diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/builder.go b/builder/virtualbox/builder.go
index 7e2a732de..ba53192c9 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/builder.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/builder.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type config struct {
 	SSHPort         uint          `mapstructure:"ssh_port"`
 	SSHUser         string        `mapstructure:"ssh_username"`
 	SSHWaitTimeout  time.Duration ``
+	VBoxManage      [][]string    `mapstructure:"vboxmanage"`
 	VMName          string        `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
 
 	PackerDebug bool `mapstructure:"packer_debug"`
@@ -94,6 +95,10 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 		b.config.SSHPort = 22
 	}
 
+	if b.config.VBoxManage == nil {
+		b.config.VBoxManage = make([][]string, 0)
+	}
+
 	if b.config.VMName == "" {
 		b.config.VMName = "packer"
 	}
@@ -204,6 +209,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		new(stepCreateDisk),
 		new(stepAttachISO),
 		new(stepForwardSSH),
+		new(stepVBoxManage),
 		new(stepRun),
 		new(stepTypeBootCommand),
 		new(stepWaitForSSH),
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/builder_test.go b/builder/virtualbox/builder_test.go
index 92b6cae21..e32eb1064 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/builder_test.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/builder_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -279,3 +280,38 @@ func TestBuilderPrepare_SSHWaitTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBuilderPrepare_VBoxManage(t *testing.T) {
+	var b Builder
+	config := testConfig()
+
+	// Test with empty
+	delete(config, "vboxmanage")
+	err := b.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(b.config.VBoxManage, [][]string{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", b.config.VBoxManage)
+	}
+
+	// Test with a good one
+	config["vboxmanage"] = [][]interface{}{
+		[]interface{}{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+	}
+
+	b = Builder{}
+	err = b.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("should not have error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := [][]string{
+		[]string{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(b.config.VBoxManage, expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", b.config.VBoxManage)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/step_vboxmanage.go b/builder/virtualbox/step_vboxmanage.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc3f98ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/step_vboxmanage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package virtualbox
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"strings"
+	"text/template"
+)
+
+type commandTemplate struct {
+	Name string
+}
+
+// This step executes additional VBoxManage commands as specified by the
+// template.
+//
+// Uses:
+//
+// Produces:
+type stepVBoxManage struct{}
+
+func (s *stepVBoxManage) Run(state map[string]interface{}) multistep.StepAction {
+	config := state["config"].(*config)
+	driver := state["driver"].(Driver)
+	ui := state["ui"].(packer.Ui)
+	vmName := state["vmName"].(string)
+
+	if len(config.VBoxManage) > 0 {
+		ui.Say("Executing custom VBoxManage commands...")
+	}
+
+	tplData := &commandTemplate{
+		Name: vmName,
+	}
+
+	for _, originalCommand := range config.VBoxManage {
+		command := make([]string, len(originalCommand))
+		copy(command, originalCommand)
+
+		for i, arg := range command {
+			var buf bytes.Buffer
+			t := template.Must(template.New("arg").Parse(arg))
+			t.Execute(&buf, tplData)
+			command[i] = buf.String()
+		}
+
+		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Executing: %s", strings.Join(command, " ")))
+		if err := driver.VBoxManage(command...); err != nil {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("Error executing command: %s", err)
+			state["error"] = err
+			ui.Error(err.Error())
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *stepVBoxManage) Cleanup(state map[string]interface{}) {}