diff --git a/plugins/commands/validate/command.rb b/plugins/commands/validate/command.rb
index 9d6ad7bb2..bccbc5755 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/validate/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/validate/command.rb
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         argv = parse_options(opts)
         return if !argv
 
-        # Validate the configuration
-        @env.machine(@env.machine_names.first, @env.default_provider).action_raw(
-          :config_validate,
-          Vagrant::Action::Builtin::ConfigValidate)
+        # Validate the configuration of all machines
+        with_target_vms() do |machine|
+          machine.action_raw(:config_validate, Vagrant::Action::Builtin::ConfigValidate)
+        end
 
         @env.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.validate.success"))
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/validate/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/validate/command_test.rb
index 66941d72c..2dfd93e75 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/commands/validate/command_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/validate/command_test.rb
@@ -48,5 +48,51 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommandValidate::Command do
         expect(err.message).to include("The following settings shouldn't exist: bix")
       }
     end
+
+    it "validates correct Vagrantfile of all vms" do
+      iso_env.vagrantfile <<-EOH
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
+
+          config.vm.define "test" do |vm|
+            vm.vm.provider :virtualbox
+          end
+
+          config.vm.define "machine" do |vm|
+            vm.vm.provider :virtualbox
+          end
+        end
+      EOH
+
+      expect(env.ui).to receive(:info).with(any_args) { |message, _|
+        expect(message).to include("Vagrantfile validated successfully.")
+      }
+
+      expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+    end
+
+    it "validates the configuration of all vms" do
+      iso_env.vagrantfile <<-EOH
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64"
+
+          config.vm.define "test" do |vm|
+            vm.vm.provider :virtualbox
+          end
+
+          config.vm.define "machine" do |vm|
+            vm.vm.not_provider :virtualbox
+          end
+        end
+      EOH
+
+      expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::ConfigInvalid) { |err|
+        expect(err.message).to include("The following settings shouldn't exist: not_provider")
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "throws an exception if there's no Vagrantfile" do
+      expect { subject.execute }.to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::NoEnvironmentError)
+    end
   end
 end