diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 84e88fb..bb51a55 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -1219,6 +1219,14 @@
         return
     fi
 
+    # vmdk format images
+    if [[ "$image_url" =~ '.vmdk' ]]; then
+        IMAGE="$FILES/${IMAGE_FNAME}"
+        IMAGE_NAME="${IMAGE_FNAME%.vmdk}"
+        glance --os-auth-token $token --os-image-url http://$GLANCE_HOSTPORT image-create --name "$IMAGE_NAME" --is-public=True --container-format bare --disk-format vmdk --property vmware-disktype="preallocated" < "${IMAGE}"
+        return
+    fi
+
     # XenServer-ovf-format images are provided as .vhd.tgz as well
     # and should not be decompressed prior to loading
     if [[ "$image_url" =~ '.vhd.tgz' ]]; then