diff --git a/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
index 2689ffffc..19f489928 100644
--- a/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vsphere/post-processor.go
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ var builtins = map[string]string{
 type Config struct {
 	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
-	Insecure     bool   `mapstructure:"insecure"`
-	Cluster      string `mapstructure:"cluster"`
-	Datacenter   string `mapstructure:"datacenter"`
-	Datastore    string `mapstructure:"datastore"`
-	DiskMode     string `mapstructure:"disk_mode"`
-	Host         string `mapstructure:"host"`
-	Password     string `mapstructure:"password"`
-	ResourcePool string `mapstructure:"resource_pool"`
-	Username     string `mapstructure:"username"`
-	VMFolder     string `mapstructure:"vm_folder"`
-	VMName       string `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
-	VMNetwork    string `mapstructure:"vm_network"`
+	Cluster      string   `mapstructure:"cluster"`
+	Datacenter   string   `mapstructure:"datacenter"`
+	Datastore    string   `mapstructure:"datastore"`
+	DiskMode     string   `mapstructure:"disk_mode"`
+	Host         string   `mapstructure:"host"`
+	Insecure     bool     `mapstructure:"insecure"`
+	Options      []string `mapstructure:"options"`
+	Overwrite    bool     `mapstructure:"overwrite"`
+	Password     string   `mapstructure:"password"`
+	ResourcePool string   `mapstructure:"resource_pool"`
+	Username     string   `mapstructure:"username"`
+	VMFolder     string   `mapstructure:"vm_folder"`
+	VMName       string   `mapstructure:"vm_name"`
+	VMNetwork    string   `mapstructure:"vm_network"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -131,6 +133,16 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ui packer.Ui, artifact packer.Artifact) (pac
 		fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", ovftool_uri),
 	}
 
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Uploading %s to vSphere", source))
+
+	if p.config.Overwrite == true {
+		args = append(args, "--overwrite")
+	}
+
+	if len(p.config.Options) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, p.config.Options...)
+	}
+
 	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Uploading %s to vSphere", source))
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 	log.Printf("Starting ovftool with parameters: %s", strings.Join(args, " "))
diff --git a/website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html.markdown
index 300155773..90bf6f40b 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/post-processors/vsphere.html.markdown
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@ Optional:
 
 -   `vm_folder` (string) - The folder within the datastore to store the VM.
 
--   `vm_network` (string) - The name of the VM network this VM will be added to.
+-   `vm_network` (string) - The name of the VM network this VM will be
+  added to.
+
+-   `overwrite` (boolean) - If it's true force the system to overwrite the
+  existing files instead create new ones. Default is false
+
+-   `options` (array of strings) - Custom options to add in ovftool. See `ovftool
+  --help` to list all the options