diff --git a/builder/scaleway/builder.go b/builder/scaleway/builder.go
index 5fc5b48..d13da2f 100644
--- a/builder/scaleway/builder.go
+++ b/builder/scaleway/builder.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, hook packersdk.Hook)
 			Comm: &b.config.Comm,
 		},
 		new(stepWaitUserData),
+		new(stepCleanupMachineData),
 		new(stepShutdown),
 		new(stepSnapshot),
 		new(stepImage),
diff --git a/builder/scaleway/config.go b/builder/scaleway/config.go
index 99ccb88..8277196 100644
--- a/builder/scaleway/config.go
+++ b/builder/scaleway/config.go
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultInstanceSnapshotWaitTimeout = 1 * time.Hour
-	defaultInstanceImageWaitTimeout    = 1 * time.Hour
-	defaultInstanceServerWaitTimeout   = 10 * time.Minute
-	defaultUserDataWaitTimeout         = 0 * time.Second
+	defaultInstanceSnapshotWaitTimeout     = 1 * time.Hour
+	defaultInstanceImageWaitTimeout        = 1 * time.Hour
+	defaultInstanceServerWaitTimeout       = 10 * time.Minute
+	defaultUserDataWaitTimeout             = 0 * time.Second
+	defaultCleanupMachineRelatedDataStatus = "false"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	RemoveVolume bool `mapstructure:"remove_volume"`
 
+	// This value allows the user to remove information
+	// that is particular to the instance used to build the image
+	CleanupMachineRelatedData string `mapstructure:"cleanup_machine_related_data" required:"false"`
+
 	// The time to wait for snapshot creation. Defaults to "1h"
 	SnapshotCreationTimeout time.Duration `mapstructure:"snapshot_creation_timeout" required:"false"`
 	// The time to wait for image creation. Defaults to "1h"
@@ -299,6 +304,10 @@ func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		c.UserDataTimeout = defaultUserDataWaitTimeout
 	}
 
+	if c.CleanupMachineRelatedData == "" {
+		c.CleanupMachineRelatedData = defaultCleanupMachineRelatedDataStatus
+	}
+
 	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
 		return warnings, errs
 	}
diff --git a/builder/scaleway/config.hcl2spec.go b/builder/scaleway/config.hcl2spec.go
index c7f6bab..cc187a2 100644
--- a/builder/scaleway/config.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/scaleway/config.hcl2spec.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	Bootscript                *string           `mapstructure:"bootscript" required:"false" cty:"bootscript" hcl:"bootscript"`
 	BootType                  *string           `mapstructure:"boottype" required:"false" cty:"boottype" hcl:"boottype"`
 	RemoveVolume              *bool             `mapstructure:"remove_volume" cty:"remove_volume" hcl:"remove_volume"`
+	CleanupMachineRelatedData *string           `mapstructure:"cleanup_machine_related_data" required:"false" cty:"cleanup_machine_related_data" hcl:"cleanup_machine_related_data"`
 	SnapshotCreationTimeout   *string           `mapstructure:"snapshot_creation_timeout" required:"false" cty:"snapshot_creation_timeout" hcl:"snapshot_creation_timeout"`
 	ImageCreationTimeout      *string           `mapstructure:"image_creation_timeout" required:"false" cty:"image_creation_timeout" hcl:"image_creation_timeout"`
 	ServerCreationTimeout     *string           `mapstructure:"server_creation_timeout" required:"false" cty:"server_creation_timeout" hcl:"server_creation_timeout"`
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"bootscript":                   &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "bootscript", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"boottype":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "boottype", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"remove_volume":                &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "remove_volume", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
+		"cleanup_machine_related_data": &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "cleanup_machine_related_data", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"snapshot_creation_timeout":    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "snapshot_creation_timeout", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"image_creation_timeout":       &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "image_creation_timeout", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"server_creation_timeout":      &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "server_creation_timeout", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
diff --git a/builder/scaleway/step_cleanup_machine_data.go b/builder/scaleway/step_cleanup_machine_data.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f8953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/scaleway/step_cleanup_machine_data.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package scaleway
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
+	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+)
+
+type stepCleanupMachineData struct{}
+
+// Machine ID file locations
+var (
+	sysdID = "/etc/machine-id"
+	dbusID = "/var/lib/dbus/machine-id"
+)
+
+func (s *stepCleanupMachineData) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
+	ui := state.Get("ui").(packersdk.Ui)
+	comm := state.Get("communicator").(packersdk.Communicator)
+	c := state.Get("config").(*Config)
+	cmd := new(packersdk.RemoteCmd)
+
+	str, err := strconv.ParseBool(c.CleanupMachineRelatedData)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("value must be: 1, t, T, TRUE, true, True, 0, f, F, FALSE, false, False %s", err)
+		state.Put("error", err)
+		ui.Error(err.Error())
+		return multistep.ActionHalt
+	}
+
+	if !str {
+		return multistep.ActionContinue
+	}
+
+	ui.Say("Trying to remove machine-related data...")
+
+	// Remove the machine-id file under /etc
+	cmd.Command = fmt.Sprintf("sudo truncate -s 0 %s", sysdID)
+	if err := cmd.RunWithUi(ctx, comm, ui); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error cleaning up %s: %s", sysdID, err)
+	}
+
+	// Remove the machine-id file under /var/lib/dbus
+	cmd = new(packersdk.RemoteCmd)
+	cmd.Command = fmt.Sprintf("sudo truncate -s 0 %s", dbusID)
+	if err := cmd.RunWithUi(ctx, comm, ui); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error cleaning up %s: %s", dbusID, err)
+	}
+
+	return multistep.ActionContinue
+}
+
+func (s *stepCleanupMachineData) Cleanup(_ multistep.StateBag) {
+	// no cleanup
+}
diff --git a/docs-partials/builder/scaleway/Config-not-required.mdx b/docs-partials/builder/scaleway/Config-not-required.mdx
index 9d01440..7714214 100644
--- a/docs-partials/builder/scaleway/Config-not-required.mdx
+++ b/docs-partials/builder/scaleway/Config-not-required.mdx
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 - `remove_volume` (bool) - Remove Volume
 
+- `cleanup_machine_related_data` (string) - This value allows the user to remove information
+  that is particular to the instance used to build the image
+
 - `snapshot_creation_timeout` (duration string | ex: "1h5m2s") - The time to wait for snapshot creation. Defaults to "1h"
 
 - `image_creation_timeout` (duration string | ex: "1h5m2s") - The time to wait for image creation. Defaults to "1h"