diff --git a/.changes/infer-signing-identity.md b/.changes/infer-signing-identity.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c07a6b54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/infer-signing-identity.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"tauri-bundler": patch:enhance
+"tauri-cli": patch:enhance
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:enhance
+---
+
+Infer macOS codesign identity from the `APPLE_CERTIFICATE` environment variable when provided, meaning the identity no longer needs to be provided when signing on CI using that option. If the imported certificate name does not match a provided signingIdentity configuration, an error is returned.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
index 0a7c0a0f4..b91e43c5d 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings) -> crate::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
 
   copy_custom_files_to_bundle(&bundle_directory, settings)?;
 
-  if let Some(identity) = &settings.macos().signing_identity {
+  if let Some(keychain) = super::sign::keychain(settings.macos().signing_identity.as_deref())? {
     // Sign frameworks and sidecar binaries first, per apple, signing must be done inside out
     // https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/701514
     sign_paths.push(SignTarget {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings) -> crate::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
     remove_extra_attr(&app_bundle_path)?;
 
     // sign application
-    let keychain = sign(sign_paths, identity, settings)?;
+    sign(&keychain, sign_paths, settings)?;
 
     // notarization is required for distribution
     match notarize_auth() {
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg.rs
index 338866fe7..6e2c0b087 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/dmg.rs
@@ -186,13 +186,14 @@ pub fn bundle_project(settings: &Settings, bundles: &[Bundle]) -> crate::Result<
   fs::rename(bundle_dir.join(dmg_name), dmg_path.clone())?;
 
   // Sign DMG if needed
-  if let Some(identity) = &settings.macos().signing_identity {
+
+  if let Some(keychain) = super::sign::keychain(settings.macos().signing_identity.as_deref())? {
     super::sign::sign(
+      &keychain,
       vec![super::sign::SignTarget {
         path: dmg_path.clone(),
         is_an_executable: false,
       }],
-      identity,
       settings,
     )?;
   }
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/sign.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/sign.rs
index d9e82f157..d5bdca52a 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/sign.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/sign.rs
@@ -16,25 +16,36 @@ pub struct SignTarget {
   pub is_an_executable: bool,
 }
 
-pub fn sign(
-  targets: Vec<SignTarget>,
-  identity: &str,
-  settings: &Settings,
-) -> crate::Result<tauri_macos_sign::Keychain> {
-  log::info!(action = "Signing"; "with identity \"{}\"", identity);
-
-  let keychain = if let (Some(certificate_encoded), Some(certificate_password)) = (
+pub fn keychain(identity: Option<&str>) -> crate::Result<Option<tauri_macos_sign::Keychain>> {
+  if let (Some(certificate_encoded), Some(certificate_password)) = (
     var_os("APPLE_CERTIFICATE"),
     var_os("APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD"),
   ) {
-    // setup keychain allow you to import your certificate
-    // for CI build
-    tauri_macos_sign::Keychain::with_certificate(&certificate_encoded, &certificate_password)?
+    // import user certificate - useful for for CI build
+    let keychain =
+      tauri_macos_sign::Keychain::with_certificate(&certificate_encoded, &certificate_password)?;
+    if let Some(identity) = identity {
+      let certificate_identity = keychain.signing_identity();
+      if !certificate_identity.contains(identity) {
+        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("certificate from APPLE_CERTIFICATE \"{certificate_identity}\" environment variable does not match provided identity \"{identity}\"").into());
+      }
+    }
+    Ok(Some(keychain))
+  } else if let Some(identity) = identity {
+    Ok(Some(tauri_macos_sign::Keychain::with_signing_identity(
+      identity,
+    )))
   } else {
-    tauri_macos_sign::Keychain::with_signing_identity(identity)
-  };
+    Ok(None)
+  }
+}
 
-  log::info!("Signing app bundle...");
+pub fn sign(
+  keychain: &tauri_macos_sign::Keychain,
+  targets: Vec<SignTarget>,
+  settings: &Settings,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+  log::info!(action = "Signing"; "with identity \"{}\"", keychain.signing_identity());
 
   for target in targets {
     keychain.sign(
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn sign(
     )?;
   }
 
-  Ok(keychain)
+  Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn notarize(
diff --git a/tooling/cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md b/tooling/cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
index c10126972..b4e5bb4f7 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
+++ b/tooling/cli/ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.md
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ These environment variables are inputs to the CLI which may have an equivalent C
 - `API_PRIVATE_KEYS_DIR` — Specify the directory where your AuthKey file is located. See `APPLE_API_KEY`.
 - `APPLE_API_ISSUER` — Issuer ID. Required if `APPLE_API_KEY` is specified.
 - `APPLE_API_KEY_PATH` - path to the API key `.p8` file. If not specified, the bundler searches the following directories in sequence for a private key file with the name of 'AuthKey\_<api_key>.p8': './private_keys', '~/private_keys', '~/.private_keys', and '~/.appstoreconnect/private_keys'.
-- `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY` — The identity used to code sign. Overwrites `tauri.conf.json > bundle > macOS > signingIdentity`.
+- `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY` — The identity used to code sign. Overwrites `tauri.conf.json > bundle > macOS > signingIdentity`. If neither are set, it is inferred from `APPLE_CERTIFICATE` when provided.
 - `APPLE_PROVIDER_SHORT_NAME` — If your Apple ID is connected to multiple teams, you have to specify the provider short name of the team you want to use to notarize your app. Overwrites `tauri.conf.json > bundle > macOS > providerShortName`.
-- `APPLE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM` — TODO
+- `APPLE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM` — The team ID used to code sign on iOS. Overwrites `tauri.conf.json > bundle > iOS > developmentTeam`. Can be found in https://developer.apple.com/account#MembershipDetailsCard.
 - `TAURI_WEBVIEW_AUTOMATION` — Enables webview automation (Linux Only).
 - `TAURI_ANDROID_PROJECT_PATH` — Path of the tauri android project, usually will be `<project>/src-tauri/gen/android`.
 - `TAURI_IOS_PROJECT_PATH` — Path of the tauri iOS project, usually will be `<project>/src-tauri/gen/ios`.