diff --git a/plugins/commands/powershell/command.rb b/plugins/commands/powershell/command.rb
index ad1f1612f..06c2b7dc5 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/powershell/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/powershell/command.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           o.on("-c", "--command COMMAND", "Execute a powershell command directly") do |c|
             options[:command] = c
           end
+
+          o.on("-e", "--elevated", "Execute a powershell command with elevated permissions") do |c|
+            options[:elevated] = true
+          end
         end
 
         # Parse out the extra args to send to the ps session, which
@@ -40,8 +44,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         argv = parse_options(opts)
         return if !argv
 
-        # Check if the host even supports ps remoting
-        raise Errors::HostUnsupported if !@env.host.capability?(:ps_client)
+        # Elevated option enabled means we can only execute commands
+        raise Errors::ElevatedNoCommand if !options[:command] && options[:elevated]
 
         # Execute ps session if we can
         with_target_vms(argv, single_target: true) do |machine|
@@ -49,12 +53,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             raise Vagrant::Errors::VMNotCreatedError
           end
 
-          if machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
-            raise VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Errors::WinRMNotReady
-          end
+          if options[:command]
+            if machine.config.vm.communicator != :winrm
+              raise VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Errors::WinRMNotReady
+            end
 
-          if !options[:command].nil?
-            out_code = machine.communicate.execute(options[:command].dup) do |type,data|
+            out_code = machine.communicate.execute(options[:command].dup, elevated: options[:elevated]) do |type,data|
               machine.ui.detail(data) if type == :stdout
             end
             if out_code == 0
@@ -63,6 +67,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             next
           end
 
+          # Check if the host even supports ps remoting
+          raise Errors::HostUnsupported if !@env.host.capability?(:ps_client)
+
           ps_info = VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Helper.winrm_info(machine)
           ps_info[:username] = machine.config.winrm.username
           ps_info[:password] = machine.config.winrm.password
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           begin
             @env.host.capability(:ps_client, ps_info)
           ensure
-            if !result["PreviousTrustedHosts"].nil?
+            if result["PreviousTrustedHosts"]
               reset_ps_remoting_for(machine, ps_info)
             end
           end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/powershell/errors.rb b/plugins/commands/powershell/errors.rb
index 4be70551a..769ea6b2e 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/powershell/errors.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/powershell/errors.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       class PowerShellError < PSCommandError
         error_key(:powershell_error)
       end
+
+      class ElevatedNoCommand < PSCommandError
+        error_key(:elevated_no_command)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/locales/command_ps.yml b/templates/locales/command_ps.yml
index 0c61964ed..f0eef16f9 100644
--- a/templates/locales/command_ps.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/command_ps.yml
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@ en:
       Resetting WinRM TrustedHosts to their original value.
 
     errors:
+      elevated_no_command: |-
+        A command must be provided when the --elevated flag is provided for
+        the powershell command. Please provide a command when using the
+        --elevated flag and try again.
+
       host_unsupported: |-
         Your host does not support PowerShell. A remote PowerShell connection
         can only be made from a windows host.
 
       ps_remoting_undetected: |-
-        Unable to establish a remote PowerShell connection with the guest. 
-        Check if the firewall rules on the guest allow connections to the 
+        Unable to establish a remote PowerShell connection with the guest.
+        Check if the firewall rules on the guest allow connections to the
         Windows remote management service.
 
       powershell_error: |-
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/powershell/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/powershell/command_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ed5e3a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/powershell/command_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/powershell/command")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandPS::Command do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  let(:guest)   { double("guest") }
+  let(:host)    { double("host") }
+  let(:config)  {
+    double("config",
+      vm: double("vm", communicator: communicator_name),
+      winrm: double("winrm", username: winrm_username, password: winrm_password)
+    )
+  }
+  let(:communicator_name) { :winrm }
+  let(:winrm_info) { {host: winrm_host, port: winrm_port} }
+  let(:winrm_username) { double("winrm_username") }
+  let(:winrm_password) { double("winrm_password") }
+  let(:winrm_host) { double("winrm_host") }
+  let(:winrm_port) { double("winrm_port") }
+
+  let(:remoting_ready_result) { {} }
+
+  let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+  let(:argv) { [] }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block| block.call machine }
+    allow(iso_env).to receive(:host).and_return(host)
+    allow(host).to receive(:capability?).with(:ps_client).and_return(true)
+
+    allow(machine.communicate).to receive(:ready?).and_return(true)
+    allow(machine).to receive(:config).and_return(config)
+
+    allow(VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Helper).to receive(:winrm_info).and_return(winrm_info)
+    allow(subject).to receive(:ready_ps_remoting_for).and_return(remoting_ready_result)
+    allow(host).to receive(:capability).with(:ps_client, any_args)
+
+    # Ignore loading up translations
+    allow_any_instance_of(Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError).to receive(:translate_error)
+  end
+
+  describe "#execute" do
+    context "when communicator is not ready" do
+      before { expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:ready?).and_return(false) }
+
+      it "should raise error that machine is not created" do
+        expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::VMNotCreatedError)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when communicator is not winrm" do
+      let(:communicator_name) { :ssh }
+
+      context "when command is provided" do
+        let(:argv) { ["-c", "command"] }
+
+        it "should raise an error that winrm is not ready" do
+          expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Errors::WinRMNotReady)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when no command is provided" do
+        it "should create a powershell session" do
+          expect(host).to receive(:capability).with(:ps_client, any_args)
+          subject.execute
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when host does not support ps_client" do
+      before { allow(host).to receive(:capability?).with(:ps_client).and_return(false) }
+
+      context "when no command is provided" do
+        it "should raise an error for unsupported host" do
+          expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(VagrantPlugins::CommandPS::Errors::HostUnsupported)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when command is provided" do
+        let(:argv) { ["-c", "command"] }
+
+        it "should execute command when command is provided" do
+          expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:execute).with("command", any_args).and_return(0)
+          subject.execute
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with command provided" do
+      let(:argv) { ["-c", "command"] }
+
+      it "executes the command on the guest" do
+        expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:execute).with("command", any_args).and_return(0)
+        subject.execute
+      end
+
+      context "with elevated flag" do
+        let(:argv) { ["-e", "-c", "command"] }
+
+        it "should execute the command with elevated option" do
+          expect(machine.communicate).to receive(:execute).
+            with("command", hash_including(elevated: true)).and_return(0)
+          subject.execute
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with elevated flag and no command" do
+      let(:argv) { ["-e"] }
+
+      it "should raise error that command must be provided" do
+        expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(VagrantPlugins::CommandPS::Errors::ElevatedNoCommand)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "should start a new session" do
+      expect(host).to receive(:capability).with(:ps_client, any_args)
+      subject.execute
+    end
+
+    context "when setup returns PreviousTrustedHosts" do
+      let(:remoting_ready_result) { {"PreviousTrustedHosts" => true} }
+
+      it "should reset the powershell remoting" do
+        expect(subject).to receive(:reset_ps_remoting_for)
+        subject.execute
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end