diff --git a/examples/azure/linux_custom_image.json b/examples/azure/linux_custom_image.json
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+{
+  "variables": {
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}"
+  },
+  "builders": [
+    {
+      "type": "azure-arm",
+        
+      "client_id": "{{user `client_id`}}",
+      "client_secret": "{{user `client_secret`}}",
+      "resource_group_name": "{{user `resource_group`}}",
+      "storage_account": "{{user `storage_account`}}",
+      "subscription_id": "{{user `subscription_id`}}",
+
+      "capture_container_name": "images",
+      "capture_name_prefix": "packer",
+
+      "os_type": "Linux",
+      "image_url": "https://my-storage-account.blob.core.windows.net/path/to/your/custom/image.vhd",
+
+      "azure_tags": {
+        "dept": "engineering",
+        "task": "image deployment"
+      },
+        
+      "location": "West US",
+      "vm_size": "Standard_A2"
+    }
+  ],
+  "provisioners": [{
+      "execute_command": "chmod +x {{ .Path }}; {{ .Vars }} sudo -E sh '{{ .Path }}'",
+      "inline": [
+        "apt-get update",
+        "apt-get upgrade -y",
+        "/usr/sbin/waagent -force -deprovision+user && export HISTSIZE=0 && sync"
+      ],
+      "inline_shebang": "/bin/sh -x",
+      "type": "shell"
+    }]
+}
diff --git a/examples/azure/windows_custom_image.json b/examples/azure/windows_custom_image.json
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+{
+  "variables": {
+    "client_id": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_ID`}}",
+    "client_secret": "{{env `ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`}}",
+    "resource_group": "{{env `ARM_RESOURCE_GROUP`}}",
+    "storage_account": "{{env `ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`}}",
+    "subscription_id": "{{env `ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`}}"
+  },
+  "builders": [
+    {
+      "type": "azure-arm",
+        
+      "client_id": "{{user `client_id`}}",
+      "client_secret": "{{user `client_secret`}}",
+      "resource_group_name": "{{user `resource_group`}}",
+      "storage_account": "{{user `storage_account`}}",
+      "subscription_id": "{{user `subscription_id`}}",
+
+      "capture_container_name": "images",
+      "capture_name_prefix": "packer",
+
+      "os_type": "Windows",
+      "image_url": "https://my-storage-account.blob.core.windows.net/path/to/your/custom/image.vhd",
+
+      "azure_tags": {
+        "dept": "engineering",
+        "task": "image deployment"
+      },
+
+      "location": "West US",
+      "vm_size": "Standard_A2"
+    }
+  ],
+  "provisioners": [{
+      "type": "powershell",
+      "inline": [
+        "dir c:\\"
+      ]
+  }]
+}