diff --git a/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource.go b/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource.go
index 9210eb41b9ff..9c480f0ded8f 100644
--- a/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package network
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"time"
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tombuildsstuff/kermit/sdk/network/2022-07-01/network"
 )
 
+var skuWeight = map[string]int8{
+	"Basic":    1,
+	"Standard": 2,
+}
+
 func resourceBastionHost() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 	return &pluginsdk.Resource{
 		Create: resourceBastionHostCreateUpdate,
@@ -134,6 +140,16 @@ func resourceBastionHost() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 
 			"tags": tags.Schema(),
 		},
+
+		CustomizeDiff: pluginsdk.CustomDiffWithAll(
+			pluginsdk.ForceNewIfChange("sku", func(ctx context.Context, old, new, meta interface{}) bool {
+				// downgrade the SKU is not supported, recreate the resource
+				if old.(string) != "" && new.(string) != "" {
+					return skuWeight[old.(string)] > skuWeight[new.(string)]
+				}
+				return false
+			}),
+		),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource_test.go b/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource_test.go
index 4229ea634d40..8c723dccea35 100644
--- a/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/network/bastion_host_resource_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,28 @@ func TestAccBastionHost_scaleUnits(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccBastionHost_sku(t *testing.T) {
+	data := acceptance.BuildTestData(t, "azurerm_bastion_host", "test")
+	r := BastionHostResource{}
+
+	data.ResourceTest(t, r, []acceptance.TestStep{
+		{
+			Config: r.sku(data, "Basic"),
+			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).ExistsInAzure(r),
+			),
+		},
+		data.ImportStep(),
+		{
+			Config: r.sku(data, "Standard"),
+			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).ExistsInAzure(r),
+			),
+		},
+		data.ImportStep(),
+	})
+}
+
 func (BastionHostResource) Exists(ctx context.Context, clients *clients.Client, state *pluginsdk.InstanceState) (*bool, error) {
 	id, err := parse.BastionHostID(state.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -328,3 +350,51 @@ resource "azurerm_bastion_host" "test" {
 }
 `, data.RandomInteger, data.Locations.Primary, data.RandomString, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomString, scaleUnits)
 }
+
+func (BastionHostResource) sku(data acceptance.TestData, sku string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+provider "azurerm" {
+  features {}
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+  name     = "acctestRG-bastion-%d"
+  location = "%s"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_virtual_network" "test" {
+  name                = "acctestVNet%s"
+  address_space       = ["192.168.1.0/24"]
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_subnet" "test" {
+  name                 = "AzureBastionSubnet"
+  resource_group_name  = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  virtual_network_name = azurerm_virtual_network.test.name
+  address_prefixes     = ["192.168.1.224/27"]
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_public_ip" "test" {
+  name                = "acctestBastionPIP%d"
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  allocation_method   = "Static"
+  sku                 = "Standard"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_bastion_host" "test" {
+  name                = "acctestBastion%s"
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  sku                 = "%s"
+
+  ip_configuration {
+    name                 = "ip-configuration"
+    subnet_id            = azurerm_subnet.test.id
+    public_ip_address_id = azurerm_public_ip.test.id
+  }
+}
+`, data.RandomInteger, data.Locations.Primary, data.RandomString, data.RandomInteger, data.RandomString, sku)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/bastion_host.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/bastion_host.html.markdown
index 4dcbc3063846..eb7041832363 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/bastion_host.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/bastion_host.html.markdown
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `sku` - (Optional) The SKU of the Bastion Host. Accepted values are `Basic` and `Standard`. Defaults to `Basic`.
 
+~> **Note** Downgrading the SKU will force a new resource to be created.
+
 * `ip_configuration` - (Optional) A `ip_configuration` block as defined below. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
 * `ip_connect_enabled` - (Optional) Is IP Connect feature enabled for the Bastion Host. Defaults to `false`.