diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue.go
index 5d2c3ac96cfb..f3fbf0c05d61 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/servicebus/mgmt/2017-04-01/servicebus"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/validation"
 	"github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-azurerm/azurerm/helpers/azure"
 	"github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-azurerm/azurerm/utils"
 )
@@ -117,6 +118,13 @@ func resourceArmServiceBusQueue() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional:   true,
 				Deprecated: "This field has been removed by Azure.",
 			},
+
+			"max_delivery_count": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeInt,
+				Optional:     true,
+				Default:      10,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(1),
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ func resourceArmServiceBusQueueCreateUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfa
 	enableExpress := d.Get("enable_express").(bool)
 	enablePartitioning := d.Get("enable_partitioning").(bool)
 	maxSize := int32(d.Get("max_size_in_megabytes").(int))
+	maxDeliveryCount := int32(d.Get("max_delivery_count").(int))
 	requiresDuplicateDetection := d.Get("requires_duplicate_detection").(bool)
 	requiresSession := d.Get("requires_session").(bool)
 	deadLetteringOnMessageExpiration := d.Get("dead_lettering_on_message_expiration").(bool)
@@ -143,6 +152,7 @@ func resourceArmServiceBusQueueCreateUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfa
 			EnableExpress:                    &enableExpress,
 			EnablePartitioning:               &enablePartitioning,
 			MaxSizeInMegabytes:               &maxSize,
+			MaxDeliveryCount:                 &maxDeliveryCount,
 			RequiresDuplicateDetection:       &requiresDuplicateDetection,
 			RequiresSession:                  &requiresSession,
 			DeadLetteringOnMessageExpiration: &deadLetteringOnMessageExpiration,
@@ -233,6 +243,7 @@ func resourceArmServiceBusQueueRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		d.Set("requires_duplicate_detection", props.RequiresDuplicateDetection)
 		d.Set("requires_session", props.RequiresSession)
 		d.Set("dead_lettering_on_message_expiration", props.DeadLetteringOnMessageExpiration)
+		d.Set("max_delivery_count", props.MaxDeliveryCount)
 
 		if maxSizeMB := props.MaxSizeInMegabytes; maxSizeMB != nil {
 			maxSize := int(*maxSizeMB)
diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue_test.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue_test.go
index b50fdeadaabe..0a059dadcf08 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue_test.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_servicebus_queue_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ func TestAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_update(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "max_size_in_megabytes", "2048"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -254,6 +259,33 @@ func TestAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_isoTimeSpanAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_maxDeliveryCount(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "azurerm_servicebus_queue.test"
+	location := testLocation()
+	ri := acctest.RandInt()
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMServiceBusQueueDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_basic(ri, location),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMServiceBusQueueExists(resourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "max_delivery_count", "10"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_maxDeliveryCount(ri, location),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "max_delivery_count", "20"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testCheckAzureRMServiceBusQueueDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*ArmClient).serviceBusQueuesClient
 	ctx := testAccProvider.Meta().(*ArmClient).StopContext
@@ -551,3 +583,26 @@ resource "azurerm_servicebus_queue" "test" {
 }
 `, rInt, location, rInt, rInt)
 }
+
+func testAccAzureRMServiceBusQueue_maxDeliveryCount(rInt int, location string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "azurerm_resource_group" "test" {
+    name     = "acctestRG-%d"
+    location = "%s"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_servicebus_namespace" "test" {
+    name                = "acctestservicebusnamespace-%d"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    location            = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.location}"
+    sku                 = "standard"
+}
+
+resource "azurerm_servicebus_queue" "test" {
+    name                = "acctestservicebusqueue-%d"
+    resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+    namespace_name      = "${azurerm_servicebus_namespace.test.name}"
+    max_delivery_count  = 20
+}
+`, rInt, location, rInt, rInt)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/servicebus_queue.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/servicebus_queue.html.markdown
index 28bff27eb3ca..650289039c1e 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/servicebus_queue.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/servicebus_queue.html.markdown
@@ -96,13 +96,15 @@ The following arguments are supported:
     the Queue requires duplicate detection. Changing this forces
     a new resource to be created. Defaults to `false`.
 
-* `requires_session` - (Optional) Boolean flag which controls whether the Queue requires sessions. 
-    This will allow ordered handling of unbounded sequences of related messages. With sessions enabled 
-    a queue can guarantee first-in-first-out delivery of messages. 
+* `requires_session` - (Optional) Boolean flag which controls whether the Queue requires sessions.
+    This will allow ordered handling of unbounded sequences of related messages. With sessions enabled
+    a queue can guarantee first-in-first-out delivery of messages.
     Changing this forces a new resource to be created. Defaults to `false`.
 
 * `dead_lettering_on_message_expiration` - (Optional) Boolean flag which controls whether the Queue has dead letter support when a message expires. Defaults to `false`.
 
+* `max_delivery_count` - (Optional) Integer value which controls when a message is automatically deadlettered. Defaults to `10`.
+
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 The following attributes are exported: