diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index b39b83613..10a648f83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
   pkr-bld-hyper-v-x64:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-hyperv-x64.yml
     secrets: inherit
+  pkr-bld-parallels-x64:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
 #  pkr-bld-amazonlinux-x64:
 #    uses: ./.github/workflows/pkr-bld-amazonlinux-x64.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-hyperv-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-hyperv-x64.yml
index 3b6140b11..27b939668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-hyperv-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-hyperv-x64.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: tests
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
+          Get-WindowsFeature
           packer -v
           $hyperv = Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All -Online
           # Check if Hyper-V is enabled
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eee754937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+---
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+env:
+  PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+
+jobs:
+  x86_64:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, X64, parallels]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os:
+#          - almalinux-8
+          - almalinux-9
+#          - centos-7
+#          - centos-stream-8
+#          - centos-stream-9
+#          - debian-11
+#          - debian-12
+#          - fedora-38
+#          - fedora-39
+#          - freebsd-13
+#          - freebsd-14
+#          - opensuse-leap-15
+#          - oracle-7
+#          - oracle-8
+#          - oracle-9
+#          - rockylinux-8
+#          - rockylinux-9
+#          - ubuntu-20.04
+#          - ubuntu-22.04
+#          - ubuntu-23.10
+        provider:
+          - parallels-iso
+          - virtualbox-iso
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@main
+      - name: iso-availability
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: Invoke-RestMethod -Method Head -Verbose -Uri $(Get-Content os_pkrvars/$('${{ matrix.os }}'.split('-')[0])/${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl | ConvertFrom-StringData).iso_url.Trim('"')
+      - name: Install Virtualization Software
+        uses: ubuntu-latest
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y parallels virtualbox qemu-kvm
+      - name: Packer Init
+        run: packer init -upgrade packer_templates
+      - name: Packer FMT
+        run: if packer fmt -check -recursive .; then exit 0; else echo "Some packer files need to be formatted, run 'packer fmt -recursive .' to fix"; exit 1; fi
+      - name: Packer Validate
+        run: packer validate -var-file=os_pkrvars/$(echo ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)/"${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl" packer_templates
+      - name: Packer build
+#        run: packer build -timestamp-ui -only=${{ matrix.provider }}.vm -var-file=os_pkrvars/$(echo ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)/"${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl" packer_templates
+        run: |
+          eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"
+          bento build -o ${{ matrix.provider }}.vm os_pkrvars/$(echo ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d "-" -f 1)/"${{ matrix.os }}-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl"
+          ls -alh builds
+#      - name: Bento Test
+#        run: |
+#          eval "$(chef shell-init bash)"
+#          bento test
+      - name: Remove VM in case of canceled job
+        if: cancelled()
+        run: |
+          VM="$(prlctl list -a | grep ${{ matrix.os }} | cut -d " " -f 1)"
+          echo Powering off and deleting any existing VMs named ${{ matrix.os }}*-amd64
+          prlctl stop "$VM" --kill 2> /dev/null
+          sleep 1
+          prlctl delete "$VM" 2> /dev/null
+          sleep 2
+      - name: Upload build artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: "${{ matrix.os }}-parallels-x86_64"
+          path: |
+            builds
+            !builds/uploaded/*
+          retention-days: 10