example.existing_ksa_name
+}
+
+# Existing GSA instantiation of WI module
+output "existing_gsa_email" {
+  description = "GCP service account."
+  value       = module.example.existing_gsa_email
+}
+
+output "existing_gsa_name" {
+  description = "K8S GCP service name"
+  value       = module.example.existing_gsa_name
+}
+
diff --git a/test/integration/workload_identity/controls/gcloud.rb b/test/integration/workload_identity/controls/gcloud.rb
index 7d6b84ebd..1c956052e 100644
--- a/test/integration/workload_identity/controls/gcloud.rb
+++ b/test/integration/workload_identity/controls/gcloud.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
 project_id = attribute('project_id')
 location = attribute('location')
 cluster_name = attribute('cluster_name')
-k8s_service_account_email = attribute('k8s_service_account_email')
-k8s_service_account_name = attribute('k8s_service_account_name')
+wi_gsa_to_k8s_sa = {
+  attribute('default_wi_email') => attribute('default_wi_ksa_name'),
+  attribute('existing_ksa_email') => attribute('existing_ksa_name'),
+  attribute('existing_gsa_email') => attribute('existing_gsa_name')
+}
 
 control "gcloud" do
   title "Google Compute Engine GKE configuration"
@@ -57,20 +60,21 @@
       end
     end
   end
+  wi_gsa_to_k8s_sa.each do |gsa_email,ksa_name|
+    describe command("gcloud iam service-accounts get-iam-policy #{gsa_email} --format=json") do
+      its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
+      its(:stderr) { should eq '' }
 
-  describe command("gcloud iam service-accounts get-iam-policy #{k8s_service_account_email} --format=json") do
-    its(:exit_status) { should eq 0 }
-    its(:stderr) { should eq '' }
-
-    let!(:iam) do
-      if subject.exit_status == 0
-        JSON.parse(subject.stdout)
-      else
-        {}
+      let!(:iam) do
+        if subject.exit_status == 0
+          JSON.parse(subject.stdout)
+        else
+          {}
+        end
+      end
+      it "has expected workload identity user roles" do
+        expect(iam['bindings'][0]).to include("members" => ["serviceAccount:#{project_id}.svc.id.goog[default/#{ksa_name}]"], "role" => "roles/iam.workloadIdentityUser")
       end
-    end
-    it "has expected workload identity user roles" do
-      expect(iam['bindings'][0]).to include("members" => [k8s_service_account_name], "role" => "roles/iam.workloadIdentityUser")
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/integration/workload_identity/inspec.yml b/test/integration/workload_identity/inspec.yml
index 651a654ca..61f2f306a 100644
--- a/test/integration/workload_identity/inspec.yml
+++ b/test/integration/workload_identity/inspec.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,21 @@ attributes:
   - name: project_id
     required: true
     type: string
-  - name: k8s_service_account_email
+  - name: default_wi_email
     required: true
     type: string
-  - name: k8s_service_account_name
+  - name: default_wi_ksa_name
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  - name: existing_ksa_email
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  - name: existing_ksa_name
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  - name: existing_gsa_email
+    required: true
+    type: string
+  - name: existing_gsa_name
     required: true
     type: string