diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/dag_processing/processor.py b/airflow-core/src/airflow/dag_processing/processor.py
index 30ad827ede798..aa9f07411f87d 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/dag_processing/processor.py
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/dag_processing/processor.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 )
 from airflow.sdk.execution_time.supervisor import WatchedSubprocess
 from airflow.sdk.execution_time.task_runner import RuntimeTaskInstance, _send_error_email_notification
+from airflow.sdk.log import mask_secret
 from airflow.serialization.serialized_objects import DagSerialization, LazyDeserializedDAG
 from airflow.utils.dag_version_inflation_checker import check_dag_file_stability
 from airflow.utils.file import iter_airflow_imports
@@ -608,6 +609,10 @@ def _handle_request(self, msg: ToManager, log: FilteringBoundLogger, req_id: int
         elif isinstance(msg, GetConnection):
             conn = self.client.connections.get(msg.conn_id)
             if isinstance(conn, ConnectionResponse):
+                if conn.password:
+                    mask_secret(conn.password)
+                if conn.extra:
+                    mask_secret(conn.extra)
                 conn_result = ConnectionResult.from_conn_response(conn)
                 resp = conn_result
                 dump_opts = {"exclude_unset": True, "by_alias": True}
@@ -616,6 +621,8 @@ def _handle_request(self, msg: ToManager, log: FilteringBoundLogger, req_id: int
         elif isinstance(msg, GetVariable):
             var = self.client.variables.get(msg.key)
             if isinstance(var, VariableResponse):
+                if var.value:
+                    mask_secret(var.value, var.key)
                 var_result = VariableResult.from_variable_response(var)
                 resp = var_result
                 dump_opts = {"exclude_unset": True}
@@ -666,8 +673,6 @@ def _handle_request(self, msg: ToManager, log: FilteringBoundLogger, req_id: int
             resp = XComSequenceSliceResult.from_response(xcoms)
         elif isinstance(msg, MaskSecret):
             # Use sdk masker in dag processor and triggerer because those use the task sdk machinery
-            from airflow.sdk.log import mask_secret
-
             mask_secret(msg.value, msg.name)
         elif isinstance(msg, GetTICount):
             resp = self.client.task_instances.get_count(
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_processor.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_processor.py
index e6d16a8708c1d..be5005e4b235c 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_processor.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/dag_processing/test_processor.py
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@
 from airflow.models import DagRun
 from airflow.sdk import DAG, BaseOperator
 from airflow.sdk.api.client import Client
-from airflow.sdk.api.datamodels._generated import DagRunState
+from airflow.sdk.api.datamodels._generated import ConnectionResponse, DagRunState, VariableResponse
 from airflow.sdk.execution_time import comms
 from airflow.sdk.execution_time.comms import (
+    GetConnection,
     GetTaskStates,
     GetTICount,
+    GetVariable,
     GetXCom,
     GetXComSequenceSlice,
     TaskStatesResult,
@@ -2056,3 +2058,74 @@ def test_create_log_forwarder_rewrites_task_prefix_to_dag_processor(self, proc):
         with patch.object(WatchedSubprocess, "_create_log_forwarder") as mock_base:
             proc._create_log_forwarder((), "task.stdout")
         mock_base.assert_called_once_with((), "dag_processor.stdout", logging.INFO)
+
+    def test_handle_request_get_connection_masks_password_and_extra(self, proc):
+        proc.client.connections.get.return_value = ConnectionResponse(
+            conn_id="test_conn",
+            conn_type="mysql",
+            password="super-secret-password",
+            extra='{"api_key":"super-secret-extra"}',
+        )
+
+        with (
+            patch("airflow.dag_processing.processor.mask_secret") as mock_mask_secret,
+            patch.object(DagFileProcessorProcess, "send_msg", autospec=True) as mock_send_msg,
+        ):
+            proc._handle_request(
+                GetConnection(conn_id="test_conn"),
+                structlog.get_logger(),
+                req_id=123,
+            )
+
+        proc.client.connections.get.assert_called_once_with("test_conn")
+        mock_mask_secret.assert_any_call("super-secret-password")
+        mock_mask_secret.assert_any_call('{"api_key":"super-secret-extra"}')
+        assert mock_mask_secret.call_count == 2
+
+        mock_send_msg.assert_called_once()
+        _, args, kwargs = mock_send_msg.mock_calls[0]
+        assert args[0] is proc
+        msg = args[1]
+        assert kwargs["request_id"] == 123
+        assert kwargs["error"] is None
+        assert kwargs["exclude_unset"] is True
+        assert kwargs["by_alias"] is True
+        assert msg.model_dump(by_alias=True, exclude_unset=True) == {
+            "conn_id": "test_conn",
+            "conn_type": "mysql",
+            "password": "super-secret-password",
+            "extra": '{"api_key":"super-secret-extra"}',
+            "type": "ConnectionResult",
+        }
+
+    def test_handle_request_get_variable_masks_value_with_key(self, proc):
+        proc.client.variables.get.return_value = VariableResponse(
+            key="test_key",
+            value="super-secret-value",
+        )
+
+        with (
+            patch("airflow.dag_processing.processor.mask_secret") as mock_mask_secret,
+            patch.object(DagFileProcessorProcess, "send_msg", autospec=True) as mock_send_msg,
+        ):
+            proc._handle_request(
+                GetVariable(key="test_key"),
+                structlog.get_logger(),
+                req_id=456,
+            )
+
+        proc.client.variables.get.assert_called_once_with("test_key")
+        mock_mask_secret.assert_called_once_with("super-secret-value", "test_key")
+
+        mock_send_msg.assert_called_once()
+        _, args, kwargs = mock_send_msg.mock_calls[0]
+        assert args[0] is proc
+        msg = args[1]
+        assert kwargs["request_id"] == 456
+        assert kwargs["error"] is None
+        assert kwargs["exclude_unset"] is True
+        assert msg.model_dump(exclude_unset=True) == {
+            "key": "test_key",
+            "value": "super-secret-value",
+            "type": "VariableResult",
+        }