diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
index 9763d77eb..594410436 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         args << "--no-group" unless args.include?("--group") || args.include?("-g")
 
         # Tell local rsync how to invoke remote rsync with sudo
-        if machine.guest.capability?(:rsync_command)
-          args << "--rsync-path"<< machine.guest.capability(:rsync_command)
+        rsync_path = opts[:rsync_path]
+        if !rsync_path && machine.guest.capability?(:rsync_command)
+          rsync_path = machine.guest.capability(:rsync_command)
+        end
+        if rsync_path
+          args << "--rsync-path"<< rsync_path
         end
 
         # Build up the actual command to execute
@@ -132,9 +136,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         if opts.include?(:verbose)
-	  command_opts[:notify] = [ :stdout, :stderr ];
-          r = Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*(command + [command_opts])) { 
-            |io_name,data| data.each_line { |line| machine.ui.info("rsync[#{io_name}] -> #{line}") } 
+          command_opts[:notify] = [:stdout, :stderr]
+          r = Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*(command + [command_opts])) {
+            |io_name,data| data.each_line { |line|
+              machine.ui.info("rsync[#{io_name}] -> #{line}") }
           }
         else
           r = Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*(command + [command_opts]))
diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/rsync.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/rsync.html.md
index 6281dc07a..656731c96 100644
--- a/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/rsync.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/source/v2/synced-folders/rsync.html.md
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ The rsync synced folder type accepts the following options:
   pattern. By default, the ".vagrant/" directory is excluded. We recommend
   excluding revision control directories such as ".git/" as well.
 
+* `rsync__rsync_path` (string) - The path on the remote host where rsync
+  is and how it is executed. This is platform specific but defaults to
+  "sudo rsync" for many guests.
+
 * `rsync__verbose` (boolean) - If true, then the output from the rsync
   process will be echoed to the console. The output of rsync is subject
-  to rsync__args of course. By default, this is false.
+  to `rsync__args` of course. By default, this is false.
 
 ## Example