diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger.rb
index d9caf21ef..055c472b0 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ module Vagrant
         # @param [Provisioners::Shell::Config] config A Shell provisioner config
         def run(config, on_error, exit_codes)
           if config.inline
-            cmd = Shellwords.split(config.inline)
+            if Vagrant::Util::Platform.windows?
+              cmd = config.inline
+            else
+              cmd = Shellwords.split(config.inline)
+            end
 
             @machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.trigger.run.inline", command: config.inline))
           else
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger_test.rb
index 9b88b8d41..dd4ce6b90 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/trigger_test.rb
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe Vagrant::Plugin::V2::Trigger do
       exit_codes = trigger.exit_codes
 
       expect(Vagrant::Util::PowerShell).to receive(:execute_inline).
-        with("echo", "hi", options)
+        with("echo 'hi'", options)
       subject.send(:run, shell_config, on_error, exit_codes)
     end