diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
index 80a3aed92..67a3900b0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 package azurerm
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/storage"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 )
 
@@ -49,14 +57,53 @@ func resourceArmStorageBlob() *schema.Resource {
 				Default:      0,
 				ValidateFunc: validateArmStorageBlobSize,
 			},
+			"source": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
 			"url": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"parallelism": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeInt,
+				Optional:     true,
+				Default:      8,
+				ForceNew:     true,
+				ValidateFunc: validateArmStorageBlobParallelism,
+			},
+			"attempts": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeInt,
+				Optional:     true,
+				Default:      1,
+				ForceNew:     true,
+				ValidateFunc: validateArmStorageBlobAttempts,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+func validateArmStorageBlobParallelism(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error) {
+	value := v.(int)
+
+	if value <= 0 {
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("Blob Parallelism %q is invalid, must be greater than 0", value))
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func validateArmStorageBlobAttempts(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error) {
+	value := v.(int)
+
+	if value <= 0 {
+		errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("Blob Attempts %q is invalid, must be greater than 0", value))
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 func validateArmStorageBlobSize(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors []error) {
 	value := v.(int)
 
@@ -101,19 +148,338 @@ func resourceArmStorageBlobCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Creating blob %q in storage account %q", name, storageAccountName)
 	switch strings.ToLower(blobType) {
 	case "block":
-		err = blobClient.CreateBlockBlob(cont, name)
+		if err := blobClient.CreateBlockBlob(cont, name); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		source := d.Get("source").(string)
+		if source != "" {
+			parallelism := d.Get("parallelism").(int)
+			attempts := d.Get("attempts").(int)
+			if err := resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadFromSource(cont, name, source, blobClient, parallelism, attempts); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
 	case "page":
-		size := int64(d.Get("size").(int))
-		err = blobClient.PutPageBlob(cont, name, size, map[string]string{})
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+		source := d.Get("source").(string)
+		if source != "" {
+			parallelism := d.Get("parallelism").(int)
+			attempts := d.Get("attempts").(int)
+			if err := resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadFromSource(cont, name, source, blobClient, parallelism, attempts); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			size := int64(d.Get("size").(int))
+			if err := blobClient.PutPageBlob(cont, name, size, map[string]string{}); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	d.SetId(name)
 	return resourceArmStorageBlobRead(d, meta)
 }
 
+type resourceArmStorageBlobPage struct {
+	offset  int64
+	section *io.SectionReader
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadFromSource(container, name, source string, client *storage.BlobStorageClient, parallelism, attempts int) error {
+	workerCount := parallelism * runtime.NumCPU()
+
+	file, err := os.Open(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error opening source file for upload %q: %s", source, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	blobSize, pageList, err := resourceArmStorageBlobPageSplit(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error splitting source file %q into pages: %s", source, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := client.PutPageBlob(container, name, blobSize, map[string]string{}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating storage blob on Azure: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	pages := make(chan resourceArmStorageBlobPage, len(pageList))
+	errors := make(chan error, len(pageList))
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(len(pageList))
+
+	total := int64(0)
+	for _, page := range pageList {
+		total += page.section.Size()
+		pages <- page
+	}
+	close(pages)
+
+	for i := 0; i < workerCount; i++ {
+		go resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadWorker(resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadContext{
+			container: container,
+			name:      name,
+			source:    source,
+			blobSize:  blobSize,
+			client:    client,
+			pages:     pages,
+			errors:    errors,
+			wg:        wg,
+			attempts:  attempts,
+		})
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while uploading source file %q: %s", source, <-errors)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobPageSplit(file *os.File) (int64, []resourceArmStorageBlobPage, error) {
+	const (
+		minPageSize int64 = 4 * 1024
+		maxPageSize int64 = 4 * 1024 * 1024
+	)
+
+	info, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return int64(0), nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not stat file %q: %s", file.Name(), err)
+	}
+
+	blobSize := info.Size()
+	if info.Size()%minPageSize != 0 {
+		blobSize = info.Size() + (minPageSize - (info.Size() % minPageSize))
+	}
+
+	emptyPage := make([]byte, minPageSize)
+
+	type byteRange struct {
+		offset int64
+		length int64
+	}
+
+	var nonEmptyRanges []byteRange
+	var currentRange byteRange
+	for i := int64(0); i < blobSize; i += minPageSize {
+		pageBuf := make([]byte, minPageSize)
+		_, err = file.ReadAt(pageBuf, i)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			return int64(0), nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not read chunk at %d: %s", i, err)
+		}
+
+		if bytes.Equal(pageBuf, emptyPage) {
+			if currentRange.length != 0 {
+				nonEmptyRanges = append(nonEmptyRanges, currentRange)
+			}
+			currentRange = byteRange{
+				offset: i + minPageSize,
+			}
+		} else {
+			currentRange.length += minPageSize
+			if currentRange.length == maxPageSize || (currentRange.offset+currentRange.length == blobSize) {
+				nonEmptyRanges = append(nonEmptyRanges, currentRange)
+				currentRange = byteRange{
+					offset: i + minPageSize,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var pages []resourceArmStorageBlobPage
+	for _, nonEmptyRange := range nonEmptyRanges {
+		pages = append(pages, resourceArmStorageBlobPage{
+			offset:  nonEmptyRange.offset,
+			section: io.NewSectionReader(file, nonEmptyRange.offset, nonEmptyRange.length),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return info.Size(), pages, nil
+}
+
+type resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadContext struct {
+	container string
+	name      string
+	source    string
+	blobSize  int64
+	client    *storage.BlobStorageClient
+	pages     chan resourceArmStorageBlobPage
+	errors    chan error
+	wg        *sync.WaitGroup
+	attempts  int
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadWorker(ctx resourceArmStorageBlobPageUploadContext) {
+	for page := range ctx.pages {
+		start := page.offset
+		end := page.offset + page.section.Size() - 1
+		if end > ctx.blobSize-1 {
+			end = ctx.blobSize - 1
+		}
+		size := end - start + 1
+
+		chunk := make([]byte, size)
+		_, err := page.section.Read(chunk)
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			ctx.errors <- fmt.Errorf("Error reading source file %q at offset %d: %s", ctx.source, page.offset, err)
+			ctx.wg.Done()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for x := 0; x < ctx.attempts; x++ {
+			err = ctx.client.PutPage(ctx.container, ctx.name, start, end, storage.PageWriteTypeUpdate, chunk, map[string]string{})
+			if err == nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.errors <- fmt.Errorf("Error writing page at offset %d for file %q: %s", page.offset, ctx.source, err)
+			ctx.wg.Done()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ctx.wg.Done()
+	}
+}
+
+type resourceArmStorageBlobBlock struct {
+	section *io.SectionReader
+	id      string
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadFromSource(container, name, source string, client *storage.BlobStorageClient, parallelism, attempts int) error {
+	workerCount := parallelism * runtime.NumCPU()
+
+	file, err := os.Open(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error opening source file for upload %q: %s", source, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	blockList, parts, err := resourceArmStorageBlobBlockSplit(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading and splitting source file for upload %q: %s", source, err)
+	}
+
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	blocks := make(chan resourceArmStorageBlobBlock, len(parts))
+	errors := make(chan error, len(parts))
+
+	wg.Add(len(parts))
+	for _, p := range parts {
+		blocks <- p
+	}
+	close(blocks)
+
+	for i := 0; i < workerCount; i++ {
+		go resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadWorker(resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadContext{
+			client:    client,
+			source:    source,
+			container: container,
+			name:      name,
+			blocks:    blocks,
+			errors:    errors,
+			wg:        wg,
+			attempts:  attempts,
+		})
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error while uploading source file %q: %s", source, <-errors)
+	}
+
+	err = client.PutBlockList(container, name, blockList)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error updating block list for source file %q: %s", source, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobBlockSplit(file *os.File) ([]storage.Block, []resourceArmStorageBlobBlock, error) {
+	const (
+		idSize          = 64
+		blockSize int64 = 4 * 1024 * 1024
+	)
+	var parts []resourceArmStorageBlobBlock
+	var blockList []storage.Block
+
+	info, err := file.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Error stating source file %q: %s", file.Name(), err)
+	}
+
+	for i := int64(0); i < info.Size(); i = i + blockSize {
+		entropy := make([]byte, idSize)
+		_, err = rand.Read(entropy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("Error generating a random block ID for source file %q: %s", file.Name(), err)
+		}
+
+		sectionSize := blockSize
+		remainder := info.Size() - i
+		if remainder < blockSize {
+			sectionSize = remainder
+		}
+
+		block := storage.Block{
+			ID:     base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(entropy),
+			Status: storage.BlockStatusUncommitted,
+		}
+
+		blockList = append(blockList, block)
+
+		parts = append(parts, resourceArmStorageBlobBlock{
+			id:      block.ID,
+			section: io.NewSectionReader(file, i, sectionSize),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return blockList, parts, nil
+}
+
+type resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadContext struct {
+	client    *storage.BlobStorageClient
+	container string
+	name      string
+	source    string
+	attempts  int
+	blocks    chan resourceArmStorageBlobBlock
+	errors    chan error
+	wg        *sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+func resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadWorker(ctx resourceArmStorageBlobBlockUploadContext) {
+	for block := range ctx.blocks {
+		buffer := make([]byte, block.section.Size())
+
+		_, err := block.section.Read(buffer)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.errors <- fmt.Errorf("Error reading source file %q: %s", ctx.source, err)
+			ctx.wg.Done()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < ctx.attempts; i++ {
+			err = ctx.client.PutBlock(ctx.container, ctx.name, block.id, buffer)
+			if err == nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.errors <- fmt.Errorf("Error uploading block %q for source file %q: %s", block.id, ctx.source, err)
+			ctx.wg.Done()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		ctx.wg.Done()
+	}
+}
+
 func resourceArmStorageBlobRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	armClient := meta.(*ArmClient)
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob_test.go b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob_test.go
index d4fc5dc74..ecf768fe7 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package azurerm
 
 import (
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/storage"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
@@ -83,6 +87,62 @@ func TestResourceAzureRMStorageBlobSize_validation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResourceAzureRMStorageBlobParallelism_validation(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Value    int
+		ErrCount int
+	}{
+		{
+			Value:    1,
+			ErrCount: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:    0,
+			ErrCount: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:    -1,
+			ErrCount: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		_, errors := validateArmStorageBlobParallelism(tc.Value, "azurerm_storage_blob")
+
+		if len(errors) != tc.ErrCount {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected the Azure RM Storage Blob parallelism to trigger a validation error")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResourceAzureRMStorageBlobAttempts_validation(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Value    int
+		ErrCount int
+	}{
+		{
+			Value:    1,
+			ErrCount: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:    0,
+			ErrCount: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:    -1,
+			ErrCount: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		_, errors := validateArmStorageBlobAttempts(tc.Value, "azurerm_storage_blob")
+
+		if len(errors) != tc.ErrCount {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected the Azure RM Storage Blob attempts to trigger a validation error")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAccAzureRMStorageBlob_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	ri := acctest.RandInt()
 	rs := strings.ToLower(acctest.RandString(11))
@@ -103,6 +163,100 @@ func TestAccAzureRMStorageBlob_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAzureRMStorageBlobBlock_source(t *testing.T) {
+	ri := acctest.RandInt()
+	rs1 := strings.ToLower(acctest.RandString(11))
+	sourceBlob, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create local source blob file")
+	}
+
+	_, err = io.CopyN(sourceBlob, rand.Reader, 25*1024*1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write random test to source blob")
+	}
+
+	err = sourceBlob.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to close source blob")
+	}
+
+	config := fmt.Sprintf(testAccAzureRMStorageBlobBlock_source, ri, rs1, sourceBlob.Name())
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobMatchesFile("azurerm_storage_blob.source", storage.BlobTypeBlock, sourceBlob.Name()),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAzureRMStorageBlobPage_source(t *testing.T) {
+	ri := acctest.RandInt()
+	rs1 := strings.ToLower(acctest.RandString(11))
+	sourceBlob, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create local source blob file")
+	}
+
+	err = sourceBlob.Truncate(25*1024*1024 + 512)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to truncate file to 25M")
+	}
+
+	for i := int64(0); i < 20; i = i + 2 {
+		randomBytes := make([]byte, 1*1024*1024)
+		_, err = rand.Read(randomBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to read random bytes")
+		}
+
+		_, err = sourceBlob.WriteAt(randomBytes, i*1024*1024)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to write random bytes to file")
+		}
+	}
+
+	randomBytes := make([]byte, 5*1024*1024)
+	_, err = rand.Read(randomBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to read random bytes")
+	}
+
+	_, err = sourceBlob.WriteAt(randomBytes, 20*1024*1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write random bytes to file")
+	}
+
+	err = sourceBlob.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to close source blob")
+	}
+
+	config := fmt.Sprintf(testAccAzureRMStorageBlobPage_source, ri, rs1, sourceBlob.Name())
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobMatchesFile("azurerm_storage_blob.source", storage.BlobTypePage, sourceBlob.Name()),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobExists(name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 
@@ -141,6 +295,64 @@ func testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobExists(name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobMatchesFile(name string, kind storage.BlobType, filePath string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[name]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", name)
+		}
+
+		name := rs.Primary.Attributes["name"]
+		storageAccountName := rs.Primary.Attributes["storage_account_name"]
+		storageContainerName := rs.Primary.Attributes["storage_container_name"]
+		resourceGroup, hasResourceGroup := rs.Primary.Attributes["resource_group_name"]
+		if !hasResourceGroup {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad: no resource group found in state for storage blob: %s", name)
+		}
+
+		armClient := testAccProvider.Meta().(*ArmClient)
+		blobClient, accountExists, err := armClient.getBlobStorageClientForStorageAccount(resourceGroup, storageAccountName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !accountExists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad: Storage Account %q does not exist", storageAccountName)
+		}
+
+		properties, err := blobClient.GetBlobProperties(storageContainerName, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if properties.BlobType != kind {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad: blob type %q does not match expected type %q", properties.BlobType, kind)
+		}
+
+		blob, err := blobClient.GetBlob(storageContainerName, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		contents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(blob)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer blob.Close()
+
+		expectedContents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if string(contents) != string(expectedContents) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad: Storage Blob %q (storage container: %q) does not match contents", name, storageContainerName)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func testCheckAzureRMStorageBlobDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
 		if rs.Type != "azurerm_storage_blob" {
@@ -212,3 +424,79 @@ resource "azurerm_storage_blob" "test" {
     size = 5120
 }
 `
+
+var testAccAzureRMStorageBlobBlock_source = `
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+    name = "acctestrg-%d"
+    location = "westus"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_account" "source" {
+    name = "acctestacc%s"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    location = "westus"
+    account_type = "Standard_LRS"
+
+    tags {
+        environment = "staging"
+    }
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_container" "source" {
+    name = "source"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    storage_account_name = "${azurerm_storage_account.source.name}"
+    container_access_type = "blob"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_blob" "source" {
+    name = "source.vhd"
+
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    storage_account_name = "${azurerm_storage_account.source.name}"
+    storage_container_name = "${azurerm_storage_container.source.name}"
+
+    type = "block"
+		source = "%s"
+		parallelism = 4
+		attempts = 2
+}
+`
+
+var testAccAzureRMStorageBlobPage_source = `
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+    name = "acctestrg-%d"
+    location = "westus"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_account" "source" {
+    name = "acctestacc%s"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    location = "westus"
+    account_type = "Standard_LRS"
+
+    tags {
+        environment = "staging"
+    }
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_container" "source" {
+    name = "source"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    storage_account_name = "${azurerm_storage_account.source.name}"
+    container_access_type = "blob"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_storage_blob" "source" {
+    name = "source.vhd"
+
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    storage_account_name = "${azurerm_storage_account.source.name}"
+    storage_container_name = "${azurerm_storage_container.source.name}"
+
+    type = "page"
+		source = "%s"
+		parallelism = 3
+		attempts = 3
+}
+`