diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_provisioner.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_provisioner.rb
index 61f16ba4b..a8e106f7a 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_provisioner.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         provisioner_names = provisioners.map { |i| i.name if i.name != name }.reject(&:nil?)
 
+        if @before && @after
+          errors << I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.base.both_before_after_set")
+        end
+
         if @before
           if !VALID_BEFORE_AFTER_TYPES.include?(@before)
             if @before.is_a?(Symbol) && !VALID_BEFORE_AFTER_TYPES.include?(@before)
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 5629125d3..49d99187d 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -2487,6 +2487,8 @@ en:
 
     provisioners:
       base:
+        both_before_after_set: |-
+          Dependency provisioners cannot currently set both `before` and `after` options.
         dependency_provisioner_dependency: |-
           Dependency provisioner "%{name}" relies on another dependency provisioner "%{dep_name}". This is currently not supported.
         invalid_alias_value: |-