diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_functionapp.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_functionapp.py
index ad7a0320f6f..fe4fb6a2bac 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_functionapp.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_functionapp.py
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ class AzureRMFunctionApp(AzureRMModuleBase):
             function_app_settings.append(NameValuePair(name='WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE', value=self.name))
         else:
             function_app_settings.append(NameValuePair(name='FUNCTIONS_EXTENSION_VERSION', value='~2'))
+            function_app_settings.append(NameValuePair(name='WEBSITES_ENABLE_APP_SERVICE_STORAGE', value=False))
+            function_app_settings.append(NameValuePair(name='AzureWebJobsStorage', value=self.storage_connection_string))
 
         return function_app_settings