diff --git a/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/batch.py b/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/batch.py
index a5494b94caf8c..deca28216dbb9 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/batch.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/batch.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
 from airflow.hooks.base import BaseHook
 from airflow.models import Connection
-from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.utils import get_field
+from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.utils import AzureIdentityCredentialAdapter, get_field
 from airflow.utils import timezone
 
 
@@ -96,7 +96,15 @@ def get_conn(self):
         if not batch_account_url:
             raise AirflowException("Batch Account URL parameter is missing.")
 
-        credentials = batch_auth.SharedKeyCredentials(conn.login, conn.password)
+        credentials: batch_auth.SharedKeyCredentials | AzureIdentityCredentialAdapter
+        if all([conn.login, conn.password]):
+            credentials = batch_auth.SharedKeyCredentials(conn.login, conn.password)
+        else:
+            credentials = AzureIdentityCredentialAdapter(
+                None, resource_id="https://batch.core.windows.net/.default"
+            )
+            # credentials = AzureIdentityCredentialAdapter()
+
         batch_client = BatchServiceClient(credentials, batch_url=batch_account_url)
         return batch_client
 
@@ -344,7 +352,6 @@ def add_single_task_to_job(self, job_id: str, task: TaskAddParameter) -> None:
         :param task: The task to add
         """
         try:
-
             self.connection.task.add(job_id=job_id, task=task)
         except batch_models.BatchErrorException as err:
             if not err.error or err.error.code != "TaskExists":
diff --git a/tests/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_azure_batch.py b/tests/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_azure_batch.py
index 05a8864f50068..a3a421f5a00d9 100644
--- a/tests/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_azure_batch.py
+++ b/tests/providers/microsoft/azure/hooks/test_azure_batch.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 from airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.batch import AzureBatchHook
 from airflow.utils import db
 
+MODULE = "airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.batch"
+
 
 class TestAzureBatchHook:
     # set up the test environment
@@ -67,6 +69,24 @@ def test_connection_and_client(self):
         assert isinstance(hook._connection(), Connection)
         assert isinstance(hook.get_conn(), BatchServiceClient)
 
+    @mock.patch(f"{MODULE}.batch_auth.SharedKeyCredentials")
+    @mock.patch(f"{MODULE}.AzureIdentityCredentialAdapter")
+    def test_fallback_to_azure_identity_credential_adppter_when_name_and_key_is_not_provided(
+        self, mock_azure_identity_credential_adapter, mock_shared_key_credentials
+    ):
+        self.test_account_name = None
+        self.test_account_key = None
+
+        hook = AzureBatchHook(azure_batch_conn_id=self.test_vm_conn_id)
+        assert isinstance(hook.get_conn(), BatchServiceClient)
+        mock_azure_identity_credential_adapter.assert_called_with(
+            None, resource_id="https://batch.core.windows.net/.default"
+        )
+        assert not mock_shared_key_credentials.auth.called
+
+        self.test_account_name = "test_account_name"
+        self.test_account_key = "test_account_key"
+
     def test_configure_pool_with_vm_config(self):
         hook = AzureBatchHook(azure_batch_conn_id=self.test_vm_conn_id)
         pool = hook.configure_pool(