diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
index dd47598b0..bb665690d 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&vmwcommon.StepOutputDir{
 			Force: b.config.PackerForce,
 		},
+		&common.StepCreateFloppy{
+			Files: b.config.FloppyFiles,
+		},
 		&StepCloneVMX{
 			OutputDir: b.config.OutputDir,
 			Path:      b.config.SourcePath,
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
index 70f125c0a..4756d6488 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	vmwcommon.SSHConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	vmwcommon.VMXConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
-	SkipCompaction bool   `mapstructure:"skip_compaction"`
-	SourcePath     string `mapstructure:"source_path"`
-	VMName         string `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
+	FloppyFiles    []string `mapstructure:"floppy_files"`
+	SkipCompaction bool     `mapstructure:"skip_compaction"`
+	SourcePath     string   `mapstructure:"source_path"`
+	VMName         string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
 
 	tpl *packer.ConfigTemplate
 }