diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c000c2d0a..947c655b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## 0.3.7 (unreleased)
 
+IMPROVEMENTS:
+
+* builder/openstack: Can now specify a project. [GH-382]
+
 BUG FIXES:
 
 * command/inspect: Fix weird output for default values for optional vars.
diff --git a/builder/openstack/access_config.go b/builder/openstack/access_config.go
index 489e43bea..82fcee185 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/access_config.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/access_config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 type AccessConfig struct {
 	Username  string `mapstructure:"username"`
 	Password  string `mapstructure:"password"`
+	Project   string `mapstructure:"project"`
 	Provider  string `mapstructure:"provider"`
 	RawRegion string `mapstructure:"region"`
 }
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type AccessConfig struct {
 func (c *AccessConfig) Auth() (gophercloud.AccessProvider, error) {
 	username := c.Username
 	password := c.Password
+	project := c.Project
 	provider := c.Provider
 
 	if username == "" {
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ func (c *AccessConfig) Auth() (gophercloud.AccessProvider, error) {
 	if password == "" {
 		password = os.Getenv("SDK_PASSWORD")
 	}
+	if project == "" {
+		project = os.Getenv("SDK_PROJECT")
+	}
 	if provider == "" {
 		provider = os.Getenv("SDK_PROVIDER")
 	}
@@ -38,6 +43,10 @@ func (c *AccessConfig) Auth() (gophercloud.AccessProvider, error) {
 		AllowReauth: true,
 	}
 
+	if project != "" {
+		authoptions.TenantName = project
+	}
+
 	return gophercloud.Authenticate(provider, authoptions)
 }
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
index 20684111b..441f8a7c9 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/builders/openstack.html.markdown
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ Required:
 
 Optional:
 
+* `project` (string) - The project name to boot the instance into. Some
+  OpenStack installations require this. By default this is empty.
+
 * `ssh_port` (int) - The port that SSH will be available on. Defaults to port
   22.