diff --git a/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config.go b/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23c2d5520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+)
+
+type PrlctlPostConfig struct {
+	PrlctlPost [][]string `mapstructure:"prlctl_post"`
+}
+
+func (c *PrlctlPostConfig) Prepare(t *packer.ConfigTemplate) []error {
+	if c.PrlctlPost == nil {
+		c.PrlctlPost = make([][]string, 0)
+	}
+
+	errs := make([]error, 0)
+	for i, args := range c.PrlctlPost {
+		for j, arg := range args {
+			if err := t.Validate(arg); err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs,
+					fmt.Errorf("Error processing prlctl_post[%d][%d]: %s", i, j, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
diff --git a/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config_test.go b/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c091a1a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/parallels/common/prlctl_post_config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPrlctlPostConfigPrepare_PrlctlPost(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test with empty
+	c := new(PrlctlPostConfig)
+	errs := c.Prepare(testConfigTemplate(t))
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %#v", errs)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.PrlctlPost, [][]string{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.PrlctlPost)
+	}
+
+	// Test with a good one
+	c = new(PrlctlPostConfig)
+	c.PrlctlPost = [][]string{
+		{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+	}
+	errs = c.Prepare(testConfigTemplate(t))
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %#v", errs)
+	}
+
+	expected := [][]string{
+		[]string{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(c.PrlctlPost, expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", c.PrlctlPost)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builder/parallels/iso/builder.go b/builder/parallels/iso/builder.go
index fdab718bc..0c3bc0384 100644
--- a/builder/parallels/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/parallels/iso/builder.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	parallelscommon.FloppyConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.OutputConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.PrlctlConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	parallelscommon.PrlctlPostConfig    `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.PrlctlVersionConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.RunConfig           `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.ShutdownConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		errs, b.config.OutputConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx, &b.config.PackerConfig)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.RunConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.PrlctlConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.PrlctlPostConfig.Prepare(&b.config.tpl)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.PrlctlVersionConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.ShutdownConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, b.config.SSHConfig.Prepare(&b.config.ctx)...)
@@ -266,6 +268,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Command: b.config.ShutdownCommand,
 			Timeout: b.config.ShutdownTimeout,
 		},
+		&parallelscommon.StepPrlctl{
+			Commands: b.config.PrlctlPost,
+			Tpl:      b.config.tpl,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Setup the state bag
diff --git a/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go b/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
index 0e71ea0f2..87a92989a 100644
--- a/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
+++ b/builder/parallels/pvm/builder.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			Command: b.config.ShutdownCommand,
 			Timeout: b.config.ShutdownTimeout,
 		},
+		&parallelscommon.StepPrlctl{
+			Commands: b.config.PrlctlPost,
+			Tpl:      b.config.tpl,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Run the steps.
diff --git a/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go b/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
index a4b5f10b5..767ed913c 100644
--- a/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
+++ b/builder/parallels/pvm/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	parallelscommon.FloppyConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.OutputConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.PrlctlConfig        `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	parallelscommon.PrlctlPostConfig    `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.PrlctlVersionConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.RunConfig           `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	parallelscommon.SSHConfig           `mapstructure:",squash"`
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.FloppyConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.OutputConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx, &c.PackerConfig)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.PrlctlConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.PrlctlPostConfig.Prepare(&c.tpl)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.PrlctlVersionConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.RunConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ShutdownConfig.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html.markdown
index b84123f8b..b7e2af527 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-iso.html.markdown
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ each category, the available options are alphabetized and described.
   where the `Name` variable is replaced with the VM name. More details on how
   to use `prlctl` are below.
 
+* `prlctl_post` (array of array of strings) - Identical to `prlctl`,
+  except that it is run after the virtual machine is shutdown, and before the
+  virtual machine is exported.
+
 * `prlctl_version_file` (string) - The path within the virtual machine to upload
   a file that contains the `prlctl` version that was used to create the machine.
   This information can be useful for provisioning. By default this is
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html.markdown
index 434bda8e7..fea19fa83 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/parallels-pvm.html.markdown
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ each category, the available options are alphabetized and described.
   where the `Name` variable is replaced with the VM name. More details on how
   to use `prlctl` are below.
 
+* `prlctl_post` (array of array of strings) - Identical to `prlctl`,
+  except that it is run after the virtual machine is shutdown, and before the
+  virtual machine is exported.
+
 * `prlctl_version_file` (string) - The path within the virtual machine to upload
   a file that contains the `prlctl` version that was used to create the machine.
   This information can be useful for provisioning. By default this is