diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_help.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_help.py
index 300996fea6e..ad25c65ae12 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_help.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_help.py
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@
     text: az storage blob sync -c mycontainer -s "path/to/file" -d NewBlob
   - name: Sync a directory to a container.
     text: az storage blob sync -c mycontainer --account-name mystorageccount --account-key 00000000 -s "path/to/directory"
+  - name: Sync a directory to a container with azcopy options pass-through (in this case capping the upload bandwith to 20 MBit/s).
+    text: az storage blob sync -c mycontainer --account-name mystorageccount --account-key 00000000 -s "path/to/directory" -- --cap-mbps=20
 """
 
 helps['storage blob upload'] = """
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params.py
index 1bc14abb5ab..b2c43a08139 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params.py
@@ -1434,6 +1434,9 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-statem
         c.argument('exclude_pattern', exclude_pattern_type)
         c.argument('include_pattern', include_pattern_type)
         c.argument('exclude_path', exclude_path_type)
+        c.positional('extra_options', nargs='*', is_experimental=True, default=[],
+                     help="Other options which will be passed through to azcopy as it is. "
+                          "Please put all the extra options after a `--`")
 
     with self.argument_context('storage container') as c:
         t_public_access = self.get_sdk('_models#PublicAccess', resource_type=ResourceType.DATA_STORAGE_BLOB)
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params_azure_stack.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params_azure_stack.py
index de4e248f161..95690f5c662 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params_azure_stack.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_params_azure_stack.py
@@ -696,6 +696,9 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals, too-many-statem
         c.argument('exclude_pattern', exclude_pattern_type)
         c.argument('include_pattern', include_pattern_type)
         c.argument('exclude_path', exclude_path_type)
+        c.positional('extra_options', nargs='*', is_experimental=True, default=[],
+                     help="Other options which will be passed through to azcopy as it is. "
+                          "Please put all the extra options after a `--`")
 
     with self.argument_context('storage container') as c:
         from .sdkutil import get_container_access_type_names
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/linter_exclusions.yml b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/linter_exclusions.yml
index 9ba27511279..dc2a40dc610 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/linter_exclusions.yml
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/linter_exclusions.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ storage copy:
         extra_options:
             rule_exclusions:
             - no_positional_parameters
+storage blob sync:
+    parameters:
+        extra_options:
+            rule_exclusions:
+            - no_positional_parameters
 ...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/azcopy.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/azcopy.py
index f32b36f9498..756f8e0fac0 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/azcopy.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/azcopy.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def storage_fs_directory_copy(cmd, source, destination, recursive=None, **kwargs
 
 
 def storage_blob_sync(cmd, client, source, destination, delete_destination='true', exclude_pattern=None,
-                      include_pattern=None, exclude_path=None):
+                      include_pattern=None, exclude_path=None, extra_options=None):
     azcopy = _azcopy_blob_client(cmd, client)
     flags = []
     if delete_destination is not None:
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ def storage_blob_sync(cmd, client, source, destination, delete_destination='true
         flags.append('--exclude-pattern=' + exclude_pattern)
     if exclude_path is not None:
         flags.append('--exclude-path=' + exclude_path)
+    if extra_options is not None:
+        flags.extend(extra_options)
 
     sas_token = client.sas_token
 
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/tests/latest/test_storage_azcopy_scenarios.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/tests/latest/test_storage_azcopy_scenarios.py
index 92e4dc1f4db..02b6ffa1048 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/tests/latest/test_storage_azcopy_scenarios.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/tests/latest/test_storage_azcopy_scenarios.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ def test_storage_blob_azcopy_sync_oauth(self, storage_account, test_dir):
         # sync directory
         self.oauth_cmd('storage blob sync -s "{}" -c {} --account-name {}'.format(
             test_dir, container, storage_account))
+        self.oauth_cmd('storage blob sync -s "{}" -c {} --account-name {} -- --cap-mbps=2'.format(
+            test_dir, container, storage_account))
         self.oauth_cmd('storage blob list -c {} --account-name {}'.format(
             container, storage_account), checks=JMESPathCheck('length(@)', 41))