diff --git a/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go b/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
index 6c07a3320..662be58a7 100644
--- a/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
+++ b/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
@@ -711,10 +711,11 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 		ClientOptions: policyClientOptions,
 	}
 
-	// Here we auth by setting one of cred, sharedKeyCred or f.svc
+	// Here we auth by setting one of cred, sharedKeyCred, f.svc or anonymous
 	var (
 		cred          azcore.TokenCredential
 		sharedKeyCred *service.SharedKeyCredential
+		anonymous     = false
 	)
 	switch {
 	case opt.EnvAuth:
@@ -874,6 +875,9 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to acquire MSI token: %w", err)
 		}
+	case opt.Account != "":
+		// Anonymous access
+		anonymous = true
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("no authentication method configured")
 	}
@@ -903,6 +907,12 @@ func NewFs(ctx context.Context, name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, e
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("create client failed: %w", err)
 			}
+		} else if anonymous {
+			// Anonymous public access
+			f.svc, err = service.NewClientWithNoCredential(opt.Endpoint, &clientOpt)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("create public client failed: %w", err)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if f.svc == nil {
diff --git a/docs/content/azureblob.md b/docs/content/azureblob.md
index 987045cb2..58c3f1f05 100644
--- a/docs/content/azureblob.md
+++ b/docs/content/azureblob.md
@@ -289,6 +289,13 @@ be explicitly specified using exactly one of the `msi_object_id`,
 If none of `msi_object_id`, `msi_client_id`, or `msi_mi_res_id` is
 set, this is is equivalent to using `env_auth`.
 
+#### Anonymous {#anonymous}
+
+If you want to access resources with public anonymous access then set
+`account` only. You can do this without making an rclone config:
+
+    rclone lsf :azureblob,account=ACCOUNT:CONTAINER
+
 {{< rem autogenerated options start" - DO NOT EDIT - instead edit fs.RegInfo in backend/azureblob/azureblob.go then run make backenddocs" >}}
 ### Standard options