diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnv.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnv.groovy
index a4b9e8e344..8786b2fb30 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnv.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnv.groovy
@@ -49,17 +49,26 @@ class AzFusionEnv implements FusionEnv {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Missing Azure Storage account name")
         }
 
-        if (cfg.storage().accountKey && cfg.storage().sasToken) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Azure Storage Access key and SAS token detected. Only one is allowed")
+        result.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT = cfg.storage().accountName
+
+        if (cfg.activeDirectory().isConfigured()) {
+            result.AZURE_TENANT_ID = cfg.activeDirectory().tenantId
+            result.AZURE_CLIENT_ID = cfg.activeDirectory().servicePrincipalId
+            result.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET = cfg.activeDirectory().servicePrincipalSecret
+            return result
         }
 
-        result.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT = cfg.storage().accountName
-        // In theory, generating an impromptu SAS token for authentication methods other than
-        // `azure.storage.sasToken` should not be necessary, because those methods should already allow sufficient
-        // access for normal operation. Nevertheless, #5287 heavily implies that failing to do so causes the Azure
-        // Storage plugin or Fusion to fail. In any case, it may be possible to remove this in the future.
-        result.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN = getOrCreateSasToken()
+        if (cfg.managedIdentity().isConfigured()) {
+            // User-assigned Managed Identity
+            if (cfg.managedIdentity().clientId) {
+                result.AZURE_CLIENT_ID = cfg.managedIdentity().clientId
+            }
+            // System Managed Identity
+            return result
+        }
 
+        // Shared Key authentication or Account SAS token
+        result.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN = getOrCreateSasToken()
         return result
     }
 
@@ -76,12 +85,6 @@ class AzFusionEnv implements FusionEnv {
             return cfg.storage().sasToken
         }
 
-        // For Active Directory and Managed Identity, we cannot generate an *account* SAS token, but we can generate
-        // a *container* SAS token for the work directory.
-        if (cfg.activeDirectory().isConfigured() || cfg.managedIdentity().isConfigured()) {
-            return AzHelper.generateContainerSasWithActiveDirectory(Global.session.workDir, cfg.storage().tokenDuration)
-        }
-
         // Shared Key authentication can use an account SAS token
         return AzHelper.generateAccountSasWithAccountKey(Global.session.workDir, cfg.storage().tokenDuration)
     }
diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnvTest.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnvTest.groovy
index 79774e9a9a..59c3a4bbf3 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnvTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/fusion/AzFusionEnvTest.groovy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
         env == Collections.emptyMap()
     }
 
-    def 'should return env environment with SAS token config when accountKey is provided'() {
+    def 'should return env environment with sasToken and accountName config when accountKey is provided'() {
         given:
         def NAME = 'myaccount'
         def KEY = 'myaccountkey'
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
         env.size() == 2
     }
 
-    def 'should return env environment with SAS token config when a Service Principal is provided'() {
+    def 'should return env environment with tenantID, servicePrincipalId, servicePrincipalSecret, and accountName config when a Service Principal is provided'() {
         given:
         def NAME = 'myaccount'
         def CLIENT_ID = 'myclientid'
@@ -90,17 +90,18 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
 
         when:
         def config = Mock(FusionConfig)
-        def fusionEnv = Spy(AzFusionEnv)
-        1 * fusionEnv.getOrCreateSasToken() >> 'generatedSasToken'
-        def env = fusionEnv.getEnvironment('az', config)
+        def env = new AzFusionEnv().getEnvironment('az', config)
 
         then:
         env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT == NAME
-        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == 'generatedSasToken'
-        env.size() == 2
+        env.AZURE_TENANT_ID == TENANT_ID
+        env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID == CLIENT_ID
+        env.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET == CLIENT_SECRET
+        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == null
+        env.size() == 4
     }
 
-    def 'should return env environment with SAS token config when a user-assigned Managed Identity is provided'() {
+    def 'should return env environment with the clientId and accountName config when a user-assigned Managed Identity is provided'() {
         given:
         def NAME = 'myaccount'
         def CLIENT_ID = 'myclientid'
@@ -119,17 +120,16 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
 
         when:
         def config = Mock(FusionConfig)
-        def fusionEnv = Spy(AzFusionEnv)
-        1 * fusionEnv.getOrCreateSasToken() >> 'generatedSasToken'
-        def env = fusionEnv.getEnvironment('az', config)
+        def env = new AzFusionEnv().getEnvironment('az', config)
 
         then:
         env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT == NAME
-        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == 'generatedSasToken'
+        env.AZURE_CLIENT_ID == CLIENT_ID
+        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == null
         env.size() == 2
     }
 
-    def 'should return env environment with SAS token config when a system-assigned Managed Identity is provided'() {
+    def 'should return env environment with only the accountName config when a system-assigned Managed Identity is provided'() {
         given:
         def NAME = 'myaccount'
         Global.session = Mock(Session) {
@@ -147,17 +147,15 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
 
         when:
         def config = Mock(FusionConfig)
-        def fusionEnv = Spy(AzFusionEnv)
-        1 * fusionEnv.getOrCreateSasToken() >> 'generatedSasToken'
-        def env = fusionEnv.getEnvironment('az', config)
+        def env = new AzFusionEnv().getEnvironment('az', config)
 
         then:
         env.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT == NAME
-        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == 'generatedSasToken'
-        env.size() == 2
+        env.AZURE_STORAGE_SAS_TOKEN == null
+        env.size() == 1
     }
 
-    def 'should return env environment with SAS token config when a sasToken is provided'() {
+    def 'should return env environment sasToken and accountName config when a sasToken is provided'() {
         given:
         Global.session = Mock(Session) {
             getConfig() >> [azure: [storage: [accountName: 'x1', sasToken: 'y1']]]
@@ -184,16 +182,4 @@ class AzFusionEnvTest extends Specification {
         thrown(IllegalArgumentException)
     }
 
-    def 'should throw an exception when both account key and SAS token are present'() {
-        given:
-        Global.session = Mock(Session) {
-            getConfig() >> [azure: [storage: [accountName: 'x1', accountKey: 'y1', sasToken: 'z1']]]
-        }
-        when:
-        def config = Mock(FusionConfig)
-        def env = new AzFusionEnv().getEnvironment('az', Mock(FusionConfig))
-        then:
-        thrown(IllegalArgumentException)
-    }
-
 }