diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
index 450e21fc1..c4fc253d1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine.rb
@@ -452,9 +452,11 @@ module Vagrant
       info[:keys_only] ||= @config.ssh.default.keys_only
       info[:verify_host_key] ||= @config.ssh.default.verify_host_key
       info[:username] ||= @config.ssh.default.username
+      info[:remote_user] ||= @config.ssh.default.remote_user
       info[:compression] ||= @config.ssh.default.compression
       info[:dsa_authentication] ||= @config.ssh.default.dsa_authentication
       info[:extra_args] ||= @config.ssh.default.extra_args
+      info[:config] ||= @config.ssh.default.config
 
       # We set overrides if they are set. These take precedence over
       # provider-returned data.
@@ -466,7 +468,9 @@ module Vagrant
       info[:dsa_authentication] = @config.ssh.dsa_authentication
       info[:username] = @config.ssh.username if @config.ssh.username
       info[:password] = @config.ssh.password if @config.ssh.password
+      info[:remote_user] = @config.ssh.remote_user if @config.ssh.remote_user
       info[:extra_args] = @config.ssh.extra_args if @config.ssh.extra_args
+      info[:config] = @config.ssh.config if @config.ssh.config
 
       # We also set some fields that are purely controlled by Vagrant
       info[:forward_agent] = @config.ssh.forward_agent
diff --git a/plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb b/plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb
index 492352f36..c21a9aec7 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/ssh_config/command.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             proxy_command: ssh_info[:proxy_command],
             ssh_command:   ssh_info[:ssh_command],
             forward_env:   ssh_info[:forward_env],
+            config:        ssh_info[:config],
+            remote_user:   ssh_info[:remote_user],
           }
 
           # Render the template and output directly to STDOUT
diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
index 4e7ab4d51..c92e39980 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                   connect_opts[:config] = ssh_info[:config]
                 end
 
+                if ssh_info[:remote_user]
+                  connect_opts[:remote_user] = ssh_info[:remote_user]
+                end
+
                 @logger.info("Attempting to connect to SSH...")
                 @logger.info("  - Host: #{ssh_info[:host]}")
                 @logger.info("  - Port: #{ssh_info[:port]}")
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/ssh_connect.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/ssh_connect.rb
index c4c6fec0e..9e8666d38 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/ssh_connect.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/ssh_connect.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     class SSHConnectConfig < Vagrant.plugin("2", :config)
       attr_accessor :host
       attr_accessor :port
+      attr_accessor :config
       attr_accessor :private_key_path
       attr_accessor :username
       attr_accessor :password
@@ -13,10 +14,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_accessor :compression
       attr_accessor :dsa_authentication
       attr_accessor :extra_args
+      attr_accessor :remote_user
 
       def initialize
         @host             = UNSET_VALUE
         @port             = UNSET_VALUE
+        @config           = UNSET_VALUE
         @private_key_path = UNSET_VALUE
         @username         = UNSET_VALUE
         @password         = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @compression      = UNSET_VALUE
         @dsa_authentication = UNSET_VALUE
         @extra_args       = UNSET_VALUE
+        @remote_user      = UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       def finalize!
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @compression      = true if @compression == UNSET_VALUE
         @dsa_authentication = true if @dsa_authentication == UNSET_VALUE
         @extra_args       = nil if @extra_args == UNSET_VALUE
+        @remote_user      = nil if @remote_user == UNSET_VALUE
 
         if @private_key_path && !@private_key_path.is_a?(Array)
           @private_key_path = [@private_key_path]
@@ -51,6 +56,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @verify_host_key = @paranoid
         end
 
+        # Default to not loading system ssh_config file
+        @config = false if @config == UNSET_VALUE
+
         # Values for verify_host_key changed in 5.0.0 of net-ssh. If old value
         # detected, update with new value
         case @verify_host_key