diff --git a/builder/openstack/builder.go b/builder/openstack/builder.go
index 0038ea9a0..3b2834063 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/builder.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/builder.go
@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 			SecurityGroups: b.config.SecurityGroups,
 			Networks:       b.config.Networks,
 		},
+		&StepWaitForRackConnect{
+			Wait:           b.config.RackconnectWait,
+		},
 		&StepAllocateIp{
 			FloatingIpPool: b.config.FloatingIpPool,
 			FloatingIp:     b.config.FloatingIp,
 		},
 		&common.StepConnectSSH{
-			SSHAddress:     SSHAddress(csp, b.config.SSHPort),
+			SSHAddress:     SSHAddress(csp, b.config.SSHInterface, b.config.SSHPort),
 			SSHConfig:      SSHConfig(b.config.SSHUsername),
 			SSHWaitTimeout: b.config.SSHTimeout(),
 		},
diff --git a/builder/openstack/run_config.go b/builder/openstack/run_config.go
index 1e5bdc178..c2b59a118 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/run_config.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/run_config.go
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ type RunConfig struct {
 	RawSSHTimeout     string   `mapstructure:"ssh_timeout"`
 	SSHUsername       string   `mapstructure:"ssh_username"`
 	SSHPort           int      `mapstructure:"ssh_port"`
+	SSHInterface      string   `mapstructure:"ssh_interface"`
 	OpenstackProvider string   `mapstructure:"openstack_provider"`
 	UseFloatingIp     bool     `mapstructure:"use_floating_ip"`
+	RackconnectWait   bool     `mapstructure:"rackconnect_wait"`
 	FloatingIpPool    string   `mapstructure:"floating_ip_pool"`
 	FloatingIp        string   `mapstructure:"floating_ip"`
 	SecurityGroups    []string `mapstructure:"security_groups"`
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func (c *RunConfig) Prepare(t *packer.ConfigTemplate) []error {
 		"flavor":             &c.Flavor,
 		"ssh_timeout":        &c.RawSSHTimeout,
 		"ssh_username":       &c.SSHUsername,
+		"ssh_interface":      &c.SSHInterface,
 		"source_image":       &c.SourceImage,
 		"openstack_provider": &c.OpenstackProvider,
 		"floating_ip_pool":   &c.FloatingIpPool,
diff --git a/builder/openstack/ssh.go b/builder/openstack/ssh.go
index 055850663..cbf2c6b41 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/ssh.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/ssh.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // SSHAddress returns a function that can be given to the SSH communicator
 // for determining the SSH address based on the server AccessIPv4 setting..
-func SSHAddress(csp gophercloud.CloudServersProvider, port int) func(multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
+func SSHAddress(csp gophercloud.CloudServersProvider, sshinterface string, port int) func(multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
 	return func(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
 		s := state.Get("server").(*gophercloud.Server)
 
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func SSHAddress(csp gophercloud.CloudServersProvider, port int) func(multistep.S
 			return "", errors.New("Error parsing SSH addresses")
 		}
 		for pool, addresses := range ip_pools {
+			if sshinterface != "" {
+				if pool != sshinterface {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
 			if pool != "" {
 				for _, address := range addresses {
 					if address.Addr != "" && address.Version == 4 {
diff --git a/builder/openstack/step_wait_for_rackconnect.go b/builder/openstack/step_wait_for_rackconnect.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94affbe37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/openstack/step_wait_for_rackconnect.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package openstack
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/gophercloud-fork-40444fb"
+)
+
+type StepWaitForRackConnect struct {
+	Wait bool
+}
+
+func (s *StepWaitForRackConnect) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	if !s.Wait {
+		return multistep.ActionContinue
+	}
+
+	csp := state.Get("csp").(gophercloud.CloudServersProvider)
+	server := state.Get("server").(*gophercloud.Server)
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	fmt.Printf("%s", server)
+
+	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for server (%s) to become RackConnect ready...", server.Id))
+
+	for {
+		server, err := csp.ServerById(server.Id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+
+		if server.Metadata["rackconnect_automation_status"] == "DEPLOYED" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *StepWaitForRackConnect) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
index 7fc8182eb..d5dbbf249 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
@@ -102,12 +102,20 @@ each category, the available configuration keys are alphabetized.
 * `ssh_username` (string) - The username to use in order to communicate
   over SSH to the running server. The default is "root".
 
+* `ssh_interface` (string) - The type of interface to connect via SSH. Values
+  useful for Rackspace are "public" or "private", and the default behavior is
+  to connect via whichever is returned first from the OpenStack API.
+
 * `tenant_id` (string) - Tenant ID for accessing OpenStack if your
   installation requires this.
 
 * `use_floating_ip` (boolean) - Whether or not to use a floating IP for
   the instance. Defaults to false.
 
+* `rackconnect_wait` (boolean) - For rackspace, whether or not to wait for
+  Rackconnect to assign the machine an IP address before connecting via SSH.
+  Defaults to false.
+
 ## Basic Example: Rackspace public cloud
 
 Here is a basic example. This is a working example to build a