diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/__init__.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/__init__.py
index 6c53627cc6b..23ae61bf70a 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     AAZFreeFormDictArg, AAZFloatArg, AAZBaseArg, AAZBoolArg, AAZListArg, AAZResourceGroupNameArg, \
     AAZResourceLocationArg, AAZResourceIdArg, AAZSubscriptionIdArg, AAZUuidArg, AAZDateArg, AAZTimeArg, \
     AAZDateTimeArg, AAZDurationArg, AAZFileArg, AAZPasswordArg, AAZPaginationTokenArg, AAZPaginationLimitArg, \
-    AAZAnyTypeArg
+    AAZAnyTypeArg, AAZFileUploadArg
 from ._arg_fmt import AAZStrArgFormat, AAZIntArgFormat, AAZFloatArgFormat, AAZBoolArgFormat, AAZObjectArgFormat, \
     AAZDictArgFormat, AAZFreeFormDictArgFormat, AAZListArgFormat, AAZResourceLocationArgFormat, \
     AAZResourceIdArgFormat, AAZSubscriptionIdArgFormat, AAZUuidFormat, AAZDateFormat, AAZTimeFormat, \
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from ._command import AAZCommand, AAZWaitCommand, AAZCommandGroup, \
     register_callback, register_command, register_command_group, load_aaz_command_table, link_helper
 from ._field_type import AAZIntType, AAZFloatType, AAZStrType, AAZBoolType, AAZDictType, AAZFreeFormDictType, \
-    AAZListType, AAZObjectType, AAZIdentityObjectType, AAZAnyType
+    AAZListType, AAZObjectType, AAZIdentityObjectType, AAZAnyType, AAZFileUploadType
 from ._operation import AAZHttpOperation, AAZJsonInstanceUpdateOperation, AAZGenericInstanceUpdateOperation, \
     AAZJsonInstanceDeleteOperation, AAZJsonInstanceCreateOperation
 from ._prompt import AAZPromptInput, AAZPromptPasswordInput
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg.py
index 3c81dc9111b..4806f20f46a 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 from knack.log import get_logger
 
 from ._arg_action import AAZSimpleTypeArgAction, AAZObjectArgAction, AAZDictArgAction, \
-    AAZListArgAction, AAZGenericUpdateAction, AAZGenericUpdateForceStringAction, AAZAnyTypeArgAction
+    AAZListArgAction, AAZGenericUpdateAction, AAZGenericUpdateForceStringAction, AAZAnyTypeArgAction, \
+    AAZFileUploadTypeArgAction
 from ._base import AAZBaseType, AAZUndefined
 from ._field_type import AAZObjectType, AAZStrType, AAZIntType, AAZBoolType, AAZFloatType, AAZListType, AAZDictType, \
-    AAZSimpleType, AAZFreeFormDictType, AAZAnyType
+    AAZSimpleType, AAZFreeFormDictType, AAZAnyType, AAZFileUploadType
 from ._field_value import AAZObject
 from ._arg_fmt import AAZObjectArgFormat, AAZListArgFormat, AAZDictArgFormat, AAZFreeFormDictArgFormat, \
     AAZSubscriptionIdArgFormat, AAZResourceLocationArgFormat, AAZResourceIdArgFormat, AAZUuidFormat, AAZDateFormat, \
@@ -599,6 +600,20 @@ def __init__(self, fmt=None, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(fmt=fmt, **kwargs)
 
 
+class AAZFileUploadArg(AAZStrArg, AAZFileUploadType):
+    """Argument that accepts a file path and returns file content, file hander and file size"""
+
+    @property
+    def _type_in_help(self):
+        return "File Content"
+
+    def _build_cmd_action(self):
+        class Action(AAZFileUploadTypeArgAction):
+            _schema = self  # bind action class with current schema
+
+        return Action
+
+
 # Generic Update arguments
 class AAZGenericUpdateForceStringArg(AAZBoolArg):
 
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg_action.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg_action.py
index 5537ee3766b..7933468f30d 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg_action.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_arg_action.py
@@ -249,6 +249,33 @@ def format_data(cls, data):
         return data
 
 
+class AAZFileUploadTypeArgAction(AAZArgAction):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_operations(cls, dest_ops, values, prefix_keys=None):
+        if values is None:
+            data = AAZBlankArgValue  # use blank data when values string is None
+        else:
+            data = values
+        data = cls.format_data(data)
+        dest_ops.add(data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def format_data(cls, data):
+        if data == AAZBlankArgValue:
+            if cls._schema._blank == AAZUndefined:
+                raise AAZInvalidValueError("argument value cannot be blank")
+            data = copy.deepcopy(cls._schema._blank)
+
+        if data is None:
+            if cls._schema._nullable:
+                return data
+            raise AAZInvalidValueError("field is not nullable")
+        if not os.path.exists(data):
+            raise AAZInvalidValueError(f"File '{data}' doesn't exist")
+        return data
+
+
 class AAZCompoundTypeArgAction(AAZArgAction):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py
index 4638d108ecd..aa94d2a3c24 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_type.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from azure.cli.core.util import shell_safe_json_parse
 from ._base import AAZBaseType, AAZValuePatch, AAZUndefined
 from ._field_value import AAZObject, AAZDict, AAZFreeFormDict, AAZList, AAZSimpleValue, \
-    AAZIdentityObject, AAZAnyValue
+    AAZIdentityObject, AAZAnyValue, AAZFileUploadValue
 from ._utils import to_snack_case
 from .exceptions import AAZUnknownFieldError, AAZConflictFieldDefinitionError, AAZValuePrecisionLossError, \
     AAZInvalidFieldError, AAZInvalidValueError
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ def process_data(self, data, **kwargs):
         return data
 
 
+class AAZFileUploadType(AAZStrType):
+    _ValueCls = AAZFileUploadValue
+
+
 class AAZAnyType(AAZSimpleType):
     """Any type"""
 
diff --git a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_value.py b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_value.py
index 69857bd61a6..407540d9808 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_value.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli-core/azure/cli/core/aaz/_field_value.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 from ._base import AAZBaseValue, AAZValuePatch, AAZUndefined
 import abc
+import os
 
 
 class AAZSimpleValue(AAZBaseValue):
@@ -59,6 +60,21 @@ class AAZAnyValue(AAZSimpleValue):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     pass
 
 
+class AAZFileUploadValue(AAZSimpleValue):  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+
+    def to_serialized_data(self, processor=None, **kwargs):
+        _file_size = os.path.getsize(self._data)
+        _content = None
+        _file_handle = open(self._data, "rb")
+        if _file_size < 5 * 1024 * 1024:  # 5MB
+            _content = _file_handle.read()
+            _file_handle.close()
+            _file_handle = None
+            return _content, _file_handle, _file_size
+
+        return _content, _file_handle, _file_size
+
+
 class AAZObject(AAZBaseValue):
 
     def __init__(self, schema, data):