diff --git a/packer/template.go b/packer/template.go
index 205a54c32..50b1fffd6 100644
--- a/packer/template.go
+++ b/packer/template.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type rawTemplate struct {
 	Description    string
 	Builders       []map[string]interface{}
 	Hooks          map[string][]string
+	Push           PushConfig
 	PostProcessors []interface{} `mapstructure:"post-processors"`
 	Provisioners   []map[string]interface{}
 	Variables      map[string]interface{}
@@ -36,10 +37,19 @@ type Template struct {
 	Variables      map[string]RawVariable
 	Builders       map[string]RawBuilderConfig
 	Hooks          map[string][]string
+	Push           *PushConfig
 	PostProcessors [][]RawPostProcessorConfig
 	Provisioners   []RawProvisionerConfig
 }
 
+// PushConfig is the configuration structure for the push settings.
+type PushConfig struct {
+	Name    string
+	Include []string
+	Exclude []string
+	VCS     bool
+}
+
 // The RawBuilderConfig struct represents a raw, unprocessed builder
 // configuration. It contains the name of the builder as well as the
 // raw configuration. If requested, this is used to compile into a full
@@ -154,6 +164,7 @@ func ParseTemplate(data []byte, vars map[string]string) (t *Template, err error)
 	t.Variables = make(map[string]RawVariable)
 	t.Builders = make(map[string]RawBuilderConfig)
 	t.Hooks = rawTpl.Hooks
+	t.Push = &rawTpl.Push
 	t.PostProcessors = make([][]RawPostProcessorConfig, len(rawTpl.PostProcessors))
 	t.Provisioners = make([]RawProvisionerConfig, len(rawTpl.Provisioners))
 
diff --git a/packer/template_test.go b/packer/template_test.go
index 6feff138a..d42895665 100644
--- a/packer/template_test.go
+++ b/packer/template_test.go
@@ -541,6 +541,41 @@ func TestParseTemplate_ProvisionerPauseBefore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseTemplateFile_push(t *testing.T) {
+	data := `
+	{
+		"builders": [{"type": "something"}],
+
+		"push": {
+			"name": "hello",
+			"include": ["one"],
+			"exclude": ["two"]
+		}
+	}
+	`
+
+	tf, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "packer")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+	tf.Write([]byte(data))
+	tf.Close()
+
+	result, err := ParseTemplateFile(tf.Name(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := &PushConfig{
+		Name:    "hello",
+		Include: []string{"one"},
+		Exclude: []string{"two"},
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(result.Push, expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", result.Push)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestParseTemplate_Variables(t *testing.T) {
 	data := `
 	{