diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/config.go b/builder/azure/arm/config.go
index 17a242338..cd2f54f44 100644
--- a/builder/azure/arm/config.go
+++ b/builder/azure/arm/config.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	CaptureContainerName string `mapstructure:"capture_container_name"`
 
 	// Compute
+	ImageGallerySubscription   string `mapstructure:"image_gallery_subscription"`
+	ImageGalleryResourceGroup  string `mapstructure:"image_gallery_resource_group"`
+	ImageGalleryName           string `mapstructure:"image_gallery_name"`
+	ImageGalleryImageName      string `mapstructure:"image_gallery_image_name"`
+	ImageGalleryImageVersion   string `mapstructure:"image_gallery_image_version"`
+
 	ImagePublisher string `mapstructure:"image_publisher"`
 	ImageOffer     string `mapstructure:"image_offer"`
 	ImageSku       string `mapstructure:"image_sku"`
@@ -584,6 +590,10 @@ func assertRequiredParametersSet(c *Config, errs *packer.MultiError) {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("A managed image must be created from a managed image, it cannot be created from a VHD."))
 	}
 
+	if c.ImageGalleryName != "" {
+		fmt.Println("Skipping checks for shared image gallery")
+		return
+	}
 	if c.ImageUrl == "" && c.CustomManagedImageName == "" {
 		if c.ImagePublisher == "" {
 			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, fmt.Errorf("An image_publisher must be specified"))
diff --git a/builder/azure/arm/template_factory.go b/builder/azure/arm/template_factory.go
index a1a0dd943..200c235ba 100644
--- a/builder/azure/arm/template_factory.go
+++ b/builder/azure/arm/template_factory.go
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ func GetVirtualMachineDeployment(config *Config) (*resources.Deployment, error)
 			config.ImageVersion)
 
 		builder.SetManagedMarketplaceImage(config.Location, config.ImagePublisher, config.ImageOffer, config.ImageSku, config.ImageVersion, imageID, config.managedImageStorageAccountType)
+	} else if config.ImageGallerySubscription != "" && config.ImageGalleryResourceGroup != "" && config.ImageGalleryName != "" && config.ImageGalleryImageName != "" {
+		imageID := fmt.Sprintf("/subscriptions/%s/resourceGroups/%s/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/%s/images/%s",
+			config.ImageGallerySubscription,
+			config.ImageGalleryResourceGroup,
+			config.ImageGalleryName,
+			config.ImageGalleryImageName)
+		if config.ImageGalleryImageVersion != "" {
+			imageID += fmt.Sprintf("/versions/%s",
+				config.ImageGalleryImageVersion)
+		}
+
+		builder.SetSharedGalleryImage(config.Location, imageID)
 	} else {
 		builder.SetMarketPlaceImage(config.ImagePublisher, config.ImageOffer, config.ImageSku, config.ImageVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/azure/common/template/template_builder.go b/builder/azure/common/template/template_builder.go
index 4a8e6d444..72f643cc8 100644
--- a/builder/azure/common/template/template_builder.go
+++ b/builder/azure/common/template/template_builder.go
@@ -145,6 +145,25 @@ func (s *TemplateBuilder) SetManagedMarketplaceImage(location, publisher, offer,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *TemplateBuilder) SetSharedGalleryImage(location, imageID string) error {
+	resource, err := s.getResourceByType(resourceVirtualMachine)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	profile := resource.Properties.StorageProfile
+	profile.ImageReference = &compute.ImageReference{
+		ID:        &imageID}
+	profile.OsDisk.OsType = s.osType
+	// profile.OsDisk.CreateOption = compute.DiskCreateOptionTypesFromImage
+	profile.OsDisk.Vhd = nil
+	// profile.OsDisk.ManagedDisk = &compute.ManagedDiskParameters{
+	//	StorageAccountType: storageAccountType,
+	//}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *TemplateBuilder) SetMarketPlaceImage(publisher, offer, sku, version string) error {
 	resource, err := s.getResourceByType(resourceVirtualMachine)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -486,7 +505,7 @@ const BasicTemplate = `{
   },
   "variables": {
     "addressPrefix": "10.0.0.0/16",
-    "apiVersion": "2017-03-30",
+    "apiVersion": "2018-04-01",
     "managedDiskApiVersion": "2017-03-30",
     "networkInterfacesApiVersion": "2017-04-01",
     "publicIPAddressApiVersion": "2017-04-01",