diff --git a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/iso.mdx b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/iso.mdx
index 941fd0297..9e27f169e 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/iso.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/iso.mdx
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Here is a basic example. This example is not functional. It will start the OS
 installer but then fail because we don't provide the preseed file for Ubuntu to
 self-install. Still, the example serves to show the basic configuration:
 
+<Tabs>
+<Tab heading="JSON">
+
 ```json
 {
   "type": "virtualbox-iso",
@@ -41,6 +44,29 @@ self-install. Still, the example serves to show the basic configuration:
 }
 ```
 
+</Tab>
+<Tab heading="HCL2">
+
+```hcl
+
+source "virtualbox-iso" "basic-example" {
+  guest_os_type = "Ubuntu_64"
+  iso_url = "http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-12.04.5-server-amd64.iso"
+  iso_checksum = "769474248a3897f4865817446f9a4a53"
+  iso_checksum_type = "md5"
+  ssh_username = "packer"
+  ssh_password = "packer"
+  shutdown_command = "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["sources.virtualbox-iso.basic-example"]
+}
+```
+
+</Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
 It is important to add a `shutdown_command`. By default Packer halts the virtual
 machine and the file system may not be sync'd. Thus, changes made in a
 provisioner might not be saved.
diff --git a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/ovf.mdx b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/ovf.mdx
index 3f556c12e..ba0d8a353 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/ovf.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/ovf.mdx
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ build.
 Here is a basic example. This example is functional if you have an OVF matching
 the settings here.
 
+<Tabs>
+<Tab heading="JSON">
+
 ```json
 {
   "type": "virtualbox-ovf",
@@ -50,6 +53,25 @@ the settings here.
 }
 ```
 
+</Tab>
+<Tab heading="HCL2">
+
+```hcl
+source "virtualbox-ovf" "basic-example" {
+  source_path = "source.ovf"
+  ssh_username = "packer"
+  ssh_password = "packer"
+  shutdown_command = "echo 'packer' | sudo -S shutdown -P now"
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["sources.virtualbox-ovf.basic-example"]
+}
+```
+
+</Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
 It is important to add a `shutdown_command`. By default Packer halts the virtual
 machine and the file system may not be sync'd. Thus, changes made in a
 provisioner might not be saved.
diff --git a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/vm.mdx b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/vm.mdx
index 90a3bc151..12ac15401 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/vm.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/builders/virtualbox/vm.mdx
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ from the applied provisioners.
 
 Here is a basic example. which serves to show the basic configuration:
 
+<Tabs>
+<Tab heading="JSON">
+
 ```json
 {
   "type": "virtualbox-vm",
@@ -49,6 +52,35 @@ Here is a basic example. which serves to show the basic configuration:
 }
 ```
 
+</Tab>
+<Tab heading="HCL2">
+
+```hcl
+source "virtualbox-vm" "basic-example" {
+  communicator = "winrm"
+  headless = "{{user `headless`}}"
+  winrm_username = "vagrant"
+  winrm_password = "vagrant"
+  winrm_timeout = "2h"
+  shutdown_command = "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\""
+  guest_additions_mode = "disable"
+  output_directory = "./builds-vm"
+  vm_name = "target-vm"
+  attach_snapshot = "Snapshot"
+  target_snapshot = "Target-Snapshot"
+  force_delete_snapshot = true
+  keep_registered = false
+  skip_export = false
+}
+
+build {
+  sources = ["sources.virtualbox-vm.basic-example"]
+}
+```
+
+</Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
 It is important to add a `shutdown_command`. By default Packer halts the virtual
 machine and the file system may not be sync'd. Thus, changes made in a
 provisioner might not be saved.