diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py
index ff6c37f2d7b6..3e0495d5aaaf 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/default.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class DefaultAzureCredential(ChainedTokenCredential):
     :keyword str authority: Authority of an Azure Active Directory endpoint, for example 'login.microsoftonline.com',
         the authority for Azure Public Cloud (which is the default). :class:`~azure.identity.AzureAuthorityHosts`
         defines authorities for other clouds. Managed identities ignore this because they reside in a single cloud.
+    :keyword bool exclude_workload_identity_credential: Whether to exclude the workload identity from the credential.
+        Defaults to **False**.
     :keyword bool exclude_azd_cli_credential: Whether to exclude the Azure Developer CLI
         from the credential. Defaults to **False**.
     :keyword bool exclude_cli_credential: Whether to exclude the Azure CLI from the credential. Defaults to **False**.
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # pylint: disable=too-many-statement
 
         developer_credential_timeout = kwargs.pop("developer_credential_timeout", 10)
 
+        exclude_workload_identity_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_workload_identity_credential", False)
         exclude_environment_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_environment_credential", False)
         exclude_managed_identity_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_managed_identity_credential", False)
         exclude_shared_token_cache_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_shared_token_cache_credential", False)
@@ -132,15 +135,22 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:  # pylint: disable=too-many-statement
         credentials: List["TokenCredential"] = []
         if not exclude_environment_credential:
             credentials.append(EnvironmentCredential(authority=authority, **kwargs))
-        if all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
-            client_id = workload_identity_client_id
-            credentials.append(WorkloadIdentityCredential(
-                client_id=cast(str, client_id),
-                tenant_id=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_TENANT_ID],
-                file=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE],
-                **kwargs))
+        if not exclude_workload_identity_credential:
+            if all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
+                client_id = workload_identity_client_id
+                credentials.append(WorkloadIdentityCredential(
+                    client_id=cast(str, client_id),
+                    tenant_id=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_TENANT_ID],
+                    file=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE],
+                    **kwargs))
         if not exclude_managed_identity_credential:
-            credentials.append(ManagedIdentityCredential(client_id=managed_identity_client_id, **kwargs))
+            credentials.append(
+                ManagedIdentityCredential(
+                    client_id=managed_identity_client_id,
+                    _exclude_workload_identity_credential=exclude_workload_identity_credential,
+                    **kwargs
+                )
+            )
         if not exclude_azd_cli_credential:
             credentials.append(AzureDeveloperCliCredential(process_timeout=developer_credential_timeout))
         if not exclude_shared_token_cache_credential and SharedTokenCacheCredential.supported():
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/managed_identity.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/managed_identity.py
index 4cc6c7b81c64..6391fa71779b 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/managed_identity.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/_credentials/managed_identity.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ManagedIdentityCredential:
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self._credential = None  # type: Optional[TokenCredential]
+        exclude_workload_identity = kwargs.pop("_exclude_workload_identity_credential", False)
         if os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.IDENTITY_ENDPOINT):
             if os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.IDENTITY_HEADER):
                 if os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.IDENTITY_SERVER_THUMBPRINT):
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
                 from .cloud_shell import CloudShellCredential
 
                 self._credential = CloudShellCredential(**kwargs)
-        elif all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
+        elif all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS)\
+                and not exclude_workload_identity:
             _LOGGER.info("%s will use workload identity", self.__class__.__name__)
             from .workload_identity import WorkloadIdentityCredential
 
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/default.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/default.py
index 6eae972eee4c..1026c93744bf 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/default.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/default.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class DefaultAzureCredential(ChainedTokenCredential):
     :keyword str authority: Authority of an Azure Active Directory endpoint, for example 'login.microsoftonline.com',
         the authority for Azure Public Cloud (which is the default). :class:`~azure.identity.AzureAuthorityHosts`
         defines authorities for other clouds. Managed identities ignore this because they reside in a single cloud.
+    :keyword bool exclude_workload_identity_credential: Whether to exclude the workload identity from the credential.
+        Defaults to **False**.
     :keyword bool exclude_azd_cli_credential: Whether to exclude the Azure Developer CLI
         from the credential. Defaults to **False**.
     :keyword bool exclude_cli_credential: Whether to exclude the Azure CLI from the credential. Defaults to **False**.
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
 
         developer_credential_timeout = kwargs.pop("developer_credential_timeout", 10)
 
+        exclude_workload_identity_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_workload_identity_credential", False)
         exclude_visual_studio_code_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_visual_studio_code_credential", True)
         exclude_azd_cli_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_azd_cli_credential", False)
         exclude_cli_credential = kwargs.pop("exclude_cli_credential", False)
@@ -122,15 +125,22 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         credentials = []  # type: List[AsyncTokenCredential]
         if not exclude_environment_credential:
             credentials.append(EnvironmentCredential(authority=authority, **kwargs))
-        if all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
-            client_id = workload_identity_client_id
-            credentials.append(WorkloadIdentityCredential(
-                client_id=cast(str, client_id),
-                tenant_id=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_TENANT_ID],
-                file=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE],
-                **kwargs))
+        if not exclude_workload_identity_credential:
+            if all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
+                client_id = workload_identity_client_id
+                credentials.append(WorkloadIdentityCredential(
+                    client_id=cast(str, client_id),
+                    tenant_id=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_TENANT_ID],
+                    file=os.environ[EnvironmentVariables.AZURE_FEDERATED_TOKEN_FILE],
+                    **kwargs))
         if not exclude_managed_identity_credential:
-            credentials.append(ManagedIdentityCredential(client_id=managed_identity_client_id, **kwargs))
+            credentials.append(
+                ManagedIdentityCredential(
+                    client_id=managed_identity_client_id,
+                    _exclude_workload_identity_credential=exclude_workload_identity_credential,
+                    **kwargs
+                )
+            )
         if not exclude_azd_cli_credential:
             credentials.append(AzureDeveloperCliCredential(process_timeout=developer_credential_timeout))
         if not exclude_shared_token_cache_credential and SharedTokenCacheCredential.supported():
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/managed_identity.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/managed_identity.py
index 5a520c71b14e..c0ff8b346480 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/managed_identity.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/azure/identity/aio/_credentials/managed_identity.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class ManagedIdentityCredential(AsyncContextManager):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self._credential = None  # type: Optional[AsyncTokenCredential]
+        exclude_workload_identity = kwargs.pop("_exclude_workload_identity_credential", False)
 
         if os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.IDENTITY_ENDPOINT):
             if os.environ.get(EnvironmentVariables.IDENTITY_HEADER):
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
                 from .cloud_shell import CloudShellCredential
 
                 self._credential = CloudShellCredential(**kwargs)
-        elif all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS):
+        elif all(os.environ.get(var) for var in EnvironmentVariables.WORKLOAD_IDENTITY_VARS) \
+                and not exclude_workload_identity:
             _LOGGER.info("%s will use workload identity", self.__class__.__name__)
             from .workload_identity import WorkloadIdentityCredential
 
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default.py
index 3441e37a324a..bdf46d487506 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def test_default_credential_shared_cache_use(mock_credential):
 def test_managed_identity_client_id():
     """the credential should accept a user-assigned managed identity's client ID by kwarg or environment variable"""
 
-    expected_args = {"client_id": "the-client"}
+    expected_args = {"client_id": "the-client", "_exclude_workload_identity_credential": False}
 
     with patch(DefaultAzureCredential.__module__ + ".ManagedIdentityCredential") as mock_credential:
         DefaultAzureCredential(managed_identity_client_id=expected_args["client_id"])
diff --git a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default_async.py b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default_async.py
index e43c3100ff42..63abf636c215 100644
--- a/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default_async.py
+++ b/sdk/identity/azure-identity/tests/test_default_async.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ async def test_default_credential_shared_cache_use():
 def test_managed_identity_client_id():
     """the credential should accept a user-assigned managed identity's client ID by kwarg or environment variable"""
 
-    expected_args = {"client_id": "the client"}
+    expected_args = {"client_id": "the-client", "_exclude_workload_identity_credential": False}
 
     with patch(DefaultAzureCredential.__module__ + ".ManagedIdentityCredential") as mock_credential:
         DefaultAzureCredential(managed_identity_client_id=expected_args["client_id"])