diff --git a/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token.go b/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token.go
index 83f1bf86e65e..54b3bb78d859 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token.go
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ type acquiringResourceState struct {
 	tenant string
 }
 
-// acquire acquires or updates the resource; only one
-// thread/goroutine at a time ever calls this function
-func acquire(state acquiringResourceState) (newResource azcore.AccessToken, newExpiration time.Time, err error) {
+// acquireAuxToken acquires a token from an auxiliary tenant. Only one thread/goroutine at a time ever calls this function.
+func acquireAuxToken(state acquiringResourceState) (newResource azcore.AccessToken, newExpiration time.Time, err error) {
 	tk, err := state.p.cred.GetToken(state.ctx, azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions{
-		Scopes:   state.p.scopes,
-		TenantID: state.tenant,
+		EnableCAE: true,
+		Scopes:    state.p.scopes,
+		TenantID:  state.tenant,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return azcore.AccessToken{}, time.Time{}, err
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func NewBearerTokenPolicy(cred azcore.TokenCredential, opts *armpolicy.BearerTok
 	p := &BearerTokenPolicy{cred: cred}
 	p.auxResources = make(map[string]*temporal.Resource[azcore.AccessToken, acquiringResourceState], len(opts.AuxiliaryTenants))
 	for _, t := range opts.AuxiliaryTenants {
-		p.auxResources[t] = temporal.NewResource(acquire)
+		p.auxResources[t] = temporal.NewResource(acquireAuxToken)
 	}
 	p.scopes = make([]string, len(opts.Scopes))
 	copy(p.scopes, opts.Scopes)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (b *BearerTokenPolicy) onChallenge(req *azpolicy.Request, res *http.Respons
 		return err
 	} else if claims != "" {
 		// request a new token having the specified claims, send the request again
-		return authNZ(azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions{Claims: claims, Scopes: b.scopes})
+		return authNZ(azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions{Claims: claims, EnableCAE: true, Scopes: b.scopes})
 	}
 	// auth challenge didn't include claims, so this is a simple authorization failure
 	return azruntime.NewResponseError(res)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (b *BearerTokenPolicy) onChallenge(req *azpolicy.Request, res *http.Respons
 // onRequest authorizes requests with one or more bearer tokens
 func (b *BearerTokenPolicy) onRequest(req *azpolicy.Request, authNZ func(azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions) error) error {
 	// authorize the request with a token for the primary tenant
-	err := authNZ(azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions{Scopes: b.scopes})
+	err := authNZ(azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions{EnableCAE: true, Scopes: b.scopes})
 	if err != nil || len(b.auxResources) == 0 {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token_test.go b/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token_test.go
index 1ab06ae00d76..b062a50f3ef7 100644
--- a/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token_test.go
+++ b/sdk/azcore/arm/runtime/policy_bearer_token_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ type mockCredential struct {
 }
 
 func (mc mockCredential) GetToken(ctx context.Context, options azpolicy.TokenRequestOptions) (azcore.AccessToken, error) {
+	if !options.EnableCAE {
+		return azcore.AccessToken{}, errors.New("ARM clients should set EnableCAE to true")
+	}
 	if mc.getTokenImpl != nil {
 		return mc.getTokenImpl(ctx, options)
 	}