diff --git a/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb b/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
index f7bbdfee1..a08dcd913 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             end
 
             current = Gem::Version.new(box.version)
-            latest  = Gem::Version.new(md.versions.last)
+            provider_latest = md.version(">= #{box.version}", provider: box.provider)
+            if provider_latest
+              latest  = Gem::Version.new(provider_latest.version)
+            else
+              latest  = Gem::Version.new(current)
+            end
             if latest <= current
               @env.ui.success(I18n.t(
                 "vagrant.box_up_to_date",
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc5ea60d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/box/command/outdated_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/box/command/outdated")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandBox::Command::Outdated do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:argv)     { [] }
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  let(:action_runner) { double("action_runner") }
+
+  before do
+    allow(iso_env).to receive(:action_runner).and_return(action_runner)
+  end
+
+  context "with global argument" do
+    let(:argv) { ["--global"] }
+
+    it "calls outdated_global" do
+      expect(subject).to receive(:outdated_global)
+
+      subject.execute
+    end
+
+    before do
+
+    end
+
+    describe ".outdated_global" do
+      let(:test_iso_env) { isolated_environment }
+
+      let(:md) {
+        md = Vagrant::BoxMetadata.new(StringIO.new(<<-RAW))
+      {
+        "name": "foo",
+        "versions": [
+          {
+            "version": "1.0"
+          },
+          {
+            "version": "1.1",
+            "providers": [
+              {
+                "name": "virtualbox",
+                "url": "bar"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "version": "1.2",
+            "providers": [
+              {
+                "name": "vmware",
+                "url": "baz"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+        RAW
+      }
+
+      let(:collection) do
+        collection = double("collection")
+        allow(collection).to receive(:all).and_return([box])
+        allow(collection).to receive(:find).and_return(box)
+        collection
+      end
+
+      context "when latest version is available for provider" do
+        let(:box) do
+          box_dir = test_iso_env.box3("foo", "1.0", :vmware)
+          box = Vagrant::Box.new(
+            "foo", :vmware, "1.0", box_dir, metadata_url: "foo")
+          allow(box).to receive(:load_metadata).and_return(md)
+          box
+        end
+
+        it "displays the latest version" do
+          allow(iso_env).to receive(:boxes).and_return(collection)
+
+          expect(I18n).to receive(:t).with(/box_outdated$/, hash_including(latest: "1.2"))
+
+          subject.outdated_global({})
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when latest version isn't available for provider" do
+        let(:box) do
+          box_dir = test_iso_env.box3("foo", "1.0", :virtualbox)
+          box = Vagrant::Box.new(
+            "foo", :virtualbox, "1.0", box_dir, metadata_url: "foo")
+          allow(box).to receive(:load_metadata).and_return(md)
+          box
+        end
+
+        it "displays the latest version for that provider" do
+          allow(iso_env).to receive(:boxes).and_return(collection)
+
+          expect(I18n).to receive(:t).with(/box_outdated$/, hash_including(latest: "1.1"))
+
+          subject.outdated_global({})
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when no versions are available for provider" do
+        let(:box) do
+          box_dir = test_iso_env.box3("foo", "1.0", :libvirt)
+          box = Vagrant::Box.new(
+            "foo", :libvirt, "1.0", box_dir, metadata_url: "foo")
+          allow(box).to receive(:load_metadata).and_return(md)
+          box
+        end
+
+        it "displays up to date message" do
+          allow(iso_env).to receive(:boxes).and_return(collection)
+
+          expect(I18n).to receive(:t).with(/box_up_to_date$/, hash_including(version: "1.0"))
+
+          subject.outdated_global({})
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end