diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 53bf2fdbbe..0f65b877da 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ from awx.main.utils.safe_yaml import safe_dump, sanitize_jinja
 from awx.main.utils.reload import stop_local_services
 from awx.main.utils.pglock import advisory_lock
 from awx.main.utils.handlers import SpecialInventoryHandler
-from awx.main.utils.receptor import get_receptor_ctl, worker_info
+from awx.main.utils.receptor import get_receptor_ctl, worker_info, get_conn_type, get_tls_client
 from awx.main.consumers import emit_channel_notification
 from awx.main import analytics
 from awx.conf import settings_registry
@@ -3049,6 +3049,9 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
         _kw = {}
         if self.work_type == 'ansible-runner':
             _kw['node'] = self.task.instance.execution_node
+            use_stream_tls = get_conn_type(_kw['node'], receptor_ctl).name == "STREAMTLS"
+            _kw['tlsclient'] = get_tls_client(use_stream_tls)
+
         result = receptor_ctl.submit_work(worktype=self.work_type, payload=sockout.makefile('rb'), params=self.receptor_params, **_kw)
         self.unit_id = result['unitid']
         self.task.update_model(self.task.instance.pk, work_unit_id=result['unitid'])
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/receptor.py b/awx/main/utils/receptor.py
index 9781d92720..fa1cb8f4cc 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/receptor.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/receptor.py
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ import time
 
 from receptorctl.socket_interface import ReceptorControl
 
+from enum import Enum, unique
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.utils.receptor')
 
+__RECEPTOR_CONF = '/etc/receptor/receptor.conf'
+
+
+@unique
+class ReceptorConnectionType(Enum):
+    DATAGRAM = 0
+    STREAM = 1
+    STREAMTLS = 2
+
 
 def get_receptor_sockfile():
-    receptor_conf = '/etc/receptor/receptor.conf'
-    with open(receptor_conf, 'r') as f:
+    with open(__RECEPTOR_CONF, 'r') as f:
         data = yaml.safe_load(f)
     for section in data:
         for entry_name, entry_data in section.items():
@@ -18,23 +27,49 @@ def get_receptor_sockfile():
                 if 'filename' in entry_data:
                     return entry_data['filename']
                 else:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f'Receptor conf {receptor_conf} control-service entry does not have a filename parameter')
+                    raise RuntimeError(f'Receptor conf {__RECEPTOR_CONF} control-service entry does not have a filename parameter')
     else:
-        raise RuntimeError(f'Receptor conf {receptor_conf} does not have control-service entry needed to get sockfile')
+        raise RuntimeError(f'Receptor conf {__RECEPTOR_CONF} does not have control-service entry needed to get sockfile')
+
+
+def get_tls_client(use_stream_tls=None):
+    if not use_stream_tls:
+        return None
+
+    with open(__RECEPTOR_CONF, 'r') as f:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    for section in data:
+        for entry_name, entry_data in section.items():
+            if entry_name == 'tls-client':
+                if 'name' in entry_data:
+                    return entry_data['name']
+    return None
 
 
 def get_receptor_ctl():
     receptor_sockfile = get_receptor_sockfile()
-    return ReceptorControl(receptor_sockfile)
+    try:
+        return ReceptorControl(receptor_sockfile, config=__RECEPTOR_CONF, tlsclient=get_tls_client(True))
+    except RuntimeError:
+        return ReceptorControl(receptor_sockfile)
+
+
+def get_conn_type(node_name, receptor_ctl):
+    all_nodes = receptor_ctl.simple_command("status").get('Advertisements', None)
+    for node in all_nodes:
+        if node.get('NodeID') == node_name:
+            return ReceptorConnectionType(node.get('ConnType'))
 
 
 def worker_info(node_name, work_type='ansible-runner'):
     receptor_ctl = get_receptor_ctl()
+    use_stream_tls = get_conn_type(node_name, receptor_ctl).name == "STREAMTLS"
     transmit_start = time.time()
     error_list = []
     data = {'errors': error_list, 'transmit_timing': 0.0}
 
     kwargs = {}
+    kwargs['tlsclient'] = get_tls_client(use_stream_tls)
     if work_type != 'local':
         kwargs['ttl'] = '20s'
     result = receptor_ctl.submit_work(worktype=work_type, payload='', params={"params": f"--worker-info"}, node=node_name, **kwargs)