diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/03-install-vara-fm.sh b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/03-install-vara-fm.sh
index f94a7e3..a7ff171 100755
--- a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/03-install-vara-fm.sh
+++ b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/03-install-vara-fm.sh
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ if [ ! -e "${VARA_HOME}/nt4pdhdll.exe" ]; then
   cd ${CWD}
 fi
 
-echo -e "${YELLOW}Run ${WHITE}./04-run-regedit.sh${YELLOW} to run registry editor.${NC}"
+echo -e "${YELLOW}OPTIONAL: run ${WHITE}./04-install-varac.sh${YELLOW} to install VarAC.${NC}"
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Or run ${WHITE}./05-run-regedit.sh${YELLOW} to run registry editor.${NC}"
diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/04-install-varac.sh b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/04-install-varac.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1abac42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/04-install-varac.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Purpose : Install VarAC
+
+source /opt/emcomm-tools/bin/et-common
+
+winetricks \
+  --unattended \
+  vcrun2015 \
+  dotnet48 \
+  tahoma
+
+installer=$(find ${HOME}/Downloads -name VarAC_Installer_*.exe | sort -r | head -n1)
+
+if [ -z "${installer}" ]; then
+  echo -e "${YELLOW}VarAC can not be downloaded automatically"
+  echo -e "${WHITE}Visit https://www.varac-hamradio.com/download#:~:text=Download%20VarAC%20Windows%20Installer"
+  echo -e "Fill out the form to download the VarAC Windows Installer executable (.exe) and place it into ~/Downloads"
+  echo -e "Rerun ./04-install-varac.sh${NC}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f "${installer}" ]; then
+  wine "${installer}"
+fi
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Run ${WHITE}./05-run-regedit.sh${YELLOW} to run registry editor.${NC}"
diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/04-run-regedit.sh b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/05-run-regedit.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/04-run-regedit.sh
rename to overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/05-run-regedit.sh
diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/05-backup-wine-install.sh b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/06-backup-wine-install.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/05-backup-wine-install.sh
rename to overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/06-backup-wine-install.sh
diff --git a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/README.md b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/README.md
index 7c20086..4c2e185 100644
--- a/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/README.md
+++ b/overlay/etc/skel/add-ons/wine/README.md
@@ -17,17 +17,21 @@ in this directory as your normal user (do not use 'sudo').
 
     ./03-install-vara-fm.sh
 
-4. Run the registry editor. Follow the instructions in the terminal. In 
+4. OPTIONAL: Install VarAC.
+
+   ./04-install-varac.sh
+
+5. Run the registry editor. Follow the instructions in the terminal. In
    this step we will need to map COM port 10 (COM10) to the EmComm Tools
    CAT control device (/dev/et-cat).
 
-    ./04-run-regedit.sh
+    ./05-run-regedit.sh
 
-5. If you want to include your WINE installation in a future EmComm Tools
+6. If you want to include your WINE installation in a future EmComm Tools
    Community image build, run the following to make a backup of your WINE
    installation now.
 
-    ./05-backup-wine-install.sh
+    ./06-backup-wine-install.sh
 
 It is important that you do not run any of the VARA programs until after
 the backup is run in step 5.
@@ -44,12 +48,12 @@ perform the following in Cubic after the main install script is finished.
 
 3. Unpack the backup file. This will create `/etc/skel/.wine32`.
 
-```
-tar -xzf etc-wine-backup-*
-```
+   ```
+   tar -xzf etc-wine-backup-*
+   ```
 
 4. Delete the backup file on the Cubic session to save on space.
 
-```
-rm etc-wine-backup-*
-```
+   ```
+   rm etc-wine-backup-*
+   ```