diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager_test.go
index a96536e7ac..2c7fda0f6e 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/plugin_manager_test.go
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ func getMockTaskExecutionMetadata() pluginsCore.TaskExecutionMetadata {
 	taskExecutionMetadata.On("GetAnnotations").Return(map[string]string{"aKey": "aVal"})
 	taskExecutionMetadata.On("GetLabels").Return(map[string]string{"lKey": "lVal"})
 	taskExecutionMetadata.On("GetOwnerReference").Return(metav1.OwnerReference{Name: "x"})
+	taskExecutionMetadata.On("GetSecurityContext").Return(core.SecurityContext{RunAs: &core.Identity{}})
 
 	id := &pluginsCoreMock.TaskExecutionID{}
 	id.On("GetGeneratedName").Return("test")
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context.go
index 14984e3f97..17bbce5398 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteplugins/go/tasks/pluginmachinery/utils/secrets"
 )
 
+const executionIdentityVariable = "execution-identity"
+
 // TaskExecutionContext provides a layer on top of core TaskExecutionContext with a custom TaskExecutionMetadata.
 type TaskExecutionContext struct {
 	pluginsCore.TaskExecutionContext
@@ -42,25 +44,28 @@ func (t TaskExecutionMetadata) GetAnnotations() map[string]string {
 }
 
 // newTaskExecutionMetadata creates a TaskExecutionMetadata with secrets serialized as annotations and a label added
-// to trigger the flyte pod webhook
+// to trigger the flyte pod webhook. If known, the execution identity is injected as a label.
 func newTaskExecutionMetadata(tCtx pluginsCore.TaskExecutionMetadata, taskTmpl *core.TaskTemplate) (TaskExecutionMetadata, error) {
 	var err error
 	secretsMap := make(map[string]string)
-	injectSecretsLabel := make(map[string]string)
+	injectLabels := make(map[string]string)
 	if taskTmpl.SecurityContext != nil && len(taskTmpl.SecurityContext.Secrets) > 0 {
 		secretsMap, err = secrets.MarshalSecretsToMapStrings(taskTmpl.SecurityContext.Secrets)
 		if err != nil {
 			return TaskExecutionMetadata{}, err
 		}
 
-		injectSecretsLabel = map[string]string{
-			secrets.PodLabel: secrets.PodLabelValue,
-		}
+		injectLabels[secrets.PodLabel] = secrets.PodLabelValue
+	}
+
+	id := tCtx.GetSecurityContext().RunAs.ExecutionIdentity
+	if len(id) > 0 {
+		injectLabels[executionIdentityVariable] = id
 	}
 
 	return TaskExecutionMetadata{
 		TaskExecutionMetadata: tCtx,
 		annotations:           utils.UnionMaps(tCtx.GetAnnotations(), secretsMap),
-		labels:                utils.UnionMaps(tCtx.GetLabels(), injectSecretsLabel),
+		labels:                utils.UnionMaps(tCtx.GetLabels(), injectLabels),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context_test.go
index 8807236bff..bf9ca1eadb 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/controller/nodes/task/k8s/task_exec_context_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func Test_newTaskExecutionMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			"existingLabel": "existingLabelValue",
 		}
 		existingMetadata.OnGetLabels().Return(existingLabels)
+		existingMetadata.OnGetSecurityContext().Return(core.SecurityContext{RunAs: &core.Identity{}})
 
 		actual, err := newTaskExecutionMetadata(existingMetadata, &core.TaskTemplate{})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ func Test_newTaskExecutionMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			"existingLabel": "existingLabelValue",
 		}
 		existingMetadata.OnGetLabels().Return(existingLabels)
+		existingMetadata.OnGetSecurityContext().Return(core.SecurityContext{RunAs: &core.Identity{}})
 
 		actual, err := newTaskExecutionMetadata(existingMetadata, &core.TaskTemplate{
 			SecurityContext: &core.SecurityContext{
@@ -64,6 +66,26 @@ func Test_newTaskExecutionMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			"inject-flyte-secrets": "true",
 		}, actual.GetLabels())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Inject exec identity", func(t *testing.T) {
+
+		existingMetadata := &mocks.TaskExecutionMetadata{}
+		existingAnnotations := map[string]string{}
+		existingMetadata.OnGetAnnotations().Return(existingAnnotations)
+
+		existingMetadata.OnGetSecurityContext().Return(core.SecurityContext{RunAs: &core.Identity{ExecutionIdentity: "test-exec-identity"}})
+
+		existingLabels := map[string]string{
+			"existingLabel": "existingLabelValue",
+		}
+		existingMetadata.OnGetLabels().Return(existingLabels)
+
+		actual, err := newTaskExecutionMetadata(existingMetadata, &core.TaskTemplate{})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, 2, len(actual.GetLabels()))
+		assert.Equal(t, "test-exec-identity", actual.GetLabels()[executionIdentityVariable])
+	})
 }
 
 func Test_newTaskExecutionContext(t *testing.T) {