diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89615b49e..1c1a1ea78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ BUG FIXES:
       with a zero exit code. [GH-1119]
   * builder/virtualbox/iso: Append timestamp to default name for parallel
       builds. [GH-1365]
+  * builder/vmware/all: No more error when Packer stops an already-stopped
+      VM. [GH-1300]
   * builder/vmware/all: `ssh_host` accepts templates. [GH-1396]
   * builder/vmware/all: Don't remount floppy in VMX post step. [GH-1239]
   * builder/vmware/vmx: Do not re-add floppy disk files to VMX [GH-1361]
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
index 8bcbb8d30..3a295e731 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_fusion5.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ func (d *Fusion5Driver) Start(vmxPath string, headless bool) error {
 func (d *Fusion5Driver) Stop(vmxPath string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(d.vmrunPath(), "-T", "fusion", "stop", vmxPath, "hard")
 	if _, _, err := runAndLog(cmd); err != nil {
+		// Check if the VM is running. If its not, it was already stopped
+		running, rerr := d.IsRunning(vmxPath)
+		if rerr == nil && !running {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		return err
 	}