diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 751808a7c..c4e7ffe89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - Chef solo run list properly set. [GH-1608]
   - Follow 30x redirects when downloading boxes. [GH-1607]
   - Chef client config defaults are done properly. [GH-1609]
+  - VirtualBox mounts shared folders with the proper owner/group. [GH-1611]
 
 ## 1.2.0 (April 16, 2013)
 
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
index 4d79c0af9..9373716d1 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               data = data.dup
 
               # Calculate the owner and group
-              data[:owner] ||= @env[:machine].config.ssh.username
-              data[:group] ||= @env[:machine].config.ssh.username
+              ssh_info = @env[:machine].ssh_info
+              data[:owner] ||= ssh_info[:username]
+              data[:group] ||= ssh_info[:username]
 
               # Mount the actual folder
               @env[:machine].guest.capability(