diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/azure-container-registry.mdx b/src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/azure-container-registry.mdx
index c15e2f39..cf89eda4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/azure-container-registry.mdx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/docs/integrations/cloud/azure/azure-container-registry.mdx
@@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ The preceding code:
- Uses parameters to allow for dynamic configuration of the registry name and resource group.
- Optionally grants the `AcrPush` role to a project resource named `api`, allowing it to push images to the registry.
+### Access the registry from a compute environment
+
+Compute environments such as `AzureContainerAppEnvironment` and `AzureAppServiceEnvironment` automatically provision a default Azure Container Registry. You can also specify an explicit registry with `WithAzureContainerRegistry`. In either case, access the registry through the `ContainerRegistry` property:
+
+```csharp title="C# — Access the registry from the compute environment"
+var env = builder.AddAzureContainerAppEnvironment("env");
+
+// A default registry is auto-provisioned — no need to call
+// WithAzureContainerRegistry unless you want a specific one
+var registry = env.Resource.ContainerRegistry;
+```
+
+
+
### Key features
**Automatic credential flow**
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/content/docs/whats-new/aspire-13-2.mdx b/src/frontend/src/content/docs/whats-new/aspire-13-2.mdx
index f08b3d3e..eb462c82 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/content/docs/whats-new/aspire-13-2.mdx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/content/docs/whats-new/aspire-13-2.mdx
@@ -444,18 +444,33 @@ Some connection properties have been updated for consistency. If your polyglot a
### IAzureContainerRegistry obsolete
-The `IAzureContainerRegistry` interface is now obsolete. Use the `ContainerRegistry` property on compute environments instead:
+The `IAzureContainerRegistry` interface is now obsolete. Previously, accessing container registry information from a compute environment required casting the environment to `IAzureContainerRegistry`. This mixed resource identity with deployment-target concerns. In Aspire 13.2, a new `IAzureContainerRegistryResource` interface models the registry as a proper resource, and you access it through the `ContainerRegistry` property on `IAzureComputeEnvironmentResource`.
-```csharp title="C# — Container registry access (before)" data-disable-copy
-// Before (Aspire 13.1)
+```csharp title="C# — Before: casting to IAzureContainerRegistry" data-disable-copy
+// Aspire 13.1 — cast the compute environment
var registry = environment as IAzureContainerRegistry;
+if (registry is not null)
+{
+ var name = registry.Name;
+ var endpoint = registry.Endpoint;
+ var managedIdentityId = registry.ManagedIdentityId;
+}
```
-```csharp title="C# — Container registry access (after)"
-// After (Aspire 13.2)
+```csharp title="C# — After: using the ContainerRegistry property"
+// Aspire 13.2 — access directly from the compute environment
var registry = environment.ContainerRegistry;
+if (registry is not null)
+{
+ var name = registry.Name;
+ var endpoint = registry.Endpoint;
+}
```
+
+
### Migration from Aspire 13.1 to 13.2
@@ -464,7 +479,7 @@ var registry = environment.ContainerRegistry;
2. **Update your projects**: Run `aspire update` in your project directory.
3. **Run aspire doctor**: Validate your environment with `aspire doctor`.
4. **Review event handlers**: Check any `BeforeResourceStartedEvent` handlers for compatibility.
-5. **Update Azure container registry access**: Replace `IAzureContainerRegistry` casts with `ContainerRegistry` property access.
+5. **Update Azure container registry access**: Replace any `IAzureContainerRegistry` casts with the `ContainerRegistry` property on `IAzureComputeEnvironmentResource`. Remove any references to `ManagedIdentityId` on the registry interface.