diff --git a/pkg/inject/envoy_test.go b/pkg/inject/envoy_test.go
index 9604d795..b3925797 100644
--- a/pkg/inject/envoy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/inject/envoy_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 			Namespace: "my-ns",
 			Name:      "my-pod",
 			Annotations: map[string]string{
-				"appmesh.k8s.aws/sidecarEnv": "DD_ENV=prod, APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME=random_val",
+				"appmesh.k8s.aws/sidecarEnv": "DD_ENV=prod, APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN=random_val, APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME=random_val",
 			},
 		},
 		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -401,6 +405,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -543,6 +551,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -725,6 +737,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -878,6 +894,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1030,6 +1050,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1177,6 +1201,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1335,6 +1363,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1518,6 +1550,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1683,6 +1719,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1826,6 +1866,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -1984,6 +2028,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2149,6 +2197,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2348,6 +2400,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2507,6 +2563,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2669,6 +2729,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2798,7 +2862,7 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 					Namespace: "my-ns",
 					Name:      "my-pod",
 					Annotations: map[string]string{
-						"appmesh.k8s.aws/sidecarEnv": "DD_ENV=prod, APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME=random_val",
+						"appmesh.k8s.aws/sidecarEnv": "DD_ENV=prod, APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN=random_val, APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME=random_val",
 					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
@@ -2842,6 +2906,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
@@ -2997,6 +3065,10 @@ func Test_envoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 								FailureThreshold:    3,
 							},
 							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualNode/my-vn_my-ns",
diff --git a/pkg/inject/sidecar_builder.go b/pkg/inject/sidecar_builder.go
index 76589aff..d046b119 100644
--- a/pkg/inject/sidecar_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/inject/sidecar_builder.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func updateEnvMapForEnvoy(vars EnvoyTemplateVariables, env map[string]string, vn
 	// add all the controller managed env to the map so
 	// 1) we remove duplicates
 	// 2) we don't allow overriding controller managed env with pod annotations
+	env["APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN"] = vname
 	env["APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME"] = vname
 	env["AWS_REGION"] = vars.AWSRegion
 
diff --git a/pkg/inject/virtualgateway_envoy_test.go b/pkg/inject/virtualgateway_envoy_test.go
index dc8590ca..7ad717bc 100644
--- a/pkg/inject/virtualgateway_envoy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/inject/virtualgateway_envoy_test.go
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 							Name:  "TEST_ENV",
 							Value: "test_val",
 						},
+						{
+							Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+							Value: "incorrect_node_name",
+						},
 						{
 							Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 							Value: "incorrect_node_name",
@@ -325,6 +329,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -441,6 +449,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -562,6 +574,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -663,6 +679,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "TEST_ENV",
 									Value: "test_val",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -780,6 +800,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "TEST_ENV",
 									Value: "test_val",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -897,6 +921,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "TEST_ENV",
 									Value: "test_val",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1029,6 +1057,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1188,6 +1220,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1323,6 +1359,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1461,6 +1501,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1586,6 +1630,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1705,6 +1753,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "APPMESH_SDS_SOCKET_PATH",
 									Value: "/run/spire/sockets/agent.sock",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1839,6 +1891,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "AWS_REGION",
 									Value: "us-west-2",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
@@ -1958,6 +2014,10 @@ func Test_virtualGatewayEnvoyMutator_mutate(t *testing.T) {
 									Name:  "APPMESH_SDS_SOCKET_PATH",
 									Value: "/run/spire/sockets/agent.sock",
 								},
+								{
+									Name:  "APPMESH_RESOURCE_ARN",
+									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",
+								},
 								{
 									Name:  "APPMESH_VIRTUAL_NODE_NAME",
 									Value: "mesh/my-mesh/virtualGateway/my-vg_my-ns",