diff --git a/octodns/provider/azuredns.py b/octodns/provider/azuredns.py
index b3bff6c..2554a01 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/azuredns.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/azuredns.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ from ..record import Record
 from .base import BaseProvider
 
 
+def escape_semicolon(s):
+    assert s
+    return s.replace(';', '\\;')
+
+
+def unescape_semicolon(s):
+    assert s
+    return s.replace('\\;', ';')
+
+
 class _AzureRecord(object):
     '''Wrapper for OctoDNS record for AzureProvider to make dns_client calls.
 
@@ -123,9 +133,9 @@ class _AzureRecord(object):
 
     def _params_for_TXT(self, data, key_name, azure_class):
         try:  # API for TxtRecord has list of str, even for singleton
-            values = data['values']
+            values = [unescape_semicolon(v) for v in data['values']]
         except KeyError:
-            values = [data['value']]
+            values = [unescape_semicolon(data['value'])]
         return {key_name: [azure_class([v]) for v in values]}
 
     def _equals(self, b):
@@ -394,7 +404,8 @@ class AzureProvider(BaseProvider):
                            for ar in azrecord.srv_records]}
 
     def _data_for_TXT(self, azrecord):
-        return {'values': [reduce((lambda a, b: a + b), ar.value)
+        return {'values': [escape_semicolon(reduce((lambda a, b: a + b),
+                                                   ar.value))
                            for ar in azrecord.txt_records]}
 
     def _apply_Create(self, change):