diff --git a/docs/resources/machine.md b/docs/resources/machine.md
index d78c9102..700a8fb8 100644
--- a/docs/resources/machine.md
+++ b/docs/resources/machine.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ resource "juju_machine" "this_machine" {
 - `constraints` (String) Machine constraints that overwrite those available from 'juju get-model-constraints' and provider's defaults.
 - `disks` (String) Storage constraints for disks to attach to the machine(s).
 - `name` (String) A name for the machine resource in Terraform.
+- `placement` (String) Additional information about how to allocate the machine in the cloud.
 - `private_key_file` (String) The file path to read the private key from.
 - `public_key_file` (String) The file path to read the public key from.
 - `series` (String, Deprecated) The operating system series to install on the new machine(s).
diff --git a/internal/juju/machines.go b/internal/juju/machines.go
index ca16d423..1373adda 100644
--- a/internal/juju/machines.go
+++ b/internal/juju/machines.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/juju/juju/cmd/juju/common"
 	"github.com/juju/juju/core/base"
 	"github.com/juju/juju/core/constraints"
+	"github.com/juju/juju/core/instance"
 	"github.com/juju/juju/core/model"
 	"github.com/juju/juju/environs/config"
 	"github.com/juju/juju/environs/manual"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ type CreateMachineInput struct {
 	Constraints string
 	Disks       string
 	Base        string
+	Placement   string
 	Series      string
 	InstanceId  string
 
@@ -106,6 +108,22 @@ func (c machinesClient) CreateMachine(ctx context.Context, input *CreateMachineI
 
 	var machineParams params.AddMachineParams
 
+	placement := input.Placement
+	if placement != "" {
+		machineParams.Placement, err = instance.ParsePlacement(placement)
+		if err == instance.ErrPlacementScopeMissing {
+			modelUUID, err := c.ModelUUID(input.ModelName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			placement = modelUUID + ":" + placement
+			machineParams.Placement, err = instance.ParsePlacement(placement)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if input.Constraints == "" {
 		modelConstraints, err := modelConfigAPIClient.GetModelConstraints()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -300,11 +318,19 @@ func (c machinesClient) ReadMachine(input ReadMachineInput) (ReadMachineResponse
 		return response, err
 	}
 
-	machineStatus, exists := status.Machines[input.ID]
+	machineIDParts := strings.Split(input.ID, "/")
+	machineStatus, exists := status.Machines[machineIDParts[0]]
 	if !exists {
 		return response, fmt.Errorf("no status returned for machine: %s", input.ID)
 	}
 	c.Tracef("ReadMachine:Machine status result", map[string]interface{}{"machineStatus": machineStatus})
+	if len(machineIDParts) > 1 {
+		// check for containers
+		machineStatus, exists = machineStatus.Containers[input.ID]
+		if !exists {
+			return response, fmt.Errorf("no status returned for container in machine: %s", input.ID)
+		}
+	}
 	response.ID = machineStatus.Id
 	response.Base, response.Series, err = baseAndSeriesFromParams(&machineStatus.Base)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_machine.go b/internal/provider/resource_machine.go
index df0fcfa0..7e7f9085 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_machine.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_machine.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type machineResourceModel struct {
 	Disks          types.String `tfsdk:"disks"`
 	Base           types.String `tfsdk:"base"`
 	Series         types.String `tfsdk:"series"`
+	Placement      types.String `tfsdk:"placement"`
 	MachineID      types.String `tfsdk:"machine_id"`
 	SSHAddress     types.String `tfsdk:"ssh_address"`
 	PublicKeyFile  types.String `tfsdk:"public_key_file"`
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const (
 	ConstraintsKey    = "constraints"
 	DisksKey          = "disks"
 	SeriesKey         = "series"
+	PlacementKey      = "placement"
 	BaseKey           = "base"
 	MachineIDKey      = "machine_id"
 	SSHAddressKey     = "ssh_address"
@@ -169,6 +171,20 @@ func (r *machineResource) Schema(_ context.Context, req resource.SchemaRequest,
 				},
 				DeprecationMessage: "Configure base instead. This attribute will be removed in the next major version of the provider.",
 			},
+			PlacementKey: schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "Additional information about how to allocate the machine in the cloud.",
+				Optional:    true,
+				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
+					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplaceIfConfigured(),
+					stringplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
+				},
+				Validators: []validator.String{
+					stringvalidator.ConflictsWith(path.Expressions{
+						path.MatchRoot(SSHAddressKey),
+						path.MatchRoot(ConstraintsKey),
+					}...),
+				},
+			},
 			MachineIDKey: schema.StringAttribute{
 				Description: "The id of the machine Juju creates.",
 				Computed:    true,
@@ -257,6 +273,7 @@ func (r *machineResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest
 		Base:           data.Base.ValueString(),
 		Series:         data.Series.ValueString(),
 		SSHAddress:     data.SSHAddress.ValueString(),
+		Placement:      data.Placement.ValueString(),
 		PublicKeyFile:  data.PublicKeyFile.ValueString(),
 		PrivateKeyFile: data.PrivateKeyFile.ValueString(),
 	})
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_machine_test.go b/internal/provider/resource_machine_test.go
index 8038162c..519a52a3 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_machine_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_machine_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/resource"
+	internaltesting "github.com/juju/terraform-provider-juju/internal/testing"
 )
 
 func TestAcc_ResourceMachine(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,6 +65,33 @@ func TestAcc_ResourceMachine_Minimal(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAcc_ResourceMachine_WithPlacement(t *testing.T) {
+	if testingCloud != LXDCloudTesting {
+		t.Skip(t.Name() + " only runs with LXD")
+	}
+	modelName := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("tf-test-machine")
+	resourceName := "juju_machine.this_machine_1"
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		ProtoV6ProviderFactories: frameworkProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccResourceMachineWithPlacement(modelName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "model", modelName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "machine_id", "0/lxd/0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "placement", "lxd:0"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ImportStateVerify: false,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccResourceMachineBasicMinimal(modelName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "juju_model" "this" {
@@ -173,3 +201,27 @@ resource "juju_machine" "this_machine" {
 }
 `, modelName, IP, pubKeyPath, privKeyPath)
 }
+
+func testAccResourceMachineWithPlacement(modelName string) string {
+	return internaltesting.GetStringFromTemplateWithData(
+		"testAccResourceMachineWithPlacement",
+		`
+resource "juju_model" "{{.ModelName}}" {
+  name = "{{.ModelName}}"
+}
+
+resource "juju_machine" "this_machine" {
+	name = "manually_provisioned_machine"
+	model = juju_model.{{.ModelName}}.name
+}
+
+resource "juju_machine" "this_machine_1" {
+	model     = juju_model.{{.ModelName}}.name
+	name      = "this_machine"
+	placement = "lxd:0"
+	depends_on = [juju_machine.this_machine]
+  }
+`, internaltesting.TemplateData{
+			"ModelName": modelName,
+		})
+}