diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.cc
index 27bdb5092a3..26c27618860 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ Status AzureOptions::ConfigureAccountKeyCredential(const std::string& account_na
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+Status AzureOptions::ConfigureClientSecretCredential(const std::string& account_name,
+                                                     const std::string& tenant_id,
+                                                     const std::string& client_id,
+                                                     const std::string& client_secret) {
+  credential_kind_ = CredentialKind::kTokenCredential;
+  token_credential_ = std::make_shared<Azure::Identity::ClientSecretCredential>(
+      tenant_id, client_id, client_secret);
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 Status AzureOptions::ConfigureDefaultCredential(const std::string& account_name) {
   credential_kind_ = CredentialKind::kTokenCredential;
   token_credential_ = std::make_shared<Azure::Identity::DefaultAzureCredential>();
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.h b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.h
index 69f62952370..346dd349e93 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs.h
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ struct ARROW_EXPORT AzureOptions {
   Status ConfigureAccountKeyCredential(const std::string& account_name,
                                        const std::string& account_key);
 
+  Status ConfigureClientSecretCredential(const std::string& account_name,
+                                         const std::string& tenant_id,
+                                         const std::string& client_id,
+                                         const std::string& client_secret);
+
   bool Equals(const AzureOptions& other) const;
 
   std::string AccountBlobUrl(const std::string& account_name) const;
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs_test.cc
index 3266c1bfda2..62c5ef22320 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/filesystem/azurefs_test.cc
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@ class AzureHierarchicalNSEnv : public AzureEnvImpl<AzureHierarchicalNSEnv> {
   bool WithHierarchicalNamespace() const final { return true; }
 };
 
+TEST(AzureFileSystem, InitializeFilesystemWithClientSecretCredential) {
+  AzureOptions options;
+  ARROW_EXPECT_OK(options.ConfigureClientSecretCredential(
+      "dummy-account-name", "tenant_id", "client_id", "client_secret"));
+  EXPECT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(auto fs, AzureFileSystem::Make(options));
+}
+
 TEST(AzureFileSystem, InitializeFilesystemWithDefaultCredential) {
   AzureOptions options;
   ARROW_EXPECT_OK(options.ConfigureDefaultCredential("dummy-account-name"));