diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
index 7fa25ac3e..122b62f63 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               action_env = { synced_folders_config: new_config }
               begin
                 host_machine.action(:sync_folders, action_env)
+              rescue Vagrant::Errors::MachineLockedError
+                sleep 1
+                retry
               rescue Vagrant::Errors::UnimplementedProviderAction
                 callable = Vagrant::Action::Builder.new
                 callable.use Vagrant::Action::Builtin::SyncedFolders
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb
index b7912d93a..0acd0c6d4 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
             begin
               host_machine.action(:sync_folders, action_env)
+            rescue Vagrant::Errors::MachineLockedError
+              sleep 1
+              retry
             rescue Vagrant::Errors::UnimplementedProviderAction
               callable = Vagrant::Action::Builder.new
               callable.use Vagrant::Action::Builtin::SyncedFolders