diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85dd65d5b..807c5ee33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ CSI_IMAGE_TAG ?= $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(IMAGE_VERSION)
 CSI_IMAGE_TAG_LATEST = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME):latest
 BUILD_DATE ?= $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 LDFLAGS ?= "-X ${PKG}/pkg/blob.driverVersion=${IMAGE_VERSION} -X ${PKG}/pkg/blob.gitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X ${PKG}/pkg/blob.buildDate=${BUILD_DATE} -s -w -extldflags '-static'"
-E2E_HELM_OPTIONS ?= --set image.blob.pullPolicy=Always --set image.blob.repository=$(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME) --set image.blob.tag=$(IMAGE_VERSION) --set driver.userAgentSuffix="e2e-test" --set controller.runOnControlPlane=true
+E2E_HELM_OPTIONS ?= --set image.blob.pullPolicy=Always --set image.blob.repository=$(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME) --set image.blob.tag=$(IMAGE_VERSION) --set driver.userAgentSuffix="e2e-test" --set controller.runOnControlPlane=true --set feature.serviceAccountTokenInSecrets=true
 ifdef ENABLE_BLOBFUSE_PROXY
 E2E_HELM_OPTIONS += --set node.enableBlobfuseProxy=true --set image.blob.pullPolicy=Always --set controller.logLevel=6 --set node.logLevel=6
 endif
diff --git a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver-v0.0.0.tgz b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver-v0.0.0.tgz
index 20a8eaba9..678d99509 100644
Binary files a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver-v0.0.0.tgz and b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver-v0.0.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/templates/csi-blob-driver.yaml b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/templates/csi-blob-driver.yaml
index edb89dc8f..f515b6ce2 100644
--- a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/templates/csi-blob-driver.yaml
+++ b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/templates/csi-blob-driver.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ spec:
     - Persistent
     - Ephemeral
   requiresRepublish: {{ .Values.feature.requiresRepublish }}
+  {{- if .Values.feature.serviceAccountTokenInSecrets }}
+  serviceAccountTokenInSecrets: true
+  {{- end }}
   tokenRequests:
     - audience: api://AzureADTokenExchange
       expirationSeconds: 3600
diff --git a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/values.yaml b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/values.yaml
index 7ae0b6b03..df6272760 100644
--- a/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/latest/blob-csi-driver/values.yaml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ feature:
   fsGroupPolicy: ReadWriteOnceWithFSType
   requiresRepublish: true
   enableGetVolumeStats: false
+  serviceAccountTokenInSecrets: false
 
 driver:
   name: blob.csi.azure.com
diff --git a/pkg/blob/nodeserver.go b/pkg/blob/nodeserver.go
index 285ff7914..7e68cf222 100644
--- a/pkg/blob/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/blob/nodeserver.go
@@ -77,17 +77,21 @@ func (d *Driver) NodePublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodePublishVolu
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "Target path not provided")
 	}
 
+	secrets := req.GetSecrets()
+
 	mountPermissions := d.mountPermissions
 	context := req.GetVolumeContext()
+	serviceAccountTokens := getServiceAccountTokens(secrets, context)
 	if context != nil {
 		// token request
-		if context[serviceAccountTokenField] != "" && useWorkloadIdentity(context) {
+		if serviceAccountTokens != "" && useWorkloadIdentity(context) {
 			klog.V(2).Infof("NodePublishVolume: volume(%s) mount on %s with service account token, clientID: %s", volumeID, target, getValueInMap(context, clientIDField))
 			_, err := d.NodeStageVolume(ctx, &csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest{
 				StagingTargetPath: target,
 				VolumeContext:     context,
 				VolumeCapability:  volCap,
 				VolumeId:          volumeID,
+				Secrets:           secrets,
 			})
 			return &csi.NodePublishVolumeResponse{}, err
 		}
@@ -292,12 +296,26 @@ func (d *Driver) NodeStageVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRe
 	volumeMountGroup := req.GetVolumeCapability().GetMount().GetVolumeMountGroup()
 	attrib := req.GetVolumeContext()
 	secrets := req.GetSecrets()
+	serviceAccountTokens := getServiceAccountTokens(secrets, attrib)
 
-	if useWorkloadIdentity(attrib) && attrib[serviceAccountTokenField] == "" {
+	if useWorkloadIdentity(attrib) && serviceAccountTokens == "" {
 		klog.V(2).Infof("Skip NodeStageVolume for volume(%s) since clientID %s is provided but service account token is empty", volumeID, getValueInMap(attrib, clientIDField))
 		return &csi.NodeStageVolumeResponse{}, nil
 	}
 
+	// Kubernetes 1.35+ may deliver the service account token via Secrets
+	// (CSIDriver.spec.serviceAccountTokenInSecrets) instead of VolumeContext.
+	// GetAuthEnv reads serviceAccountTokenField from attrib only, so propagate
+	// the resolved token into a copy of attrib without mutating the request map.
+	if serviceAccountTokens != "" && getValueInMap(attrib, serviceAccountTokenField) == "" {
+		attribWithServiceAccountToken := make(map[string]string, len(attrib)+1)
+		for k, v := range attrib {
+			attribWithServiceAccountToken[k] = v
+		}
+		attribWithServiceAccountToken[serviceAccountTokenField] = serviceAccountTokens
+		attrib = attribWithServiceAccountToken
+	}
+
 	var serverAddress, storageEndpointSuffix, protocol, ephemeralVolMountOptions, blobStorageAccountType string
 	var ephemeralVol, isHnsEnabled bool
 
@@ -791,3 +809,16 @@ func useWorkloadIdentity(attrib map[string]string) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// getServiceAccountTokens retrieves service account tokens from the CSI request.
+// It first checks the secrets map (new behavior when driver opts in to
+// serviceAccountTokenInSecrets in Kubernetes 1.35+), then falls back to checking
+// volumeContext for backward compatibility.
+func getServiceAccountTokens(secrets, volumeContext map[string]string) string {
+	// Check secrets field first (new behavior when driver opts in)
+	if tokens, ok := secrets[serviceAccountTokenField]; ok {
+		return tokens
+	}
+	// Fallback to volume context for backward compatibility
+	return getValueInMap(volumeContext, serviceAccountTokenField)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/blob/nodeserver_test.go b/pkg/blob/nodeserver_test.go
index 0538e64e4..289b9c3d3 100644
--- a/pkg/blob/nodeserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blob/nodeserver_test.go
@@ -265,6 +265,33 @@ func TestNodePublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "Valid request with service account token from secrets and clientID",
+			setup: func(d *Driver) {
+				d.cloud.ResourceGroup = "rg"
+				d.enableBlobMockMount = true
+				defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir = "./blob.csi.azure.com/"
+				_ = makeDir(defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir)
+			},
+			cleanup: func(_ *Driver) {
+				_ = os.RemoveAll(defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir)
+			},
+			req: &csi.NodePublishVolumeRequest{
+				VolumeCapability:  &csi.VolumeCapability{AccessMode: &volumeCap},
+				VolumeId:          "vol_1",
+				TargetPath:        targetTest,
+				StagingTargetPath: sourceTest,
+				VolumeContext: map[string]string{
+					mountWithWITokenField:   "true",
+					clientIDField:           "client-id-value",
+					storageAccountNameField: "test-account",
+				},
+				Secrets: map[string]string{
+					serviceAccountTokenField: `{"api://AzureADTokenExchange":{"token":"test-token","expirationTimestamp":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}`,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
 		{
 			desc: "Valid request with ephemeral volume",
 			setup: func(d *Driver) {
@@ -827,6 +854,42 @@ func TestNodeStageVolume(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "service account token from secrets is propagated to attrib",
+			testFunc: func(t *testing.T) {
+				defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir = "./blob.csi.azure.com/"
+				_ = makeDir(defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir)
+				defer func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(defaultAzureOAuthTokenDir) }()
+
+				req := &csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest{
+					VolumeId:          "rg#acc#cont#ns",
+					StagingTargetPath: targetTest,
+					VolumeCapability:  &csi.VolumeCapability{AccessMode: &volumeCap},
+					VolumeContext: map[string]string{
+						mountWithWITokenField:   "true",
+						clientIDField:           "client-id-value",
+						storageAccountNameField: "test-account",
+					},
+					Secrets: map[string]string{
+						serviceAccountTokenField: `{"api://AzureADTokenExchange":{"token":"test-token","expirationTimestamp":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}`,
+					},
+				}
+				d := NewFakeDriver()
+				d.cloud.ResourceGroup = "rg"
+				d.enableBlobMockMount = true
+				fakeMounter := &fakeMounter{}
+				fakeExec := &testingexec.FakeExec{}
+				d.mounter = &mount.SafeFormatAndMount{
+					Interface: fakeMounter,
+					Exec:      fakeExec,
+				}
+
+				_, err := d.NodeStageVolume(context.TODO(), req)
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, nil) {
+					t.Errorf("actualErr: (%v), expectedErr: (%v)", err, nil)
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, tc.testFunc)
@@ -1370,3 +1433,60 @@ func TestUseWorkloadIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetServiceAccountTokens(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		secrets       map[string]string
+		volumeContext map[string]string
+		expected      string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "token from secrets field (new behavior)",
+			secrets: map[string]string{
+				serviceAccountTokenField: "token-from-secrets",
+			},
+			volumeContext: map[string]string{
+				serviceAccountTokenField: "token-from-context",
+			},
+			expected: "token-from-secrets",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "token from volume context (backward compatible)",
+			secrets: map[string]string{},
+			volumeContext: map[string]string{
+				serviceAccountTokenField: "token-from-context",
+			},
+			expected: "token-from-context",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "no token available",
+			secrets:       map[string]string{},
+			volumeContext: map[string]string{},
+			expected:      "",
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "nil secrets falls back to volume context",
+			secrets: nil,
+			volumeContext: map[string]string{
+				serviceAccountTokenField: "token-from-context",
+			},
+			expected: "token-from-context",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nil volume context with secrets",
+			secrets: map[string]string{
+				serviceAccountTokenField: "token-from-secrets",
+			},
+			volumeContext: nil,
+			expected:      "token-from-secrets",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := getServiceAccountTokens(test.secrets, test.volumeContext)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}