diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/base.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/base.rb
index 2cefe4a89..14ae1a3e6 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/base.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         attr_accessor :galaxy_role_file
         attr_accessor :galaxy_roles_path
         attr_accessor :galaxy_command
+        attr_accessor :host_vars
         attr_accessor :groups
         attr_accessor :inventory_path
         attr_accessor :limit
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @galaxy_role_file    = UNSET_VALUE
           @galaxy_roles_path   = UNSET_VALUE
           @galaxy_command      = UNSET_VALUE
+          @host_vars           = UNSET_VALUE
           @groups              = UNSET_VALUE
           @inventory_path      = UNSET_VALUE
           @limit               = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @galaxy_role_file    = nil                    if @galaxy_role_file    == UNSET_VALUE
           @galaxy_roles_path   = nil                    if @galaxy_roles_path   == UNSET_VALUE
           @galaxy_command      = GALAXY_COMMAND_DEFAULT if @galaxy_command      == UNSET_VALUE
+          @host_vars           = {}                     if @host_vars           == UNSET_VALUE
           @groups              = {}                     if @groups              == UNSET_VALUE
           @inventory_path      = nil                    if @inventory_path      == UNSET_VALUE
           @limit               = nil                    if @limit               == UNSET_VALUE
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/base.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/base.rb
index bf577ab6e..51377a61f 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/base.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
+        def get_inventory_host_vars_string(machine_name)
+          vars = config.host_vars[machine_name]
+          s = nil
+          if vars.is_a?(Hash)
+            s = vars.each.collect{ |k, v| "#{k}=#{v}" }.join(" ")
+          elsif vars.is_a?(Array)
+            s = vars.join(" ")
+          elsif vars.is_a?(String)
+            s = vars
+          end
+          if s and !s.empty? then s else nil end
+        end
+
         def generate_inventory
           inventory = "# Generated by Vagrant\n\n"
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
index a82bf7562..6f0b43f95 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               else
                 machines += "#{machine_name}\n"
               end
+              host_vars = get_inventory_host_vars_string(machine_name)
+              machines.sub!(/\n$/, " #{host_vars}\n") if host_vars
             end
           end
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
index 54928bdfc..dcce98fb8 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/host.rb
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               # Call only once the SSH and WinRM info computation
               # Note that machines configured with WinRM communicator, also have a "partial" ssh_info.
               m_ssh_info = m.ssh_info
+              host_vars = get_inventory_host_vars_string(m.name)
               if m.config.vm.communicator == :winrm
                 m_winrm_net_info = CommunicatorWinRM::Helper.winrm_info(m) # can raise a WinRMNotReady exception...
                 machines += get_inventory_winrm_machine(m, m_winrm_net_info)
+                machines.sub!(/\n$/, " #{host_vars}\n") if host_vars
                 @inventory_machines[m.name] = m
               elsif !m_ssh_info.nil?
                 machines += get_inventory_ssh_machine(m, m_ssh_info)
+                machines.sub!(/\n$/, " #{host_vars}\n") if host_vars
                 @inventory_machines[m.name] = m
               else
                 @logger.error("Auto-generated inventory: Impossible to get SSH information for machine '#{m.name} (#{m.provider_name})'. This machine should be recreated.")