diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_client.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_client.rb
index ad0457593..595e4e5c7 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_client.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_client.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       class ChefClient < Base
         attr_accessor :chef_server_url
         attr_accessor :client_key_path
+        attr_accessor :delete_client
+        attr_accessor :delete_node
         attr_accessor :encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path
         attr_accessor :encrypted_data_bag_secret
         attr_accessor :environment
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           @chef_server_url                    = UNSET_VALUE
           @client_key_path                    = UNSET_VALUE
+          @delete_client                      = UNSET_VALUE
+          @delete_node                        = UNSET_VALUE
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path = UNSET_VALUE
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret          = UNSET_VALUE
           @environment                        = UNSET_VALUE
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
index 40b0618c2..e277814a3 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_client.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def guest_validation_key_path
           File.join(@config.provisioning_path, "validation.pem")
         end
+
+        def cleanup
+          delete_from_chef_server('client') if config.delete_client
+          delete_from_chef_server('node') if config.delete_node
+        end
+
+        def delete_from_chef_server(deletable)
+          node_name = (config.node_name || env[:vm].config.vm.host_name)
+          env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.chef.deleting_from_server",
+                              :deletable => deletable, :name => node_name)
+          Kernel.system("knife #{deletable} delete --yes #{node_name} > /dev/null 2>&1")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index b7b902f5a..514f8e2c7 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ en:
         server_validation_key_doesnt_exist: |-
           The validation key set for `config.chef.validation_key_path` does not exist! This
           file needs to exist so it can be uploaded to the virtual machine.
+        deleting_from_server: "Deleting %{deletable} \"%{name}\" from Chef server..."
 
       puppet:
         not_detected: |-