diff --git a/builder/proxmox/config.go b/builder/proxmox/config.go
index 7a2c045f9..6cab9a936 100644
--- a/builder/proxmox/config.go
+++ b/builder/proxmox/config.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:generate mapstructure-to-hcl2 -type Config,nicConfig,diskConfig
+//go:generate mapstructure-to-hcl2 -type Config,nicConfig,diskConfig,vgaConfig
 
 package proxmox
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	CPUType        string       `mapstructure:"cpu_type"`
 	Sockets        int          `mapstructure:"sockets"`
 	OS             string       `mapstructure:"os"`
+	VGA            vgaConfig    `mapstructure:"vga"`
 	NICs           []nicConfig  `mapstructure:"network_adapters"`
 	Disks          []diskConfig `mapstructure:"disks"`
 	ISOFile        string       `mapstructure:"iso_file"`
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ type diskConfig struct {
 	CacheMode       string `mapstructure:"cache_mode"`
 	DiskFormat      string `mapstructure:"format"`
 }
+type vgaConfig struct {
+	Type   string `mapstructure:"type"`
+	Memory int    `mapstructure:"memory"`
+}
 
 func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 	// Agent defaults to true
diff --git a/builder/proxmox/config.hcl2spec.go b/builder/proxmox/config.hcl2spec.go
index dc4a7dc39..d15a62155 100644
--- a/builder/proxmox/config.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/proxmox/config.hcl2spec.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Code generated by "mapstructure-to-hcl2 -type Config,nicConfig,diskConfig"; DO NOT EDIT.
+// Code generated by "mapstructure-to-hcl2 -type Config,nicConfig,diskConfig,vgaConfig"; DO NOT EDIT.
 package proxmox
 
 import (
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	CPUType                   *string           `mapstructure:"cpu_type" cty:"cpu_type"`
 	Sockets                   *int              `mapstructure:"sockets" cty:"sockets"`
 	OS                        *string           `mapstructure:"os" cty:"os"`
+	VGA                       *FlatvgaConfig    `mapstructure:"vga" cty:"vga"`
 	NICs                      []FlatnicConfig   `mapstructure:"network_adapters" cty:"network_adapters"`
 	Disks                     []FlatdiskConfig  `mapstructure:"disks" cty:"disks"`
 	ISOFile                   *string           `mapstructure:"iso_file" cty:"iso_file"`
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"cpu_type":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "cpu_type", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"sockets":                      &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "sockets", Type: cty.Number, Required: false},
 		"os":                           &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "os", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"vga":                          &hcldec.BlockSpec{TypeName: "vga", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatvgaConfig)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
 		"network_adapters":             &hcldec.BlockListSpec{TypeName: "network_adapters", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatnicConfig)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
 		"disks":                        &hcldec.BlockListSpec{TypeName: "disks", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatdiskConfig)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
 		"iso_file":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "iso_file", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
@@ -256,3 +258,28 @@ func (*FlatnicConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 	}
 	return s
 }
+
+// FlatvgaConfig is an auto-generated flat version of vgaConfig.
+// Where the contents of a field with a `mapstructure:,squash` tag are bubbled up.
+type FlatvgaConfig struct {
+	Type   *string `mapstructure:"type" cty:"type"`
+	Memory *int    `mapstructure:"memory" cty:"memory"`
+}
+
+// FlatMapstructure returns a new FlatvgaConfig.
+// FlatvgaConfig is an auto-generated flat version of vgaConfig.
+// Where the contents a fields with a `mapstructure:,squash` tag are bubbled up.
+func (*vgaConfig) FlatMapstructure() interface{ HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec } {
+	return new(FlatvgaConfig)
+}
+
+// HCL2Spec returns the hcl spec of a vgaConfig.
+// This spec is used by HCL to read the fields of vgaConfig.
+// The decoded values from this spec will then be applied to a FlatvgaConfig.
+func (*FlatvgaConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
+	s := map[string]hcldec.Spec{
+		"type":   &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "type", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"memory": &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "memory", Type: cty.Number, Required: false},
+	}
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/builder/proxmox/step_start_vm.go b/builder/proxmox/step_start_vm.go
index 453798917..36f214d00 100644
--- a/builder/proxmox/step_start_vm.go
+++ b/builder/proxmox/step_start_vm.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func (s *stepStartVM) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 		QemuCores:    c.Cores,
 		QemuSockets:  c.Sockets,
 		QemuOs:       c.OS,
+		QemuVga:      generateProxmoxVga(c.VGA),
 		QemuIso:      isoFile,
 		QemuNetworks: generateProxmoxNetworkAdapters(c.NICs),
 		QemuDisks:    generateProxmoxDisks(c.Disks),
@@ -118,6 +119,15 @@ func generateProxmoxDisks(disks []diskConfig) proxmox.QemuDevices {
 	}
 	return devs
 }
+func generateProxmoxVga(vga vgaConfig) proxmox.QemuDevice {
+	dev := make(proxmox.QemuDevice)
+	setDeviceParamIfDefined(dev, "type", vga.Type)
+
+	if vga.Memory > 0 {
+		dev["memory"] = vga.Memory
+	}
+	return dev
+}
 
 func setDeviceParamIfDefined(dev proxmox.QemuDevice, key, value string) {
 	if value != "" {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/proxmox.html.md b/website/source/docs/builders/proxmox.html.md
index 6abc0e123..b99747e15 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/proxmox.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/proxmox.html.md
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ builder.
     `wvista`, `win7`, `win8`, `win10`, `l24` (Linux 2.4), `l26` (Linux 2.6+),
     `solaris` or `other`. Defaults to `other`.
 
+-   `vga` (object) - The graphics adapter to use. Example:
+    
+    ```json
+    {
+      "type": "vmware",
+      "memory": 32
+    }
+    ```
+    
+    -   `type` (string) - Can be `cirrus`, `none`, `qxl`,`qxl2`, `qxl3`,
+    `qxl4`, `serial0`, `serial1`, `serial2`, `serial3`, `std`, `virtio`, `vmware`.
+    Defaults to `std`.
+    
+    -   `memory` (int) - How much memory to assign.
+
 -   `network_adapters` (array of objects) - Network adapters attached to the
     virtual machine. Example: