diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5cd105f62..1cde000bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 IMPROVEMENTS:
 
+  - core: Automatically forward WinRM port if communicator is
+      WinRM. [GH-3685]
   - command/rdp: Args after "--" are passed directly through to the
       RDP client. [GH-3686]
   - providers/docker: `build_args` config to specify extra args for
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 7e0803756..c7a1e6024 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -358,7 +358,16 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         define(DEFAULT_VM_NAME) if defined_vm_keys.empty?
 
         # Make sure the SSH forwarding is added if it doesn't exist
-        if !@__networks["forwarded_port-ssh"]
+        if @communicator == :winrm
+          if !@__networks["forwarded_port-winrm"]
+            network :forwarded_port,
+              guest: 5985,
+              host: 55985,
+              host_ip: "127.0.0.1",
+              id: "winrm",
+              auto_correct: true
+          end
+        elsif !@__networks["forwarded_port-ssh"]
           network :forwarded_port,
             guest: 22,
             host: 2222,
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
index 9c80dadcb..f2e797cdd 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Kernel_V2::VMConfig do
   end
 
   describe "#network(s)" do
-    it "defaults to forwarding SSH" do
+    it "defaults to forwarding SSH by default" do
       subject.finalize!
       n = subject.networks
       expect(n.length).to eq(1)
@@ -156,6 +156,18 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Kernel_V2::VMConfig do
       expect(n[0][1][:id]).to eq("ssh")
     end
 
+    it "defaults to forwarding WinRM if communicator is winrm" do
+      subject.communicator = "winrm"
+      subject.finalize!
+      n = subject.networks
+      expect(n.length).to eq(1)
+      expect(n[0][0]).to eq(:forwarded_port)
+      expect(n[0][1][:guest]).to eq(5985)
+      expect(n[0][1][:host]).to eq(55985)
+      expect(n[0][1][:host_ip]).to eq("127.0.0.1")
+      expect(n[0][1][:id]).to eq("winrm")
+    end
+
     it "allows overriding SSH" do
       subject.network "forwarded_port",
         guest: 22, host: 14100, id: "ssh"
@@ -169,6 +181,20 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Kernel_V2::VMConfig do
       expect(n[0][1][:id]).to eq("ssh")
     end
 
+    it "allows overriding WinRM" do
+      subject.communicator = :winrm
+      subject.network "forwarded_port",
+        guest: 22, host: 14100, id: "winrm"
+      subject.finalize!
+
+      n = subject.networks
+      expect(n.length).to eq(1)
+      expect(n[0][0]).to eq(:forwarded_port)
+      expect(n[0][1][:guest]).to eq(22)
+      expect(n[0][1][:host]).to eq(14100)
+      expect(n[0][1][:id]).to eq("winrm")
+    end
+
     it "turns all forwarded port ports to ints" do
       subject.network "forwarded_port",
         guest: "45", host: "4545", id: "test"