diff --git a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault.go b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault.go
index 4b4acd85..c18cb991 100644
--- a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault.go
+++ b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault.go
@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@ package azurekeyvault
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/keyvault/v7.1/keyvault"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ func (v *Wrapper) SetConfig(_ context.Context, opt ...wrapping.Option) (*wrappin
 	v.baseURL = v.buildBaseURL()
 
 	if v.client == nil {
-		client, err := v.getKeyVaultClient()
+		client, err := v.getKeyVaultClient(nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error initializing Azure Key Vault wrapper client: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -295,7 +302,7 @@ func (v *Wrapper) buildBaseURL() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.%s/", v.vaultName, v.environment.KeyVaultDNSSuffix)
 }
 
-func (v *Wrapper) getKeyVaultClient() (*keyvault.BaseClient, error) {
+func (v *Wrapper) getKeyVaultClient(withCertPool *x509.CertPool) (*keyvault.BaseClient, error) {
 	var authorizer autorest.Authorizer
 	var err error
 
@@ -321,8 +328,42 @@ func (v *Wrapper) getKeyVaultClient() (*keyvault.BaseClient, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{
+		Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+		KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+	customTransport := &http.Transport{
+		Proxy:                 http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		DialContext:           dialer.DialContext,
+		ForceAttemptHTTP2:     true,
+		MaxIdleConns:          100,
+		IdleConnTimeout:       90 * time.Second,
+		TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		ExpectContinueTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+			MinVersion:    tls.VersionTLS12,
+			Renegotiation: tls.RenegotiateFreelyAsClient,
+			RootCAs:       withCertPool,
+		},
+	}
+	if http2Transport, err := http2.ConfigureTransports(customTransport); err == nil {
+		// if the connection has been idle for 10 seconds, send a ping frame for a health check
+		http2Transport.ReadIdleTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+		// if there's no response to the ping within 2 seconds, close the connection
+		http2Transport.PingTimeout = 2 * time.Second
+	}
+
 	client := keyvault.New()
 	client.Authorizer = authorizer
+	client.SendDecorators = append(client.SendDecorators, func(s autorest.Sender) autorest.Sender {
+		if ar, ok := s.(autorest.Client); ok {
+			ar.Sender = &http.Client{
+				Transport: customTransport,
+			}
+			return ar
+		}
+		return s
+	})
 	return &client, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault_acc_test.go b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault_acc_test.go
index 2d726ac3..1ba45886 100644
--- a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault_acc_test.go
+++ b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/azurekeyvault_acc_test.go
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ package azurekeyvault
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/keyvault/v7.1/keyvault"
+	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest"
 	"github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/azure"
 	wrapping "github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping/v2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -102,3 +108,64 @@ func TestAzureKeyVault_Lifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %s, got %s", input, pt)
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_getKeyVaultClient(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	config := map[string]string{
+		"disallow_env_vars": "true",
+		"tenant_id":         "a-tenant-id",
+		"client_id":         "a-client-id",
+		"client_secret":     "a-client-secret",
+		"environment":       azure.PublicCloud.Name,
+		"resource":          "a-resource",
+		"vault_name":        "a-vault-name",
+		"key_name":          "a-key-name",
+	}
+	s := NewWrapper()
+	_, err := s.SetConfig(
+		context.Background(),
+		wrapping.WithConfigMap(config),
+		WithKeyNotRequired(true),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("send-decorators-set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// let's at least ensure that the custom SendDecorator is being properly
+		// set.
+		t.Parallel()
+		got, err := s.getKeyVaultClient(nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, got.SendDecorators)
+	})
+	t.Run("force-tls-error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// not great, but this test will at least ensure that the client's
+		// custom TLS transport is being used
+		t.Parallel()
+		ts := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			w.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("version: %s", tls.VersionName(r.TLS.Version))))
+		}))
+		ts.TLS = &tls.Config{
+			MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS10,
+			MaxVersion: tls.VersionTLS10,
+		}
+		ts.StartTLS()
+		defer ts.Close()
+
+		certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+		certPool.AddCert(ts.Certificate())
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		client, err := s.getKeyVaultClient(certPool)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, client.SendDecorators)
+		client.Authorizer = &authorizer{}
+		_, err = client.GetKey(context.Background(), ts.URL, "global", "1")
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "tls: protocol version not supported")
+	})
+}
+
+type authorizer struct{}
+
+func (*authorizer) WithAuthorization() autorest.PrepareDecorator {
+	return autorest.WithNothing()
+}
diff --git a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.mod b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.mod
index 1c9a786a..f456bd8c 100644
--- a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.mod
+++ b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.4.0
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping/v2 v2.0.9-0.20230228100945-740d2999c798
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
+	golang.org/x/net v0.6.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.6.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.sum b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.sum
index bdbc20ee..89dcc9c6 100644
--- a/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.sum
+++ b/wrappers/azurekeyvault/go.sum
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.6.0 h1:qfktjS5LUO+fFKeJXZ+ikTRijMmljikvG68fpMMruSc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.6.0/go.mod h1:OFC/31mSvZgRz0V1QTNCzfAI1aIRzbiufJtkMIlEp58=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
+golang.org/x/net v0.6.0 h1:L4ZwwTvKW9gr0ZMS1yrHD9GZhIuVjOBBnaKH+SPQK0Q=
+golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 h1:4BRB4x83lYWy72KwLD/qYDuTu7q9PjSagHvijDw7cLo=
+golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1 h1:go1bK/D/BFZV2I8cIQd1NKEZ+0owSTG1fDTci4IqFcE=