diff --git a/builder/common/step_provision.go b/builder/common/step_provision.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..893f13431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/common/step_provision.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"log"
+)
+
+// StepProvision runs the provisioners.
+//
+// Uses:
+//   communicator packer.Communicator
+//   hook         packer.Hook
+//   ui           packer.Ui
+//
+// Produces:
+//   <nothing>
+type StepProvision struct{}
+
+func (*StepProvision) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
+	comm := state["communicator"].(packer.Communicator)
+	hook := state["hook"].(packer.Hook)
+	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
+
+	log.Println("Running the provision hook")
+	if err := hook.Run(packer.HookProvision, ui, comm, nil); err != nil {
+		state["error"] = err
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (*StepProvision) Cleanup(map[string]interface{}) {}
diff --git a/builder/common/step_provision_test.go b/builder/common/step_provision_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6da846cb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/common/step_provision_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package common
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestStepProvision_Impl(t *testing.T) {
+	var raw interface{}
+	raw = new(StepProvision)
+	if _, ok := raw.(multistep.Step); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("provision should be a step")
+	}
+}