diff --git a/src/spring/azext_spring/_constant.py b/src/spring/azext_spring/_constant.py
index a9635e05d97..ff717f4f322 100644
--- a/src/spring/azext_spring/_constant.py
+++ b/src/spring/azext_spring/_constant.py
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
 MARKETPLACE_OFFER_ID = 'azure-spring-cloud-vmware-tanzu-2'
 MARKETPLACE_PUBLISHER_ID = 'vmware-inc'
 MARKETPLACE_PLAN_ID = 'asa-ent-hr-mtr'
+AKS_RP = 'Microsoft.ContainerService'
diff --git a/src/spring/azext_spring/_utils.py b/src/spring/azext_spring/_utils.py
index 7d3a355712b..a4f746985fa 100644
--- a/src/spring/azext_spring/_utils.py
+++ b/src/spring/azext_spring/_utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import json
+from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 import os
 from time import sleep
@@ -14,9 +15,12 @@
 from io import open
 from re import (search, match, compile)
 from json import dumps
+
+from azure.cli.core.commands.client_factory import get_subscription_id, get_mgmt_service_client
+from azure.cli.core.profiles import ResourceType
 from knack.util import CLIError, todict
 from knack.log import get_logger
-from azure.cli.core.azclierror import ValidationError
+from azure.cli.core.azclierror import ValidationError, CLIInternalError
 from .vendored_sdks.appplatform.v2023_09_01_preview.models._app_platform_management_client_enums import SupportedRuntimeValue
 from ._client_factory import cf_resource_groups
 
@@ -316,6 +320,53 @@ def handle_asc_exception(ex):
             raise CLIError(ex)
 
 
+def register_provider_if_needed(cmd, rp_name):
+    if not _is_resource_provider_registered(cmd, rp_name):
+        _register_resource_provider(cmd, rp_name)
+
+
+def _is_resource_provider_registered(cmd, resource_provider, subscription_id=None):
+    registered = None
+    if not subscription_id:
+        subscription_id = get_subscription_id(cmd.cli_ctx)
+    try:
+        providers_client = get_mgmt_service_client(cmd.cli_ctx, ResourceType.MGMT_RESOURCE_RESOURCES, subscription_id=subscription_id).providers
+        registration_state = getattr(providers_client.get(resource_provider), 'registration_state', "NotRegistered")
+
+        registered = (registration_state and registration_state.lower() == 'registered')
+    except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+        pass
+    return registered
+
+
+def _register_resource_provider(cmd, resource_provider):
+    from azure.mgmt.resource.resources.models import ProviderRegistrationRequest, ProviderConsentDefinition
+
+    logger.warning(f"Registering resource provider {resource_provider} ...")
+    properties = ProviderRegistrationRequest(third_party_provider_consent=ProviderConsentDefinition(consent_to_authorization=True))
+
+    client = get_mgmt_service_client(cmd.cli_ctx, ResourceType.MGMT_RESOURCE_RESOURCES).providers
+    try:
+        client.register(resource_provider, properties=properties)
+        # wait for registration to finish
+        timeout_secs = 120
+        registration = _is_resource_provider_registered(cmd, resource_provider)
+        start = datetime.utcnow()
+        while not registration:
+            registration = _is_resource_provider_registered(cmd, resource_provider)
+            sleep(3)
+            if (datetime.utcnow() - start).seconds >= timeout_secs:
+                raise CLIInternalError(f"Timed out while waiting for the {resource_provider} resource provider to be registered.")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        msg = ("This operation requires registering the resource provider {0}. "
+               "We were unable to perform that registration on your behalf: "
+               "Server responded with error message -- {1} . "
+               "Please check with your admin on permissions, "
+               "or try running registration manually with: az provider register --wait --namespace {0}")
+        raise ValidationError(resource_provider, msg.format(e.args)) from e
+
+
 class BearerAuth(requests.auth.AuthBase):
     def __init__(self, token):
         self.token = token
diff --git a/src/spring/azext_spring/spring_instance.py b/src/spring/azext_spring/spring_instance.py
index 3665c49c124..0009b1fb8fe 100644
--- a/src/spring/azext_spring/spring_instance.py
+++ b/src/spring/azext_spring/spring_instance.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument, logging-format-interpolation, protected-access, wrong-import-order, too-many-lines
-from ._utils import (wait_till_end, _get_rg_location)
+from ._utils import (wait_till_end, _get_rg_location, register_provider_if_needed)
 from .vendored_sdks.appplatform.v2023_09_01_preview import models
 from .custom import (_warn_enable_java_agent, _update_application_insights_asc_create)
 from ._build_service import _update_default_build_agent_pool, create_build_service
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from azure.cli.core.commands import LongRunningOperation
 from knack.log import get_logger
 from ._marketplace import _spring_list_marketplace_plan
-from ._constant import (MARKETPLACE_OFFER_ID, MARKETPLACE_PUBLISHER_ID)
+from ._constant import (MARKETPLACE_OFFER_ID, MARKETPLACE_PUBLISHER_ID, AKS_RP)
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ def spring_create(cmd, client, resource_group, name,
         'no_wait': no_wait
     }
 
+    if vnet:
+        register_provider_if_needed(cmd, AKS_RP)
+
     spring_factory = _get_factory(cmd, client, resource_group, name, location=location, sku=sku)
     return spring_factory.create(**kwargs)