diff --git a/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go b/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
index e58675008..dab861115 100644
--- a/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/converge/provisioner.go
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
 	// Bootstrapping
-	Bootstrap        bool   `mapstructure:"bootstrap"`
-	Version          string `mapstructure:"version"`
-	BootstrapCommand string `mapstructure:"bootstrap_command"`
+	Bootstrap            bool   `mapstructure:"bootstrap"`
+	Version              string `mapstructure:"version"`
+	BootstrapCommand     string `mapstructure:"bootstrap_command"`
+	PreventBootstrapSudo bool   `mapstructure:"prevent_bootstrap_sudo"`
 
 	// Modules
 	ModuleDirs []ModuleDir `mapstructure:"module_dirs"`
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if p.config.BootstrapCommand == "" {
-		p.config.BootstrapCommand = "curl -s https://get.converge.sh | sh {{if ne .Version \"\"}}-s -- -v {{.Version}}{{end}}"
+		p.config.BootstrapCommand = "curl -s https://get.converge.sh | {{if .Sudo}}sudo {{end}}sh {{if ne .Version \"\"}}-s -- -v {{.Version}}{{end}}"
 	}
 
 	// validate sources and destinations
@@ -133,8 +134,10 @@ func (p *Provisioner) maybeBootstrap(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) err
 
 	p.config.ctx.Data = struct {
 		Version string
+		Sudo    bool
 	}{
 		Version: p.config.Version,
+		Sudo:    !p.config.PreventBootstrapSudo,
 	}
 	command, err := interpolate.Render(p.config.BootstrapCommand, &p.config.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/website/source/docs/provisioners/converge.html.md b/website/source/docs/provisioners/converge.html.md
index cdef6b5a4..cbb0d44c3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/provisioners/converge.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/provisioners/converge.html.md
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Optional parameters:
   has various
   [configuration template variables](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html) available.
 
+- `prevent_bootstrap_sudo` (bool) - stop Converge from bootstrapping with
+  administrator privileges via sudo
+
 ### Module Directories
 
 The provisioner can transfer module directories to the remote host for
@@ -104,11 +107,12 @@ contain various template variables:
 By default, Packer uses the following command to bootstrap Converge:
 
 ``` {.liquid}
-curl -s https://get.converge.sh | sh {{if ne .Version ""}}-s -- -v {{.Version}}{{end}}
+curl -s https://get.converge.sh | {{if .Sudo}}sudo {{end}}sh {{if ne .Version ""}}-s -- -v {{.Version}}{{end}}
 ```
 
 This command can be customized using the `bootstrap_command` configuration. As you
 can see from the default values above, the value of this configuration can
 contain various template variables:
 
+- `Sudo` - the opposite of `prevent_bootstrap_sudo` from the configuration.
 - `Version` - `version` from the configuration.