diff --git a/docs/changelog/135484.yaml b/docs/changelog/135484.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cac2793ead10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/135484.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 135484
+summary: Add origin to client in SLM task
+area: ILM+SLM
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleTask.java b/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleTask.java
index f75eed517dbdb..7e71c04f06391 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleTask.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleTask.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.snapshots.get.GetSnapshotsRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.snapshots.get.TransportGetSnapshotsAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.Client;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.OriginSettingClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterStateUpdateTask;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ProjectState;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public SnapshotLifecycleTask(
         final SnapshotHistoryStore historyStore
     ) {
         this.projectId = projectId;
-        this.client = client;
+        this.client = new OriginSettingClient(client, ClientHelper.INDEX_LIFECYCLE_ORIGIN);
         this.clusterService = clusterService;
         this.historyStore = historyStore;
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleServiceTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleServiceTests.java
index e170fa4dd6961..d328b4621d237 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleServiceTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/slm/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/slm/SnapshotLifecycleServiceTests.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.slm;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.util.SetOnce;
+import org.elasticsearch.client.internal.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterChangedEvent;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterName;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ClusterServiceUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
+import org.elasticsearch.test.client.NoOpClient;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.TestThreadPool;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ilm.LifecycleSettings;
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ public void testNothingScheduledWhenNotRunning() throws InterruptedException {
             ClusterService clusterService = ClusterServiceUtils.createClusterService(initialState, threadPool);
             SnapshotLifecycleService sls = new SnapshotLifecycleService(
                 Settings.EMPTY,
-                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> logger.info("triggered")),
+                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> logger.info("triggered"), new NoOpClient(threadPool)),
                 clusterService,
                 clock
             )
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ public void testPolicyCRUD() throws Exception {
             ClusterService clusterService = ClusterServiceUtils.createClusterService(threadPool);
             SnapshotLifecycleService sls = new SnapshotLifecycleService(
                 Settings.EMPTY,
-                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> trigger.get().accept(e)),
+                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> trigger.get().accept(e), new NoOpClient(threadPool)),
                 clusterService,
                 clock
             )
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ public void testPolicyNamesEndingInNumbers() throws Exception {
             ClusterService clusterService = ClusterServiceUtils.createClusterService(threadPool);
             SnapshotLifecycleService sls = new SnapshotLifecycleService(
                 Settings.EMPTY,
-                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> trigger.get().accept(e)),
+                (projectId) -> new FakeSnapshotTask(e -> trigger.get().accept(e), new NoOpClient(threadPool)),
                 clusterService,
                 clock
             )
@@ -509,7 +511,7 @@ public void submitUnbatchedStateUpdateTask(String source, ClusterStateUpdateTask
 
             SnapshotLifecycleService service = new SnapshotLifecycleService(
                 Settings.EMPTY,
-                (projectId) -> new SnapshotLifecycleTask(projectId, null, null, null),
+                (projectId) -> new SnapshotLifecycleTask(projectId, new NoOpClient(threadPool), null, null),
                 fakeService,
                 clock
             );
@@ -529,8 +531,8 @@ public void submitUnbatchedStateUpdateTask(String source, ClusterStateUpdateTask
     class FakeSnapshotTask extends SnapshotLifecycleTask {
         private final Consumer<SchedulerEngine.Event> onTriggered;
 
-        FakeSnapshotTask(Consumer<SchedulerEngine.Event> onTriggered) {
-            super(projectId, null, null, null);
+        FakeSnapshotTask(Consumer<SchedulerEngine.Event> onTriggered, Client client) {
+            super(projectId, client, null, null);
             this.onTriggered = onTriggered;
         }