diff --git a/flytekit/configuration/__init__.py b/flytekit/configuration/__init__.py
index 0705a21fb9..8e5ccf2fe2 100644
--- a/flytekit/configuration/__init__.py
+++ b/flytekit/configuration/__init__.py
@@ -418,19 +418,31 @@ def auto(cls, config_file: typing.Optional[typing.Union[str, ConfigFile]] = None
             kwargs, "client_credentials_secret", _internal.Credentials.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET.read(config_file)
         )
 
+        is_client_secret = False
         client_credentials_secret = read_file_if_exists(
             _internal.Credentials.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET_LOCATION.read(config_file)
         )
-        if client_credentials_secret and client_credentials_secret.endswith("\n"):
-            logger.info("Newline stripped from client secret")
-            client_credentials_secret = client_credentials_secret.strip()
+        if client_credentials_secret:
+            is_client_secret = True
+            if client_credentials_secret.endswith("\n"):
+                logger.info("Newline stripped from client secret")
+                client_credentials_secret = client_credentials_secret.strip()
         kwargs = set_if_exists(
             kwargs,
             "client_credentials_secret",
             client_credentials_secret,
         )
+
+        client_credentials_secret_env_var = _internal.Credentials.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET_ENV_VAR.read(config_file)
+        if client_credentials_secret_env_var:
+            client_credentials_secret = os.getenv(client_credentials_secret_env_var)
+            if client_credentials_secret:
+                is_client_secret = True
+        kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "client_credentials_secret", client_credentials_secret)
         kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "scopes", _internal.Credentials.SCOPES.read(config_file))
         kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "auth_mode", _internal.Credentials.AUTH_MODE.read(config_file))
+        if is_client_secret:
+            kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "auth_mode", AuthType.CLIENTSECRET.value)
         kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "endpoint", _internal.Platform.URL.read(config_file))
         kwargs = set_if_exists(kwargs, "console_endpoint", _internal.Platform.CONSOLE_ENDPOINT.read(config_file))
 
diff --git a/flytekit/configuration/internal.py b/flytekit/configuration/internal.py
index 4f993b4e11..f34321f57b 100644
--- a/flytekit/configuration/internal.py
+++ b/flytekit/configuration/internal.py
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ class Credentials(object):
     password from a mounted file.
     """
 
+    CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET_ENV_VAR = ConfigEntry(
+        LegacyConfigEntry(SECTION, "client_secret_env_var"), YamlConfigEntry("admin.clientSecretEnvVar")
+    )
+    """
+    Used for basic auth, which is automatically called during pyflyte. This will allow the Flyte engine to read the
+    password from a mounted environment variable.
+    """
+
     SCOPES = ConfigEntry(LegacyConfigEntry(SECTION, "scopes", list), YamlConfigEntry("admin.scopes", list))
 
     AUTH_MODE = ConfigEntry(LegacyConfigEntry(SECTION, "auth_mode"), YamlConfigEntry("admin.authType"))
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/configs/creds_secret_env_var.yaml b/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/configs/creds_secret_env_var.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0d4748460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/configs/creds_secret_env_var.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+admin:
+  # For GRPC endpoints you might want to use dns:///flyte.myexample.com
+  endpoint: dns:///flyte.mycorp.io
+  clientSecretEnvVar: FAKE_SECRET_NAME
+  insecure: true
+  clientId: propeller
+  scopes:
+    - all
+storage:
+  connection:
+    access-key: minio
+    endpoint: http://localhost:30084
+    secret-key: miniostorage
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/test_internal.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/test_internal.py
index 97e30b5612..5c1da14a5b 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/test_internal.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/configuration/test_internal.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import mock
 
-from flytekit.configuration import PlatformConfig, get_config_file, read_file_if_exists
+from flytekit.configuration import AuthType, PlatformConfig, get_config_file, read_file_if_exists
 from flytekit.configuration.internal import AWS, Credentials, Images
 
 
@@ -45,6 +45,25 @@ def test_client_secret_location():
     # Assert that secret in platform config does not contain a newline
     platform_cfg = PlatformConfig.auto(cfg)
     assert platform_cfg.client_credentials_secret == "hello"
+    assert platform_cfg.auth_mode == AuthType.CLIENTSECRET.value
+
+
+@mock.patch.dict("os.environ")
+def test_client_secret_env_var():
+    cfg = get_config_file(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "configs/sample.yaml"))
+    secret_env_var = Credentials.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET_ENV_VAR.read(cfg)
+    assert secret_env_var is None
+
+    cfg = get_config_file(
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "configs/creds_secret_env_var.yaml")
+    )
+    secret_env_var = Credentials.CLIENT_CREDENTIALS_SECRET_ENV_VAR.read(cfg)
+    assert secret_env_var == "FAKE_SECRET_NAME"
+
+    os.environ["FAKE_SECRET_NAME"] = "fake_secret_value"
+    platform_cfg = PlatformConfig.auto(cfg)
+    assert platform_cfg.client_credentials_secret == "fake_secret_value"
+    assert platform_cfg.auth_mode == AuthType.CLIENTSECRET.value
 
 
 def test_read_file_if_exists():