diff --git a/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource.go b/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource.go
index 7f1593b82c6b..9d98a526ce3e 100644
--- a/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource.go
+++ b/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource.go
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ func updateTaskFromSDK(prop *softwareupdateconfiguration.TaskProperties) (res []
 	res = append(res, UpdateTask{
 		Source: utils.NormalizeNilableString(prop.Source),
 	})
+
 	if prop.Parameters != nil {
+		res[0].Parameters = map[string]string{}
 		for k, v := range *prop.Parameters {
 			res[0].Parameters[k] = v
 		}
diff --git a/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource_test.go b/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource_test.go
index 7b72f6b800d7..0811fff756e0 100644
--- a/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/automation/automation_software_update_configuration_resource_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ func TestAccSoftwareUpdateConfiguration_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccSoftwareUpdateConfiguration_withTask(t *testing.T) {
+	data := acceptance.BuildTestData(t, automation.SoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource{}.ResourceType(), "test")
+	r := newSoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource()
+	data.ResourceTest(t, r, []acceptance.TestStep{
+		{
+			Config: r.withTask(data),
+			Check: acceptance.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+				check.That(data.ResourceName).ExistsInAzure(r),
+			),
+		},
+		// scheduleInfo.advancedSchedule always return null
+		data.ImportStep("schedule.0.advanced", "schedule.0.monthly_occurrence"),
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccSoftwareUpdateConfiguration_defaultTimeZone(t *testing.T) {
 	data := acceptance.BuildTestData(t, automation.SoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource{}.ResourceType(), "test")
 	r := newSoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource()
@@ -224,6 +239,93 @@ resource "azurerm_automation_software_update_configuration" "test" {
 `, a.template(data), data.RandomInteger, a.startTime, a.expireTime)
 }
 
+func (a SoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource) withTask(data acceptance.TestData) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+
+
+resource "azurerm_automation_runbook" "test" {
+  name                    = "Get-AzureVMTutorial"
+  location                = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
+  resource_group_name     = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  automation_account_name = azurerm_automation_account.test.name
+
+  log_verbose  = "true"
+  log_progress = "true"
+  description  = "This is a test runbook for terraform acceptance test"
+  runbook_type = "PowerShell"
+
+  content = <<CONTENT
+# Some test content
+# for Terraform acceptance test
+CONTENT
+  tags = {
+    ENV = "runbook_test"
+  }
+}
+
+%s
+
+resource "azurerm_automation_software_update_configuration" "test" {
+  automation_account_id = azurerm_automation_account.test.id
+  name                  = "acctest-suc-%[2]d"
+  operating_system      = "Linux"
+
+  linux {
+    classification_included = "Security"
+    excluded_packages       = ["apt"]
+    included_packages       = ["vim"]
+    reboot                  = "IfRequired"
+  }
+
+  duration            = "PT1H1M1S"
+  virtual_machine_ids = []
+
+  target {
+    azure_query {
+      scope     = [azurerm_resource_group.test.id]
+      locations = [azurerm_resource_group.test.location]
+    }
+
+    non_azure_query {
+      function_alias = "savedSearch1"
+      workspace_id   = azurerm_log_analytics_workspace.test.id
+    }
+  }
+
+  schedule {
+    description         = "foo-schedule"
+    start_time          = "%[3]s"
+    is_enabled          = true
+    interval            = 1
+    frequency           = "Hour"
+    time_zone           = "Etc/UTC"
+    advanced_week_days  = ["Monday", "Tuesday"]
+    advanced_month_days = [1, 10, 15]
+    monthly_occurrence {
+      occurrence = 1
+      day        = "Tuesday"
+    }
+  }
+
+  pre_task {
+    source = azurerm_automation_runbook.test.name
+    parameters = {
+      COMPUTERNAME = "Foo"
+    }
+  }
+
+  post_task {
+    source = azurerm_automation_runbook.test.name
+    parameters = {
+      COMPUTERNAME = "Foo"
+    }
+  }
+
+  depends_on = [azurerm_log_analytics_linked_service.test]
+}
+`, a.template(data), data.RandomInteger, a.startTime, a.expireTime)
+}
+
 func (a SoftwareUpdateConfigurationResource) update(data acceptance.TestData) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/automation_software_update_configuration.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/automation_software_update_configuration.html.markdown
index 344ce471f9f4..dc7f5cdcf038 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/automation_software_update_configuration.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/automation_software_update_configuration.html.markdown
@@ -17,21 +17,41 @@ provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
 }
 
-resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "example" {
   name     = "example-rg"
   location = "East US"
 }
 
-resource "azurerm_automation_account" "test" {
+resource "azurerm_automation_account" "example" {
   name                = "example"
-  location            = azurerm_resource_group.test.location
-  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.test.name
+  location            = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
+  resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
   sku_name            = "Basic"
 }
 
+resource "azurerm_automation_runbook" "example" {
+  name                    = "Get-AzureVMTutorial"
+  location                = azurerm_resource_group.example.location
+  resource_group_name     = azurerm_resource_group.example.name
+  automation_account_name = azurerm_automation_account.example.name
+
+  log_verbose  = "true"
+  log_progress = "true"
+  description  = "This is a example runbook for terraform acceptance example"
+  runbook_type = "Python3"
+
+  content = <<CONTENT
+# Some example content
+# for Terraform acceptance example
+CONTENT
+  tags = {
+    ENV = "runbook_test"
+  }
+}
+
 resource "azurerm_automation_software_update_configuration" "example" {
   name                  = "example"
-  automation_account_id = azurerm_automation_account.test.id
+  automation_account_id = azurerm_automation_account.example.id
   operating_system      = "Linux"
 
   linux {
@@ -41,6 +61,13 @@ resource "azurerm_automation_software_update_configuration" "example" {
     reboot                  = "IfRequired"
   }
 
+  pre_task {
+    source = azurerm_automation_runbook.example.name
+    parameters = {
+      COMPUTER_NAME = "Foo"
+    }
+  }
+
   duration = "PT2H2M2S"
 }
 ```