diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
index d9ce8a17163..d25ba13c617 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ install_packages() {
   echo "iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v4 boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
   echo "iptables-persistent iptables-persistent/autosave_v6 boolean true" | debconf-set-selections
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install iptables-persistent
+  
+  # Hyperv  kvp daemon
+  # Download the hv kvp daemon 
+  wget http://people.apache.org/~rajeshbattala/hv-kvp-daemon_3.1_amd64.deb
+  dpkg -i hv-kvp-daemon_3.1_amd64.deb
 
   # vmware tools
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install open-vm-tools