diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/identitytokenrole_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/identitytokenrole_types.go
index ba83cbdf..5477e28c 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/identitytokenrole_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/identitytokenrole_types.go
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ func (d *IdentityTokenRole) IsInitialized() bool {
 }
 
 func (d *IdentityTokenRole) PrepareInternalValues(context context.Context, object client.Object) error {
+	if d.Spec.Template == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	resolved, err := vaultutils.ResolveAuthAccessors(context, d.Spec.Template)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	d.Spec.Template = resolved
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/policy_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/policy_types.go
index 6bd8eaaa..6558a031 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/policy_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/policy_types.go
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"reflect"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
 
-	vault "github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
 	vaultutils "github.com/redhat-cop/vault-config-operator/api/v1alpha1/utils"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -76,35 +72,15 @@ func (d *Policy) IsDeletable() bool {
 }
 
 func (d *Policy) PrepareInternalValues(context context.Context, object client.Object) error {
-	// Fast path escape if no "${..}" placeholder is detected
-	match, err := regexp.MatchString("\\${[^}]+}", d.Spec.Policy)
-	if err != nil || !match {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	log := log.FromContext(context)
-
-	// Retrieves the list of auth engines to get their accessors
-	// Kinda duplicates logic found in VaultEngineObject.retrieveAccessor
-	vaultClient := context.Value("vaultClient").(*vault.Client)
-	secret, err := vaultClient.Logical().Read("sys/auth")
+	resolved, err := vaultutils.ResolveAuthAccessors(context, d.Spec.Policy)
 	if err != nil {
-		// Log but ignore the error: do not resolve placeholders
-		log.Error(err, "could not resolve auth engine accessor(s) in policy rule - unable to retrieve auth engines at", "path", "sys/auth")
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
-	if secret == nil {
-		return errors.New("could not resolve auth engine accessor(s) in policy rule - listing auth engines at sys/auth unexpectedly returned null")
+	if resolved != d.Spec.Policy {
+		d.Spec.Policy = resolved
+		log := log.FromContext(context)
+		log.V(1).Info("Auth engine accessor(s) resolved", "policy", d.Spec.Policy)
 	}
-
-	for key, data := range secret.Data {
-		authenginepath := strings.Trim(key, "/")
-		placeholder := "${auth/" + authenginepath + "/@accessor}"
-		accessor := data.(map[string]interface{})["accessor"].(string)
-		d.Spec.Policy = strings.ReplaceAll(d.Spec.Policy, placeholder, accessor)
-	}
-
-	log.V(1).Info("Auth engine accessor(s) resolved", "policy", d.Spec.Policy)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/utils/commons.go b/api/v1alpha1/utils/commons.go
index 00f20720..769a52cb 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/utils/commons.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/utils/commons.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -433,6 +434,38 @@ func GetFinalizer(instance client.Object) string {
 	return "controller-" + strings.ToLower(instance.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind)
 }
 
+// ResolveAuthAccessors replaces all occurrences of ${auth/<auth engine path>/@accessor} in the given
+// input string with the actual accessor value from Vault. It reads all auth engines from sys/auth
+// and performs the replacement for each one. If no placeholders are found, the input is returned unchanged.
+// The Vault role used for authentication must have read and list access to sys/auth for this to work.
+func ResolveAuthAccessors(context context.Context, input string) (string, error) {
+	match, err := regexp.MatchString("\\${[^}]+}", input)
+	if err != nil || !match {
+		return input, nil
+	}
+
+	log := log.FromContext(context)
+
+	vaultClient := context.Value("vaultClient").(*vault.Client)
+	secret, err := vaultClient.Logical().Read("sys/auth")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "could not resolve auth engine accessor(s) - unable to retrieve auth engines at", "path", "sys/auth")
+		return input, nil
+	}
+	if secret == nil {
+		return input, errors.New("could not resolve auth engine accessor(s) - listing auth engines at sys/auth unexpectedly returned null")
+	}
+
+	for key, data := range secret.Data {
+		authenginepath := strings.Trim(key, "/")
+		placeholder := "${auth/" + authenginepath + "/@accessor}"
+		accessor := data.(map[string]interface{})["accessor"].(string)
+		input = strings.ReplaceAll(input, placeholder, accessor)
+	}
+
+	return input, nil
+}
+
 // +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
 type TargetNamespaceConfig struct {
 	// TargetNamespaceSelector is a selector of namespaces from which service accounts will receove this role. Either TargetNamespaceSelector or TargetNamespaces can be specified
diff --git a/docs/identities.md b/docs/identities.md
index 5888ef9d..5589e30a 100644
--- a/docs/identities.md
+++ b/docs/identities.md
@@ -226,4 +226,29 @@ The following fields are available:
 - `key` - (required) A configured named key; the key must already exist.
 - `template` - (optional) The template string to use for generating tokens. May be in string-ified JSON or base64 format.
 - `clientID` - (optional) Client ID. A random ID will be generated if left unset.
-- `ttl` - (optional, default: `"24h"`) TTL of the tokens generated against the role.
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+- `ttl` - (optional, default: `"24h"`) TTL of the tokens generated against the role.
+
+### Auth engine accessor resolution in templates
+
+The `template` field supports the same `${auth/<auth engine path>/@accessor}` placeholder syntax as [Policy](../docs/policy-management.md#policy). The operator will automatically replace these placeholders with the accessor of the auth engine mounted at the given path before writing the role to Vault.
+
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: redhatcop.redhat.io/v1alpha1
+kind: IdentityTokenRole
+metadata:
+  name: identitytokenrole-with-accessor
+spec:
+  authentication:
+    path: kubernetes
+    role: policy-admin
+  key: identitytokenkey-sample
+  template: |
+    {
+      "namespace": {{identity.entity.aliases.${auth/kubernetes/@accessor}.metadata.service_account_namespace}}
+    }
+  ttl: "24h"
+```
+
+Note: the Vault role used for authentication (specified in the `authentication` section) must have `read` and `list` access to Vault's `sys/auth` API endpoint for this automated resolution to work. Any unresolved placeholder is left as-is in the configured template.
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