diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/subprocess.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/subprocess.rb
index 7efb1a436..789364b3b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util/subprocess.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/subprocess.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
         # Special installer-related things
         if Vagrant.in_installer?
-          installer_dir = ENV["VAGRANT_INSTALLER_EMBEDDED_DIR"].to_s.downcase
+          installer_dir = Vagrant.installer_embedded_dir.to_s.downcase
 
           # If we're in an installer on Mac and we're executing a command
           # in the installer context, then force DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to look
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ module Vagrant
             @logger.info("Command not in installer, restoring original environment...")
             jailbreak(process.environment)
           end
+
+          # If running within an AppImage and calling external executable. When
+          # executable is external set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH to host values.
+          if ENV["VAGRANT_APPIMAGE"]
+            embed_path = Pathname.new(Vagrant.installer_embedded_dir).expand_path.to_s
+            exec_path = Pathname.new(@command[0]).expand_path.to_s
+            if !exec_path.start_with?(embed_path) && ENV["VAGRANT_APPIMAGE_LD_LIBRARY_PATH"]
+              @logger.info("Detected AppImage environment and request to external binary. Updating library path.")
+              @logger.debug("Setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH to #{ENV["VAGRANT_APPIMAGE_LD_LIBRARY_PATH"]}")
+              process.environment["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] = ENV["VAGRANT_APPIMAGE_LD_LIBRARY_PATH"].to_s
+            end
+          end
         else
           @logger.info("Vagrant not running in installer, restoring original environment...")
           jailbreak(process.environment)
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/util/subprocess_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/util/subprocess_test.rb
index 144635fde..8b8dc81ba 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/util/subprocess_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/util/subprocess_test.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,58 @@ describe Vagrant::Util::Subprocess do
       # we should see our data as the output from `cat`
       expect(result.stdout).to eq(data)
     end
+
+    context "running within AppImage" do
+      let(:appimage_ld_path) { nil }
+      let(:exec_path) { "/exec/path" }
+      let(:appimage_path) { "/appimage" }
+      let(:process) { double("process", io: process_io, environment: process_env) }
+      let(:process_io) { double("process_io") }
+      let(:process_env) { double("process_env") }
+      let(:subject) { described_class.new(exec_path) }
+
+      before do
+        allow(process).to receive(:start)
+        allow(process).to receive(:duplex=)
+        allow(process).to receive(:alive?).and_return(false)
+        allow(process).to receive(:exited?).and_return(true)
+        allow(process).to receive(:poll_for_exit).and_return(0)
+        allow(process).to receive(:exit_code).and_return(0)
+        allow(process_io).to receive(:stdout=)
+        allow(process_io).to receive(:stderr=)
+        allow(process_io).to receive(:stdin).and_return(double("io_stdin", "sync=" => true))
+        allow(process_env).to receive(:[]=)
+        allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("VAGRANT_INSTALLER_ENV").and_return("1")
+        allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("VAGRANT_APPIMAGE").and_return("1")
+        allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("VAGRANT_APPIMAGE_LD_LIBRARY_PATH").and_return(appimage_ld_path)
+        allow(File).to receive(:file?).with(exec_path).and_return(true)
+        allow(ChildProcess).to receive(:build).and_return(process)
+        allow(Vagrant).to receive(:installer_embedded_dir).and_return(appimage_path)
+        allow(Vagrant).to receive(:user_data_path).and_return("")
+      end
+
+      after { subject.execute }
+
+      it "should not update LD_LIBRARY_PATH when environment variable is not set" do
+        expect(process_env).not_to receive(:[]=).with("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", anything)
+      end
+
+      context "when APPIMAGE_LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable is set" do
+        let(:appimage_ld_path) { "APPIMAGE_SYSTEM_LIBS" }
+
+        it "should set LD_LIBRARY_PATH when executable is not within appimage" do
+          expect(process_env).to receive(:[]=).with("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", appimage_ld_path)
+        end
+
+        context "when executable is located within AppImage" do
+          let(:exec_path) { "#{appimage_path}/exec/path" }
+
+          it "should not set LD_LIBRARY_PATH" do
+            expect(process_env).not_to receive(:[]=).with("LD_LIBRARY_PATH", anything)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#running?" do