diff --git a/.changelog/15928.txt b/.changelog/15928.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d334b18463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/15928.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+consul: Fixed a bug where acceptable service identity on Consul token was not accepted
+```
diff --git a/command/agent/consul/acl_testing.go b/command/agent/consul/acl_testing.go
index 01146a8b25b..9ead7358105 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/acl_testing.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/acl_testing.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ const (
 	ExampleOperatorTokenID3 = "6177d1b9-c0f6-4118-b891-d818a3cb80b1"
 	ExampleOperatorTokenID4 = "754ae26c-f3cc-e088-d486-9c0d20f5eaea"
 	ExampleOperatorTokenID5 = "097cbb45-506b-c79c-ec38-82eb0dc0794a"
+	ExampleOperatorTokenID6 = "6268bd42-6f72-4c90-9c83-90ed6336dcf9"
 )
 
 // Example Consul ACL tokens for use in tests that match the policies as the
@@ -214,6 +215,16 @@ var (
 		Namespace: "",
 	}
 
+	ExampleOperatorToken6 = &api.ACLToken{
+		SecretID:    ExampleOperatorTokenID6,
+		AccessorID:  "93786935-8856-6e17-0488-c5370a1f044e",
+		Description: "Operator Token 6",
+		ServiceIdentities: []*api.ACLServiceIdentity{
+			{ServiceName: "service1"},
+		},
+		Namespace: "",
+	}
+
 	// In Consul namespace "banana"
 
 	ExampleOperatorToken10 = &api.ACLToken{
diff --git a/nomad/consul_policy.go b/nomad/consul_policy.go
index 71b4e6b6d48..d99f320f954 100644
--- a/nomad/consul_policy.go
+++ b/nomad/consul_policy.go
@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ func (c *consulACLsAPI) canWriteService(namespace, service string, token *api.AC
 	// treat that like an exact match to preserve backwards compatibility
 	matches := (namespace == token.Namespace) || (namespace == "" && token.Namespace == "default")
 
+	// check each service identity attached to the token -
+	// the virtual policy for service identities enables service:write
+	for _, si := range token.ServiceIdentities {
+		if si.ServiceName == service {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+
 	// check each policy directly attached to the token
 	for _, policyRef := range token.Policies {
 		if allowable, err := c.policyAllowsServiceWrite(matches, namespace, service, policyRef.ID); err != nil {
diff --git a/nomad/consul_policy_oss_test.go b/nomad/consul_policy_oss_test.go
index 9936c4fe932..fcd149ad26c 100644
--- a/nomad/consul_policy_oss_test.go
+++ b/nomad/consul_policy_oss_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !ent
-// +build !ent
 
 package nomad
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/ci"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command/agent/consul"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
 )
 
 func TestConsulACLsAPI_hasSufficientPolicy_oss(t *testing.T) {
@@ -23,8 +22,8 @@ func TestConsulACLsAPI_hasSufficientPolicy_oss(t *testing.T) {
 			logger:    logger,
 		}
 		result, err := cAPI.canWriteService(namespace, task, token)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, exp, result)
+		must.NoError(t, err)
+		must.Eq(t, exp, result)
 	}
 
 	// In Nomad OSS, group consul namespace will always be empty string.
@@ -41,5 +40,9 @@ func TestConsulACLsAPI_hasSufficientPolicy_oss(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("working role only", func(t *testing.T) {
 			try(t, "", "service1", consul.ExampleOperatorToken4, true)
 		})
+
+		t.Run("working service identity only", func(t *testing.T) {
+			try(t, "", "service1", consul.ExampleOperatorToken6, true)
+		})
 	})
 }