diff --git a/services/compute/compute.go b/services/compute/compute.go
index be0e62f2..577ae926 100644
--- a/services/compute/compute.go
+++ b/services/compute/compute.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine string
 const (
 	CloudInit          OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine = "CloudInit"
 	WindowsAnswerFiles OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine = "WindowsAnswerFiles"
+	Hydrated 		   OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine = "Hydrated"
 )
 
 type VMType string
diff --git a/services/compute/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.go b/services/compute/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.go
index b06adca5..fef39b2c 100644
--- a/services/compute/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.go
+++ b/services/compute/virtualmachine/virtualmachine.go
@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ func (c *client) getVirtualMachineOSProfile(o *wssdcloudcompute.OperatingSystemC
 
 	osBootstrapEngine := compute.CloudInit
 	switch o.OsBootstrapEngine {
+	case wssdcommon.OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine_HYDRATED:
+		osBootstrapEngine = compute.Hydrated
 	case wssdcommon.OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine_WINDOWS_ANSWER_FILES:
 		osBootstrapEngine = compute.WindowsAnswerFiles
 	case wssdcommon.OperatingSystemBootstrapEngine_CLOUD_INIT: