diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/step_compact_disk.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_compact_disk.go
index 777e8aaea..a76cf4d7f 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/step_compact_disk.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_compact_disk.go
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ func (s StepCompactDisk) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error compacting disk: %s", err))
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
+	
+	moreDisks := state.Get("additional_disk_paths").([]string)
+	if len(moreDisks) > 0 {
+		for i, path := range moreDisks {
+			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Compacting additional disk image %d",i+1))
+			if err := driver.CompactDisk(path); err != nil {
+				state.Put("error", fmt.Errorf("Error compacting additional disk %d: %s", i+1, err))
+				return multistep.ActionHalt
+			}
+		}
+		
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index c63bfdc8b..065d20603 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	vmwcommon.ToolsConfig    `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	vmwcommon.VMXConfig      `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
+	AdditionalDiskSize []uint `mapstructure:"additionaldisk_size"`
 	DiskName        string   `mapstructure:"vmdk_name"`
 	DiskSize        uint     `mapstructure:"disk_size"`
 	DiskTypeId      string   `mapstructure:"disk_type_id"`
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_disk.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_disk.go
index b357cad01..b5a1bfd87 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_disk.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_disk.go
@@ -34,6 +34,28 @@ func (stepCreateDisk) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	}
 
 	state.Put("full_disk_path", full_disk_path)
+	
+	if len(config.AdditionalDiskSize) > 0 {
+		// stash the disk paths we create
+		additional_paths := make([]string,len(config.AdditionalDiskSize))
+		
+		ui.Say("Creating additional hard drives...")
+		for i, additionalsize := range config.AdditionalDiskSize {
+	    	additionalpath := filepath.Join(config.OutputDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d.vmdk",config.DiskName,i+1))
+			size := fmt.Sprintf("%dM", uint64(additionalsize))
+		
+			if err := driver.CreateDisk(additionalpath, size, config.DiskTypeId); err != nil {
+				err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating additional disk: %s", err)
+				state.Put("error",err)
+				ui.Error(err.Error())
+				return multistep.ActionHalt
+			}
+			
+			additional_paths[i] = additionalpath
+		}
+		
+		state.Put("additional_disk_paths", additional_paths)
+	}
 
 	return multistep.ActionContinue
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
index 5a1a829b5..dde3859a0 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/step_create_vmx.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ type vmxTemplateData struct {
 	Version  string
 }
 
+type additionalDiskTemplateData struct {
+	DiskNumber	int
+	DiskName	string
+}
+
 // This step creates the VMX file for the VM.
 //
 // Uses:
@@ -70,6 +75,25 @@ func (s *stepCreateVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 
 		vmxTemplate = string(rawBytes)
 	}
+	
+	if len(config.AdditionalDiskSize) > 0 {
+		for i, _ := range config.AdditionalDiskSize {
+			data := &additionalDiskTemplateData{
+				DiskNumber: 	i+1,
+				DiskName: 		config.DiskName,
+			}
+			
+			diskTemplate, err := config.tpl.Process(DefaultAdditionalDiskTemplate,data)
+			if err != nil {
+				err := fmt.Errorf("Error preparing VMX template for additional disk: %s", err)
+				state.Put("error", err)
+				ui.Error(err.Error())
+				return multistep.ActionHalt
+			}
+			
+			vmxTemplate += diskTemplate
+		}
+	}
 
 	vmxContents, err := interpolate.Render(vmxTemplate, &ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -191,3 +215,9 @@ vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "35"
 vmci0.present = "TRUE"
 vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "65536000"
 `
+
+const DefaultAdditionalDiskTemplate = `
+scsi0:{{ .DiskNumber }}.fileName = "{{ .DiskName}}-{{ .DiskNumber }}.vmdk"
+scsi0:{{ .DiskNumber }}.present = "TRUE"
+scsi0:{{ .DiskNumber }}.redo = ""
+`