diff --git a/lib/cartopy/crs.py b/lib/cartopy/crs.py
index 9d3c176bb..6312dc3d6 100644
--- a/lib/cartopy/crs.py
+++ b/lib/cartopy/crs.py
@@ -1730,12 +1730,20 @@ def y_limits(self):
 
 
 class LambertCylindrical(_RectangularProjection):
-    def __init__(self, central_longitude=0.0, globe=None):
+    def __init__(self, central_longitude=0.0, globe=None,
+                 latitude_true_scale=0.0):
         globe = globe or Globe(semimajor_axis=WGS84_SEMIMAJOR_AXIS)
         proj4_params = [('proj', 'cea'), ('lon_0', central_longitude),
+                        ('lat_ts', latitude_true_scale),
                         ('to_meter', math.radians(1) * (
                             globe.semimajor_axis or WGS84_SEMIMAJOR_AXIS))]
-        super().__init__(proj4_params, 180, math.degrees(1), globe=globe)
+        stretch_factor = np.cos(np.deg2rad(latitude_true_scale)) ** 2
+        super().__init__(
+            proj4_params,
+            180 * np.sqrt(stretch_factor),
+            math.degrees(1) / np.sqrt(stretch_factor),
+            globe=globe,
+        )
 
 
 class LambertConformal(Projection):
diff --git a/lib/cartopy/tests/mpl/test_gridliner.py b/lib/cartopy/tests/mpl/test_gridliner.py
index 661440707..b0b680d2c 100644
--- a/lib/cartopy/tests/mpl/test_gridliner.py
+++ b/lib/cartopy/tests/mpl/test_gridliner.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
     ccrs.AzimuthalEquidistant,
     ccrs.LambertConformal,
     ccrs.LambertCylindrical,
+    pytest.param((ccrs.LambertCylindrical, dict(latitude_true_scale=45)),
+                 id='GallPeters'),
+    ccrs.LambertCylindrical,
     ccrs.Mercator,
     ccrs.Miller,
     ccrs.Mollweide,