diff --git a/azure/scope/machinepool_test.go b/azure/scope/machinepool_test.go
index 2b754820cf7..f62bb2c1e01 100644
--- a/azure/scope/machinepool_test.go
+++ b/azure/scope/machinepool_test.go
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ func TestMachinePoolScope_GetVMImage(t *testing.T) {
 						Gallery: "capzed-489de9a5-a0a0-4e79-a806-ad5479ec43a5",
 						Name:    "capi-ubun2-2404",
 						Version: "1.19.11",
+						Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+							Publisher: "Canonical",
+							Offer:     "ubuntu-24_04-lts",
+							SKU:       "server-gen1",
+						},
 					},
 				}
 				g.Expect(vmImage).To(Equal(image))
diff --git a/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images.go b/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images.go
index 972ef7e0b63..f5910af9eb7 100644
--- a/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images.go
+++ b/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images.go
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetDefaultLinuxImage(ctx context.Context, _, k8sVersion string
 			Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 			Name:    azure.DefaultLinuxGalleryImageName,
 			Version: v.String(),
+			Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+				Publisher: "Canonical",
+				Offer:     "ubuntu-24_04-lts",
+				SKU:       "server-gen1",
+			},
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -90,6 +95,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetDefaultWindowsImage(ctx context.Context, _, k8sVersion, run
 			Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 			Name:    azure.DefaultWindowsGalleryImageName,
 			Version: v.String(),
+			Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+				Publisher: "WindowsServer",
+				Offer:     "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+				SKU:       "2022-Datacenter-Core-smalldisk",
+			},
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images_test.go b/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images_test.go
index 25ad70b3126..894a1679187 100644
--- a/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images_test.go
+++ b/azure/services/virtualmachineimages/images_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultLinuxImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultLinuxGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.1",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "Canonical",
+						Offer:     "ubuntu-24_04-lts",
+						SKU:       "server-gen1",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultLinuxImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultLinuxGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.0",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "Canonical",
+						Offer:     "ubuntu-24_04-lts",
+						SKU:       "server-gen1",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -65,6 +75,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultLinuxImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultLinuxGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.1+1234",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "Canonical",
+						Offer:     "ubuntu-24_04-lts",
+						SKU:       "server-gen1",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -106,6 +121,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultWindowsImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultWindowsGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.1",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "WindowsServer",
+						Offer:     "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+						SKU:       "2022-Datacenter-Core-smalldisk",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -119,6 +139,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultWindowsImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultWindowsGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.0",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "WindowsServer",
+						Offer:     "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+						SKU:       "2022-Datacenter-Core-smalldisk",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -136,6 +161,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultWindowsImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultWindowsGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.1+1234",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "WindowsServer",
+						Offer:     "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+						SKU:       "2022-Datacenter-Core-smalldisk",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,
@@ -157,6 +187,11 @@ func TestGetDefaultWindowsImage(t *testing.T) {
 					Gallery: azure.DefaultPublicGalleryName,
 					Name:    azure.DefaultWindowsGalleryImageName,
 					Version: "1.31.1",
+					Plan: &infrav1.ImagePlan{
+						Publisher: "WindowsServer",
+						Offer:     "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
+						SKU:       "2022-Datacenter-Core-smalldisk",
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			expectErr: false,