diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/builder_acc_test.go b/builder/azure/arm/builder_acc_test.go
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+package arm
+
+// these tests require the following variables to be set,
+// although some test will only use a subset:
+//
+// * ARM_CLIENT_ID
+// * ARM_CLIENT_SECRET
+// * ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
+// * ARM_OBJECT_ID
+// * ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT
+//
+// The subscription in question should have a resource group
+// called "packer-acceptance-test" in "West US" region. The
+// storage account refered to in the above variable should
+// be inside this resource group and in "West US" as well.
+//
+// In addition, the PACKER_ACC variable should also be set to
+// a non-empty value to enable Packer acceptance tests and the
+// options "-v -timeout 30m" should be provided to the test
+// command, e.g.:
+//   go test -v -timeout 30m -run TestBuilderAcc_.*
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	builderT "github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/builder/testing"
+)
+
+func TestBuilderAcc_ManagedDisk_Windows(t *testing.T) {
+	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Builder:  &Builder{},
+		Template: testBuilderAccManagedDiskWindows,
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuilderAcc_ManagedDisk_Linux(t *testing.T) {
+	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Builder:  &Builder{},
+		Template: testBuilderAccManagedDiskLinux,
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuilderAcc_Blob_Windows(t *testing.T) {
+	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Builder:  &Builder{},
+		Template: testBuilderAccBlobWindows,
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuilderAcc_Blob_Linux(t *testing.T) {
+	builderT.Test(t, builderT.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Builder:  &Builder{},
+		Template: testBuilderAccBlobLinux,
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccPreCheck(*testing.T) {}
+
+const testBuilderAccManagedDiskWindows = `
+{
+	"variables": {
+	  "client_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "object_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_OBJECT_ID`" + `}}"
+	},
+	"builders": [{
+	  "type": "test",
+
+	  "client_id": "{{user ` + "`client_id`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{user ` + "`client_secret`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{user ` + "`subscription_id`" + `}}",
+	  "object_id": "{{user ` + "`object_id`" + `}}",
+
+	  "managed_image_resource_group_name": "packer-acceptance-test",
+	  "managed_image_name": "testBuilderAccManagedDiskWindows-{{timestamp}}",
+
+	  "os_type": "Windows",
+	  "image_publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+	  "image_offer": "WindowsServer",
+	  "image_sku": "2012-R2-Datacenter",
+
+	  "communicator": "winrm",
+	  "winrm_use_ssl": "true",
+	  "winrm_insecure": "true",
+	  "winrm_timeout": "3m",
+	  "winrm_username": "packer",
+
+	  "location": "West US",
+	  "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
+	}]
+}
+`
+
+const testBuilderAccManagedDiskLinux = `
+{
+	"variables": {
+	  "client_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`" + `}}"
+	},
+	"builders": [{
+	  "type": "test",
+
+	  "client_id": "{{user ` + "`client_id`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{user ` + "`client_secret`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{user ` + "`subscription_id`" + `}}",
+
+	  "managed_image_resource_group_name": "packer-acceptance-test",
+	  "managed_image_name": "testBuilderAccManagedDiskLinux-{{timestamp}}",
+
+	  "os_type": "Linux",
+	  "image_publisher": "Canonical",
+	  "image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
+	  "image_sku": "16.04-LTS",
+
+	  "location": "West US",
+	  "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
+	}]
+}
+`
+
+const testBuilderAccBlobWindows = `
+{
+	"variables": {
+	  "client_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "object_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_OBJECT_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "storage_account": "{{env ` + "`ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`" + `}}"
+	},
+	"builders": [{
+	  "type": "test",
+
+	  "client_id": "{{user ` + "`client_id`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{user ` + "`client_secret`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{user ` + "`subscription_id`" + `}}",
+	  "object_id": "{{user ` + "`object_id`" + `}}",
+
+	  "storage_account": "{{user ` + "`storage_account`" + `}}",
+	  "resource_group_name": "packer-acceptance-test",
+	  "capture_container_name": "test",
+	  "capture_name_prefix": "testBuilderAccBlobWin",
+
+	  "os_type": "Windows",
+	  "image_publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+	  "image_offer": "WindowsServer",
+	  "image_sku": "2012-R2-Datacenter",
+
+	  "communicator": "winrm",
+	  "winrm_use_ssl": "true",
+	  "winrm_insecure": "true",
+	  "winrm_timeout": "3m",
+	  "winrm_username": "packer",
+
+	  "location": "West US",
+	  "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
+	}]
+}
+`
+
+const testBuilderAccBlobLinux = `
+{
+	"variables": {
+	  "client_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{env ` + "`ARM_CLIENT_SECRET`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{env ` + "`ARM_SUBSCRIPTION_ID`" + `}}",
+	  "storage_account": "{{env ` + "`ARM_STORAGE_ACCOUNT`" + `}}"
+	},
+	"builders": [{
+	  "type": "test",
+
+	  "client_id": "{{user ` + "`client_id`" + `}}",
+	  "client_secret": "{{user ` + "`client_secret`" + `}}",
+	  "subscription_id": "{{user ` + "`subscription_id`" + `}}",
+
+	  "storage_account": "{{user ` + "`storage_account`" + `}}",
+	  "resource_group_name": "packer-acceptance-test",
+	  "capture_container_name": "test",
+	  "capture_name_prefix": "testBuilderAccBlobLinux",
+
+	  "os_type": "Linux",
+	  "image_publisher": "Canonical",
+	  "image_offer": "UbuntuServer",
+	  "image_sku": "16.04-LTS",
+
+	  "location": "West US",
+	  "vm_size": "Standard_DS2_v2"
+	}]
+}
+`