diff --git a/azurerm/helpers/azure/app_service.go b/azurerm/helpers/azure/app_service.go
index e18ca77bb6e5..313a208ca0cb 100644
--- a/azurerm/helpers/azure/app_service.go
+++ b/azurerm/helpers/azure/app_service.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/services/web/mgmt/2018-02-01/web"
@@ -328,11 +329,9 @@ func SchemaAppServiceSiteConfig() *schema.Schema {
 				"java_version": {
 					Type:     schema.TypeString,
 					Optional: true,
-					ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
-						"1.7",
-						"1.8",
-						"11",
-					}, false),
+					ValidateFunc: validation.StringMatch(
+						regexp.MustCompile(`^(1\.7|1\.8|11)`),
+						`Invalid Java version provided`),
 				},
 
 				"java_container": {
diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_slot_test.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_slot_test.go
index 01ff6bc3a57f..303fd26366c3 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_slot_test.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_slot_test.go
@@ -1341,6 +1341,52 @@ func TestAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsJava11Tomcat(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsJava7Minor(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service_slot.test"
+	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
+	config := testAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsJava(ri, testLocation(), "1.7.0_80", "TOMCAT", "9.0")
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMAppServiceSlotDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMAppServiceSlotExists(resourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_version", "1.7.0_80"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container", "TOMCAT"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container_version", "9.0"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsJava8Minor(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service_slot.test"
+	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
+	config := testAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsJava(ri, testLocation(), "1.8.0_181", "TOMCAT", "9.0")
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMAppServiceSlotDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMAppServiceSlotExists(resourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_version", "1.8.0_181"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container", "TOMCAT"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container_version", "9.0"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccAzureRMAppServiceSlot_windowsPHP7(t *testing.T) {
 	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service_slot.test"
 	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_test.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_test.go
index b1e9f671ae4e..9ada73074816 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_test.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_app_service_test.go
@@ -1420,6 +1420,62 @@ func TestAccAzureRMAppService_windowsJava11Tomcat(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAzureRMAppService_windowsJava7Minor(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service.test"
+	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
+	config := testAccAzureRMAppService_windowsJava(ri, testLocation(), "1.7.0_80", "TOMCAT", "9.0")
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMAppServiceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMAppServiceExists(resourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_version", "1.7.0_80"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container", "TOMCAT"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container_version", "9.0"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAzureRMAppService_windowsJava8Minor(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service.test"
+	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
+	config := testAccAzureRMAppService_windowsJava(ri, testLocation(), "1.8.0_181", "TOMCAT", "9.0")
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testCheckAzureRMAppServiceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: config,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testCheckAzureRMAppServiceExists(resourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_version", "1.8.0_181"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container", "TOMCAT"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "site_config.0.java_container_version", "9.0"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccAzureRMAppService_windowsPHP7(t *testing.T) {
 	resourceName := "azurerm_app_service.test"
 	ri := tf.AccRandTimeInt()
diff --git a/website/docs/r/app_service.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/app_service.html.markdown
index 7316ef3f2b8d..a2a1b7416308 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/app_service.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/app_service.html.markdown
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ A `site_config` block supports the following:
 
 * `ip_restriction` - (Optional) A [List of objects](/docs/configuration/attr-as-blocks.html) representing ip restrictions as defined below.
 
-* `java_version` - (Optional) The version of Java to use. If specified `java_container` and `java_container_version` must also be specified. Possible values are `1.7`, `1.8` and `11`.
+* `java_version` - (Optional) The version of Java to use. If specified `java_container` and `java_container_version` must also be specified. Possible values are `1.7`, `1.8` and `11` and their specific versions - except for Java 11 (e.g. `1.7.0_80`, `1.8.0_181`, `11`)
 
 * `java_container` - (Optional) The Java Container to use. If specified `java_version` and `java_container_version` must also be specified. Possible values are `JETTY` and `TOMCAT`.
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/app_service_slot.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/app_service_slot.html.markdown
index 4f98f07a3170..ea564be7e7b4 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/app_service_slot.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/app_service_slot.html.markdown
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `java_container_version` - (Optional) The version of the Java Container to use. If specified `java_version` and `java_container` must also be specified.
 
-* `java_version` - (Optional) The version of Java to use. If specified `java_container` and `java_container_version` must also be specified. Possible values are `1.7`, `1.8` and `11`.
+* `java_version` - (Optional) The version of Java to use. If specified `java_container` and `java_container_version` must also be specified. Possible values are `1.7`, `1.8` and `11` and their specific versions - except for Java 11 (e.g. `1.7.0_80`, `1.8.0_181`, `11`)
 
 * `local_mysql_enabled` - (Optional) Is "MySQL In App" Enabled? This runs a local MySQL instance with your app and shares resources from the App Service plan.