diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/step_type_boot_command.go b/builder/virtualbox/step_type_boot_command.go
index 4fabeff59..f0428e551 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/step_type_boot_command.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/step_type_boot_command.go
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ func (s *stepTypeBootCommand) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAc
 				continue
 			}
 
+			if code == "wait5" {
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if code == "wait10" {
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+				continue
+			}
+
 			// Since typing is sometimes so slow, we check for an interrupt
 			// in between each character.
 			if _, ok := state[multistep.StateCancelled]; ok {
@@ -116,11 +126,23 @@ func scancodes(message string) []string {
 		var scancode []string
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(message, "<wait>") {
-			log.Printf("Special code <wait> found, will sleep at this point.")
+			log.Printf("Special code <wait> found, will sleep 1 second at this point.")
 			scancode = []string{"wait"}
 			message = message[len("<wait>"):]
 		}
 
+		if strings.HasPrefix(message, "<wait5>") {
+			log.Printf("Special code <wait5> found, will sleep 5 seconds at this point.")
+			scancode = []string{"wait5"}
+			message = message[len("<wait5>"):]
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(message, "<wait10>") {
+			log.Printf("Special code <wait10> found, will sleep 10 seconds at this point.")
+			scancode = []string{"wait10"}
+			message = message[len("<wait10>"):]
+		}
+
 		if scancode == nil {
 			for specialCode, specialValue := range special {
 				if strings.HasPrefix(message, specialCode) {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/step_type_boot_command.go b/builder/vmware/step_type_boot_command.go
index ddd806a81..1e4bbdfd6 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/step_type_boot_command.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/step_type_boot_command.go
@@ -114,6 +114,20 @@ func vncSendString(c *vnc.ClientConn, original string) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if strings.HasPrefix(original, "<wait5>") {
+			log.Printf("Special code '<wait5>' found, sleeping 5 seconds")
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+			original = original[len("<wait5>"):]
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(original, "<wait10>") {
+			log.Printf("Special code '<wait10>' found, sleeping 10 seconds")
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+			original = original[len("<wait10>"):]
+			continue
+		}
+
 		for specialCode, specialValue := range special {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(original, specialCode) {
 				log.Printf("Special code '%s' found, replacing with: %d", specialCode, specialValue)