diff --git a/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/PerfTestEnvironment.cs b/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/PerfTestEnvironment.cs
index 5c7d9549c662..77badec8a6b9 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/PerfTestEnvironment.cs
+++ b/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/PerfTestEnvironment.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ internal sealed class PerfTestEnvironment : TestEnvironment
         /// <value>The Blob storage account key, read from the "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY" environment variable.</value>
         public string StorageAccountKey => GetOptionalVariable("AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY");
 
+        public bool StorageUseManagedIdentity
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string useManagedIdentity = GetOptionalVariable("AZURE_STORAGE_USE_MANAGED_IDENTITY");
+                if (bool.TryParse(useManagedIdentity, out bool result))
+                {
+                    return result;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The Blob storage endpoint.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/ServiceTest.cs b/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/ServiceTest.cs
index 4a6677cda11c..4f2c5eedbe70 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/ServiceTest.cs
+++ b/sdk/storage/Azure.Storage.Blobs/perf/Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf/Infrastructure/ServiceTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using Azure.Core;
+using Azure.Identity;
 using Azure.Test.Perf;
 
 namespace Azure.Storage.Blobs.Perf
@@ -15,9 +17,13 @@ public ServiceTest(TOptions options) : base(options)
             BlobClientOptions clientOptions = options is Options.IBlobClientOptionsProvider clientOptionsOptions
                 ? clientOptionsOptions.ClientOptions
                 : new BlobClientOptions();
+            // The default credential does not support managed identity
+            TokenCredential credential = PerfTestEnvironment.Instance.StorageUseManagedIdentity ?
+                new ManagedIdentityCredential(new ManagedIdentityCredentialOptions(ManagedIdentityId.SystemAssigned)) :
+                PerfTestEnvironment.Instance.Credential;
             BlobServiceClient = new BlobServiceClient(
                 PerfTestEnvironment.Instance.StorageEndpoint,
-                PerfTestEnvironment.Instance.Credential,
+                credential,
                 ConfigureClientOptions(clientOptions));
 
             // Can't do shared key tests if shared key wasn't provided