diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/README.md b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/README.md
index bf8a6a5a21b..3537e723f43 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/README.md
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ configuration overwrites on startup.
   go run ./pkg/cmd/grafana apiserver \
     --runtime-config=example.grafana.app/v0alpha1=true \
     --secure-port 7443 \
-    --client-ca-file=$PWD/data/grafana-aggregator/ca.crt
+    --requestheader-client-ca-file=$PWD/data/grafana-aggregator/ca.crt \
+    --requestheader-extra-headers-prefix=X-Remote-Extra- \
+    --requestheader-group-headers=X-Remote-Group \
+    --requestheader-username-headers=X-Remote-User \
+    -v 10
   ```
 6. After 10 seconds, check `APIService` again. It should report as available.
   ```shell
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/provider.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..389c808d528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package authenticator
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/authenticator"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/request/union"
+)
+
+func NewAuthenticator(authRequestHandlers ...authenticator.Request) authenticator.Request {
+	handlers := append([]authenticator.Request{authenticator.RequestFunc(signedInUserAuthenticator)}, authRequestHandlers...)
+	return union.New(handlers...)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b407976dcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package authenticator
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/authenticator"
+	k8suser "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/appcontext"
+)
+
+var _ authenticator.RequestFunc = signedInUserAuthenticator
+
+func signedInUserAuthenticator(req *http.Request) (*authenticator.Response, bool, error) {
+	ctx := req.Context()
+	signedInUser, err := appcontext.User(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.V(5).Info("failed to get signed in user", "err", err)
+		return nil, false, nil
+	}
+
+	userInfo := &k8suser.DefaultInfo{
+		Name:   signedInUser.Login,
+		UID:    signedInUser.UserUID,
+		Groups: []string{},
+		Extra:  map[string][]string{},
+	}
+
+	for _, v := range signedInUser.Teams {
+		userInfo.Groups = append(userInfo.Groups, strconv.FormatInt(v, 10))
+	}
+
+	if signedInUser.IDToken != "" {
+		userInfo.Extra["ID-Token"] = []string{signedInUser.IDToken}
+	}
+
+	return &authenticator.Response{
+		User: userInfo,
+	}, true, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser_test.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79cc041a213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator/signedinuser_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package authenticator
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/appcontext"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/authenticator"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/request/union"
+)
+
+func TestSignedInUser(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("should call next authenticator if SignedInUser is not set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:3000/apis", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		mockAuthenticator := &mockAuthenticator{}
+		all := union.New(authenticator.RequestFunc(signedInUserAuthenticator), mockAuthenticator)
+		res, ok, err := all.AuthenticateRequest(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.False(t, ok)
+		require.Nil(t, res)
+		require.True(t, mockAuthenticator.called)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should set user and group", func(t *testing.T) {
+		u := &user.SignedInUser{
+			Login:   "admin",
+			UserID:  1,
+			UserUID: uuid.New().String(),
+			Teams:   []int64{1, 2},
+		}
+		ctx := appcontext.WithUser(context.Background(), u)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:3000/apis", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+		mockAuthenticator := &mockAuthenticator{}
+		all := union.New(authenticator.RequestFunc(signedInUserAuthenticator), mockAuthenticator)
+		res, ok, err := all.AuthenticateRequest(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.False(t, mockAuthenticator.called)
+
+		require.Equal(t, u.Login, res.User.GetName())
+		require.Equal(t, u.UserUID, res.User.GetUID())
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"1", "2"}, res.User.GetGroups())
+		require.Empty(t, res.User.GetExtra()["ID-Token"])
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should set ID token when available", func(t *testing.T) {
+		u := &user.SignedInUser{
+			Login:   "admin",
+			UserID:  1,
+			UserUID: uuid.New().String(),
+			Teams:   []int64{1, 2},
+			IDToken: "test-id-token",
+		}
+		ctx := appcontext.WithUser(context.Background(), u)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:3000/apis", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+		mockAuthenticator := &mockAuthenticator{}
+		all := union.New(authenticator.RequestFunc(signedInUserAuthenticator), mockAuthenticator)
+		res, ok, err := all.AuthenticateRequest(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+
+		require.False(t, mockAuthenticator.called)
+		require.Equal(t, u.Login, res.User.GetName())
+		require.Equal(t, u.UserUID, res.User.GetUID())
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"1", "2"}, res.User.GetGroups())
+		require.Equal(t, "test-id-token", res.User.GetExtra()["ID-Token"][0])
+	})
+}
+
+var _ authenticator.Request = (*mockAuthenticator)(nil)
+
+type mockAuthenticator struct {
+	called bool
+}
+
+func (a *mockAuthenticator) AuthenticateRequest(req *http.Request) (*authenticator.Response, bool, error) {
+	a.called = true
+	return nil, false, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index 8233c4bd51c..aaa5f4ad376 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/modules"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/registry"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/aggregator"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authenticator"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/auth/authorizer"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/builder"
 	grafanaresponsewriter "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/responsewriter"
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	serverConfig.Authorization.Authorizer = s.authorizer
+	serverConfig.Authentication.Authenticator = authenticator.NewAuthenticator(serverConfig.Authentication.Authenticator)
 	serverConfig.TracerProvider = s.tracing.GetTracerProvider()
 
 	// setup loopback transport for the aggregator server