diff --git a/packer/rpc/communicator.go b/packer/rpc/communicator.go
index 97d82360f..526f34f2f 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/communicator.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/communicator.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ type CommunicatorStartResponse struct {
 	RemoteCommandAddress string
 }
 
+type CommunicatorUploadArgs struct {
+	Path string
+	ReaderAddress string
+}
+
 func Communicator(client *rpc.Client) *communicator {
 	return &communicator{client}
 }
@@ -87,8 +92,30 @@ func (c *communicator) Start(cmd string) (rc *packer.RemoteCommand, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (c *communicator) Upload(string, io.Reader) error {
-	return nil
+func (c *communicator) Upload(path string, r io.Reader) (err error) {
+	readerL := netListenerInRange(portRangeMin, portRangeMax)
+	if readerL == nil {
+		err = errors.New("couldn't allocate listener for upload reader")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Make sure at the end of this call, we close the listener
+	defer readerL.Close()
+
+	// Pipe the reader through to the connection
+	go serveSingleCopy("uploadReader", readerL, nil, r)
+
+	args := CommunicatorUploadArgs{
+		path,
+		readerL.Addr().String(),
+	}
+
+	cerr := c.client.Call("Communicator.Upload", &args, &err)
+	if cerr != nil {
+		err = cerr
+	}
+
+	return
 }
 
 func (c *communicator) Download(string, io.Writer) error {
@@ -133,6 +160,18 @@ func (c *CommunicatorServer) Start(cmd *string, reply *CommunicatorStartResponse
 	return
 }
 
+func (c *CommunicatorServer) Upload(args *CommunicatorUploadArgs, reply *interface{}) (err error) {
+	readerC, err := net.Dial("tcp", args.ReaderAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer readerC.Close()
+
+	err = c.c.Upload(args.Path, readerC)
+	return
+}
+
 func (rc *RemoteCommandServer) Wait(args *interface{}, reply *int) error {
 	rc.rc.Wait()
 	*reply = rc.rc.ExitStatus
diff --git a/packer/rpc/communicator_test.go b/packer/rpc/communicator_test.go
index adcfbf2e6..fb783c803 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/communicator_test.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/communicator_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ type testCommunicator struct {
 	startErr *io.PipeWriter
 	startExited *bool
 	startExitStatus *int
+
+	uploadCalled bool
+	uploadPath string
+	uploadReader io.Reader
 }
 
 func (t *testCommunicator) Start(cmd string) (*packer.RemoteCommand, error) {
@@ -45,7 +49,11 @@ func (t *testCommunicator) Start(cmd string) (*packer.RemoteCommand, error) {
 	return rc, nil
 }
 
-func (t *testCommunicator) Upload(string, io.Reader) error {
+func (t *testCommunicator) Upload(path string, reader io.Reader) error {
+	t.uploadCalled = true
+	t.uploadPath = path
+	t.uploadReader = reader
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +107,21 @@ func TestCommunicatorRPC(t *testing.T) {
 	*c.startExited = true
 	rc.Wait()
 	assert.Equal(rc.ExitStatus, 42, "should have proper exit status")
+
+	// Test that we can upload things
+	uploadR, uploadW := io.Pipe()
+	err = remote.Upload("foo", uploadR)
+	assert.Nil(err, "should not error")
+	assert.True(c.uploadCalled, "should be called")
+	assert.Equal(c.uploadPath, "foo", "should be correct path")
+	return
+
+	// Test the upload reader
+	uploadW.Write([]byte("uploadfoo\n"))
+	bufUpR := bufio.NewReader(c.uploadReader)
+	data, err = bufUpR.ReadString('\n')
+	assert.Nil(err, "should not error")
+	assert.Equal(data, "uploadfoo\n", "should have the proper data")
 }
 
 func TestCommunicator_ImplementsCommunicator(t *testing.T) {