diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
index 14e81235f..57699d8a8 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/base.rb
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           attr_accessor :binary_path
           attr_accessor :binary_env
           attr_accessor :attempts
+          attr_accessor :arguments
           attr_writer :run_list
 
           # Provide defaults in such a way that they won't override the instance
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
index aa1e8faae..b797e63bd 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         def run_chef_client
           command_env = config.binary_env ? "#{config.binary_env} " : ""
-          command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-client")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/client.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"
+          command_args = config.arguments ? " #{config.arguments}" : ""
+          command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-client")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/client.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json #{command_args}"
 
           config.attempts.times do |attempt|
             if attempt == 0
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
index 33a21aa6e..fbd640539 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         def run_chef_solo
           command_env = config.binary_env ? "#{config.binary_env} " : ""
-          command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-solo")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json"
+          command_args = config.arguments ? " #{config.arguments}" : ""
+          command = "#{command_env}#{chef_binary_path("chef-solo")} -c #{config.provisioning_path}/solo.rb -j #{config.provisioning_path}/dna.json #{command_args}"
 
           config.attempts.times do |attempt|
             if attempt == 0