diff --git a/pkg/azure/blob.go b/pkg/azure/blob.go
index 7ef27865..efd99ef5 100644
--- a/pkg/azure/blob.go
+++ b/pkg/azure/blob.go
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ var (
 )
 
 const (
-	resourceIDField   = "resourceId"
-	clientIDField     = "clientId"
-	tenantIDField     = "tenantId"
-	clientSecretField = "clientSecret"
-	accountKeyField   = "accountKey"
+	resourceIDField                = "resourceId"
+	clientIDField                  = "clientId"
+	tenantIDField                  = "tenantId"
+	clientSecretField              = "clientSecret"
+	clientCertificateField         = "clientCertificate"
+	clientCertificatePasswordField = "clientCertificatePassword"
+	accountKeyField                = "accountKey"
 )
 
 // BlobClient is a minimal Azure Blob client for fetching objects.
@@ -62,13 +64,17 @@ type BlobClient struct {
 // order:
 //
 //  - azidentity.ManagedIdentityCredential for a Resource ID, when a
-//   resourceIDField is found.
-//  - azidentity.ManagedIdentityCredential for a User ID, when a clientIDField
-//   but no tenantIDField found.
-//  - azidentity.ClientSecretCredential when a tenantIDField, clientIDField and
-//   clientSecretField are found.
-//	- azblob.SharedKeyCredential when an accountKeyField is found. The Account
-//    Name is extracted from the endpoint specified on the Bucket object.
+//   `resourceId` field is found.
+//  - azidentity.ManagedIdentityCredential for a User ID, when a `clientId`
+//    field but no `tenantId` is found.
+//  - azidentity.ClientCertificateCredential when `tenantId`,
+//    `clientCertificate` (and optionally `clientCertificatePassword`) fields
+//    are found.
+//  - azidentity.ClientSecretCredential when `tenantId`, `clientId` and
+//    `clientSecret` fields are found.
+//	- azblob.SharedKeyCredential when an `accountKey` field is found.
+//    The account name is extracted from the endpoint specified on the Bucket
+//    object.
 //
 // If no credentials are found, a simple client without credentials is
 // returned.
@@ -119,6 +125,9 @@ func ValidateSecret(secret *corev1.Secret) error {
 			if _, hasClientSecret := secret.Data[clientSecretField]; hasClientSecret {
 				valid = true
 			}
+			if _, hasClientCertificate := secret.Data[clientCertificateField]; hasClientCertificate {
+				valid = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if _, hasResourceID := secret.Data[resourceIDField]; hasResourceID {
@@ -132,8 +141,8 @@ func ValidateSecret(secret *corev1.Secret) error {
 	}
 
 	if !valid {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid '%s' secret data: requires a '%s', '%s', or '%s' field, or a combination of '%s', '%s' and '%s'",
-			secret.Name, resourceIDField, clientIDField, accountKeyField, tenantIDField, clientIDField, clientSecretField)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid '%s' secret data: requires a '%s', '%s', or '%s' field, a combination of '%s', '%s' and '%s', or '%s', '%s' and '%s'",
+			secret.Name, resourceIDField, clientIDField, accountKeyField, tenantIDField, clientIDField, clientSecretField, tenantIDField, clientIDField, clientCertificateField)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -275,6 +284,13 @@ func tokenCredentialFromSecret(secret *corev1.Secret) (azcore.TokenCredential, e
 				ID: azidentity.ClientID(clientID),
 			})
 		}
+		if clientCertificate, hasClientCertificate := secret.Data[clientCertificateField]; hasClientCertificate {
+			certs, key, err := azidentity.ParseCertificates(clientCertificate, secret.Data[clientCertificatePasswordField])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse client certificates: %w", err)
+			}
+			return azidentity.NewClientCertificateCredential(string(tenantID), string(clientID), certs, key, nil)
+		}
 		if clientSecret, hasClientSecret := secret.Data[clientSecretField]; hasClientSecret {
 			return azidentity.NewClientSecretCredential(string(tenantID), string(clientID), string(clientSecret), nil)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/azure/blob_test.go b/pkg/azure/blob_test.go
index 3dd59156..5002f647 100644
--- a/pkg/azure/blob_test.go
+++ b/pkg/azure/blob_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 package azure
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"crypto/rsa"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore"
@@ -50,6 +56,16 @@ func TestValidateSecret(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "valid ServicePrincipal Certificate Secret",
+			secret: &corev1.Secret{
+				Data: map[string][]byte{
+					tenantIDField:          []byte("some-tenant-id-"),
+					clientIDField:          []byte("some-client-id-"),
+					clientCertificateField: []byte("some-certificate"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "valid ServicePrincipal Secret",
 			secret: &corev1.Secret{
@@ -192,6 +208,17 @@ func Test_tokenCredentialFromSecret(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: &azidentity.ManagedIdentityCredential{},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "with TenantID, ClientID and ClientCertificate fields",
+			secret: &corev1.Secret{
+				Data: map[string][]byte{
+					clientIDField:          []byte("client-id"),
+					tenantIDField:          []byte("tenant-id"),
+					clientCertificateField: validTls(t),
+				},
+			},
+			want: &azidentity.ClientCertificateCredential{},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "with TenantID, ClientID and ClientSecret fields",
 			secret: &corev1.Secret{
@@ -316,3 +343,37 @@ func Test_extractAccountNameFromEndpoint1(t *testing.T) {
 func endpointURL(accountName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.blob.core.windows.net", accountName)
 }
+
+func validTls(t *testing.T) []byte {
+	key, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 2048)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Private key cannot be created.", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	out := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+
+	var privateKey = &pem.Block{
+		Type:  "PRIVATE KEY",
+		Bytes: x509.MarshalPKCS1PrivateKey(key),
+	}
+	if err = pem.Encode(out, privateKey); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Private key cannot be PEM encoded.", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	certTemplate := x509.Certificate{
+		SerialNumber: big.NewInt(1337),
+	}
+	cert, err := x509.CreateCertificate(rand.Reader, &certTemplate, &certTemplate, &key.PublicKey, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Certificate cannot be created.", err.Error())
+	}
+	var certificate = &pem.Block{
+		Type:  "CERTIFICATE",
+		Bytes: cert,
+	}
+	if err = pem.Encode(out, certificate); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Certificate cannot be PEM encoded.", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return out.Bytes()
+}