diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/pull-4799 b/changelog/unreleased/pull-4799
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0179bc51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/pull-4799
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Add option to force use of Azure CLI credential
+
+A new environment variable `AZURE_FORCE_CLI_CREDENTIAL=true` allows forcing the use of Azure CLI credential, ignoring other credentials like managed identity.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/4799
diff --git a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
index 0c50b65be..ee0a0df5e 100644
--- a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
+++ b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
@@ -550,17 +550,23 @@ For authentication export one of the following variables:
     # For SAS
     $ export AZURE_ACCOUNT_SAS=<SAS_TOKEN>
 
-For authentication using ``az login`` set the resource group name and ensure the user has
-the minimum permissions of the role assignment ``Storage Blob Data Contributor`` on Azure RBAC.
+For authentication using ``az login`` ensure the user has
+the minimum permissions of the role assignment ``Storage Blob Data Contributor`` on Azure RBAC
+for the storage account.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-    $ export AZURE_RESOURCE_GROUP=<RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME>
     $ az login
 
-Alternatively, if run on Azure, restic will automatically uses service accounts configured
+Alternatively, if run on Azure, restic will automatically use service accounts configured
 via the standard environment variables or Workload / Managed Identities.
 
+To enforce the use of the Azure CLI credential when other credentials are present, set the following environment variable:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ export AZURE_FORCE_CLI_CREDENTIAL=true
+
 Restic will by default use Azure's global domain ``core.windows.net`` as endpoint suffix.
 You can specify other suffixes as follows:
 
diff --git a/doc/040_backup.rst b/doc/040_backup.rst
index e125d2c65..157296dc2 100644
--- a/doc/040_backup.rst
+++ b/doc/040_backup.rst
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ environment variables. The following lists these environment variables:
     AZURE_ACCOUNT_KEY                   Account key for Azure
     AZURE_ACCOUNT_SAS                   Shared access signatures (SAS) for Azure
     AZURE_ENDPOINT_SUFFIX               Endpoint suffix for Azure Storage (default: core.windows.net)
+    AZURE_FORCE_CLI_CREDENTIAL          Force the use of Azure CLI credentials for authentication
 
     B2_ACCOUNT_ID                       Account ID or applicationKeyId for Backblaze B2
     B2_ACCOUNT_KEY                      Account Key or applicationKey for Backblaze B2
diff --git a/internal/backend/azure/azure.go b/internal/backend/azure/azure.go
index 9f879f989..92f64243b 100644
--- a/internal/backend/azure/azure.go
+++ b/internal/backend/azure/azure.go
@@ -102,10 +102,20 @@ func open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (*Backend, error) {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "NewAccountSASClientFromEndpointToken")
 		}
 	} else {
-		debug.Log(" - using DefaultAzureCredential")
-		cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "NewDefaultAzureCredential")
+		var cred azcore.TokenCredential
+
+		if cfg.ForceCliCredential {
+			debug.Log(" - using AzureCLICredential")
+			cred, err = azidentity.NewAzureCLICredential(nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "NewAzureCLICredential")
+			}
+		} else {
+			debug.Log(" - using DefaultAzureCredential")
+			cred, err = azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "NewDefaultAzureCredential")
+			}
 		}
 
 		client, err = azContainer.NewClient(url, cred, opts)
diff --git a/internal/backend/azure/config.go b/internal/backend/azure/config.go
index 6ae431f65..7d69719ef 100644
--- a/internal/backend/azure/config.go
+++ b/internal/backend/azure/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package azure
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
@@ -13,12 +14,13 @@ import (
 // Config contains all configuration necessary to connect to an azure compatible
 // server.
 type Config struct {
-	AccountName    string
-	AccountSAS     options.SecretString
-	AccountKey     options.SecretString
-	EndpointSuffix string
-	Container      string
-	Prefix         string
+	AccountName        string
+	AccountSAS         options.SecretString
+	AccountKey         options.SecretString
+	ForceCliCredential bool
+	EndpointSuffix     string
+	Container          string
+	Prefix             string
 
 	Connections uint `option:"connections" help:"set a limit for the number of concurrent connections (default: 5)"`
 }
@@ -73,6 +75,11 @@ func (cfg *Config) ApplyEnvironment(prefix string) {
 		cfg.AccountSAS = options.NewSecretString(os.Getenv(prefix + "AZURE_ACCOUNT_SAS"))
 	}
 
+	var forceCliCred, err = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv(prefix + "AZURE_FORCE_CLI_CREDENTIAL"))
+	if err == nil {
+		cfg.ForceCliCredential = forceCliCred
+	}
+
 	if cfg.EndpointSuffix == "" {
 		cfg.EndpointSuffix = os.Getenv(prefix + "AZURE_ENDPOINT_SUFFIX")
 	}