diff --git a/src/lib/CHANGELOG.md b/src/lib/CHANGELOG.md
index af1439efb..26fc95ec0 100644
--- a/src/lib/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/lib/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+
+- Support for using Managed Identity with PnP Framework #1002 [koenzomers - Koen Zomers]
+
+### Changed
+
 ## [1.15.0]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/lib/PnP.Framework/AuthenticationManager.cs b/src/lib/PnP.Framework/AuthenticationManager.cs
index 102fd9f6e..a26a74821 100644
--- a/src/lib/PnP.Framework/AuthenticationManager.cs
+++ b/src/lib/PnP.Framework/AuthenticationManager.cs
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ private string GetManagedIdentityToken(string audience)
 
                 Diagnostics.Log.Debug(Constants.LOGGING_SOURCE, $"Sending managed identity token request to {tokenRequestUrl}");
                  
-                var response = new HttpClient().SendAsync(requestMessage).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                var response = PnPHttpClient.Instance.GetHttpClient().SendAsync(requestMessage).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
                 if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {