diff --git a/cmd/registry-storagedriver-azure/main.go b/cmd/registry-storagedriver-azure/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b99443428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/registry-storagedriver-azure/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver/azure"
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver/ipc"
+)
+
+// An out-of-process Azure Storage driver, intended to be run by ipc.NewDriverClient
+func main() {
+	parametersBytes := []byte(os.Args[1])
+	var parameters map[string]string
+	err := json.Unmarshal(parametersBytes, &parameters)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	driver, err := azure.FromParameters(parameters)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := ipc.StorageDriverServer(driver); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln("driver error:", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/storagedriver/azure/azure.go b/storagedriver/azure/azure.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba7168410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storagedriver/azure/azure.go
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+// Package azure provides a storagedriver.StorageDriver implementation to
+// store blobs in Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service.
+package azure
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver"
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver/factory"
+
+	azure "github.com/MSOpenTech/azure-sdk-for-go/clients/storage"
+)
+
+const driverName = "azure"
+
+const (
+	paramAccountName = "accountname"
+	paramAccountKey  = "accountkey"
+	paramContainer   = "container"
+)
+
+// Driver is a storagedriver.StorageDriver implementation backed by
+// Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service.
+type Driver struct {
+	client    *azure.BlobStorageClient
+	container string
+}
+
+func init() {
+	factory.Register(driverName, &azureDriverFactory{})
+}
+
+type azureDriverFactory struct{}
+
+func (factory *azureDriverFactory) Create(parameters map[string]string) (storagedriver.StorageDriver, error) {
+	return FromParameters(parameters)
+}
+
+// FromParameters constructs a new Driver with a given parameters map.
+func FromParameters(parameters map[string]string) (*Driver, error) {
+	accountName, ok := parameters[paramAccountName]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No %s parameter provided", paramAccountName)
+	}
+
+	accountKey, ok := parameters[paramAccountKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No %s parameter provided", paramAccountKey)
+	}
+
+	container, ok := parameters[paramContainer]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("No %s parameter provided", paramContainer)
+	}
+
+	return New(accountName, accountKey, container)
+}
+
+// New constructs a new Driver with the given Azure Storage Account credentials
+func New(accountName, accountKey, container string) (*Driver, error) {
+	api, err := azure.NewBasicClient(accountName, accountKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	blobClient := api.GetBlobService()
+
+	// Create registry container
+	if _, err = blobClient.CreateContainerIfNotExists(container, azure.ContainerAccessTypePrivate); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Driver{
+		client:    blobClient,
+		container: container}, nil
+}
+
+// Implement the storagedriver.StorageDriver interface.
+
+// GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
+func (d *Driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	blob, err := d.client.GetBlob(d.container, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if is404(err) {
+			return nil, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{Path: path}
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return ioutil.ReadAll(blob)
+}
+
+// PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
+func (d *Driver) PutContent(path string, contents []byte) error {
+	return d.client.PutBlockBlob(d.container, path, ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(contents)))
+}
+
+// ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path" with a
+// given byte offset.
+func (d *Driver) ReadStream(path string, offset uint64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	if ok, err := d.client.BlobExists(d.container, path); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if !ok {
+		return nil, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{Path: path}
+	}
+
+	size, err := d.CurrentSize(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if offset >= size {
+		return nil, storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError{Path: path, Offset: offset}
+	}
+
+	bytesRange := fmt.Sprintf("%v-", offset)
+	resp, err := d.client.GetBlobRange(d.container, path, bytesRange)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// WriteStream stores the contents of the provided io.ReadCloser at a location
+// designated by the given path.
+func (d *Driver) WriteStream(path string, offset, size uint64, reader io.ReadCloser) error {
+	var (
+		lastBlockNum    int
+		resumableOffset uint64
+		blocks          []azure.Block
+	)
+
+	if blobExists, err := d.client.BlobExists(d.container, path); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if !blobExists { // new blob
+		lastBlockNum = 0
+		resumableOffset = 0
+	} else { // append
+		if parts, err := d.client.GetBlockList(d.container, path, azure.BlockListTypeCommitted); err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else if len(parts.CommittedBlocks) == 0 {
+			lastBlockNum = 0
+			resumableOffset = 0
+		} else {
+			lastBlock := parts.CommittedBlocks[len(parts.CommittedBlocks)-1]
+			if lastBlockNum, err = blockNum(lastBlock.Name); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Cannot parse block name as number '%s': %s", lastBlock.Name, err.Error())
+			}
+
+			var totalSize uint64
+			for _, v := range parts.CommittedBlocks {
+				blocks = append(blocks, azure.Block{
+					Id:     v.Name,
+					Status: azure.BlockStatusCommitted})
+				totalSize += uint64(v.Size)
+			}
+
+			// NOTE: Azure driver currently supports only append mode (resumable
+			// index is exactly where the committed blocks of the blob end).
+			// In order to support writing to offsets other than last index,
+			// adjacent blocks overlapping with the [offset:offset+size] area
+			// must be fetched, splitted and should be overwritten accordingly.
+			// As the current use of this method is append only, that implementation
+			// is omitted.
+			resumableOffset = totalSize
+		}
+	}
+
+	if offset != resumableOffset {
+		return storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError{Path: path, Offset: offset}
+	}
+
+	// Put content
+	buf := make([]byte, azure.MaxBlobBlockSize)
+	for {
+		// Read chunks of exactly size N except the last chunk to
+		// maximize block size and minimize block count.
+		n, err := io.ReadFull(reader, buf)
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+
+		data := buf[:n]
+		blockID := toBlockID(lastBlockNum + 1)
+		if err = d.client.PutBlock(d.container, path, blockID, data); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		blocks = append(blocks, azure.Block{
+			Id:     blockID,
+			Status: azure.BlockStatusLatest})
+		lastBlockNum++
+	}
+
+	// Commit block list
+	return d.client.PutBlockList(d.container, path, blocks)
+}
+
+// CurrentSize retrieves the curernt size in bytes of the object at the given
+// path.
+func (d *Driver) CurrentSize(path string) (uint64, error) {
+	props, err := d.client.GetBlobProperties(d.container, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return props.ContentLength, nil
+}
+
+// List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the given
+// path.
+func (d *Driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
+	if path == "/" {
+		path = ""
+	}
+
+	blobs, err := d.listBlobs(d.container, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return blobs, err
+	}
+
+	list := directDescendants(blobs, path)
+	return list, nil
+}
+
+// Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the original
+// object.
+func (d *Driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+	sourceBlobURL := d.client.GetBlobUrl(d.container, sourcePath)
+	err := d.client.CopyBlob(d.container, destPath, sourceBlobURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		if is404(err) {
+			return storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{Path: sourcePath}
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return d.client.DeleteBlob(d.container, sourcePath)
+}
+
+// Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
+func (d *Driver) Delete(path string) error {
+	ok, err := d.client.DeleteBlobIfExists(d.container, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if ok {
+		return nil // was a blob and deleted, return
+	}
+
+	// Not a blob, see if path is a virtual container with blobs
+	blobs, err := d.listBlobs(d.container, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, b := range blobs {
+		if err = d.client.DeleteBlob(d.container, b); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(blobs) == 0 {
+		return storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{Path: path}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// directDescendants will find direct descendants (blobs or virtual containers)
+// of from list of blob paths and will return their full paths. Elements in blobs
+// list must be prefixed with a "/" and
+//
+// Example: direct descendants of "/" in {"/foo", "/bar/1", "/bar/2"} is
+// {"/foo", "/bar"} and direct descendants of "bar" is {"/bar/1", "/bar/2"}
+func directDescendants(blobs []string, prefix string) []string {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(prefix, "/") { // add trailing '/'
+		prefix = "/" + prefix
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(prefix, "/") { // containerify the path
+		prefix += "/"
+	}
+
+	out := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, b := range blobs {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(b, prefix) {
+			rel := b[len(prefix):]
+			c := strings.Count(rel, "/")
+			if c == 0 {
+				out[b] = true
+			} else {
+				out[prefix+rel[:strings.Index(rel, "/")]] = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	var keys []string
+	for k := range out {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	return keys
+}
+
+func (d *Driver) listBlobs(container, virtPath string) ([]string, error) {
+	if virtPath != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(virtPath, "/") { // containerify the path
+		virtPath += "/"
+	}
+
+	out := []string{}
+	marker := ""
+	for {
+		resp, err := d.client.ListBlobs(d.container, azure.ListBlobsParameters{
+			Marker: marker,
+			Prefix: virtPath,
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+
+		for _, b := range resp.Blobs {
+			out = append(out, b.Name)
+		}
+
+		if len(resp.Blobs) == 0 || resp.NextMarker == "" {
+			break
+		}
+		marker = resp.NextMarker
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func is404(err error) bool {
+	e, ok := err.(azure.StorageServiceError)
+	return ok && e.StatusCode == 404
+}
+
+func blockNum(b64Name string) (int, error) {
+	s, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(b64Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return strconv.Atoi(string(s))
+}
+
+func toBlockID(i int) string {
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(strconv.Itoa(i)))
+}
diff --git a/storagedriver/azure/azure_test.go b/storagedriver/azure/azure_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..888d1165e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storagedriver/azure/azure_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package azure
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver"
+	"github.com/docker/docker-registry/storagedriver/testsuites"
+	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
+)
+
+const (
+	envAccountName = "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_NAME"
+	envAccountKey  = "AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY"
+	envContainer   = "AZURE_STORAGE_CONTAINER"
+)
+
+// Hook up gocheck into the "go test" runner.
+func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
+
+func init() {
+	var (
+		accountName string
+		accountKey  string
+		container   string
+	)
+
+	config := []struct {
+		env   string
+		value *string
+	}{
+		{envAccountName, &accountName},
+		{envAccountKey, &accountKey},
+		{envContainer, &container},
+	}
+
+	missing := []string{}
+	for _, v := range config {
+		*v.value = os.Getenv(v.env)
+		if *v.value == "" {
+			missing = append(missing, v.env)
+		}
+	}
+
+	azureDriverConstructor := func() (storagedriver.StorageDriver, error) {
+		return New(accountName, accountKey, container)
+	}
+
+	// Skip Azure storage driver tests if environment variable parameters are not provided
+	skipCheck := func() string {
+		if len(missing) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("Must set %s environment variables to run Azure tests", strings.Join(missing, ", "))
+		}
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	testsuites.RegisterInProcessSuite(azureDriverConstructor, skipCheck)
+	testsuites.RegisterIPCSuite(driverName, map[string]string{
+		paramAccountName: accountName,
+		paramAccountKey:  accountKey,
+		paramContainer:   container,
+	}, skipCheck)
+}