diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
index 964dd38063a..13ec02170f9 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_instances.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) InstanceID(name types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 	var machine compute.VirtualMachine
 	var exists bool
 	var err error
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	machine, exists, err = az.getVirtualMachine(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		if az.CloudProviderBackoff {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
index d7da541ec9c..6121d26b12b 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_loadbalancer.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) EnsureLoadBalancer(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, nod
 		// to nil. This is a workaround until https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/issues/112 is fixed
 		sg.SecurityGroupPropertiesFormat.NetworkInterfaces = nil
 		sg.SecurityGroupPropertiesFormat.Subnets = nil
+		az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 		resp, err := az.SecurityGroupsClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *sg.Name, sg, nil)
 		if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 			glog.V(2).Infof("ensure(%s) backing off: sg(%s) - updating", serviceName, *sg.Name)
@@ -229,6 +230,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) EnsureLoadBalancer(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, nod
 	}
 	if !existsLb || lbNeedsUpdate {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("ensure(%s): lb(%s) - updating", serviceName, lbName)
+		az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 		resp, err := az.LoadBalancerClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *lb.Name, lb, nil)
 		if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 			glog.V(2).Infof("ensure(%s) backing off: lb(%s) - updating", serviceName, lbName)
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) EnsureLoadBalancerDeleted(clusterName string, service *v1.Servi
 			// to nil. This is a workaround until https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/issues/112 is fixed
 			sg.SecurityGroupPropertiesFormat.NetworkInterfaces = nil
 			sg.SecurityGroupPropertiesFormat.Subnets = nil
+			az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 			resp, err := az.SecurityGroupsClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *reconciledSg.Name, reconciledSg, nil)
 			if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 				glog.V(2).Infof("delete(%s) backing off: sg(%s) - updating", serviceName, az.SecurityGroupName)
@@ -365,6 +368,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) cleanupLoadBalancer(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, is
 		if lbNeedsUpdate {
 			if len(*lb.FrontendIPConfigurations) > 0 {
 				glog.V(3).Infof("delete(%s): lb(%s) - updating", serviceName, lbName)
+				az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 				resp, err := az.LoadBalancerClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *lb.Name, lb, nil)
 				if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 					glog.V(2).Infof("delete(%s) backing off: sg(%s) - updating", serviceName, az.SecurityGroupName)
@@ -380,6 +384,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) cleanupLoadBalancer(clusterName string, service *v1.Service, is
 			} else {
 				glog.V(3).Infof("delete(%s): lb(%s) - deleting; no remaining frontendipconfigs", serviceName, lbName)
 
+				az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 				resp, err := az.LoadBalancerClient.Delete(az.ResourceGroup, lbName, nil)
 				if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 					glog.V(2).Infof("delete(%s) backing off: lb(%s) - deleting; no remaining frontendipconfigs", serviceName, lbName)
@@ -434,6 +439,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ensurePublicIPExists(serviceName, pipName string) (*network.Pub
 	pip.Tags = &map[string]*string{"service": &serviceName}
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("ensure(%s): pip(%s) - creating", serviceName, *pip.Name)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, err := az.PublicIPAddressesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *pip.Name, pip, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("ensure(%s) backing off: pip(%s) - creating", serviceName, *pip.Name)
@@ -459,6 +465,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ensurePublicIPExists(serviceName, pipName string) (*network.Pub
 
 func (az *Cloud) ensurePublicIPDeleted(serviceName, pipName string) error {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("ensure(%s): pip(%s) - deleting", serviceName, pipName)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, deleteErr := az.PublicIPAddressesClient.Delete(az.ResourceGroup, pipName, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, deleteErr) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("ensure(%s) backing off: pip(%s) - deleting", serviceName, pipName)
@@ -910,6 +917,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) ensureHostInPool(serviceName string, nodeName types.NodeName, b
 		primaryIPConfig.LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools = &newBackendPools
 
 		glog.V(3).Infof("nicupdate(%s): nic(%s) - updating", serviceName, nicName)
+		az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 		resp, err := az.InterfacesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, *nic.Name, nic, nil)
 		if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 			glog.V(2).Infof("nicupdate(%s) backing off: nic(%s) - updating, err=%v", serviceName, nicName, err)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_routes.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_routes.go
index 8332c9d124f..0d7a23ebfd8 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_routes.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_routes.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) CreateRoute(clusterName string, nameHint string, kubeRoute *clo
 		}
 
 		glog.V(3).Infof("create: creating routetable. routeTableName=%q", az.RouteTableName)
+		az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 		resp, err := az.RouteTablesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, az.RouteTableName, routeTable, nil)
 		if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 			glog.V(2).Infof("create backing off: creating routetable. routeTableName=%q", az.RouteTableName)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) CreateRoute(clusterName string, nameHint string, kubeRoute *clo
 	}
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("create: creating route: instance=%q cidr=%q", kubeRoute.TargetNode, kubeRoute.DestinationCIDR)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, err := az.RoutesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, az.RouteTableName, *route.Name, route, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("create backing off: creating route: instance=%q cidr=%q", kubeRoute.TargetNode, kubeRoute.DestinationCIDR)
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) DeleteRoute(clusterName string, kubeRoute *cloudprovider.Route)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("delete: deleting route. clusterName=%q instance=%q cidr=%q", clusterName, kubeRoute.TargetNode, kubeRoute.DestinationCIDR)
 
 	routeName := mapNodeNameToRouteName(kubeRoute.TargetNode)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, err := az.RoutesClient.Delete(az.ResourceGroup, az.RouteTableName, routeName, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("delete backing off: deleting route. clusterName=%q instance=%q cidr=%q", clusterName, kubeRoute.TargetNode, kubeRoute.DestinationCIDR)
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
index bb09cc1c5e5..b810480ab47 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/azure/azure_storage.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) AttachDisk(diskName, diskURI string, nodeName types.NodeName, l
 	}
 	vmName := mapNodeNameToVMName(nodeName)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("create(%s): vm(%s)", az.ResourceGroup, vmName)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("create(%s) backing off: vm(%s)", az.ResourceGroup, vmName)
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) DetachDiskByName(diskName, diskURI string, nodeName types.NodeN
 	}
 	vmName := mapNodeNameToVMName(nodeName)
 	glog.V(2).Infof("create(%s): vm(%s)", az.ResourceGroup, vmName)
+	az.operationPollRateLimiter.Accept()
 	resp, err := az.VirtualMachinesClient.CreateOrUpdate(az.ResourceGroup, vmName, newVM, nil)
 	if az.CloudProviderBackoff && shouldRetryAPIRequest(resp, err) {
 		glog.V(2).Infof("create(%s) backing off: vm(%s)", az.ResourceGroup, vmName)