diff --git a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
index 704af428f..c152d409f 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/chroot/step_post_mount_commands.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type StepPostMountCommands struct {
 }
 
 func (s *StepPostMountCommands) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
-	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
+	config := state.Get("config").(interpolateContextProvider)
 	device := state.Get("device").(string)
 	mountPath := state.Get("mount_path").(string)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (s *StepPostMountCommands) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBa
 		return multistep.ActionContinue
 	}
 
-	ictx := config.ctx
+	ictx := config.GetContext()
 	ictx.Data = &postMountCommandsData{
 		Device:    device,
 		MountPath: mountPath,
diff --git a/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go b/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
index 4454ffd55..d1ca610c8 100644
--- a/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
+++ b/builder/azure/chroot/builder.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/profiles/latest/compute/mgmt/compute"
-	amznchroot "github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/chroot"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/chroot"
 	azcommon "github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/azure/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/azure/common/client"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common"
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	FromScratch bool `mapstructure:"from_scratch"`
 
-	CommandWrapper   string   `mapstructure:"command_wrapper"`
-	PreMountCommands []string `mapstructure:"pre_mount_commands"`
+	CommandWrapper    string   `mapstructure:"command_wrapper"`
+	MountOptions      []string `mapstructure:"mount_options"`
+	MountPartition    string   `mapstructure:"mount_partition"`
+	MountPath         string   `mapstructure:"mount_path"`
+	PreMountCommands  []string `mapstructure:"pre_mount_commands"`
+	PostMountCommands []string `mapstructure:"post_mount_commands"`
 
 	OSDiskSizeGB             int32  `mapstructure:"osdisk_size_gb"`
 	OSDiskStorageAccountType string `mapstructure:"osdisk_storageaccounttype"`
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 	state.Put("config", &b.config)
 	state.Put("hook", hook)
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
-	state.Put("wrappedCommand", amznchroot.CommandWrapper(wrappedCommand))
+	state.Put("wrappedCommand", chroot.CommandWrapper(wrappedCommand))
 
 	info, err := azcli.MetadataClient().GetComputeInfo()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -136,9 +140,17 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 			ResourceGroup:  info.ResourceGroupName,
 			DiskName:       osDiskName,
 		},
-		&amznchroot.StepPreMountCommands{
+		&chroot.StepPreMountCommands{
 			Commands: b.config.PreMountCommands,
 		},
+		&StepMountDevice{
+			MountOptions:   b.config.MountOptions,
+			MountPartition: b.config.MountPartition,
+			MountPath:      b.config.MountPath,
+		},
+		&chroot.StepPostMountCommands{
+			Commands: b.config.PostMountCommands,
+		},
 	)
 
 	// Run!
diff --git a/builder/azure/chroot/step_mount_device.go b/builder/azure/chroot/step_mount_device.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c197fbea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/azure/chroot/step_mount_device.go
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package chroot
+
+// mostly borrowed from ./builder/amazon/chroot/step_mount_device.go
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/builder/amazon/chroot"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/template/interpolate"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var _ multistep.Step = &StepMountDevice{}
+
+type StepMountDevice struct {
+	MountOptions   []string
+	MountPartition string
+	MountPath      string
+
+	mountPath string
+}
+
+func (s *StepMountDevice) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	device := state.Get("device").(string)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
+	wrappedCommand := state.Get("wrappedCommand").(chroot.CommandWrapper)
+
+	ictx := config.ctx
+
+	ictx.Data = &struct{ Device string }{Device: filepath.Base(device)}
+	mountPath, err := interpolate.Render(s.MountPath, &ictx)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error preparing mount directory: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	mountPath, err = filepath.Abs(mountPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error preparing mount directory: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Mount path: %s", mountPath)
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(mountPath, 0755); err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error creating mount directory: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	deviceMount := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", device, s.MountPartition)
+
+	state.Put("deviceMount", deviceMount)
+
+	ui.Say("Mounting the root device...")
+	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	// build mount options from mount_options config, useful for nouuid options
+	// or other specific device type settings for mount
+	opts := ""
+	if len(s.MountOptions) > 0 {
+		opts = "-o " + strings.Join(s.MountOptions, " -o ")
+	}
+	mountCommand, err := wrappedCommand(
+		fmt.Sprintf("mount %s %s %s", opts, deviceMount, mountPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error creating mount command: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] (step mount) mount command is %s", mountCommand)
+	cmd := chroot.ShellCommand(mountCommand)
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(
+			"error mounting root volume: %s\nStderr: %s", err, stderr.String())
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	// Set the mount path so we remember to unmount it later
+	s.mountPath = mountPath
+	state.Put("mount_path", s.mountPath)
+	state.Put("mount_device_cleanup", s)
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *StepMountDevice) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	if err := s.CleanupFunc(state); err != nil {
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *StepMountDevice) CleanupFunc(state multistep.StateBag) error {
+	if s.mountPath == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	wrappedCommand := state.Get("wrappedCommand").(chroot.CommandWrapper)
+
+	ui.Say("Unmounting the root device...")
+	unmountCommand, err := wrappedCommand(fmt.Sprintf("umount %s", s.mountPath))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating unmount command: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd := chroot.ShellCommand(unmountCommand)
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error unmounting root device: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	s.mountPath = ""
+	return nil
+}