diff --git a/builder/docker/communicator.go b/builder/docker/communicator.go
index 6fedf2769..63ef4cd5b 100644
--- a/builder/docker/communicator.go
+++ b/builder/docker/communicator.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type Communicator struct {
 	HostDir      string
 	ContainerDir string
 	Version      *version.Version
-
+	Config 	     *Config
 	lock sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ func (c *Communicator) Start(remote *packer.RemoteCmd) error {
 
 	var cmd *exec.Cmd
 	if c.canExec() {
-		cmd = exec.Command("docker", "exec", "-i", c.ContainerId, "/bin/sh")
+		if c.Config.Pty {
+			cmd = exec.Command("docker", "exec", "-i", "-t", c.ContainerId, "/bin/sh")
+		} else {
+			cmd = exec.Command("docker", "exec", "-i", c.ContainerId, "/bin/sh")
+		}
 	} else {
 		cmd = exec.Command("docker", "attach", c.ContainerId)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/docker/config.go b/builder/docker/config.go
index af5f25fec..03b9dbfb0 100644
--- a/builder/docker/config.go
+++ b/builder/docker/config.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	LoginUsername string `mapstructure:"login_username"`
 	LoginPassword string `mapstructure:"login_password"`
 	LoginServer   string `mapstructure:"login_server"`
-
+	Pty	      bool
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
 
diff --git a/builder/docker/step_connect_docker.go b/builder/docker/step_connect_docker.go
index 31f2ea2e4..315cfc204 100644
--- a/builder/docker/step_connect_docker.go
+++ b/builder/docker/step_connect_docker.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 type StepConnectDocker struct{}
 
 func (s *StepConnectDocker) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
 	containerId := state.Get("container_id").(string)
 	driver := state.Get("driver").(Driver)
 	tempDir := state.Get("temp_dir").(string)
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ func (s *StepConnectDocker) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		HostDir:      tempDir,
 		ContainerDir: "/packer-files",
 		Version:      version,
+		Config: 	config,
 	}
 
 	state.Put("communicator", comm)