diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/azure/completion.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/azure/completion.py
index b5cb30fb1..59fd5994e 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/azure/completion.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/azure/completion.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
     response_format: type[BaseModel] | None = None
     is_openai_model: bool = False
     is_azure_openai_endpoint: bool = False
+    credential_scopes: list[str] | None = None
 
     # Responses API settings
     api: Literal["completions", "responses"] = "completions"
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
         data["api_version"] = (
             data.get("api_version") or os.getenv("AZURE_API_VERSION") or "2024-06-01"
         )
+        data["credential_scopes"] = (
+            data.get("credential_scopes")
+            or AzureCompletion._credential_scopes_from_env()
+        )
 
         # Credentials and endpoint are validated lazily in `_init_clients`
         # so the LLM can be constructed before deployment env vars are set.
@@ -154,6 +159,15 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
             hostname == "openai.azure.com" or hostname.endswith(".openai.azure.com")
         ) and "/openai/deployments/" in endpoint
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _credential_scopes_from_env() -> list[str] | None:
+        """Read ``AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES`` (comma-separated) into a list."""
+        raw = os.getenv("AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES")
+        if not raw:
+            return None
+        scopes = [s.strip() for s in raw.split(",") if s.strip()]
+        return scopes or None
+
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def _init_clients(self) -> AzureCompletion:
         """Eagerly build clients when credentials are available, otherwise
@@ -279,12 +293,17 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 "Azure endpoint is required. Set AZURE_ENDPOINT environment "
                 "variable or pass endpoint parameter."
             )
+        if self.credential_scopes is None:
+            self.credential_scopes = AzureCompletion._credential_scopes_from_env()
+
         client_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
             "endpoint": self.endpoint,
             "credential": self._resolve_credential(),
         }
         if self.api_version:
             client_kwargs["api_version"] = self.api_version
+        if self.credential_scopes:
+            client_kwargs["credential_scopes"] = self.credential_scopes
         return client_kwargs
 
     def _resolve_credential(self) -> Any:
@@ -353,6 +372,8 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
             config["store"] = self.store
         if self.max_completion_tokens is not None:
             config["max_completion_tokens"] = self.max_completion_tokens
+        if self.credential_scopes:
+            config["credential_scopes"] = self.credential_scopes
         return config
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/llms/azure/test_azure.py b/lib/crewai/tests/llms/azure/test_azure.py
index 774d23f20..9a08ff40f 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/llms/azure/test_azure.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/llms/azure/test_azure.py
@@ -1518,3 +1518,120 @@ def test_azure_no_detail_fields():
     assert usage["completion_tokens"] == 30
     assert usage["cached_prompt_tokens"] == 0
     assert usage["reasoning_tokens"] == 0
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_passed_to_client():
+    """`credential_scopes` constructor arg flows through `_make_client_kwargs`
+    so the underlying ChatCompletionsClient requests tokens for the requested
+    audience (e.g. ``cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default``)."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    scopes = ["https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default"]
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(
+            model="gpt-4",
+            api_key="test-key",
+            endpoint="https://test.openai.azure.com",
+            credential_scopes=scopes,
+        )
+        kwargs = llm._make_client_kwargs()
+        assert kwargs["credential_scopes"] == scopes
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_omitted_by_default():
+    """Without explicit scopes or env var, the kwarg must not be set so the
+    Azure SDK chooses its own default audience."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(
+            model="gpt-4",
+            api_key="test-key",
+            endpoint="https://test.openai.azure.com",
+        )
+        kwargs = llm._make_client_kwargs()
+        assert "credential_scopes" not in kwargs
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_from_env_comma_separated():
+    """``AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES`` accepts a comma-separated list. Whitespace
+    around entries is stripped; empty entries are dropped."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    with patch.dict(
+        os.environ,
+        {
+            "AZURE_API_KEY": "test-key",
+            "AZURE_ENDPOINT": "https://test.openai.azure.com",
+            "AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES": " https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default , https://other/.default ",
+        },
+        clear=True,
+    ):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(model="gpt-4")
+        assert llm.credential_scopes == [
+            "https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default",
+            "https://other/.default",
+        ]
+        kwargs = llm._make_client_kwargs()
+        assert kwargs["credential_scopes"] == llm.credential_scopes
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_constructor_overrides_env():
+    """A constructor-provided ``credential_scopes`` must win over the env var,
+    matching how endpoint/api_key precedence works elsewhere in this provider."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    explicit = ["https://explicit/.default"]
+    with patch.dict(
+        os.environ,
+        {
+            "AZURE_API_KEY": "test-key",
+            "AZURE_ENDPOINT": "https://test.openai.azure.com",
+            "AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES": "https://env/.default",
+        },
+        clear=True,
+    ):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(model="gpt-4", credential_scopes=explicit)
+        assert llm.credential_scopes == explicit
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_lazy_env_read():
+    """When the LLM is built before ``AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES`` is exported
+    (e.g. constructed at module import), the lazy client builder must still
+    pick up the env value — same pattern as the existing api_key/endpoint
+    lazy reads."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(
+            model="gpt-4",
+            api_key="test-key",
+            endpoint="https://test.openai.azure.com",
+        )
+        assert llm.credential_scopes is None
+
+    with patch.dict(
+        os.environ,
+        {"AZURE_CREDENTIAL_SCOPES": "https://late/.default"},
+        clear=True,
+    ):
+        kwargs = llm._make_client_kwargs()
+        assert kwargs["credential_scopes"] == ["https://late/.default"]
+        assert llm.credential_scopes == ["https://late/.default"]
+
+
+def test_azure_credential_scopes_in_to_config_dict():
+    """Config round-trips the scopes so an LLM rebuilt from `to_config_dict`
+    keeps the same audience."""
+    from crewai.llms.providers.azure.completion import AzureCompletion
+
+    scopes = ["https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default"]
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, {}, clear=True):
+        llm = AzureCompletion(
+            model="gpt-4",
+            api_key="test-key",
+            endpoint="https://test.openai.azure.com",
+            credential_scopes=scopes,
+        )
+        config = llm.to_config_dict()
+        assert config["credential_scopes"] == scopes