diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 590af7c..5c6dae8 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -55,4 +55,13 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// WinCredPrefix is a string prefix to prepend to the key name
 	WinCredPrefix string
+
+	// UseBiometrics is whether to use biometrics (where available) to unlock the keychain
+	UseBiometrics bool
+
+	// TouchIDAccount is the name of the account that we store the unlock password in keychain
+	TouchIDAccount string
+
+	// TouchIDService is the name of the service that we store the unlock password in keychain
+	TouchIDService string
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c421d71..37a7e73 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/dvsekhvalnov/jose2go v1.5.0
 	github.com/godbus/dbus v0.0.0-20190726142602-4481cbc300e2
 	github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c
+	github.com/lox/go-touchid v0.0.0-20170712105233-619cc8e578d0
 	github.com/mtibben/percent v0.2.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220204135822-1c1b9b1eba6a
 	golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 09fbcb2..7885107 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c/go.mod h1:NM
 github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0 h1:45sCR5RtlFHMR4UwH9sdQ5TC8v0qDQCHnXt+kaKSTVE=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/lox/go-touchid v0.0.0-20170712105233-619cc8e578d0 h1:m81erW+1MD5vl3lKQ/+TYPHJ6Y9/C1COqxXPE51FkDk=
+github.com/lox/go-touchid v0.0.0-20170712105233-619cc8e578d0/go.mod h1:EHbIQzfC3kdWFI81pLOFjssnolF+ALfmVf8PUdWBxo4=
 github.com/mtibben/percent v0.2.1 h1:5gssi8Nqo8QU/r2pynCm+hBQHpkB/uNK7BJCFogWdzs=
 github.com/mtibben/percent v0.2.1/go.mod h1:KG9uO+SZkUp+VkRHsCdYQV3XSZrrSpR3O9ibNBTZrns=
 github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e h1:fD57ERR4JtEqsWbfPhv4DMiApHyliiK5xCTNVSPiaAs=
@@ -26,12 +28,20 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.3.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoH
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M5WIy9Dh21IEIfnGCwXGc5bZfKNJtfHm1UVUgZn+9EI=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90 h1:Y/gsMcFOcR+6S6f3YeMKl5g+dZMEWqcz5Czj/GWYbkM=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210819135213-f52c844e1c1c/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220204135822-1c1b9b1eba6a h1:ppl5mZgokTT8uPkmYOyEUmPTr3ypaKkg5eFOGrAmxxE=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220204135822-1c1b9b1eba6a/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211 h1:JGgROgKl9N8DuW20oFS5gxc+lE67/N3FcwmBPMe7ArY=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200902074654-038fdea0a05b h1:QRR6H1YWRnHb4Y/HeNFCTJLFVxaq6wH4YuVdsUOr75U=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20200902074654-038fdea0a05b/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/keychain.go b/keychain.go
index 8850922..09e0a45 100644
--- a/keychain.go
+++ b/keychain.go
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ package keyring
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	gokeychain "github.com/99designs/go-keychain"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
+
+	"github.com/lox/go-touchid"
+)
+
+const (
+	touchIDLabel = "Passphrase for %s"
 )
 
 type keychain struct {
@@ -19,6 +27,11 @@ type keychain struct {
 	isSynchronizable         bool
 	isAccessibleWhenUnlocked bool
 	isTrusted                bool
+
+	isTouchIDAuthenticated bool
+	useTouchID             bool
+	touchIDAccount         string
+	touchIDService         string
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -31,6 +44,21 @@ func init() {
 			// KeychainAccessibleWhenUnlocked is a shorthand for setting the accessibility value.
 			// See: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/ksecattraccessiblewhenunlocked
 			isAccessibleWhenUnlocked: cfg.KeychainAccessibleWhenUnlocked,
+
+			isTouchIDAuthenticated: false,
+		}
+		if cfg.UseBiometrics {
+			switch {
+			case cfg.TouchIDAccount == "":
+				return kc, fmt.Errorf("TouchIDAccount must be non-empty if UseBiometrics is true")
+
+			case cfg.TouchIDService == "":
+				return kc, fmt.Errorf("TouchIDService must be non-empty if UseBiometrics is true")
+			}
+
+			kc.useTouchID = true
+			kc.touchIDAccount = cfg.TouchIDAccount
+			kc.touchIDService = cfg.TouchIDService
 		}
 		if cfg.KeychainName != "" {
 			kc.path = cfg.KeychainName + ".keychain"
@@ -271,6 +299,9 @@ func (k *keychain) createOrOpen() (gokeychain.Keychain, error) {
 	debugf("Checking keychain status")
 	err := kc.Status()
 	if err == nil {
+		if k.useTouchID {
+			return k.openWithTouchID()
+		}
 		debugf("Keychain status returned nil, keychain exists")
 		return kc, nil
 	}
@@ -294,3 +325,106 @@ func (k *keychain) createOrOpen() (gokeychain.Keychain, error) {
 	debugf("Creating keychain %s with provided password", k.path)
 	return gokeychain.NewKeychain(k.path, passphrase)
 }
+
+func (k *keychain) openWithTouchID() (gokeychain.Keychain, error) {
+	if k.isTouchIDAuthenticated {
+		// already unlocked, return keychain
+		return gokeychain.NewWithPath(k.path), nil
+	}
+
+	debugf("checking with touchid")
+	ok, err := touchid.Authenticate("unlock " + k.path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return gokeychain.Keychain{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to authenticate with biometrics: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		return gokeychain.Keychain{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to authenticate with biometrics")
+	}
+
+	k.isTouchIDAuthenticated = true
+
+	debugf("looking up %s password in login.keychain", k.path)
+	query := gokeychain.NewItem()
+	query.SetSecClass(gokeychain.SecClassGenericPassword)
+	query.SetService(k.touchIDService)
+	query.SetAccount(k.touchIDAccount)
+	query.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf(touchIDLabel, k.path))
+	query.SetMatchLimit(gokeychain.MatchLimitOne)
+	query.SetReturnData(true)
+
+	results, err := gokeychain.QueryItem(query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return gokeychain.Keychain{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to query keychain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var passphrase string
+	if len(results) != 1 {
+		// touch ID was never set up, let's do it now
+		var err error
+		passphrase, err = k.setupTouchID()
+		if err != nil {
+			return gokeychain.Keychain{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to setup touchid: %v", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		debugf("found password in login.keychain, unlocking %s with stored password", k.path)
+		passphrase = string(results[0].Data)
+
+		// try unlocking with the passphrase we found
+		if err := gokeychain.UnlockAtPath(k.path, passphrase); err != nil {
+			return gokeychain.Keychain{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unlock keychain: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	// either way we've unlocked the keychain so we should be able to return it
+
+	return gokeychain.NewWithPath(k.path), nil
+}
+
+func (k *keychain) setupTouchID() (string, error) {
+	fmt.Printf("\nTo use Touch ID for authentication, the aws-vault keychain password needs to be stored in your login keychain.\n" +
+		"You will be prompted for the password you use to unlock aws-vault.\n\n")
+
+	var passphrase string
+	if k.passwordFunc == nil {
+		debugf("Creating keychain %s with prompt", k.path)
+		fmt.Printf("Password for %q: ", k.path)
+		passphraseBytes, err := terminal.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read password: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		passphrase = string(passphraseBytes)
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		passphrase, err = k.passwordFunc(fmt.Sprintf("Enter passphrase for %q", k.path))
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get password: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+	debugf("locking keychain %s", k.path)
+	if err := gokeychain.LockAtPath(k.path); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to lock keychain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	debugf("unlocking keychain %s", k.path)
+	if err := gokeychain.UnlockAtPath(k.path, passphrase); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to unlock keychain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	item := gokeychain.NewItem()
+	item.SetSecClass(gokeychain.SecClassGenericPassword)
+	item.SetService(k.touchIDService)
+	item.SetAccount(k.touchIDAccount)
+	item.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf(touchIDLabel, k.path))
+	item.SetData([]byte(passphrase))
+	item.SetSynchronizable(gokeychain.SynchronizableNo)
+	item.SetAccessible(gokeychain.AccessibleWhenUnlocked)
+
+	debugf("Adding service=%q, account=%q to osx keychain %s", k.touchIDService, k.touchIDAccount, k.path)
+	if err := gokeychain.AddItem(item); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to add item to keychain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return passphrase, nil
+}