diff --git a/clone/builder.go b/clone/builder.go
index 334484a38..c4838efdf 100644
--- a/clone/builder.go
+++ b/clone/builder.go
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 
 	if b.config.Comm.Type != "none" {
 		steps = append(steps,
-			&common.StepRun{},
+			&common.StepRun{
+				Config: &b.config.RunConfig,
+			},
 			&communicator.StepConnect{
 				Config:    &b.config.Comm,
 				Host:      common.CommHost,
diff --git a/clone/config.go b/clone/config.go
index 950769215..93f680e3f 100644
--- a/clone/config.go
+++ b/clone/config.go
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	packerCommon.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	common.ConnectConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	CloneConfig               `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	common.HardwareConfig            `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	Comm                      communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	common.ShutdownConfig     `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	CreateSnapshot            bool `mapstructure:"create_snapshot"`
-	ConvertToTemplate         bool `mapstructure:"convert_to_template"`
+	packerCommon.PackerConfig             `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.ConnectConfig                  `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.RunConfig                      `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	CloneConfig                           `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.HardwareConfig                 `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	Comm              communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.ShutdownConfig                 `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	CreateSnapshot    bool                `mapstructure:"create_snapshot"`
+	ConvertToTemplate bool                `mapstructure:"convert_to_template"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 
 	errs := new(packer.MultiError)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.Comm.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.RunConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ConnectConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.CloneConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.HardwareConfig.Prepare()...)
diff --git a/common/step_run.go b/common/step_run.go
index 340c226ad..e4210b2ce 100644
--- a/common/step_run.go
+++ b/common/step_run.go
@@ -5,9 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/jetbrains-infra/packer-builder-vsphere/driver"
+	"strings"
 )
 
+type RunConfig struct {
+	BootOrder string `mapstructure:"boot_order"` // example: "floppy,cdrom,ethernet,disk"
+}
+
+func (c *RunConfig) Prepare() []error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type StepRun struct {
+	Config *RunConfig
 }
 
 func (s *StepRun) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
@@ -16,9 +26,16 @@ func (s *StepRun) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 	ui.Say("Power on VM...")
 
+	if s.Config.BootOrder != "" {
+		if err := vm.SetBootOrder(strings.Split(s.Config.BootOrder, ",")); err != nil {
+			state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("error selecting boot order: %v", err))
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+	}
+
 	err := vm.PowerOn()
 	if err != nil {
-		state.Put("error", err)
+		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("error powering on VM: %v", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
 
diff --git a/driver/vm.go b/driver/vm.go
index 74f076370..5a307a0ee 100644
--- a/driver/vm.go
+++ b/driver/vm.go
@@ -463,6 +463,19 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) AddFloppy(imgPath string) error {
 	return vm.addDevice(floppy)
 }
 
+func (vm *VirtualMachine) SetBootOrder(order []string) error {
+	devices, err := vm.vm.Device(vm.driver.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	bootOptions := types.VirtualMachineBootOptions{
+		BootOrder: devices.BootOrder(order),
+	}
+
+	return vm.vm.SetBootOptions(vm.driver.ctx, &bootOptions)
+}
+
 func (vm *VirtualMachine) addDevice(device types.BaseVirtualDevice) error {
 	newDevices := object.VirtualDeviceList{device}
 	confSpec := types.VirtualMachineConfigSpec{}
diff --git a/iso/builder.go b/iso/builder.go
index e55bc1d73..99869c393 100644
--- a/iso/builder.go
+++ b/iso/builder.go
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 
 	if b.config.Comm.Type != "none" {
 		steps = append(steps,
-			&common.StepRun{},
+			&common.StepRun{
+				Config: &b.config.RunConfig,
+			},
 			&communicator.StepConnect{
 				Config:    &b.config.Comm,
 				Host:      common.CommHost,
diff --git a/iso/config.go b/iso/config.go
index c3ca72d5d..6646d3235 100644
--- a/iso/config.go
+++ b/iso/config.go
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	packerCommon.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	common.ConnectConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	Comm                      communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	common.ShutdownConfig     `mapstructure:",squash"`
-	CreateSnapshot            bool `mapstructure:"create_snapshot"`
-	ConvertToTemplate         bool `mapstructure:"convert_to_template"`
+	packerCommon.PackerConfig             `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.RunConfig                      `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.ConnectConfig                  `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	Comm              communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	common.ShutdownConfig                 `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	CreateSnapshot    bool                `mapstructure:"create_snapshot"`
+	ConvertToTemplate bool                `mapstructure:"convert_to_template"`
 
 	CreateConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	CDRomConfig  `mapstructure:",squash"`
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 
 	errs := new(packer.MultiError)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.Comm.Prepare(&c.ctx)...)
+	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.RunConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ConnectConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.HardwareConfig.Prepare()...)
 	errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, c.ShutdownConfig.Prepare()...)