diff --git a/plugins/inventory/azure_rm.py b/plugins/inventory/azure_rm.py
index cc7c7bf3d..d968954e8 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/azure_rm.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/azure_rm.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 # vmid: the VM's internal SMBIOS ID, eg: '36bca69d-c365-4584-8c06-a62f4a1dc5d2'
 # vmss: if the VM is a member of a scaleset (vmss), a dictionary including the id and name of the parent scaleset
 # availability_zone: availability zone in which VM is deployed, eg '1','2','3'
+#
+# The following host variables are sometimes availble:
+# computer_name: the Operating System's hostname. Will not be available if azure agent is not available and picking it up.
 
 
 # sample 'myazuresub.azure_rm.yaml'
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ def hostvars(self):
             id=self._vm_model['id'],
             location=self._vm_model['location'],
             name=self._vm_model['name'],
+            computer_name=self._vm_model['properties']['osProfile'].get('computerName'),
             availability_zone=av_zone,
             powerstate=self._powerstate,
             provisioning_state=self._vm_model['properties']['provisioningState'].lower(),