diff --git a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
index d46555ab5..1ef236752 100644
--- a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
+++ b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 								<% if sidebar_section == "provisioning" %>
 								<ul class="sub unstyled">
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("provisioning-basic") %>><a href="/v2/provisioning/basic_usage.html">Basic Usage</a></li>
+									<li<%= sidebar_current("provisioning-file") %>><a href="/v2/provisioning/file.html">File</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("provisioning-shell") %>><a href="/v2/provisioning/shell.html">Shell</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("provisioning-ansible") %>><a href="/v2/provisioning/ansible.html">Ansible</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("provisioning-chefsolo") %>><a href="/v2/provisioning/chef_solo.html">Chef Solo</a></li>
diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/file.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/file.html.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..857239104
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+++ b/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/file.html.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+page_title: "File Uploads - Provisioning"
+sidebar_current: "provisioning-file"
+---
+
+# File Provisioner
+
+**Provisioner name: `"file"`**
+
+The file provisioner allows you to upload a file from the host machine to
+the guest machine.
+
+File provisioning is a simple way to, for example, replicate your local
+~/.gitconfig to the vagrant user's home directory on the guest machine so
+you won't have to run `git config --global` every time you provision a
+new VM.
+
+Note that, unlike with synced folders, files that are uploaded will not
+be kept in sync. Continuing with the example above, if you make further
+changes to your local ~/.gitconfig, they will not be immediately reflected
+in the copy you uploaded to the guest machine.
+
+## Options
+
+The file provisioner takes only two options, both of which are required:
+
+* `source` (string) - Is the local path of the file to be uploaded.
+
+* `destination` (string) - Is the remote path on the guest machine where
+  the file will be uploaded to. The file is uploaded as the SSH user over
+  SCP, so this location must be writable to that user. The SSH user can be
+  determined by running `vagrant ssh-config`, and defaults to "vagrant".
+