diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
index 368277f6228..8f281f5df9f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class AzureRMModuleBase(object):
                 self.fail("Error {0} has a provisioning state of {1}. Expecting state to be {2}.".format(
                     azure_object.name, azure_object.provisioning_state, AZURE_SUCCESS_STATE))
 
-    def get_blob_client(self, resource_group_name, storage_account_name):
+    def get_blob_client(self, resource_group_name, storage_account_name, storage_blob_type='block'):
         keys = dict()
         try:
             # Get keys from the storage account
@@ -559,7 +559,12 @@ class AzureRMModuleBase(object):
 
         try:
             self.log('Create blob service')
-            return CloudStorageAccount(storage_account_name, account_keys.keys[0].value).create_block_blob_service()
+            if storage_blob_type == 'page':
+                return CloudStorageAccount(storage_account_name, account_keys.keys[0].value).create_page_blob_service()
+            elif storage_blob_type == 'block':
+                return CloudStorageAccount(storage_account_name, account_keys.keys[0].value).create_block_blob_service()
+            else:
+                raise Exception("Invalid storage blob type defined.")
         except Exception as exc:
             self.fail("Error creating blob service client for storage account {0} - {1}".format(storage_account_name,
                                                                                                 str(exc)))
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_storageblob.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_storageblob.py
index c92d9cc7088..70feaee27c1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_storageblob.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_storageblob.py
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ options:
         default: null
         aliases:
             - blob_name
+    blob_type:
+        description:
+            - Type of Blob Object.
+        required: false
+        default: block
+        choices:
+            - block
+            - page
+        version_added: "2.5"
     container:
         description:
             - Name of a blob container within the storage account.
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ class AzureRMStorageBlob(AzureRMModuleBase):
         self.module_arg_spec = dict(
             storage_account_name=dict(required=True, type='str', aliases=['account_name', 'storage_account']),
             blob=dict(type='str', aliases=['blob_name']),
+            blob_type=dict(type='str', default='block', choices=['block','page']),
             container=dict(required=True, type='str', aliases=['container_name']),
             dest=dict(type='str'),
             force=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -234,6 +244,7 @@ class AzureRMStorageBlob(AzureRMModuleBase):
         self.storage_account_name = None
         self.blob = None
         self.blob_obj = None
+        self.blob_type = None
         self.container = None
         self.container_obj = None
         self.dest = None
@@ -264,7 +275,7 @@ class AzureRMStorageBlob(AzureRMModuleBase):
 
         # add file path validation
 
-        self.blob_client = self.get_blob_client(self.resource_group, self.storage_account_name)
+        self.blob_client = self.get_blob_client(self.resource_group, self.storage_account_name, self.blob_type)
         self.container_obj = self.get_container()
 
         if self.blob is not None: