diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 9dd9a45..cb477ae 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Imports:
     lifecycle,
     rlang (>= 1.0.0)
 Suggests:
+    connectcreds,
     covr,
     knitr,
     rmarkdown,
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index af36324..5c9cc60 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 * `gh()` now uses a cache provided by httr2. This cache lives in `tools::R_user_dir("gh", "cache")`, maxes out at 100 MB, and can be disabled by setting `options(gh_cache = FALSE)` (#203).
 * Removes usage of mockery (@tanho63, #197)
 
+* `gh_token()` can now pick up on the viewer's GitHub credentials (if any) when
+  running on Posit Connect (@atheriel, #217).
+
 # gh 1.4.1
 
 * `gh_next()`, `gh_prev()`, `gh_first()` and `gh_last()`
diff --git a/R/gh_token.R b/R/gh_token.R
index 48dbd32..094a59d 100644
--- a/R/gh_token.R
+++ b/R/gh_token.R
@@ -46,8 +46,16 @@
 gh_token <- function(api_url = NULL) {
   api_url <- api_url %||% default_api_url()
   stopifnot(is.character(api_url), length(api_url) == 1)
+  host_url <- get_hosturl(api_url)
+  # Check for credentials supplied by Posit Connect.
+  if (is_installed("connectcreds")) {
+    if (connectcreds::has_viewer_token(host_url)) {
+      token <- connectcreds::connect_viewer_token(host_url)
+      return(gh_pat(token$access_token))
+    }
+  }
   token <- tryCatch(
-    gitcreds::gitcreds_get(get_hosturl(api_url)),
+    gitcreds::gitcreds_get(host_url),
     error = function(e) NULL
   )
   gh_pat(token$password %||% "")
@@ -56,15 +64,7 @@ gh_token <- function(api_url = NULL) {
 #' @export
 #' @rdname gh_token
 gh_token_exists <- function(api_url = NULL) {
-  api_url <- api_url %||% default_api_url()
-  tryCatch(
-    {
-      token <- gitcreds::gitcreds_get(get_hosturl(api_url))
-      gh_pat(token$password)
-      TRUE
-    } ,
-    error = function(e) FALSE
-  )
+  tryCatch(nzchar(gh_token(api_url)), error = function(e) FALSE)
 }
 
 gh_auth <- function(token) {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-gh_token.R b/tests/testthat/test-gh_token.R
index 460947e..89b0f70 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-gh_token.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-gh_token.R
@@ -163,3 +163,11 @@ test_that("get_apiurl() works", {
   expect_equal(get_apiurl("https://github.acme.com/OWNER/REPO"), x)
   expect_equal(get_apiurl("https://github.acme.com/api/v3"), x)
 })
+
+test_that("tokens can be requested from a Connect server", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("connectcreds")
+
+  token <- strrep("a", 40)
+  connectcreds::local_mocked_connect_responses(token = token)
+  expect_equal(gh_token(), gh_pat(token))
+})