diff --git a/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt b/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
index 00d846ec..9b6ffd02 100644
--- a/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
+++ b/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ POST /vpcs HTTP/1.1
 
 HTTP/1.1 200
 CONNECTION: close
-CONTENT-LENGTH: 160
+CONTENT-LENGTH: 185
 CONTENT-TYPE: application/json
 DATE: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:09:15 GMT
 SERVER: Python/3.4 aiohttp/0.13.1
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ X-ROUTE: /vpcs
     "console": 2000,
     "name": "PC TEST 1",
     "project_uuid": "a1e920ca-338a-4e9f-b363-aa607b09dd80",
-    "uuid": "6373ecfa-a186-48de-be4d-3f3463d2e23c"
+    "script_file": null,
+    "uuid": "aa017896-574d-4a10-bcad-d3001ea98f8b"
 }
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
index 3eb9b46d..2978e0de 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ class VPCSHandler:
     def create(request, response):
 
         vpcs = VPCS.instance()
-        vm = yield from vpcs.create_vm(request.json["name"], request.json["project_uuid"], uuid=request.json.get("uuid"))
-        response.json({"name": vm.name,
-                       "uuid": vm.uuid,
-                       "console": vm.console,
-                       "project_uuid": vm.project.uuid})
+        vm = yield from vpcs.create_vm(request.json["name"],
+                                       request.json["project_uuid"],
+                                       uuid=request.json.get("uuid"),
+                                       script_file=request.json.get("script_file"))
+        response.json(vm)
 
     @classmethod
     @Route.post(
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/base_manager.py b/gns3server/modules/base_manager.py
index c90a2bab..5a98ebd0 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/base_manager.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/base_manager.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class BaseManager:
         return self._vms[uuid]
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
-    def create_vm(self, name, project_identifier, uuid=None):
+    def create_vm(self, name, project_identifier, uuid=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Create a new VM
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class BaseManager:
         if not uuid:
             uuid = str(uuid4())
 
-        vm = self._VM_CLASS(name, uuid, project, self)
+        vm = self._VM_CLASS(name, uuid, project, self, **kwargs)
         future = vm.create()
         if isinstance(future, asyncio.Future):
             yield from future
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
index cd02882e..66cba55e 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
     :param project: Project instance
     :param manager: parent VM Manager
     :param console: TCP console port
+    :param script_file: A VPCS startup script
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name, uuid, project, manager, console=None):
+    def __init__(self, name, uuid, project, manager, console=None, script_file=None):
 
         super().__init__(name, uuid, project, manager)
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
         self._started = False
 
         # VPCS settings
-        self._script_file = ""
+        self._script_file = script_file
         self._ethernet_adapter = EthernetAdapter()  # one adapter with 1 Ethernet interface
 
         try:
@@ -103,6 +104,14 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
 
         self._check_vpcs_version()
 
+    def __json__(self):
+
+        return {"name": self.name,
+                "uuid": self.uuid,
+                "console": self.console,
+                "project_uuid": self.project.uuid,
+                "script_file": self.script_file}
+
     @property
     def console(self):
         """
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py b/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
index 8a2834ae..ed738eb4 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ VPCS_CREATE_SCHEMA = {
             "maximum": 65535,
             "type": "integer"
         },
+        "script_file": {
+            "description": "VPCS startup script",
+            "type": ["string", "null"]
+        },
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
     "required": ["name", "project_uuid"]
@@ -143,7 +147,11 @@ VPCS_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
             "minLength": 36,
             "maxLength": 36,
             "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$"
-        }
+        },
+        "script_file": {
+            "description": "VPCS startup script",
+            "type": ["string", "null"]
+        },
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
     "required": ["name", "uuid", "console", "project_uuid"]
diff --git a/tests/api/test_vpcs.py b/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
index 7054bfbb..0f56e1a1 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ def test_vpcs_create(server, project):
     assert response.route == "/vpcs"
     assert response.json["name"] == "PC TEST 1"
     assert response.json["project_uuid"] == project.uuid
+    assert response.json["script_file"] is None
+
+
+def test_vpcs_create_script_file(server, project):
+    response = server.post("/vpcs", {"name": "PC TEST 1", "project_uuid": project.uuid, "script_file": "/tmp/test"})
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert response.route == "/vpcs"
+    assert response.json["name"] == "PC TEST 1"
+    assert response.json["project_uuid"] == project.uuid
+    assert response.json["script_file"] == "/tmp/test"
 
 
 def test_vpcs_nio_create_udp(server, vm):