diff --git a/builder/cloudstack/builder.go b/builder/cloudstack/builder.go
index fe376125f..dc1dace69 100644
--- a/builder/cloudstack/builder.go
+++ b/builder/cloudstack/builder.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook) (pack
 			Debug: b.config.PackerDebug,
 		},
 		&stepSetupNetworking{},
+		&stepDetachIso{},
 		&communicator.StepConnect{
 			Config:    &b.config.Comm,
 			Host:      communicator.CommHost(b.config.Comm.SSHHost, "ipaddress"),
diff --git a/builder/cloudstack/config.go b/builder/cloudstack/config.go
index 00f79618b..7b975a618 100644
--- a/builder/cloudstack/config.go
+++ b/builder/cloudstack/config.go
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	common.HTTPConfig   `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Comm                communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
-	APIURL       string        `mapstructure:"api_url"`
-	APIKey       string        `mapstructure:"api_key"`
-	SecretKey    string        `mapstructure:"secret_key"`
-	AsyncTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"async_timeout"`
-	HTTPGetOnly  bool          `mapstructure:"http_get_only"`
-	SSLNoVerify  bool          `mapstructure:"ssl_no_verify"`
+	APIURL        string        `mapstructure:"api_url"`
+	APIKey        string        `mapstructure:"api_key"`
+	SecretKey     string        `mapstructure:"secret_key"`
+	AsyncTimeout  time.Duration `mapstructure:"async_timeout"`
+	HTTPGetOnly   bool          `mapstructure:"http_get_only"`
+	SSLNoVerify   bool          `mapstructure:"ssl_no_verify"`
+	EjectISO      bool          `mapstructure:"eject_iso"`
+	EjectISODelay time.Duration `mapstructure:"eject_iso_delay"`
 
 	CIDRList               []string `mapstructure:"cidr_list"`
 	CreateSecurityGroup    bool     `mapstructure:"create_security_group"`
diff --git a/builder/cloudstack/step_detach_iso.go b/builder/cloudstack/step_detach_iso.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..444293c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/cloudstack/step_detach_iso.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package cloudstack
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/multistep"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/xanzy/go-cloudstack/cloudstack"
+)
+
+type stepDetachIso struct{}
+
+// Detaches currently ISO file attached to a virtual machine if any.
+func (s *stepDetachIso) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
+	config := state.Get("config").(*Config)
+
+	// Check if state uses iso file and has need to eject it
+	if !config.EjectISO || config.SourceISO == "" {
+		return multistep.ActionContinue
+	}
+
+	ui.Say("Checking attached iso...")
+
+	// Wait to make call detachIso
+	if config.EjectISODelay > 0 {
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for %v before detaching ISO from virtual machine...", config.EjectISODelay))
+		time.Sleep(config.EjectISODelay)
+	}
+
+	client := state.Get("client").(*cloudstack.CloudStackClient)
+
+	instanceID, ok := state.Get("instance_id").(string)
+	if !ok || instanceID == "" {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Could not retrieve instance_id from state")
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	ui.Message("Detaching iso from virtual machine...")
+
+	// Get a new DetachIsoParams and detaches Iso file from given virtualMachine instance
+	detachIsoParams := client.ISO.NewDetachIsoParams(instanceID)
+	response, err := client.ISO.DetachIso(detachIsoParams)
+	if err != nil || response == nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("Error detaching ISO from virtual machine: %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *stepDetachIso) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
+	// Nothing to cleanup for this step.
+}