diff --git a/plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb b/plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb
index 4fd252f6f..c06872134 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/rdp/command.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         # Execute RDP if we can
         with_target_vms(argv, single_target: true) do |machine|
+          if !machine.communicate.ready?
+            raise Vagrant::Errors::VMNotCreatedError
+          end
+
+          if !machine.guest.capability?(:rdp_info)
+            raise Errors::GuestUnsupported,
+              name: machine.guest.name.to_s
+          end
+
+          @env.host.capability(
+            :rdp_client,
+            machine.guest.capability(:rdp_info))
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/rdp/errors.rb b/plugins/commands/rdp/errors.rb
index 0e58b4808..5bc4fea33 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/rdp/errors.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/rdp/errors.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         error_namespace("vagrant_rdp.errors")
       end
 
+      class GuestUnsupported < RDPError
+        error_key(:guest_unsupported)
+      end
+
       class HostUnsupported < RDPError
         error_key(:host_unsupported)
       end
diff --git a/templates/locales/command_rdp.yml b/templates/locales/command_rdp.yml
index da597f485..aeabd699e 100644
--- a/templates/locales/command_rdp.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/command_rdp.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 en:
   vagrant_rdp:
     errors:
+      guest_unsupported: |-
+        The guest OS detected by Vagrant ('%{name}') is reporting
+        that it does not supported RDP connections. If this is an
+        error, it is because Vagrant does not know how to connect
+        via RDP to this guest.
+
+        Please open an issue documenting how to connect via RDP
+        to this guest OS and we can fix this.
+
       host_unsupported: |-
         Vagrant doesn't support running an RDP client on your
         host OS. Currently only Windows is supported for RDP
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index c46ab73dc..07ba05167 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ en:
         taking too long to reboot. First, try reloading your machine with
         `vagrant reload`, since a simple restart sometimes fixes things.
         If that doesn't work, destroy your machine and recreate it with
-        a `vagrant destroy` followed by a `1vagrant up`. If that doesn't work,
+        a `vagrant destroy` followed by a `vagrant up`. If that doesn't work,
         contact support.
       ssh_connection_timeout: |-
         Vagrant timed out while attempting to connect via SSH. This usually