diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 79e667f3b..63f07f1c5 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_accessor :box_download_checksum_type
       attr_accessor :box_download_client_cert
       attr_accessor :box_download_insecure
+      attr_accessor :communicator
       attr_accessor :graceful_halt_timeout
       attr_accessor :guest
       attr_accessor :hostname
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @box_download_insecure        = UNSET_VALUE
         @box_url                      = UNSET_VALUE
         @box_version                  = UNSET_VALUE
+        @communicator                 = UNSET_VALUE
         @graceful_halt_timeout        = UNSET_VALUE
         @guest                        = UNSET_VALUE
         @hostname                     = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @box_download_insecure = false if @box_download_insecure == UNSET_VALUE
         @box_url = nil if @box_url == UNSET_VALUE
         @box_version = nil if @box_version == UNSET_VALUE
+        @communicator = nil if @communicator == UNSET_VALUE
         @graceful_halt_timeout = 60 if @graceful_halt_timeout == UNSET_VALUE
         @guest = nil if @guest == UNSET_VALUE
         @hostname = nil if @hostname == UNSET_VALUE
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
index b6be053c1..907f5d4f9 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Kernel_V2::VMConfig do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#communicator" do
+    it "is nil by default" do
+      subject.finalize!
+      expect(subject.communicator).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#guest" do
     it "is nil by default" do
       subject.finalize!