diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine.go
index aa2320d7c424..9ee291c8675e 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine.go
@@ -430,8 +430,9 @@ func resourceArmVirtualMachine() *schema.Resource {
 										Required: true,
 									},
 									"content": {
-										Type:     schema.TypeString,
-										Required: true,
+										Type:      schema.TypeString,
+										Required:  true,
+										Sensitive: true,
 									},
 								},
 							},
diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine_scale_set.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine_scale_set.go
index d095b7357423..eb2e84b02635 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine_scale_set.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_virtual_machine_scale_set.go
@@ -238,8 +238,9 @@ func resourceArmVirtualMachineScaleSet() *schema.Resource {
 										Required: true,
 									},
 									"content": {
-										Type:     schema.TypeString,
-										Required: true,
+										Type:      schema.TypeString,
+										Required:  true,
+										Sensitive: true,
 									},
 								},
 							},