diff --git a/builder/openstack/builder.hcl2spec.go b/builder/openstack/builder.hcl2spec.go
index cdc9e1b9..0de96ca3 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/builder.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/builder.hcl2spec.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	VolumeAvailabilityZone        *string                 `mapstructure:"volume_availability_zone" required:"false" cty:"volume_availability_zone" hcl:"volume_availability_zone"`
 	OpenstackProvider             *string                 `mapstructure:"openstack_provider" cty:"openstack_provider" hcl:"openstack_provider"`
 	UseFloatingIp                 *bool                   `mapstructure:"use_floating_ip" required:"false" cty:"use_floating_ip" hcl:"use_floating_ip"`
+	ImageCreationWait             *int                    `mapstructure:"image_creation_wait" required:"false" cty:"image_creation_wait" hcl:"image_creation_wait"`
 }
 
 // FlatMapstructure returns a new FlatConfig.
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"volume_availability_zone":         &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "volume_availability_zone", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"openstack_provider":               &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "openstack_provider", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"use_floating_ip":                  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "use_floating_ip", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
+		"image_creation_wait":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "image_creation_wait", Type: cty.Number, Required: false},
 	}
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/builder/openstack/run_config.go b/builder/openstack/run_config.go
index 90c41753..3f6092eb 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/run_config.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/run_config.go
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ type RunConfig struct {
 	OpenstackProvider string `mapstructure:"openstack_provider"`
 	// *Deprecated* use `floating_ip` or `floating_ip_pool` instead.
 	UseFloatingIp bool `mapstructure:"use_floating_ip" required:"false"`
+	// Delay to apply once image has been marked as `active` to ensure Openstack has had time
+	// to finish creating the image.
+	ImageCreationWait int `mapstructure:"image_creation_wait" required:"false"`
 
 	sourceImageOpts images.ListOpts
 }
diff --git a/builder/openstack/step_create_image.go b/builder/openstack/step_create_image.go
index e4af67ee..b9a938de 100644
--- a/builder/openstack/step_create_image.go
+++ b/builder/openstack/step_create_image.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateImage) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mul
 
 	// Wait for the image to become ready
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for image %s (image id: %s) to become ready...", config.ImageName, imageId))
-	if err := WaitForImage(ctx, imageClient, imageId); err != nil {
+	if err := WaitForImage(ctx, imageClient, imageId, config.ImageCreationWait); err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error waiting for image: %s", err)
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		ui.Error(err.Error())
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateImage) Cleanup(multistep.StateBag) {
 }
 
 // WaitForImage waits for the given Image ID to become ready.
-func WaitForImage(ctx context.Context, client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, imageId string) error {
+func WaitForImage(ctx context.Context, client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, imageId string, imageCreationWait int) error {
 	maxNumErrors := 10
 	numErrors := 0
 
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ func WaitForImage(ctx context.Context, client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, imageI
 		}
 
 		if image.Status == "active" {
+			if imageCreationWait > 0 {
+				log.Printf("Additional wait (%d seconds) after image status has changed to active...", imageCreationWait)
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(imageCreationWait) * time.Second)
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/docs-partials/builder/openstack/RunConfig-not-required.mdx b/docs-partials/builder/openstack/RunConfig-not-required.mdx
index db7698fd..596ad272 100644
--- a/docs-partials/builder/openstack/RunConfig-not-required.mdx
+++ b/docs-partials/builder/openstack/RunConfig-not-required.mdx
@@ -96,4 +96,7 @@
 
 - `use_floating_ip` (bool) - *Deprecated* use `floating_ip` or `floating_ip_pool` instead.
 
+- `image_creation_wait` (int) - Delay to apply once image has been marked as `active` to ensure Openstack has had time
+  to finish creating the image.
+
 <!-- End of code generated from the comments of the RunConfig struct in builder/openstack/run_config.go; -->