diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dba61759c..b167429d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
 * core: Template syntax errors now show line and character number. [GH-56]
 * amazon-ebs: Access key and secret access key default to
   environmental variables. [GH-40]
+* virtualbox: Send password for keyboard-interactive auth [GH-121]
+* vmware: Send password for keyboard-interactive auth [GH-121]
 
 BUG FIXES:
 
diff --git a/builder/virtualbox/step_wait_for_ssh.go b/builder/virtualbox/step_wait_for_ssh.go
index 4ce7c97ff..ac039e801 100644
--- a/builder/virtualbox/step_wait_for_ssh.go
+++ b/builder/virtualbox/step_wait_for_ssh.go
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ func (s *stepWaitForSSH) waitForSSH(state map[string]interface{}) (packer.Commun
 			User: config.SSHUser,
 			Auth: []gossh.ClientAuth{
 				gossh.ClientAuthPassword(ssh.Password(config.SSHPassword)),
+				gossh.ClientAuthKeyboardInteractive(
+					ssh.PasswordKeyboardInteractive(config.SSHPassword)),
 			},
 		}
 
diff --git a/builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go b/builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go
index b0551ccf1..03457ad9f 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/step_wait_for_ssh.go
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ func (s *stepWaitForSSH) waitForSSH(state map[string]interface{}) (packer.Commun
 			User: config.SSHUser,
 			Auth: []gossh.ClientAuth{
 				gossh.ClientAuthPassword(ssh.Password(config.SSHPassword)),
+				gossh.ClientAuthKeyboardInteractive(
+					ssh.PasswordKeyboardInteractive(config.SSHPassword)),
 			},
 		}