diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f8db0f3f..06c25358e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
   * builder/docker: Allow remote `DOCKER_HOST`, which works as long as
       volumes work. [GH-1594]
   * builder/qemu: Can set cache mode for main disk. [GH-1558]
+  * builder/vmware: Can specify path to Fusion installation with environmental
+      variable `FUSION_APP_PATH`. [GH-1552]
   * builder/vmware/vmx: Source VMX can have a disk connected via SATA. [GH-1604]
   * post-processors/vagrantcloud: Support self-hosted box URLs.
 
diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/driver_config.go b/builder/vmware/common/driver_config.go
index d1288cf4c..6c076b0b4 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/driver_config.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/driver_config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ type DriverConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (c *DriverConfig) Prepare(t *packer.ConfigTemplate) []error {
+	if c.FusionAppPath == "" {
+		c.FusionAppPath = os.Getenv("FUSION_APP_PATH")
+	}
 	if c.FusionAppPath == "" {
 		c.FusionAppPath = "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app"
 	}