diff --git a/azurerm/internal/services/storage/client/client.go b/azurerm/internal/services/storage/client/client.go
index 3e00b6f18744..6ce269af66b5 100644
--- a/azurerm/internal/services/storage/client/client.go
+++ b/azurerm/internal/services/storage/client/client.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	ManagementPoliciesClient storage.ManagementPoliciesClient
 	BlobServicesClient       storage.BlobServicesClient
 	CachesClient             *storagecache.CachesClient
+	SubscriptionId           string
 
 	environment   az.Environment
 	storageAdAuth *autorest.Authorizer
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ func NewClient(options *common.ClientOptions) *Client {
 		ManagementPoliciesClient: managementPoliciesClient,
 		BlobServicesClient:       blobServicesClient,
 		CachesClient:             &cachesClient,
+		SubscriptionId:           options.SubscriptionId,
 		environment:              options.Environment,
 	}
 
diff --git a/azurerm/internal/services/storage/data_source_storage_container.go b/azurerm/internal/services/storage/data_source_storage_container.go
index 07009dc623b4..d38e804ec52e 100644
--- a/azurerm/internal/services/storage/data_source_storage_container.go
+++ b/azurerm/internal/services/storage/data_source_storage_container.go
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ func dataSourceArmStorageContainer() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+
+			"resource_manager_id": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -95,5 +100,8 @@ func dataSourceArmStorageContainerRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	d.Set("has_immutability_policy", props.HasImmutabilityPolicy)
 	d.Set("has_legal_hold", props.HasLegalHold)
 
+	resourceManagerId := client.GetResourceManagerResourceID(storageClient.SubscriptionId, account.ResourceGroup, id.AccountName, id.ContainerName)
+	d.Set("resource_manager_id", resourceManagerId)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/d/storage_container.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/storage_container.html.markdown
index 11a4b656a6fd..9706f8b82807 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/storage_container.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/storage_container.html.markdown
@@ -24,15 +24,21 @@ data "azurerm_storage_container" "example" {
 The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `name` - The name of the Container.
-* `storage_account_name` - The name of the Storage Account where the Container was created.
+
+* `storage_account_name` - The name of the Storage Account where the Container exists.
 
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 * `container_access_type` - The Access Level configured for this Container.
+
 * `has_immutability_policy` - Is there an Immutability Policy configured on this Storage Container?
+
 * `has_legal_hold` - Is there a Legal Hold configured on this Storage Container?
+
 * `metadata`  - A mapping of MetaData for this Container.
 
+* `resource_manager_id` - The Resource Manager ID of this Storage Container.
+
 ## Timeouts
 
 The `timeouts` block allows you to specify [timeouts](https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/resources.html#timeouts) for certain actions: