diff --git a/packer/rpc/post_processor.go b/packer/rpc/post_processor.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67750b82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/rpc/post_processor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"net/rpc"
+)
+
+// An implementation of packer.PostProcessor where the PostProcessor is actually
+// executed over an RPC connection.
+type postProcessor struct {
+	client *rpc.Client
+}
+
+// PostProcessorServer wraps a packer.PostProcessor implementation and makes it
+// exportable as part of a Golang RPC server.
+type PostProcessorServer struct {
+	p packer.PostProcessor
+}
+
+type PostProcessorProcessResponse struct {
+	Err error
+	RPCAddress string
+}
+
+func PostProcessor(client *rpc.Client) *postProcessor {
+	return &postProcessor{client}
+}
+func (p *postProcessor) Configure(raw interface{}) (err error) {
+	if cerr := p.client.Call("PostProcessor.Configure", &raw, &err); cerr != nil {
+		err = cerr
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (p *postProcessor) PostProcess(a packer.Artifact) (packer.Artifact, error) {
+	server := rpc.NewServer()
+	RegisterArtifact(server, a)
+
+	var response PostProcessorProcessResponse
+	if err := p.client.Call("PostProcessor.PostProcess", serveSingleConn(server), &response); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if response.Err != nil {
+		return nil, response.Err
+	}
+
+	if response.RPCAddress == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	client, err := rpc.Dial("tcp", response.RPCAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return Artifact(client), nil
+}
+
+func (p *PostProcessorServer) Configure(raw *interface{}, reply *error) error {
+	*reply = p.p.Configure(*raw)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *PostProcessorServer) PostProcess(address string, reply *PostProcessorProcessResponse) error {
+	client, err := rpc.Dial("tcp", address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	responseAddress := ""
+
+	artifact, err := p.p.PostProcess(Artifact(client))
+	if err == nil && artifact != nil {
+		server := rpc.NewServer()
+		RegisterArtifact(server, artifact)
+		responseAddress = serveSingleConn(server)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		err = NewBasicError(err)
+	}
+
+	*reply = PostProcessorProcessResponse{
+		Err: err,
+		RPCAddress: responseAddress,
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/packer/rpc/post_processor_test.go b/packer/rpc/post_processor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3d672549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/rpc/post_processor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"net/rpc"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var testPostProcessorArtifact = new(testArtifact)
+
+type TestPostProcessor struct {
+	configCalled bool
+	configVal    interface{}
+	ppCalled     bool
+	ppArtifact   packer.Artifact
+}
+
+func (pp *TestPostProcessor) Configure(v interface{}) error {
+	pp.configCalled = true
+	pp.configVal = v
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (pp *TestPostProcessor) PostProcess(a packer.Artifact) (packer.Artifact, error) {
+	pp.ppCalled = true
+	pp.ppArtifact = a
+	return testPostProcessorArtifact, nil
+}
+
+func TestPostProcessorRPC(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create the interface to test
+	p := new(TestPostProcessor)
+
+	// Start the server
+	server := rpc.NewServer()
+	RegisterPostProcessor(server, p)
+	address := serveSingleConn(server)
+
+	// Create the client over RPC and run some methods to verify it works
+	client, err := rpc.Dial("tcp", address)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error connecting to rpc: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test Configure
+	config := 42
+	pClient := PostProcessor(client)
+	err = pClient.Configure(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !p.configCalled {
+		t.Fatal("config should be called")
+	}
+
+	if p.configVal != 42 {
+		t.Fatalf("unknown config value: %#v", p.configVal)
+	}
+
+	// Test PostProcess
+	a := new(testArtifact)
+	artifact, err := pClient.PostProcess(a)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !p.ppCalled {
+		t.Fatal("postprocess should be called")
+	}
+
+	if p.ppArtifact.BuilderId() != "bid" {
+		t.Fatal("unknown artifact")
+	}
+
+	if artifact.BuilderId() != "bid" {
+		t.Fatal("unknown result artifact")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostProcessor_Implements(t *testing.T) {
+	var raw interface{}
+	raw = PostProcessor(nil)
+	if _, ok := raw.(packer.PostProcessor); !ok {
+		t.Fatal("not a postprocessor")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packer/rpc/server.go b/packer/rpc/server.go
index 9117582e3..f6098ea7a 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/server.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/server.go
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ func RegisterHook(s *rpc.Server, hook packer.Hook) {
 	s.RegisterName("Hook", &HookServer{hook})
 }
 
+// Registers the appropriate endpoing on an RPC server to serve a
+// PostProcessor.
+func RegisterPostProcessor(s *rpc.Server, p packer.PostProcessor) {
+	s.RegisterName("PostProcessor", &PostProcessorServer{p})
+}
+
 // Registers the appropriate endpoint on an RPC server to serve a packer.Provisioner
 func RegisterProvisioner(s *rpc.Server, p packer.Provisioner) {
 	s.RegisterName("Provisioner", &ProvisionerServer{p})