diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/action/install_gem.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/action/install_gem.rb
index 4769fe524..aa8333f6a 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/plugin/action/install_gem.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/action/install_gem.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                                   :name => plugin_spec.name,
                                   :version => plugin_spec.version.to_s))
 
+          # If the plugin's spec includes a post-install message display it
+          if (post_install_message = plugin_spec.post_install_message)
+            post_install_message = if post_install_message.kind_of? Array
+                                     post_install_message.join(" ")
+                                   else
+                                     post_install_message.to_s
+                                   end
+
+            env[:ui].info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.plugin.post_install",
+                                 :name => plugin_spec.name,
+                                 :message => post_install_message))
+          end
+
           # Continue
           @app.call(env)
         end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index be3293964..87ae36e00 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -726,6 +726,10 @@ en:
           Installing the '%{name}' plugin. This can take a few minutes...
         uninstalling: |-
           Uninstalling the '%{name}' plugin...
+        post_install: |-
+          Post install message from the '%{name}' plugin:
+
+          %{message}
       status:
         aborted: |-
           The VM is in an aborted state. This means that it was abruptly