diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
index 2be0361e0..f0c719802 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-service.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import { throwIfMissingSecretReadValueOrDescribePermission } from "../permission
 import { TPermissionServiceFactory } from "../permission/permission-service-types";
 import { ProjectPermissionSecretActions, ProjectPermissionSub } from "../permission/project-permission";
 import { TSecretApprovalPolicyDALFactory } from "../secret-approval-policy/secret-approval-policy-dal";
+import { scanSecretPolicyViolations } from "../secret-scanning-v2/secret-scanning-v2-fns";
 import { TSecretSnapshotServiceFactory } from "../secret-snapshot/secret-snapshot-service";
 import { TSecretApprovalRequestDALFactory } from "./secret-approval-request-dal";
 import { sendApprovalEmailsFn } from "./secret-approval-request-fns";
@@ -1407,6 +1408,19 @@ export const secretApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
       projectId
     });
 
+    const project = await projectDAL.findById(projectId);
+    await scanSecretPolicyViolations(
+      secretPath,
+      [
+        ...(data[SecretOperations.Create] || []),
+        ...(data[SecretOperations.Update] || []).filter((el) => el.secretValue)
+      ].map((el) => ({
+        secretKey: el.secretKey,
+        secretValue: el.secretValue as string
+      })),
+      project.secretDetectionIgnoreKeys || []
+    );
+
     // for created secret approval change
     const createdSecrets = data[SecretOperations.Create];
     if (createdSecrets && createdSecrets?.length) {