diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource.py
index 202af8cd52..2fd4d33fab 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource.py
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class AzureRMResource(AzureRMModuleBase):
             self.status_code.append(204)
 
         if self.url is None:
+            orphan = None
             rargs = dict()
             rargs['subscription'] = self.subscription_id
             rargs['resource_group'] = self.resource_group
@@ -217,16 +218,27 @@ class AzureRMResource(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 rargs['namespace'] = "Microsoft." + self.provider
             else:
                 rargs['namespace'] = self.provider
-            rargs['type'] = self.resource_type
-            rargs['name'] = self.resource_name
 
-            for i in range(len(self.subresource)):
-                rargs['child_namespace_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('namespace', None)
-                rargs['child_type_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('type', None)
-                rargs['child_name_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('name', None)
+            if self.resource_type is not None and self.resource_name is not None:
+                rargs['type'] = self.resource_type
+                rargs['name'] = self.resource_name
+                for i in range(len(self.subresource)):
+                    resource_ns = self.subresource[i].get('namespace', None)
+                    resource_type = self.subresource[i].get('type', None)
+                    resource_name = self.subresource[i].get('name', None)
+                    if resource_type is not None and resource_name is not None:
+                        rargs['child_namespace_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_ns
+                        rargs['child_type_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_type
+                        rargs['child_name_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_name
+                    else:
+                        orphan = resource_type
+            else:
+                orphan = self.resource_type
 
             self.url = resource_id(**rargs)
 
+            if orphan is not None:
+                self.url += '/' + orphan
         query_parameters = {}
         query_parameters['api-version'] = self.api_version
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource_facts.py
index e5b3eec5bd..12625cdab0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_resource_facts.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class AzureRMResourceFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
                                                     base_url=self._cloud_environment.endpoints.resource_manager)
 
         if self.url is None:
+            orphan = None
             rargs = dict()
             rargs['subscription'] = self.subscription_id
             rargs['resource_group'] = self.resource_group
@@ -159,19 +160,27 @@ class AzureRMResourceFacts(AzureRMModuleBase):
                 rargs['namespace'] = "Microsoft." + self.provider
             else:
                 rargs['namespace'] = self.provider
-            rargs['type'] = self.resource_type
-            rargs['name'] = self.resource_name
 
-            for i in range(len(self.subresource)):
-                rargs['child_namespace_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('namespace', None)
-                rargs['child_type_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('type', None)
-                rargs['child_name_' + str(i + 1)] = self.subresource[i].get('name', None)
+            if self.resource_type is not None and self.resource_name is not None:
+                rargs['type'] = self.resource_type
+                rargs['name'] = self.resource_name
+                for i in range(len(self.subresource)):
+                    resource_ns = self.subresource[i].get('namespace', None)
+                    resource_type = self.subresource[i].get('type', None)
+                    resource_name = self.subresource[i].get('name', None)
+                    if resource_type is not None and resource_name is not None:
+                        rargs['child_namespace_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_ns
+                        rargs['child_type_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_type
+                        rargs['child_name_' + str(i + 1)] = resource_name
+                    else:
+                        orphan = resource_type
+            else:
+                orphan = self.resource_type
 
             self.url = resource_id(**rargs)
 
-            # this is to fix a problem with resource_id implementation, when resource_name is not specified
-            if self.resource_type is not None and self.resource_name is None:
-                self.url += '/' + self.resource_type
+            if orphan is not None:
+                self.url += '/' + orphan
 
         self.results['url'] = self.url
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_resource/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_resource/tasks/main.yml
index e54fa25f78..d068c8057a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_resource/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/azure_rm_resource/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 - name: Prepare random number
   set_fact:
     nsgname: "{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}{{ 1000 | random }}"
+    storageaccountname: "stacc{{ resource_group | hash('md5') | truncate(7, True, '') }}{{ 1000 | random }}"
   run_once: yes
 
 - name: Call REST API
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
   assert:
     that: output.changed
 
-
 - name: Try to get information about account
   azure_rm_resource_facts:
     api_version: '2018-02-01'
@@ -63,3 +63,25 @@
     resource_type: networksecuritygroups
     resource_name: "{{ nsgname }}"
   register: output
+
+- name: Create storage account for Registry
+  azure_rm_storageaccount:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    name: "{{ storageaccountname }}"
+    type: Standard_LRS
+
+- name: Try to storage keys -- special case when subresource part has no name
+  azure_rm_resource:
+    resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
+    provider: storage
+    resource_type: storageAccounts
+    resource_name: "{{ storageaccountname }}"
+    subresource:
+      - type: listkeys
+    api_version: '2018-03-01-preview'
+    method: POST
+  register: keys
+
+- name: Assert that key was returned
+  assert:
+    that: keys['response']['keys'][0]['value'] | length > 0