diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-arm64-gen2.json b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-arm64-gen2.json
index 5dec6d90490..f352264b62a 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-arm64-gen2.json
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-arm64-gen2.json
@@ -61,6 +61,44 @@
     }
   ],
   "provisioners": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(hostname)",
+        "echo The value of PACKER_HOSTNAME is $PACKER_HOSTNAME",
+        "echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME > /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "file",
+      "source": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "destination": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "direction": "download"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(cat /tmp/hostname.txt)",
+    
+        "nic=$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | sed 's/vm/ni/')",
+    
+        "temp_pkr_rg_name=\"pkr-Resource-Group-$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | awk '{gsub(\"pkrvm\",\"\"); print}')\"",
+    
+        "az network nic update -g ${temp_pkr_rg_name} -n ${nic} --accelerated-networking true"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-base.json b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-base.json
index 8849308e0aa..6cf7001962c 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-base.json
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-base.json
@@ -71,6 +71,44 @@
     }
   ],
   "provisioners": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(hostname)",
+        "echo The value of PACKER_HOSTNAME is $PACKER_HOSTNAME",
+        "echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME > /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "file",
+      "source": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "destination": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "direction": "download"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(cat /tmp/hostname.txt)",
+    
+        "nic=$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | sed 's/vm/ni/')",
+    
+        "temp_pkr_rg_name=\"pkr-Resource-Group-$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | awk '{gsub(\"pkrvm\",\"\"); print}')\"",
+    
+        "az network nic update -g ${temp_pkr_rg_name} -n ${nic} --accelerated-networking true"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner-arm64.json b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner-arm64.json
index f6a7f9e854f..0add6c0a214 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner-arm64.json
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner-arm64.json
@@ -64,6 +64,44 @@
     }
   ],
   "provisioners": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(hostname)",
+        "echo The value of PACKER_HOSTNAME is $PACKER_HOSTNAME",
+        "echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME > /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "file",
+      "source": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "destination": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "direction": "download"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(cat /tmp/hostname.txt)",
+    
+        "nic=$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | sed 's/vm/ni/')",
+    
+        "temp_pkr_rg_name=\"pkr-Resource-Group-$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | awk '{gsub(\"pkrvm\",\"\"); print}')\"",
+    
+        "az network nic update -g ${temp_pkr_rg_name} -n ${nic} --accelerated-networking true"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
diff --git a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner.json b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner.json
index 21c3aab0a02..c9df6da76b4 100644
--- a/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner.json
+++ b/vhdbuilder/packer/vhd-image-builder-mariner.json
@@ -71,6 +71,44 @@
     }
   ],
   "provisioners": [
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(hostname)",
+        "echo The value of PACKER_HOSTNAME is $PACKER_HOSTNAME",
+        "echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME > /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "file",
+      "source": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "destination": "/tmp/hostname.txt",
+      "direction": "download"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "PACKER_HOSTNAME=$(cat /tmp/hostname.txt)",
+    
+        "nic=$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | sed 's/vm/ni/')",
+    
+        "temp_pkr_rg_name=\"pkr-Resource-Group-$(echo $PACKER_HOSTNAME | awk '{gsub(\"pkrvm\",\"\"); print}')\"",
+    
+        "az network nic update -g ${temp_pkr_rg_name} -n ${nic} --accelerated-networking true"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell-local",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "shell",
+      "inline": [
+        "rm /tmp/hostname.txt"
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [