diff --git a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
index 3dd3c84db5d..1cf5f908d18 100644
--- a/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
+++ b/pkg/credentialprovider/azure/azure_credentials.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (a *acrProvider) loadConfig(rdr io.Reader) error {
 		klog.Errorf("Failed to load azure credential file: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	a.environment, err = auth.ParseAzureEnvironment(a.config.Cloud)
+	a.environment, err = auth.ParseAzureEnvironment(a.config.Cloud, a.config.ResourceManagerEndpoint, a.config.IdentitySystem)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/auth/azure_auth.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/auth/azure_auth.go
index 37e55373f1e..7332a1240d5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/auth/azure_auth.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/auth/azure_auth.go
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
+const (
+	// ADFSIdentitySystem is the override value for tenantID on Azure Stack clouds.
+	ADFSIdentitySystem = "adfs"
+)
+
 var (
 	// ErrorNoAuth indicates that no credentials are provided.
 	ErrorNoAuth = fmt.Errorf("no credentials provided for Azure cloud provider")
-	// ADFSIdentitySystem indicates value of tenantId for ADFS on Azure Stack.
-	ADFSIdentitySystem = "ADFS"
 )
 
 // AzureAuthConfig holds auth related part of cloud config
@@ -59,15 +62,19 @@ type AzureAuthConfig struct {
 	UserAssignedIdentityID string `json:"userAssignedIdentityID,omitempty" yaml:"userAssignedIdentityID,omitempty"`
 	// The ID of the Azure Subscription that the cluster is deployed in
 	SubscriptionID string `json:"subscriptionId,omitempty" yaml:"subscriptionId,omitempty"`
-	// Identity system value for the deployment. This gets populate for Azure Stack case.
+	// IdentitySystem indicates the identity provider. Relevant only to hybrid clouds (Azure Stack).
+	// Allowed values are 'azure_ad' (default), 'adfs'.
 	IdentitySystem string `json:"identitySystem,omitempty" yaml:"identitySystem,omitempty"`
+	// ResourceManagerEndpoint is the cloud's resource manager endpoint. If set, cloud provider queries this endpoint
+	// in order to generate an autorest.Environment instance instead of using one of the pre-defined Environments.
+	ResourceManagerEndpoint string `json:"resourceManagerEndpoint,omitempty" yaml:"resourceManagerEndpoint,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // GetServicePrincipalToken creates a new service principal token based on the configuration
 func GetServicePrincipalToken(config *AzureAuthConfig, env *azure.Environment) (*adal.ServicePrincipalToken, error) {
 	var tenantID string
 	if strings.EqualFold(config.IdentitySystem, ADFSIdentitySystem) {
-		tenantID = "adfs"
+		tenantID = ADFSIdentitySystem
 	} else {
 		tenantID = config.TenantID
 	}
@@ -125,13 +132,24 @@ func GetServicePrincipalToken(config *AzureAuthConfig, env *azure.Environment) (
 	return nil, ErrorNoAuth
 }
 
-// ParseAzureEnvironment returns azure environment by name
-func ParseAzureEnvironment(cloudName string) (*azure.Environment, error) {
+// ParseAzureEnvironment returns the azure environment.
+// If 'resourceManagerEndpoint' is set, the environment is computed by quering the cloud's resource manager endpoint.
+// Otherwise, a pre-defined Environment is looked up by name.
+func ParseAzureEnvironment(cloudName, resourceManagerEndpoint, identitySystem string) (*azure.Environment, error) {
 	var env azure.Environment
 	var err error
-	if cloudName == "" {
+	if resourceManagerEndpoint != "" {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Loading environment from resource manager endpoint: %s", resourceManagerEndpoint)
+		nameOverride := azure.OverrideProperty{Key: azure.EnvironmentName, Value: cloudName}
+		env, err = azure.EnvironmentFromURL(resourceManagerEndpoint, nameOverride)
+		if err == nil {
+			azureStackOverrides(&env, resourceManagerEndpoint, identitySystem)
+		}
+	} else if cloudName == "" {
+		klog.V(4).Info("Using public cloud environment")
 		env = azure.PublicCloud
 	} else {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("Using %s environment", cloudName)
 		env, err = azure.EnvironmentFromName(cloudName)
 	}
 	return &env, err
@@ -151,3 +169,15 @@ func decodePkcs12(pkcs []byte, password string) (*x509.Certificate, *rsa.Private
 
 	return certificate, rsaPrivateKey, nil
 }
+
+// azureStackOverrides ensures that the Environment matches what AKSe currently generates for Azure Stack
+func azureStackOverrides(env *azure.Environment, resourceManagerEndpoint, identitySystem string) {
+	env.ManagementPortalURL = strings.Replace(resourceManagerEndpoint, "https://management.", "https://portal.", -1)
+	env.ServiceManagementEndpoint = env.TokenAudience
+	env.ResourceManagerVMDNSSuffix = strings.Replace(resourceManagerEndpoint, "https://management.", "cloudapp.", -1)
+	env.ResourceManagerVMDNSSuffix = strings.TrimSuffix(env.ResourceManagerVMDNSSuffix, "/")
+	if strings.EqualFold(identitySystem, ADFSIdentitySystem) {
+		env.ActiveDirectoryEndpoint = strings.TrimSuffix(env.ActiveDirectoryEndpoint, "/")
+		env.ActiveDirectoryEndpoint = strings.TrimSuffix(env.ActiveDirectoryEndpoint, "adfs")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
index 63be11c2199..3abb91eaf32 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func (az *Cloud) InitializeCloudFromConfig(config *Config, fromSecret bool) erro
 		}
 	}
 
-	env, err := auth.ParseAzureEnvironment(config.Cloud)
+	env, err := auth.ParseAzureEnvironment(config.Cloud, config.ResourceManagerEndpoint, config.IdentitySystem)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}