diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_managed_disk.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_managed_disk.go
index ae150a5cc8e5..d9b379cc7581 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_managed_disk.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_managed_disk.go
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ func resourceArmManagedDiskCreateUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		skuName = compute.StandardLRS
 	} else if strings.EqualFold(storageAccountType, string(compute.StandardSSDLRS)) {
 		skuName = compute.StandardSSDLRS
+	} else if strings.EqualFold(storageAccountType, string(compute.UltraSSDLRS)) {
+		skuName = compute.UltraSSDLRS
 	}
 
 	createDisk := compute.Disk{