diff --git a/plugins/commands/up/command.rb b/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
index 91d2f9fb8..8c491b45d 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/up/command.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Go over each VM and bring it up
         @logger.debug("'Up' each target VM...")
         with_target_vms(argv, :provider => options[:provider]) do |machine|
+          @env.ui.info(I18n.t(
+            "vagrant.commands.up.upping",
+            :name => machine.name,
+            :provider => machine.provider_name))
           machine.action(:up, options)
         end
 
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 81d9fa3f0..b0459f50c 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ en:
           above with their current state. For more information about a specific
           VM, run `vagrant status NAME`.
       up:
-        vm_created: "VM already created. Booting if it's not already running..."
+        upping: |-
+          Bringing machine '%{name}' up with '%{provider}' provider...
       version:
         output: "Vagrant version %{version}"