diff --git a/azure/scope/cluster.go b/azure/scope/cluster.go
index d057c254d1e..3a1c49ea5fd 100644
--- a/azure/scope/cluster.go
+++ b/azure/scope/cluster.go
@@ -975,7 +975,12 @@ func (s *ClusterScope) AdditionalTags() infrav1.Tags {
 }
 
 // APIServerPort returns the APIServerPort to use when creating the load balancer.
+// AzureCluster.Spec.ControlPlaneEndpoint.Port takes precedence so users can override the
+// default port for the API server LB rule, health probe, and NSG rule.
 func (s *ClusterScope) APIServerPort() int32 {
+	if s.AzureCluster.Spec.ControlPlaneEndpoint.Port != 0 {
+		return s.AzureCluster.Spec.ControlPlaneEndpoint.Port
+	}
 	if s.Cluster.Spec.ClusterNetwork.APIServerPort != 0 {
 		return s.Cluster.Spec.ClusterNetwork.APIServerPort
 	}
diff --git a/azure/scope/cluster_test.go b/azure/scope/cluster_test.go
index a22393a532c..338f9d3f6b6 100644
--- a/azure/scope/cluster_test.go
+++ b/azure/scope/cluster_test.go
@@ -2678,10 +2678,11 @@ func TestAdditionalTags(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAPIServerPort(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		name                string
-		clusterName         string
-		clusterNetowrk      clusterv1.ClusterNetwork
-		expectAPIServerPort int32
+		name                 string
+		clusterName          string
+		clusterNetowrk       clusterv1.ClusterNetwork
+		controlPlaneEndpoint clusterv1beta1.APIEndpoint
+		expectAPIServerPort  int32
 	}{
 		{
 			name:                "Nil cluster network",
@@ -2703,6 +2704,19 @@ func TestAPIServerPort(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectAPIServerPort: 7000,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                 "ControlPlaneEndpoint.Port set",
+			clusterName:          "my-cluster",
+			controlPlaneEndpoint: clusterv1beta1.APIEndpoint{Port: 443},
+			expectAPIServerPort:  443,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "ControlPlaneEndpoint.Port takes precedence over ClusterNetwork.APIServerPort",
+			clusterName:          "my-cluster",
+			clusterNetowrk:       clusterv1.ClusterNetwork{APIServerPort: 7000},
+			controlPlaneEndpoint: clusterv1beta1.APIEndpoint{Port: 443},
+			expectAPIServerPort:  443,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2721,6 +2735,10 @@ func TestAPIServerPort(t *testing.T) {
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: tc.clusterName,
 				},
+				Spec: infrav1.AzureClusterSpec{
+					AzureClusterClassSpec: infrav1.AzureClusterClassSpec{},
+					ControlPlaneEndpoint:  tc.controlPlaneEndpoint,
+				},
 			}
 
 			clusterScope := &ClusterScope{
diff --git a/azure/services/loadbalancers/spec_test.go b/azure/services/loadbalancers/spec_test.go
index 691e1ce617b..7de4701d6e9 100644
--- a/azure/services/loadbalancers/spec_test.go
+++ b/azure/services/loadbalancers/spec_test.go
@@ -196,6 +196,38 @@ func TestParameters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestAPIServerLBPortPropagation verifies that a non-default LBSpec.APIServerPort
+// produces matching ports in the API server LB rule (frontend + backend) and the
+// HTTPS health probe.
+func TestAPIServerLBPortPropagation(t *testing.T) {
+	g := NewWithT(t)
+
+	const customPort int32 = 443
+	spec := LBSpec{
+		Name:            "my-lb",
+		SubscriptionID:  "123",
+		ResourceGroup:   "my-rg",
+		BackendPoolName: "my-lb-backendPool",
+		APIServerPort:   customPort,
+		Role:            infrav1.APIServerRole,
+		AdditionalPorts: []infrav1.LoadBalancerPort{
+			{Name: "https-alt", Port: 8443},
+		},
+	}
+	frontendIDs := []*armnetwork.SubResource{{ID: ptr.To("/some/frontend/id")}}
+
+	rules := getLoadBalancingRules(spec, frontendIDs)
+	g.Expect(rules).To(HaveLen(2))
+	g.Expect(rules[0].Properties.FrontendPort).To(Equal(ptr.To(customPort)))
+	g.Expect(rules[0].Properties.BackendPort).To(Equal(ptr.To(customPort)))
+	g.Expect(rules[1].Properties.FrontendPort).To(Equal(ptr.To[int32](8443)))
+	g.Expect(rules[1].Properties.BackendPort).To(Equal(ptr.To[int32](8443)))
+
+	probes := getProbes(spec)
+	g.Expect(probes).To(HaveLen(1))
+	g.Expect(probes[0].Properties.Port).To(Equal(ptr.To(customPort)))
+}
+
 func newDefaultNodeOutboundLB() armnetwork.LoadBalancer {
 	return armnetwork.LoadBalancer{
 		Tags: map[string]*string{