diff --git a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/README.md b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/README.md
index b0024e90d34a..52d99ddaed44 100644
--- a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/README.md
+++ b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ exporters:
     # Set to "system" for system-assigned managed identity.
     # Set the MI client Id (GUID) for user-assigned managed identity.
     managed_identity_id: "z80da32c-108c-415c-a19e-643f461a677a"
+    # Workload identity authentication is enabled
+    # Set to true to use workload identity
+    use_workload_identity: true
     # Database for the logs
     db_name: "oteldb"
     # Metric table name
diff --git a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/adx_exporter.go b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/adx_exporter.go
index b9b8ada24dae..17370a50c99a 100644
--- a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/adx_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/adx_exporter.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func createKcsb(config *Config, version string) *kusto.ConnectionStringBuilder {
 	var kcsb *kusto.ConnectionStringBuilder
 	isManagedIdentity := len(strings.TrimSpace(config.ManagedIdentityID)) > 0
 	isSystemManagedIdentity := strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(config.ManagedIdentityID), "SYSTEM")
+	isWorkloadIdentity := config.UseWorkloadIdentity
 	// If the user has managed identity done, use it. For System managed identity use the MI as system
 	switch {
 	case !isManagedIdentity:
@@ -222,6 +223,8 @@ func createKcsb(config *Config, version string) *kusto.ConnectionStringBuilder {
 		kcsb = kusto.NewConnectionStringBuilder(config.ClusterURI).WithSystemManagedIdentity()
 	case isManagedIdentity && !isSystemManagedIdentity:
 		kcsb = kusto.NewConnectionStringBuilder(config.ClusterURI).WithUserManagedIdentity(config.ManagedIdentityID)
+	case isWorkloadIdentity:
+		kcsb = kusto.NewConnectionStringBuilder(config.ClusterURI).WithDefaultAzureCredential()
 	}
 	kcsb.SetConnectorDetails("OpenTelemetry", version, "", "", false, "", kusto.StringPair{Key: "isManagedIdentity", Value: strconv.FormatBool(isManagedIdentity)})
 	return kcsb
diff --git a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config.go b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config.go
index e6d92cbbaf5d..bc97e2b8fca1 100644
--- a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ApplicationKey                 configopaque.String `mapstructure:"application_key"`
 	TenantID                       string              `mapstructure:"tenant_id"`
 	ManagedIdentityID              string              `mapstructure:"managed_identity_id"`
+	UseWorkloadIdentity            bool                `mapstructure:"use_workload_identity"`
 	Database                       string              `mapstructure:"db_name"`
 	MetricTable                    string              `mapstructure:"metrics_table_name"`
 	LogTable                       string              `mapstructure:"logs_table_name"`
@@ -41,14 +42,26 @@ func (adxCfg *Config) Validate() error {
 	}
 	isAppAuthEmpty := isEmpty(adxCfg.ApplicationID) || isEmpty(string(adxCfg.ApplicationKey)) || isEmpty(adxCfg.TenantID)
 	isManagedAuthEmpty := isEmpty(adxCfg.ManagedIdentityID)
+	isWorkloadIdentityEmpty := !adxCfg.UseWorkloadIdentity
 	isClusterURIEmpty := isEmpty(adxCfg.ClusterURI)
 	// Cluster URI is the target ADX cluster
 	if isClusterURIEmpty {
 		return errors.New(`clusterURI config is mandatory`)
 	}
-	// Parameters for AD App Auth or Managed Identity Auth are mandatory
-	if isAppAuthEmpty && isManagedAuthEmpty {
-		return errors.New(`either ["application_id" , "application_key" , "tenant_id"] or ["managed_identity_id"] are needed for auth`)
+
+	// Parameters for AD App Auth, Managed Identity or Workload Identity Auth are mandatory
+	authMethods := 0
+	if !isAppAuthEmpty {
+		authMethods++
+	}
+	if !isManagedAuthEmpty {
+		authMethods++
+	}
+	if !isWorkloadIdentityEmpty {
+		authMethods++
+	}
+	if authMethods != 1 {
+		return errors.New(`only one of ["application_id" , "application_key" , "tenant_id"], ["managed_identity_id"], or ["use_workload_identity"] should be provided for auth`)
 	}
 
 	if !(adxCfg.IngestionType == managedIngestType || adxCfg.IngestionType == queuedIngestTest || isEmpty(adxCfg.IngestionType)) {
diff --git a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config_test.go
index 2c6667c3db61..451ac835085b 100644
--- a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/config_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			id:           component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "2"),
-			errorMessage: `either ["application_id" , "application_key" , "tenant_id"] or ["managed_identity_id"] are needed for auth`,
+			errorMessage: `only one of ["application_id" , "application_key" , "tenant_id"], ["managed_identity_id"], or ["use_workload_identity"] should be provided for auth`,
 		},
 		{
 			id:           component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "3"),
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			id: component.NewIDWithName(metadata.Type, "9"),
+			expected: &Config{
+				ClusterURI:          "https://CLUSTER.kusto.windows.net",
+				Database:            "oteldb",
+				MetricTable:         "OTELMetrics",
+				LogTable:            "OTELLogs",
+				TraceTable:          "OTELTraces",
+				UseWorkloadIdentity: true,
+				IngestionType:       queuedIngestTest,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/testdata/config.yaml b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/testdata/config.yaml
index 0fdf9fbe0a13..908b1bcdadba 100644
--- a/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/testdata/config.yaml
+++ b/exporter/azuredataexplorerexporter/testdata/config.yaml
@@ -145,4 +145,9 @@ azuredataexplorer/8:
     enabled: true
     initial_interval: 10s
     max_interval: 60s
-    max_elapsed_time: 10m
\ No newline at end of file
+    max_elapsed_time: 10m
+azuredataexplorer/9:
+  # Kusto cluster uri
+  cluster_uri: "https://CLUSTER.kusto.windows.net"
+  # weather to use workload identity
+  use_workload_identity: true