diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb b/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
index cb1e577ea..84129a5d4 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         if container_exists?(id)
           if container_args_changed?(config)
-            @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.docker_restarting_container",
+            @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.docker_restarting_container_args",
+              name: config[:name],
+            ))
+            stop_container(id)
+            create_container(config)
+          elsif container_image_changed?(config)
+            @machine.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.docker_restarting_container_image",
               name: config[:name],
             ))
             stop_container(id)
@@ -94,6 +100,19 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         lookup_container(id)
       end
 
+      def container_image_changed?(config)
+        # Returns true if there is a container running with the given :name,
+        # and the container is not using the latest :image.
+
+        # Here, "docker inspect <container>" returns the id of the image
+        # that the container is using. We check that the latest image that
+        # has been built with that name (:image)  matches the one that the
+        # container is running.
+        cmd = ("docker inspect --format='{{.Image}}' #{config[:name]} |" +
+               " grep $(docker images -q #{config[:image]})")
+        return !@machine.communicate.test(cmd)
+      end
+
       def container_args_changed?(config)
         path = container_data_path(config)
         return true if !path.exist?
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index eca3759e4..005c88fc5 100755
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ en:
       Building Docker images...
     docker_running: |-
       -- Container: %{name}
-    docker_restarting_container: |-
-      -- Detected changes to container '%{name}', restarting...
+    docker_restarting_container_args: |-
+      -- Detected changes to container '%{name}' args, restarting...
+    docker_restarting_container_image: |-
+      -- Detected newer image for container '%{name}', restarting...
     docker_starting_containers: |-
       Starting Docker containers...
     inserted_key: |-