diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f32ab948..ab54d9151 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -432,6 +432,22 @@ elasticsearch::snapshot_repository { 'backups':
 }
 ```
 
+```elasticsearch::snapshot_repository { azure_backups:
+      type                    => 'azure',
+      container               => 'elasticsearch_backups,
+      api_protocol            => 'https',
+      api_host                => $::ipaddress,
+      api_port                => 9201,
+      api_timeout             => 60,
+      api_basic_auth_username => 'admin',
+      api_basic_auth_password => 'adminpassword',
+      api_ca_file             => '/etc/ssl/certs',
+      api_ca_path             => '/etc/pki/certs',
+      validate_tls            => false,
+
+    }
+```
+
 #### Delete a snapshot repository
 
 ```puppet
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository/ruby.rb
index 9b5e6e326..d7cd8d3ad 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository/ruby.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ def self.process_body(body)
         :type              => api_object['type'],
         :compress          => api_object['settings']['compress'],
         :location          => api_object['settings']['location'],
+        :container         => api_object['settings']['container'],
+        :base_path         => api_object['settings']['base_path'],
+        :client            => api_object['settings']['client'],
+        :readonly          => api_object['settigns']['readonly'],
+        :location_mode     => api_object['settings']['location_mode'],
         :chunk_size        => api_object['settings']['chunk_size'],
         :max_restore_rate  => api_object['settings']['max_restore_rate'],
         :max_snapshot_rate => api_object['settings']['max_snapshot_rate'],
@@ -36,12 +41,17 @@ def generate_body
     body = {
       'type'     => resource[:type],
       'settings' => {
-        'compress' => resource[:compress],
-        'location' => resource[:location]
+        'compress' => resource[:compress]
       }
     }
 
     # Add optional values
+    body['settings']['location'] = resource[:location] unless resource[:location].nil?   
+    body['settings']['container'] = resource[:container] unless resource[:container].nil?   
+    body['settings']['base_path'] = resource[:base_path] unless resource[:base_path].nil?   
+    body['settings']['client'] = resource[:client] unless resource[:client].nil?   
+    body['settings']['readonly'] = resource[:readonly] unless resource[:readonly].nil?   
+    body['settings']['location_mode'] = resource[:location_mode] unless resource[:location_mode].nil?   
     body['settings']['chunk_size'] = resource[:chunk_size] unless resource[:chunk_size].nil?
     body['settings']['max_restore_rate'] = resource[:max_restore_rate] unless resource[:max_restore_rate].nil?
     body['settings']['max_snapshot_rate'] = resource[:max_snapshot_rate] unless resource[:max_snapshot_rate].nil?
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository.rb b/lib/puppet/type/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository.rb
index 17357a912..9d83ab6f3 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/elasticsearch_snapshot_repository.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,29 @@
     desc 'Repository location'
   end
 
+  newproperty(:client) do
+    defaultto 'default'
+    desc 'Azure client'
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:container) do
+    desc 'Azure storage container'
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:base_path) do
+    desc 'Specifies the path within container to repository data.'
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:readonly) do
+    defaultto 'false'
+    desc 'Makes repository read-only.'
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:location_mode) do
+    defaultto 'primary_only'
+    desc 'primary_only or secondary_only. Note that if you set it to secondary_only, it will force readonly to true.'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:chunk_size) do
     desc 'File chunk size'
   end
@@ -46,6 +69,10 @@
   end
 
   validate do
-    raise ArgumentError, 'Location is required.' if self[:location].nil?
+    if self[:type] == 'fs'
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Location is required.' if self[:location].nil?
+    elsif self[:type] == 'azure'
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Container is required.' if self[:container].nil?
+    end
   end
 end # of newtype
diff --git a/manifests/snapshot_repository.pp b/manifests/snapshot_repository.pp
index 1906194ea..32dff9040 100644
--- a/manifests/snapshot_repository.pp
+++ b/manifests/snapshot_repository.pp
@@ -36,8 +36,23 @@
 # @param repository_type
 #   Snapshot repository type.
 #
-# @param location
-#   Location of snapshots. Mandatory
+# @param location. Mandatory for type => "fs"
+#   Location of snapshots.
+#
+# @param container. Mandatory for type => "azure"
+#   Azure Container name.
+#
+# @param client
+#   Azure named client to use.
+#
+# @param base_path
+#   Azure path within container to repository data.
+#
+# @param readonly
+#   Makes Azure repository read-only.
+#
+# @param location_mode
+#   Azure location_mode.
 #
 # @param compress
 #   Compress the snapshot metadata files?
@@ -60,8 +75,13 @@
 # @author Tyler Langlois <tyler.langlois@elastic.co>
 #
 define elasticsearch::snapshot_repository (
-  String                          $location,
+  Optional[String]                $location                = undef,
   Enum['absent', 'present']       $ensure                  = 'present',
+  Optional[String]                $client                  = undef,
+  Optional[String]                $container               = undef,
+  Optional[String]                $base_path               = undef,
+  Optional[Boolean]               $readonly                = false,
+  Optional[String]                $location_mode           = undef,
   Optional[String]                $api_basic_auth_password = $elasticsearch::api_basic_auth_password,
   Optional[String]                $api_basic_auth_username = $elasticsearch::api_basic_auth_username,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath]  $api_ca_file             = $elasticsearch::api_ca_file,
@@ -88,6 +108,7 @@
     chunk_size        => $chunk_size,
     compress          => $compress,
     location          => $location,
+    location          => $location,
     max_restore_rate  => $max_restore_rate,
     max_snapshot_rate => $max_snapshot_rate,
     type              => $repository_type,