diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
index 2716d9dc3c1b..5355e0ec8798 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_storage_blob.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func resourceArmStorageBlob() *schema.Resource {
 			"metadata": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
 				Optional: true,
+				Computed: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Schema{
 					Type:         schema.TypeString,
 					ValidateFunc: validate.NoEmptyStrings,