diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md b/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
index 3756c69cd573..9a3712ee4190 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/ChangeLog.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 * Update help for Import-AzAutomationDscNodeConfiguration
 * Added configuration name validation to Import-AzAutomationDscConfiguration cmdlet
 * Improved error handling for Import-AzAutomationDscConfiguration cmdlet
+* Changed behavior for Start-AzAutomationDscCompilationJob to just start the job instead of waiting for its completion.
+    - Fix for issue https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues/8347
 
 ## Version 1.1.0
 * Added support for Python 2 runbooks
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs b/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
index 5a83c735d57c..c7d0fa897954 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/Cmdlet/StartAzureAutomationDscCompilationJob.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 using Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Model;
 using Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Properties;
+using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Common.CustomAttributes;
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Globalization;
diff --git a/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs b/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
index cd5542abc8d0..24419ba91c18 100644
--- a/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
+++ b/src/Automation/Automation/Common/AutomationPSClientDSC.cs
@@ -983,7 +983,24 @@ public CompilationJob StartCompilationJob(string resourceGroupName, string autom
 
                 };
 
-                var job = this.automationManagementClient.DscCompilationJob.Create(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, Guid.NewGuid().ToString(), createJobParameters);
+                string jobId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
+
+                var jobTask = this.automationManagementClient.DscCompilationJob.CreateAsync(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, jobId, createJobParameters).GetAwaiter();
+                DscCompilationJob job = null;
+
+                do
+                {
+                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        job = this.automationManagementClient.DscCompilationJob.Get(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, jobId);
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        job = null;
+                    }
+                } while (job == null);
 
                 return new Model.CompilationJob(resourceGroupName, automationAccountName, job);
             }