diff --git a/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts b/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
index 27f14fdb2..344d1e02e 100644
--- a/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
+++ b/backend/src/@types/fastify.d.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ declare module "@fastify/request-context" {
       oidc?: {
         claims: Record<string, string>;
       };
+      kubernetes?: {
+        namespace: string;
+        name: string;
+      };
     };
     identityPermissionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>; // filled by permission service
     assumedPrivilegeDetails?: { requesterId: string; actorId: string; actorType: ActorType; projectId: string };
diff --git a/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts b/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
index afea5c9f9..f065bfbed 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/plugins/auth/inject-identity.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ export const injectIdentity = fp(async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
             oidc: token?.identityAuth?.oidc
           });
         }
+        if (token?.identityAuth?.kubernetes) {
+          requestContext.set("identityAuthInfo", {
+            identityId: identity.identityId,
+            kubernetes: token?.identityAuth?.kubernetes
+          });
+        }
         break;
       }
       case AuthMode.SERVICE_TOKEN: {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types.ts
index c97d2f40a..87adfa5dc 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-access-token/identity-access-token-types.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ export type TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload = {
     oidc?: {
       claims: Record<string, string>;
     };
+    kubernetes?: {
+      namespace: string;
+      name: string;
+    };
   };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
index b15a2ed4f..a1231c353 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/identity-kubernetes-auth/identity-kubernetes-auth-service.ts
@@ -416,7 +416,13 @@ export const identityKubernetesAuthServiceFactory = ({
       {
         identityId: identityKubernetesAuth.identityId,
         identityAccessTokenId: identityAccessToken.id,
-        authTokenType: AuthTokenType.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN
+        authTokenType: AuthTokenType.IDENTITY_ACCESS_TOKEN,
+        identityAuth: {
+          kubernetes: {
+            namespace: targetNamespace,
+            name: targetName
+          }
+        }
       } as TIdentityAccessTokenJwtPayload,
       appCfg.AUTH_SECRET,
       // akhilmhdh: for non-expiry tokens you should not even set the value, including undefined. Even for undefined jsonwebtoken throws error
diff --git a/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/abac/managing-machine-identity-attributes.mdx b/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/abac/managing-machine-identity-attributes.mdx
index 5e1cc7093..b953a80bf 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/abac/managing-machine-identity-attributes.mdx
+++ b/docs/documentation/platform/access-controls/abac/managing-machine-identity-attributes.mdx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: "Machine identities"  
+title: "Machine identities"
 description: "Learn how to set metadata and leverage authentication attributes for machine identities."
 ---
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Machine identities can have metadata set manually, just like users. In addition,
 
 #### Accessing Attributes From Machine Identity Login
 
-When machine identities authenticate, they may receive additional payloads/attributes from the service provider. 
+When machine identities authenticate, they may receive additional payloads/attributes from the service provider.
 For methods like OIDC, these come as claims in the token and can be made available in your policies.
 
 <Tabs>
@@ -50,17 +50,29 @@ For methods like OIDC, these come as claims in the token and can be made availab
     ```
 
     You might map:
-    
-    - **department:** to `user.department`  
+
+    - **department:** to `user.department`
     - **role:** to `user.role`
 
     Once configured, these attributes become available in your policies using the following format:
-    
+
     ```
     {{ identity.auth.oidc.claims.<permission claim name> }}
     ```
 
     <img src="/images/platform/access-controls/abac-policy-oidc-format.png" />
+
+  </Tab>
+  <Tab title="Kubernetes Login Attributes">
+				For identities authenticated using Kubernetes, the service account's namespace and name are available in their policy and can be accessed as follows:
+
+    ```
+    {{ identity.auth.kubernetes.namespace }}
+    {{ identity.auth.kubernetes.name }}
+    ```
+
+    <img src="/images/platform/access-controls/abac-policy-k8s-format.png" />
+
   </Tab>
   <Tab title="Other Authentication Method Attributes">
     At the moment we only support OIDC claims. Payloads on other authentication methods are not yet accessible.
diff --git a/docs/images/platform/access-controls/abac-policy-k8s-format.png b/docs/images/platform/access-controls/abac-policy-k8s-format.png
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