diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb b/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
index 044a8c1cc..6ca014218 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/salt/config.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def validate(machine)
         errors = _detected_errors
+        if @minion_config
+          expanded = Pathname.new(@minion_config).expand_path(machine.env.root_path)
+          if !expanded.file?
+            errors << I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.salt.minion_config_nonexist")
+          end
+        end
+
         if @minion_key || @minion_pub
           if !@minion_key || !@minion_pub
             errors << @minion_pub
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 273b7ba74..4bf3e69a3 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1548,6 +1548,8 @@ en:
         install_failed: "Docker installation failed."
 
       salt:
+        minion_config_nonexist: |-
+          The specified minion_config file could not be found.
         missing_key: |-
           You must include both public and private keys.
         must_accept_keys: |-
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/salt/config_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/salt/config_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..299be65b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/salt/config_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/provisioners/salt/config")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::Salt::Config do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  subject { described_class.new }
+
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+  describe "validate" do
+    let(:error_key) { "salt provisioner" }
+
+    it "passes by default" do
+      subject.finalize!
+      result = subject.validate(machine)
+      expect(result[error_key]).to be_empty
+    end
+
+    context "minion_config" do
+      it "fails if minion_config is set and missing" do
+        subject.minion_config = "/nope/nope/i/dont/exist"
+        subject.finalize!
+
+        result = subject.validate(machine)
+        expect(result[error_key]).to_not be_empty
+      end
+
+      it "is valid if is set and not missing" do
+        subject.minion_config = File.expand_path(__FILE__)
+        subject.finalize!
+
+        result = subject.validate(machine)
+        expect(result[error_key]).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end