diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index fbcad904f..982fdf91e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:ssh_connection_refused)
     end
 
+    class SSHConnectionAborted < VagrantError
+      error_key(:ssh_connection_aborted)
+    end
+
     class SSHConnectionReset < VagrantError
       error_key(:ssh_connection_reset)
     end
diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
index a8abadead..be48252a8 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       PTY_DELIM_END = "bccbb768c119429488cfd109aacea6b5-pty"
       # Marker for start of regular command output
       CMD_GARBAGE_MARKER = "41e57d38-b4f7-4e46-9c38-13873d338b86-vagrant-ssh"
+      # These are the exceptions that we retry because they represent
+      # errors that are generally fixed from a retry and don't
+      # necessarily represent immediate failure cases.
+      SSH_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS = [
+        Errno::EACCES,
+        Errno::EADDRINUSE,
+        Errno::ECONNABORTED,
+        Errno::ECONNREFUSED,
+        Errno::ECONNRESET,
+        Errno::ENETUNREACH,
+        Errno::EHOSTUNREACH,
+        Net::SSH::Disconnect,
+        Timeout::Error
+      ]
 
       include Vagrant::Util::ANSIEscapeCodeRemover
       include Vagrant::Util::Retryable
@@ -81,6 +95,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               message = "Connection refused."
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHConnectionReset
               message = "Connection reset."
+            rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHConnectionAborted
+              message = "Connection aborted."
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHHostDown
               message = "Host appears down."
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::SSHNoRoute
@@ -350,24 +366,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Connect to SSH, giving it a few tries
         connection = nil
         begin
-          # These are the exceptions that we retry because they represent
-          # errors that are generally fixed from a retry and don't
-          # necessarily represent immediate failure cases.
-          exceptions = [
-            Errno::EACCES,
-            Errno::EADDRINUSE,
-            Errno::ECONNREFUSED,
-            Errno::ECONNRESET,
-            Errno::ENETUNREACH,
-            Errno::EHOSTUNREACH,
-            Net::SSH::Disconnect,
-            Timeout::Error
-          ]
-
           timeout = 60
 
           @logger.info("Attempting SSH connection...")
-          connection = retryable(tries: opts[:retries], on: exceptions) do
+          connection = retryable(tries: opts[:retries], on: SSH_RETRY_EXCEPTIONS) do
             Timeout.timeout(timeout) do
               begin
                 # This logger will get the Net-SSH log data for us.
@@ -426,6 +428,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # This is raised if we failed to connect the max number of times
           # due to an ECONNRESET.
           raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHConnectionReset
+        rescue Errno::ECONNABORTED
+          # This is raised if we failed to connect the max number of times
+          # due to an ECONNABORTED
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHConnectionAborted
         rescue Errno::EHOSTDOWN
           # This is raised if we get an ICMP DestinationUnknown error.
           raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHHostDown
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index aac75731f..c026bd325 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1189,6 +1189,13 @@ en:
         If that doesn't work, destroy your VM and recreate it with a `vagrant destroy`
         followed by a `vagrant up`. If that doesn't work, contact a Vagrant
         maintainer (support channels listed on the website) for more assistance.
+      ssh_connection_aborted: |-
+        SSH connection was aborted! This usually happens when the machine is taking
+        too long to reboot or the SSH daemon is not properly configured on the VM.
+        First, try reloading your machine with `vagrant reload`, since a simple
+        restart sometimes fixes things. If that doesn't work, destroy your machine
+        and recreate it with a `vagrant destroy` followed by a `vagrant up`. If that
+        doesn't work, contact support.
       ssh_connection_reset: |-
         SSH connection was reset! This usually happens when the machine is
         taking too long to reboot. First, try reloading your machine with