diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_help.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_help.py
index 7725045d2cc..02bc6fff5ac 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_help.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_help.py
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@
   - name: --max-count
     type: int
     short-summary: Maximum nodes count used for autoscaler, when "--enable-cluster-autoscaler" specified. Please specify the value in the range of [1, 100]
+  - name: --uptime-sla
+    type: bool
+    short-summary: Enable a paid managed cluster service with a financially backed SLA.
   - name: --load-balancer-managed-outbound-ip-count
     type: int
     short-summary: Load balancer managed outbound IP count.
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_params.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_params.py
index a1f873ebc0c..d3b059a86cd 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_params.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/_params.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):
         c.argument('update_cluster_autoscaler', options_list=["--update-cluster-autoscaler", "-u"], action='store_true')
         c.argument('min_count', type=int, validator=validate_nodes_count)
         c.argument('max_count', type=int, validator=validate_nodes_count)
+        c.argument('uptime_sla', action='store_true')
         c.argument('load_balancer_managed_outbound_ip_count', type=int)
         c.argument('load_balancer_outbound_ips', type=str, validator=validate_load_balancer_outbound_ips)
         c.argument('load_balancer_outbound_ip_prefixes', type=str, validator=validate_load_balancer_outbound_ip_prefixes)
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
index c733afb0fa6..a769ee467f4 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/acs/custom.py
@@ -2118,6 +2118,7 @@ def aks_update(cmd, client, resource_group_name, name,
                disable_cluster_autoscaler=False,
                update_cluster_autoscaler=False,
                min_count=None, max_count=None,
+               uptime_sla=False,
                load_balancer_managed_outbound_ip_count=None,
                load_balancer_outbound_ips=None,
                load_balancer_outbound_ip_prefixes=None,
@@ -2134,9 +2135,11 @@ def aks_update(cmd, client, resource_group_name, name,
                                                           load_balancer_outbound_ports,
                                                           load_balancer_idle_timeout)
 
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-boolean-expressions
     if (update_autoscaler != 1 and not update_lb_profile and
             not attach_acr and
             not detach_acr and
+            not uptime_sla and
             api_server_authorized_ip_ranges is None):
         raise CLIError('Please specify one or more of "--enable-cluster-autoscaler" or '
                        '"--disable-cluster-autoscaler" or '
@@ -2147,6 +2150,7 @@ def aks_update(cmd, client, resource_group_name, name,
                        '"--load-balancer-outbound-ports" or'
                        '"--load-balancer-idle-timeout" or'
                        '"--attach-acr" or "--dettach-acr" or'
+                       '"--uptime-sla" or'
                        '"--"api-server-authorized-ip-ranges')
 
     instance = client.get(resource_group_name, name)
@@ -2212,6 +2216,12 @@ def aks_update(cmd, client, resource_group_name, name,
                         subscription_id=subscription_id,
                         detach=True)
 
+    if uptime_sla:
+        instance.sku = ManagedClusterSKU(
+            name="Basic",
+            tier="Paid"
+        )
+
     if update_lb_profile:
         instance.network_profile.load_balancer_profile = update_load_balancer_profile(
             load_balancer_managed_outbound_ip_count,