diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
index 18525543e..97351e12a 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/import.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           config_path = nil
+          config_type = nil
           vm_dir.each_child do |f|
-            if f.extname.downcase == ".xml"
+
+            if f.extname.downcase == '.xml'
               config_path = f
+              config_type = 'xml'
+              break
+            end
+            if f.extname.downcase == '.vmcx'
+              config_path = f
+              config_type = 'vmcx'
               break
             end
           end
@@ -111,7 +119,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # We have to normalize the paths to be Windows paths since
           # we're executing PowerShell.
           options = {
-            vm_xml_config:  config_path.to_s.gsub("/", "\\"),
+            vm_config:  config_path.to_s.gsub("/", "\\"),
+            vm_config_type:  config_type,
             image_path:      image_path.to_s.gsub("/", "\\")
           }
           options[:switchname] = switch if switch
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
index 604c46bbd..73fb2eb74 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
        end
 
        def import(options)
-         execute('import_vm.ps1', options)
+         config_type = options.delete(:vm_config_type)
+         if config_type === "vmcx"
+           execute('import_vm_vmcx.ps1', options)
+         else
+           execute('import_vm_xml.ps1', options)
+         end
        end
 
        def net_set_vlan(vlan_id)
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm.ps1 b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_xml.ps1
similarity index 98%
rename from plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm.ps1
rename to plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_xml.ps1
index 659eb50aa..18d99d203 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm.ps1
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/scripts/import_vm_xml.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Param(
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-    [string]$vm_xml_config,
+    [string]$vm_config,
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
     [string]$image_path,
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Param(
 $Dir = Split-Path $script:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 . ([System.IO.Path]::Combine($Dir, "utils\write_messages.ps1"))
 
-[xml]$vmconfig = Get-Content -Path  $vm_xml_config
+[xml]$vmconfig = Get-Content -Path  $vm_config
 
 $generation = [int]($vmconfig.configuration.properties.subtype.'#text')+1