diff --git a/builtin/logical/nomad/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/nomad/backend_test.go
index 985ef4c9b..8452c2b01 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/nomad/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/nomad/backend_test.go
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ func TestBackend_config_Bootstrap(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := map[string]interface{}{
 		"address":               connData["address"].(string),
 		"max_token_name_length": 0,
+		"ca_cert":               "",
+		"client_cert":           "",
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, resp.Data) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", expected, resp.Data)
@@ -242,6 +244,59 @@ func TestBackend_config_access(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := map[string]interface{}{
 		"address":               connData["address"].(string),
 		"max_token_name_length": 0,
+		"ca_cert":               "",
+		"client_cert":           "",
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, resp.Data) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", expected, resp.Data)
+	}
+	if resp.Data["token"] != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("token should not be set in the response")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_config_access_with_certs(t *testing.T) {
+	config := logical.TestBackendConfig()
+	config.StorageView = &logical.InmemStorage{}
+	b, err := Factory(context.Background(), config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	cleanup, svccfg := prepareTestContainer(t, true)
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	connData := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address":     svccfg.URL().String(),
+		"token":       svccfg.Token,
+		"ca_cert":     caCert,
+		"client_cert": clientCert,
+		"client_key":  clientKey,
+	}
+
+	confReq := &logical.Request{
+		Operation: logical.UpdateOperation,
+		Path:      "config/access",
+		Storage:   config.StorageView,
+		Data:      connData,
+	}
+
+	resp, err := b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), confReq)
+	if err != nil || (resp != nil && resp.IsError()) || resp != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write configuration: resp:%#v err:%s", resp, err)
+	}
+
+	confReq.Operation = logical.ReadOperation
+	resp, err = b.HandleRequest(context.Background(), confReq)
+	if err != nil || (resp != nil && resp.IsError()) {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write configuration: resp:%#v err:%s", resp, err)
+	}
+
+	expected := map[string]interface{}{
+		"address":               connData["address"].(string),
+		"max_token_name_length": 0,
+		"ca_cert":               caCert,
+		"client_cert":           clientCert,
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, resp.Data) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: expected:%#v\nactual:%#v\n", expected, resp.Data)
@@ -449,6 +504,8 @@ func TestBackend_max_token_name_length(t *testing.T) {
 			expected := map[string]interface{}{
 				"address":               svccfg.URL().String(),
 				"max_token_name_length": tc.tokenLength,
+				"ca_cert":               "",
+				"client_cert":           "",
 			}
 
 			expectedMaxTokenNameLength := maxTokenNameLength
@@ -553,3 +610,96 @@ func TestBackend_max_token_name_length(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+const caCert = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIF7zCCA9egAwIBAgIINVVQic4bju8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwaDELMAkGA1UE
+BhMCVVMxFDASBgNVBAoMC1Vuc3BlY2lmaWVkMR8wHQYDVQQLDBZjYS0zODQzMDY2
+NDA5ODI5MjQwNTU5MSIwIAYDVQQDDBl4cHMxNS5sb2NhbC5jaXBoZXJib3kuY29t
+MB4XDTIyMDYwMjIxMTgxN1oXDTIzMDcwNTIxMTgxN1owaDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx
+FDASBgNVBAoMC1Vuc3BlY2lmaWVkMR8wHQYDVQQLDBZjYS0zODQzMDY2NDA5ODI5
+MjQwNTU5MSIwIAYDVQQDDBl4cHMxNS5sb2NhbC5jaXBoZXJib3kuY29tMIICIjAN
+BgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEA35VilgfqMUKhword7wORXRFyPbpz
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+YW1BwYXpQ0TamJ58pC/iNgEp5FAxKt9d3RggesMA7pvG/f8fNgsa/Tku/PeEXNPA
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+2CaTwBpV421C9BfEmtSAksGDIWYujfiHb6XNaQrt8Hu85GBuPUudVn0lpoXLn2xD
+rGK8WEK2gWZ4eez3ZDLbpLui6c1m7AVlMtj374s+LHcD7JIxY475Na7pXmEWReqM
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+hwh/AAAB/wAAADAkBgNVHREEHTAbghl4cHMxNS5sb2NhbC5jaXBoZXJib3kuY29t
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+n9ivwj+sTG1XmJYXp8naLg4wdzIUf2fJxaFNI5Yq4elZ8sY=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`
+
+const clientCert = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIEsDCCApigAwIBAgIIRY1JBRIynFYwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwaDELMAkGA1UE
+BhMCVVMxFDASBgNVBAoMC1Vuc3BlY2lmaWVkMR8wHQYDVQQLDBZjYS0zODQzMDY2
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+Wi4+cQ==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----`
+
+const clientKey = `-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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+Tll+qwEZpXSRa5OWWTpGV8I=
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----`
diff --git a/builtin/logical/nomad/path_config_access.go b/builtin/logical/nomad/path_config_access.go
index d834b0b19..b482a9c1a 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/nomad/path_config_access.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/nomad/path_config_access.go
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ func (b *backend) pathConfigAccessRead(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request
 		Data: map[string]interface{}{
 			"address":               conf.Address,
 			"max_token_name_length": conf.MaxTokenNameLength,
+			"ca_cert":               conf.CACert,
+			"client_cert":           conf.ClientCert,
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/changelog/15809.txt b/changelog/15809.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87e42c82e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/15809.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+secret/nomad: allow reading CA and client auth certificate from /nomad/config/access
+```