diff --git a/aci/backend.go b/aci/backend.go
index 1a28e9550..009ddd20a 100644
--- a/aci/backend.go
+++ b/aci/backend.go
@@ -64,7 +64,19 @@ type ContextParams struct {
 
 // LoginParams azure login options
 type LoginParams struct {
-	TenantID string
+	TenantID     string
+	ClientID     string
+	ClientSecret string
+}
+
+// Validate returns an error if options are not used properly
+func (opts LoginParams) Validate() error {
+	if opts.ClientID != "" || opts.ClientSecret != "" {
+		if opts.ClientID == "" || opts.ClientSecret == "" || opts.TenantID == "" {
+			return errors.New("for Service Principal login, 3 options must be specified: --client-id, --client-secret and --tenant-id")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -377,12 +389,18 @@ func (cs *aciComposeService) Logs(ctx context.Context, opts cli.ProjectOptions)
 }
 
 type aciCloudService struct {
-	loginService *login.AzureLoginService
+	loginService login.AzureLoginServiceAPI
 }
 
 func (cs *aciCloudService) Login(ctx context.Context, params interface{}) error {
-	createOpts := params.(LoginParams)
-	return cs.loginService.Login(ctx, createOpts.TenantID)
+	opts, ok := params.(LoginParams)
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.New("Could not read azure LoginParams struct from generic parameter")
+	}
+	if opts.ClientID != "" {
+		return cs.loginService.LoginServicePrincipal(opts.ClientID, opts.ClientSecret, opts.TenantID)
+	}
+	return cs.loginService.Login(ctx, opts.TenantID)
 }
 
 func (cs *aciCloudService) Logout(ctx context.Context) error {
diff --git a/aci/backend_test.go b/aci/backend_test.go
index e6b72765c..14c8b92e8 100644
--- a/aci/backend_test.go
+++ b/aci/backend_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/docker/api/containers"
-
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+
+	"github.com/docker/api/containers"
 )
 
 func TestGetContainerName(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,3 +59,86 @@ func TestVerifyCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Error(t, err, "ACI exec command does not accept arguments to the command. "+
 		"Only the binary should be specified")
 }
+
+func TestLoginParamsValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	err := LoginParams{
+		ClientID: "someID",
+	}.Validate()
+	assert.Error(t, err, "for Service Principal login, 3 options must be specified: --client-id, --client-secret and --tenant-id")
+
+	err = LoginParams{
+		ClientSecret: "someSecret",
+	}.Validate()
+	assert.Error(t, err, "for Service Principal login, 3 options must be specified: --client-id, --client-secret and --tenant-id")
+
+	err = LoginParams{}.Validate()
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	err = LoginParams{
+		TenantID: "tenant",
+	}.Validate()
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestLoginServicePrincipal(t *testing.T) {
+	loginService := mockLoginService{}
+	loginService.On("LoginServicePrincipal", "someID", "secret", "tenant").Return(nil)
+	loginBackend := aciCloudService{
+		loginService: &loginService,
+	}
+
+	err := loginBackend.Login(context.Background(), LoginParams{
+		ClientID:     "someID",
+		ClientSecret: "secret",
+		TenantID:     "tenant",
+	})
+
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestLoginWithTenant(t *testing.T) {
+	loginService := mockLoginService{}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	loginService.On("Login", ctx, "tenant").Return(nil)
+	loginBackend := aciCloudService{
+		loginService: &loginService,
+	}
+
+	err := loginBackend.Login(ctx, LoginParams{
+		TenantID: "tenant",
+	})
+
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestLoginWithoutTenant(t *testing.T) {
+	loginService := mockLoginService{}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	loginService.On("Login", ctx, "").Return(nil)
+	loginBackend := aciCloudService{
+		loginService: &loginService,
+	}
+
+	err := loginBackend.Login(ctx, LoginParams{})
+
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+}
+
+type mockLoginService struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+func (s *mockLoginService) Login(ctx context.Context, requestedTenantID string) error {
+	args := s.Called(ctx, requestedTenantID)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
+func (s *mockLoginService) LoginServicePrincipal(clientID string, clientSecret string, tenantID string) error {
+	args := s.Called(clientID, clientSecret, tenantID)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
+
+func (s *mockLoginService) Logout(ctx context.Context) error {
+	args := s.Called(ctx)
+	return args.Error(0)
+}
diff --git a/aci/login/login.go b/aci/login/login.go
index d3533a4f2..f7bacdc02 100644
--- a/aci/login/login.go
+++ b/aci/login/login.go
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ type AzureLoginService struct {
 	apiHelper  apiHelper
 }
 
+// AzureLoginServiceAPI interface for Azure login service
+type AzureLoginServiceAPI interface {
+	LoginServicePrincipal(clientID string, clientSecret string, tenantID string) error
+	Login(ctx context.Context, requestedTenantID string) error
+	Logout(ctx context.Context) error
+}
+
 const tokenStoreFilename = "dockerAccessToken.json"
 
 // NewAzureLoginService creates a NewAzureLoginService
@@ -90,9 +97,9 @@ func newAzureLoginServiceFromPath(tokenStorePath string, helper apiHelper) (*Azu
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// TestLoginFromServicePrincipal login with clientId / clientSecret from a previously created service principal.
-// The resulting token does not include a refresh token, used for tests only
-func (login *AzureLoginService) TestLoginFromServicePrincipal(clientID string, clientSecret string, tenantID string) error {
+// LoginServicePrincipal login with clientId / clientSecret from a service principal.
+// The resulting token does not include a refresh token
+func (login *AzureLoginService) LoginServicePrincipal(clientID string, clientSecret string, tenantID string) error {
 	// Tried with auth2.NewUsernamePasswordConfig() but could not make this work with username / password, setting this for CI with clientID / clientSecret
 	creds := auth2.NewClientCredentialsConfig(clientID, clientSecret, tenantID)
 
diff --git a/cli/cmd/login/azurelogin.go b/cli/cmd/login/azurelogin.go
index 4d80413c2..4b7f3a28f 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/login/azurelogin.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/login/azurelogin.go
@@ -14,11 +14,16 @@ func AzureLoginCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "Log in to azure",
 		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if err := opts.Validate(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			return cloudLogin(cmd, "aci", opts)
 		},
 	}
 	flags := cmd.Flags()
-	flags.StringVar(&opts.TenantID, "tenant-id", "", "Specify tenant ID to use from your azure account")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.TenantID, "tenant-id", "", "Specify tenant ID to use")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.ClientID, "client-id", "", "Client ID for Service principal login")
+	flags.StringVar(&opts.ClientSecret, "client-secret", "", "Client secret for Service principal login")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go b/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
index 19831228a..c85e6ed77 100644
--- a/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
+++ b/tests/aci-e2e/e2e-aci_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestLoginLogout(t *testing.T) {
 	rg := "E2E-" + startTime
 
 	t.Run("login", func(t *testing.T) {
-		azureLogin(t)
+		azureLogin(t, c)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("create context", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func TestRunEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 func setupTestResourceGroup(t *testing.T, c *E2eCLI, tName string) (string, string) {
 	startTime := strconv.Itoa(int(time.Now().Unix()))
 	rg := "E2E-" + tName + "-" + startTime
-	azureLogin(t)
+	azureLogin(t, c)
 	sID := getSubscriptionID(t)
 	t.Logf("Create resource group %q", rg)
 	err := createResourceGroup(sID, rg)
@@ -537,17 +537,14 @@ func deleteResourceGroup(rgName string) error {
 	return helper.DeleteAsync(ctx, *models[0].SubscriptionID, rgName)
 }
 
-func azureLogin(t *testing.T) {
+func azureLogin(t *testing.T, c *E2eCLI) {
 	t.Log("Log in to Azure")
-	login, err := login.NewAzureLoginService()
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
-
 	// in order to create new service principal and get these 3 values : `az ad sp create-for-rbac --name 'TestServicePrincipal' --sdk-auth`
 	clientID := os.Getenv("AZURE_CLIENT_ID")
 	clientSecret := os.Getenv("AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET")
 	tenantID := os.Getenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
-	err = login.TestLoginFromServicePrincipal(clientID, clientSecret, tenantID)
-	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	res := c.RunDockerCmd("login", "azure", "--client-id", clientID, "--client-secret", clientSecret, "--tenant-id", tenantID)
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Success)
 }
 
 func getSubscriptionID(t *testing.T) string {