diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure.py
index 3dbdfef6ef..aba246ec1a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure.py
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg='location parameter is required for new instance')
         if not module.params.get('storage_account'):
             module.fail_json(msg='storage_account parameter is required for new instance')
+        if not module.params.get('password'):
+            module.fail_json(msg='password parameter is required for new instance')
         (changed, public_dns_name, deployment) = create_virtual_machine(module, azure)
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, public_dns_name=public_dns_name, deployment=json.loads(json.dumps(deployment, default=lambda o: o.__dict__)))