diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl/ssl_security_connector.cc b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl/ssl_security_connector.cc
index 0318e0aeb62..87ebd7ad171 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl/ssl_security_connector.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl/ssl_security_connector.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ grpc_error* ssl_check_peer(
     gpr_free(msg);
     return error;
   }
-  *auth_context = grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(peer);
+  *auth_context =
+      grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(peer, GRPC_SSL_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE);
   return GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.cc b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.cc
index bacd31a1f30..9686426074e 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int grpc_ssl_cmp_target_name(
 }
 
 grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_auth_context> grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(
-    const tsi_peer* peer) {
+    const tsi_peer* peer, const char* transport_security_type) {
   size_t i;
   const char* peer_identity_property_name = nullptr;
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_auth_context> grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(
       grpc_core::MakeRefCounted<grpc_auth_context>(nullptr);
   grpc_auth_context_add_cstring_property(
       ctx.get(), GRPC_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE_PROPERTY_NAME,
-      GRPC_SSL_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE);
+      transport_security_type);
   for (i = 0; i < peer->property_count; i++) {
     const tsi_peer_property* prop = &peer->properties[i];
     if (prop->name == nullptr) continue;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.h b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.h
index c13dd90a932..6ee2c3c7248 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/ssl_utils.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ grpc_security_status grpc_ssl_tsi_server_handshaker_factory_init(
 
 /* Exposed for testing only. */
 grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_auth_context> grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(
-    const tsi_peer* peer);
+    const tsi_peer* peer, const char* transport_security_type);
 tsi_peer grpc_shallow_peer_from_ssl_auth_context(
     const grpc_auth_context* auth_context);
 void grpc_shallow_peer_destruct(tsi_peer* peer);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/tls/spiffe_security_connector.cc b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/tls/spiffe_security_connector.cc
index bac32c08813..85ff3c43eab 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/tls/spiffe_security_connector.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/security_connector/tls/spiffe_security_connector.cc
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ void SpiffeChannelSecurityConnector::check_peer(
     tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
     return;
   }
-  *auth_context = grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(&peer);
+  *auth_context = grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(
+      &peer, GRPC_TLS_SPIFFE_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE);
   const SpiffeCredentials* creds =
       static_cast<const SpiffeCredentials*>(channel_creds());
   const grpc_tls_server_authorization_check_config* config =
@@ -436,7 +437,8 @@ void SpiffeServerSecurityConnector::check_peer(
     grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_auth_context>* auth_context,
     grpc_closure* on_peer_checked) {
   grpc_error* error = grpc_ssl_check_alpn(&peer);
-  *auth_context = grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(&peer);
+  *auth_context = grpc_ssl_peer_to_auth_context(
+      &peer, GRPC_TLS_SPIFFE_TRANSPORT_SECURITY_TYPE);
   tsi_peer_destruct(&peer);
   GRPC_CLOSURE_SCHED(on_peer_checked, error);
 }