diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
index ff0e16bfd7d..9e4ee788d45 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_backoff.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) VirtualMachineClientListWithRetry() ([]compute.VirtualMachine,
 		if result.NextLink != nil {
 			err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 				var retryErr error
-				result, retryErr = az.VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(result)
+				result, retryErr = az.VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(az.ResourceGroup, result)
 				if retryErr != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("VirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(%v) - backoff: failure, will retry,err=%v",
 						az.ResourceGroup, retryErr)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ListLBWithRetry() ([]network.LoadBalancer, error) {
 		if result.NextLink != nil {
 			err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 				var retryErr error
-				result, retryErr = az.LoadBalancerClient.ListNextResults(result)
+				result, retryErr = az.LoadBalancerClient.ListNextResults(az.ResourceGroup, result)
 				if retryErr != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("LoadBalancerClient.ListNextResults(%v) - backoff: failure, will retry,err=%v",
 						az.ResourceGroup,
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ListPIPWithRetry(pipResourceGroup string) ([]network.PublicIPAd
 		if result.NextLink != nil {
 			err := wait.ExponentialBackoff(az.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
 				var retryErr error
-				result, retryErr = az.PublicIPAddressesClient.ListNextResults(result)
+				result, retryErr = az.PublicIPAddressesClient.ListNextResults(az.ResourceGroup, result)
 				if retryErr != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("PublicIPAddressesClient.ListNextResults(%v) - backoff: failure, will retry,err=%v",
 						pipResourceGroup,
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_client.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_client.go
index e0e2697aef8..a3bce657b90 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_client.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_client.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type VirtualMachinesClient interface {
 	CreateOrUpdate(resourceGroupName string, VMName string, parameters compute.VirtualMachine, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan compute.VirtualMachine, <-chan error)
 	Get(resourceGroupName string, VMName string, expand compute.InstanceViewTypes) (result compute.VirtualMachine, err error)
 	List(resourceGroupName string) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error)
-	ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error)
+	ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error)
 }
 
 // InterfacesClient defines needed functions for azure network.InterfacesClient
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type LoadBalancersClient interface {
 	Delete(resourceGroupName string, loadBalancerName string, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan autorest.Response, <-chan error)
 	Get(resourceGroupName string, loadBalancerName string, expand string) (result network.LoadBalancer, err error)
 	List(resourceGroupName string) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error)
-	ListNextResults(lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error)
+	ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error)
 }
 
 // PublicIPAddressesClient defines needed functions for azure network.PublicIPAddressesClient
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type PublicIPAddressesClient interface {
 	Delete(resourceGroupName string, publicIPAddressName string, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan autorest.Response, <-chan error)
 	Get(resourceGroupName string, publicIPAddressName string, expand string) (result network.PublicIPAddress, err error)
 	List(resourceGroupName string) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error)
-	ListNextResults(lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error)
+	ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error)
 }
 
 // SubnetsClient defines needed functions for azure network.SubnetsClient
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient interface {
 	CreateOrUpdate(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, parameters compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, <-chan error)
 	Get(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSet, err error)
 	List(resourceGroupName string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error)
-	ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error)
+	ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, astResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error)
 	UpdateInstances(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, VMInstanceIDs compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan compute.OperationStatusResponse, <-chan error)
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient interface {
 	Get(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVM, err error)
 	GetInstanceView(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, instanceID string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceView, err error)
 	List(resourceGroupName string, virtualMachineScaleSetName string, filter string, selectParameter string, expand string) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error)
-	ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error)
+	ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error)
 }
 
 // RoutesClient defines needed functions for azure network.RoutesClient
@@ -193,14 +193,17 @@ func (az *azVirtualMachinesClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (result comput
 	return
 }
 
-func (az *azVirtualMachinesClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
+func (az *azVirtualMachinesClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
 	az.rateLimiter.Accept()
 	glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(%q): start", lastResults)
 	defer func() {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachinesClient.ListNextResults(%q): end", lastResults)
 	}()
 
-	return az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc := newMetricContext("vm", "list_next_results", resourceGroupName, az.client.SubscriptionID)
+	result, err = az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return
 }
 
 // azInterfacesClient implements InterfacesClient.
@@ -341,14 +344,17 @@ func (az *azLoadBalancersClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (result network.
 	return
 }
 
-func (az *azLoadBalancersClient) ListNextResults(lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error) {
+func (az *azLoadBalancersClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error) {
 	az.rateLimiter.Accept()
 	glog.V(10).Infof("azLoadBalancersClient.ListNextResults(%q): start", lastResult)
 	defer func() {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("azLoadBalancersClient.ListNextResults(%q): end", lastResult)
 	}()
 
-	return az.client.ListNextResults(lastResult)
+	mc := newMetricContext("load_balancers", "list_next_results", resourceGroupName, az.client.SubscriptionID)
+	result, err = az.client.ListNextResults(lastResult)
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return
 }
 
 // azPublicIPAddressesClient implements PublicIPAddressesClient.
@@ -428,14 +434,17 @@ func (az *azPublicIPAddressesClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (result netw
 	return
 }
 
-func (az *azPublicIPAddressesClient) ListNextResults(lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error) {
+func (az *azPublicIPAddressesClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error) {
 	az.rateLimiter.Accept()
 	glog.V(10).Infof("azPublicIPAddressesClient.ListNextResults(%q): start", lastResults)
 	defer func() {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("azPublicIPAddressesClient.ListNextResults(%q): end", lastResults)
 	}()
 
-	return az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc := newMetricContext("public_ip_addresses", "list_next_results", resourceGroupName, az.client.SubscriptionID)
+	result, err = az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return
 }
 
 // azSubnetsClient implements SubnetsClient.
@@ -653,14 +662,17 @@ func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (resul
 	return
 }
 
-func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error) {
+func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error) {
 	az.rateLimiter.Accept()
 	glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.ListNextResults(%q): start", lastResults)
 	defer func() {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.ListNextResults(%q): end", lastResults)
 	}()
 
-	return az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc := newMetricContext("vmss", "list_next_results", resourceGroupName, az.client.SubscriptionID)
+	result, err = az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return
 }
 
 func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) UpdateInstances(resourceGroupName string, VMScaleSetName string, VMInstanceIDs compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMInstanceRequiredIDs, cancel <-chan struct{}) (<-chan compute.OperationStatusResponse, <-chan error) {
@@ -737,14 +749,17 @@ func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) List(resourceGroupName string, virt
 	return
 }
 
-func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error) {
+func (az *azVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error) {
 	az.rateLimiter.Accept()
 	glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.ListNextResults(%q,%q,%q): start", lastResults)
 	defer func() {
 		glog.V(10).Infof("azVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.ListNextResults(%q,%q,%q): end", lastResults)
 	}()
 
-	return az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc := newMetricContext("vmssvm", "list_next_results", resourceGroupName, az.client.SubscriptionID)
+	result, err = az.client.ListNextResults(lastResults)
+	mc.Observe(err)
+	return
 }
 
 // azRoutesClient implements RoutesClient.
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
index dd66d509f17..ec58e57da44 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_fakes.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (fLBC fakeAzureLBClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (result network.Loa
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fLBC fakeAzureLBClient) ListNextResults(lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error) {
+func (fLBC fakeAzureLBClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResult network.LoadBalancerListResult) (result network.LoadBalancerListResult, err error) {
 	fLBC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fLBC.mutex.Unlock()
 	result.Response.Response = &http.Response{
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (fAPC fakeAzurePIPClient) Get(resourceGroupName string, publicIPAddressName
 	}
 }
 
-func (fAPC fakeAzurePIPClient) ListNextResults(lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error) {
+func (fAPC fakeAzurePIPClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults network.PublicIPAddressListResult) (result network.PublicIPAddressListResult, err error) {
 	fAPC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fAPC.mutex.Unlock()
 	return network.PublicIPAddressListResult{}, nil
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (fVMC fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (resul
 	result.Value = &value
 	return result, nil
 }
-func (fVMC fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
+func (fVMC fakeAzureVirtualMachinesClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineListResult, err error) {
 	fVMC.mutex.Lock()
 	defer fVMC.mutex.Unlock()
 	return compute.VirtualMachineListResult{}, nil
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func (fVMC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) List(resourceGroupName string, v
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error) {
+func (fVMC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMListResult, err error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func (fVMSSC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) List(resourceGroupName string) (
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (fVMSSC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) ListNextResults(lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error) {
+func (fVMSSC fakeVirtualMachineScaleSetsClient) ListNextResults(resourceGroupName string, lastResults compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult) (result compute.VirtualMachineScaleSetListResult, err error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_util_vmss.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_util_vmss.go
index 2116e4f0dc7..48bd3adcd8f 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_util_vmss.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_util_vmss.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) listScaleSetsWithRetry() ([]string, error) {
 
 		if result.NextLink != nil {
 			backoffError := wait.ExponentialBackoff(ss.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
-				result, err = ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.ListNextResults(result)
+				result, err = ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.ListNextResults(ss.ResourceGroup, result)
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("VirtualMachineScaleSetsClient.ListNextResults for %v failed: %v", ss.ResourceGroup, err)
 					return false, err
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func (ss *scaleSet) listScaleSetVMsWithRetry(scaleSetName string) ([]compute.Vir
 
 		if result.NextLink != nil {
 			backoffError := wait.ExponentialBackoff(ss.requestBackoff(), func() (bool, error) {
-				result, err = ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.ListNextResults(result)
+				result, err = ss.VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.ListNextResults(ss.ResourceGroup, result)
 				if err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("VirtualMachineScaleSetVMsClient.ListNextResults for %v failed: %v", scaleSetName, err)
 					return false, err