diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 0748b6716..a2fe49297 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ const defaultConfig = `
 		"qemu": "packer-builder-qemu",
 		"virtualbox-iso": "packer-builder-virtualbox-iso",
 		"virtualbox-ovf": "packer-builder-virtualbox-ovf",
-		"vmware-iso": "packer-builder-vmware-iso"
+		"vmware-iso": "packer-builder-vmware-iso",
+		"vmware-vmx": "packer-builder-vmware-vmx"
 	},
 
 	"commands": {
diff --git a/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main.go b/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f060f3c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/vmware/vmx"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer/plugin"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	server, err := plugin.Server()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	server.RegisterBuilder(new(vmx.Builder))
+	server.Serve()
+}
diff --git a/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main_test.go b/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06ab7d0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/builder-vmware-vmx/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package main