diff --git a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
index 3e348fbb8585..66a6bd78ad40 100644
--- a/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/compute/shared_image_resource.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func resourceSharedImage() *pluginsdk.Resource {
 			"eula": {
 				Type:     pluginsdk.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
 			"purchase_plan": {
@@ -212,7 +213,6 @@ func resourceSharedImageCreateUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		Location: utils.String(azure.NormalizeLocation(d.Get("location").(string))),
 		GalleryImageProperties: &compute.GalleryImageProperties{
 			Description:         utils.String(d.Get("description").(string)),
-			Eula:                utils.String(d.Get("eula").(string)),
 			Identifier:          expandGalleryImageIdentifier(d),
 			PrivacyStatementURI: utils.String(d.Get("privacy_statement_uri").(string)),
 			ReleaseNoteURI:      utils.String(d.Get("release_note_uri").(string)),
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ func resourceSharedImageCreateUpdate(d *pluginsdk.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 		Tags: tags.Expand(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{})),
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("eula"); ok {
+		image.GalleryImageProperties.Eula = utils.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
 	if d.Get("specialized").(bool) {
 		image.GalleryImageProperties.OsState = compute.OperatingSystemStateTypesSpecialized
 	} else {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
index bacdc9f75bc9..c260e5c688ba 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/shared_image.html.markdown
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `description` - (Optional) A description of this Shared Image.
 
-* `eula` - (Optional) The End User Licence Agreement for the Shared Image.
+* `eula` - (Optional) The End User Licence Agreement for the Shared Image. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
 * `specialized` - (Optional) Specifies that the Operating System used inside this Image has not been Generalized (for example, `sysprep` on Windows has not been run). Defaults to `false`. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.