diff --git a/hcl2template/common_test.go b/hcl2template/common_test.go
index 610e178ce..4a4889e8b 100644
--- a/hcl2template/common_test.go
+++ b/hcl2template/common_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func testParse(t *testing.T, tests []parseTest) {
 					packer.CoreBuildPostProcessor{},
 					null.Builder{},
 					HCL2Provisioner{},
+					HCL2PostProcessor{},
 				),
 			); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("Parser.getBuilds() wrong packer builds. %s", diff)
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build.post-processor.go b/hcl2template/types.build.post-processor.go
index f80b40ecf..c54626639 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build.post-processor.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build.post-processor.go
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) startPostProcessor(source SourceBlock, pp *PostProcesso
 		})
 		return nil, diags
 	}
-	flatProvisinerCfg, moreDiags := decodeHCL2Spec(pp.Rest, ectx, postProcessor)
-	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
-	err = postProcessor.Configure(source.builderVariables(), flatProvisinerCfg)
+	hclPostProcessor := &HCL2PostProcessor{
+		PostProcessor:      postProcessor,
+		postProcessorBlock: pp,
+		evalContext:        ectx,
+		builderVariables:   source.builderVariables(),
+	}
+	err = hclPostProcessor.HCL2Prepare(generatedVars)
 	if err != nil {
 		diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
 			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
@@ -86,5 +90,5 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) startPostProcessor(source SourceBlock, pp *PostProcesso
 		})
 		return nil, diags
 	}
-	return postProcessor, diags
+	return hclPostProcessor, diags
 }
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go b/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
index 19b699155..ebc89600b 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build.provisioners.go
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) startProvisioner(source SourceBlock, pb *ProvisionerBlo
 		})
 		return nil, diags
 	}
-	p := &HCL2Provisioner{
+	hclProvisioner := &HCL2Provisioner{
 		Provisioner:      provisioner,
 		provisionerBlock: pb,
 		evalContext:      ectx,
 		builderVariables: source.builderVariables(),
 	}
-	err = p.HCL2Prepare(generatedVars)
+	err = hclProvisioner.HCL2Prepare(generatedVars)
 	if err != nil {
 		diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
 			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
@@ -160,5 +160,5 @@ func (cfg *PackerConfig) startProvisioner(source SourceBlock, pb *ProvisionerBlo
 		})
 		return nil, diags
 	}
-	return p, diags
+	return hclProvisioner, diags
 }
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.build_test.go b/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
index f7a69e844..658c79c68 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.build_test.go
@@ -171,19 +171,23 @@ func TestParse_build(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							{
 								PType: "amazon-import",
-								PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
-									Config: MockConfig{
-										NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
-										NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
+										Config: MockConfig{
+											NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
+											NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+										},
 									},
 								},
 							},
 							{
 								PType: "manifest",
-								PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
-									Config: MockConfig{
-										NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
-										NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
+										Config: MockConfig{
+											NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
+											NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+										},
 									},
 								},
 							},
@@ -199,19 +203,23 @@ func TestParse_build(t *testing.T) {
 						{
 							{
 								PType: "manifest",
-								PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
-									Config: MockConfig{
-										NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
-										NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
+										Config: MockConfig{
+											NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
+											NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+										},
 									},
 								},
 							},
 							{
 								PType: "amazon-import",
-								PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
-									Config: MockConfig{
-										NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
-										NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: &MockPostProcessor{
+										Config: MockConfig{
+											NestedMockConfig: NestedMockConfig{Tags: []MockTag{}},
+											NestedSlice:      []NestedMockConfig{},
+										},
 									},
 								},
 							},
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.hcl_post-processor.go b/hcl2template/types.hcl_post-processor.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6698b3f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hcl2template/types.hcl_post-processor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package hcl2template
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+)
+
+type HCL2PostProcessor struct {
+	PostProcessor      packer.PostProcessor
+	postProcessorBlock *PostProcessorBlock
+	evalContext        *hcl.EvalContext
+	builderVariables   map[string]string
+}
+
+func (p *HCL2PostProcessor) ConfigSpec() hcldec.ObjectSpec {
+	return p.PostProcessor.ConfigSpec()
+}
+
+func (p *HCL2PostProcessor) HCL2Prepare(buildVars map[string]interface{}) error {
+	var diags hcl.Diagnostics
+	ectx := p.evalContext
+	if len(buildVars) > 0 {
+		ectx = p.evalContext.NewChild()
+		buildValues := map[string]cty.Value{}
+		for k, v := range buildVars {
+			switch v := v.(type) {
+			case string:
+				buildValues[k] = cty.StringVal(v)
+			default:
+				return fmt.Errorf("unhandled builvar type: %T", v)
+			}
+		}
+		ectx.Variables = map[string]cty.Value{
+			buildAccessor: cty.ObjectVal(buildValues),
+		}
+	}
+
+	flatPostProcessorCfg, moreDiags := decodeHCL2Spec(p.postProcessorBlock.HCL2Ref.Rest, ectx, p.PostProcessor)
+	diags = append(diags, moreDiags...)
+	if diags.HasErrors() {
+		return diags
+	}
+	return p.PostProcessor.Configure(p.builderVariables, flatPostProcessorCfg)
+}
+
+func (p *HCL2PostProcessor) Configure(args ...interface{}) error {
+	return p.PostProcessor.Configure(args...)
+}
+
+func (p *HCL2PostProcessor) PostProcess(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (packer.Artifact, bool, bool, error) {
+	generatedData := make(map[string]interface{})
+	if artifactStateData, ok := artifact.State("generated_data").(map[interface{}]interface{}); ok {
+		for k, v := range artifactStateData {
+			generatedData[k.(string)] = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	err := p.HCL2Prepare(generatedData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, false, err
+	}
+	return p.PostProcessor.PostProcess(ctx, ui, artifact)
+}
diff --git a/hcl2template/types.packer_config_test.go b/hcl2template/types.packer_config_test.go
index 9849f06df..09efb0b3b 100644
--- a/hcl2template/types.packer_config_test.go
+++ b/hcl2template/types.packer_config_test.go
@@ -126,14 +126,18 @@ func TestParser_complete(t *testing.T) {
 					PostProcessors: [][]packer.CoreBuildPostProcessor{
 						{
 							{
-								PType:             "amazon-import",
-								PName:             "something",
-								PostProcessor:     basicMockPostProcessor,
+								PType: "amazon-import",
+								PName: "something",
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								},
 								KeepInputArtifact: pTrue,
 							},
 							{
-								PType:         "amazon-import",
-								PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								PType: "amazon-import",
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -169,14 +173,18 @@ func TestParser_complete(t *testing.T) {
 					PostProcessors: [][]packer.CoreBuildPostProcessor{
 						{
 							{
-								PType:             "amazon-import",
-								PName:             "something",
-								PostProcessor:     basicMockPostProcessor,
+								PType: "amazon-import",
+								PName: "something",
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								},
 								KeepInputArtifact: pTrue,
 							},
 							{
-								PType:         "amazon-import",
-								PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								PType: "amazon-import",
+								PostProcessor: &HCL2PostProcessor{
+									PostProcessor: basicMockPostProcessor,
+								},
 							},
 						},
 					},