diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index 0e6738953..0763ca89f 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ argv.each_index do |i|
       ENV['VAGRANT_NO_PLUGINS'] = "1"
     end
 
-    if arg == "plugin" && argv[i+1] == "repair"
+    if arg == "plugin" && ["repair", "expunge"].include?(argv[i+1])
       ENV['VAGRANT_DISABLE_PLUGIN_INIT'] = "1"
     end
 
diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/action.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/action.rb
index cdc9c3943..e1ed6dbd7 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/plugin/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/action.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
   module CommandPlugin
     module Action
       # This middleware sequence will install a plugin.
+      def self.action_expunge
+        Vagrant::Action::Builder.new.tap do |b|
+          b.use ExpungePlugins
+        end
+      end
+
       def self.action_install
         Vagrant::Action::Builder.new.tap do |b|
           b.use InstallGem
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       # The autoload farm
       action_root = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../action", __FILE__))
+      autoload :ExpungePlugins, action_root.join("expunge_plugins")
       autoload :InstallGem, action_root.join("install_gem")
       autoload :LicensePlugin, action_root.join("license_plugin")
       autoload :ListPlugins, action_root.join("list_plugins")
diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/action/expunge_plugins.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/action/expunge_plugins.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c61d9145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/action/expunge_plugins.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require 'pp'
+require "vagrant/plugin/manager"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandPlugin
+    module Action
+      # This middleware removes user installed plugins by
+      # removing:
+      #   * ~/.vagrant.d/plugins.json
+      #   * ~/.vagrant.d/gems
+      # Usage should be restricted to when a repair is
+      # unsuccessful and the only reasonable option remaining
+      # is to re-install all plugins
+      class ExpungePlugins
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app = app
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          if !env[:force]
+            result = env[:ui].ask(
+              I18n.t("vagrant.commands.plugin.expunge_confirm") +
+                " [Y/N]:"
+            )
+            if result.to_s.downcase.strip == 'n'
+              exit 1
+            end
+          end
+
+          plugins = Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.installed_plugins
+          plugins_json = File.join(env[:home_path], "plugins.json")
+          plugins_gems = env[:gems_path]
+
+          if File.exist?(plugins_json)
+            FileUtils.rm(plugins_json)
+          end
+
+          if File.directory?(plugins_gems)
+            FileUtils.rm_rf(plugins_gems)
+          end
+
+          env[:ui].info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.plugin.expunge_complete"))
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/command/expunge.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/expunge.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e5db4bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/expunge.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'optparse'
+
+require_relative "base"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandPlugin
+    module Command
+      class Expunge < Base
+        def execute
+          options = {}
+
+          opts = OptionParser.new do |o|
+            o.banner = "Usage: vagrant plugin expunge [-h]"
+
+            o.on("--force", "Do not prompt for confirmation") do |force|
+              options[:force] = force
+            end
+
+            o.on("--reinstall", "Reinstall current plugins after expunge") do |reinstall|
+              options[:reinstall] = reinstall
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Parse the options
+          argv = parse_options(opts)
+          return if !argv
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage, help: opts.help.chomp if argv.length > 0
+
+          plugins = Vagrant::Plugin::Manager.instance.installed_plugins
+
+          if !options[:reinstall] && !options[:force] && !plugins.empty?
+            result = @env.ui.ask(
+              I18n.t("vagrant.commands.plugin.expunge_request_reinstall") +
+                " [Y/N]:"
+            )
+            options[:reinstall] = result.to_s.downcase.strip == "y"
+          end
+
+          # Remove all installed user plugins
+          action(Action.action_expunge, options)
+
+          if options[:reinstall]
+            @env.ui.info(I18n.t("vagrant.commands.plugin.expunge_reinstall"))
+            plugins.each do |plugin_name, plugin_info|
+              plugin_info = Hash[
+                plugin_info.map do |key, value|
+                  [key.to_sym, value]
+                end
+              ]
+              action(
+                Action.action_install,
+                plugin_info.merge(
+                  plugin_name: plugin_name
+                )
+              )
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Success, exit status 0
+          0
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/plugin/command/root.rb b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/root.rb
index 9a53f6883..6953eb495 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/plugin/command/root.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/plugin/command/root.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @main_args, @sub_command, @sub_args = split_main_and_subcommand(argv)
 
           @subcommands = Vagrant::Registry.new
+          @subcommands.register(:expunge) do
+            require_relative "expunge"
+            Expunge
+          end
+
           @subcommands.register(:install) do
             require_relative "install"
             Install
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 250d89be4..e3ce3f37a 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1576,6 +1576,21 @@ en:
           the comments in the Vagrantfile as well as documentation on
           `vagrantup.com` for more information on using Vagrant.
       plugin:
+        expunge_confirm: |-
+
+          This command permanently deletes all currently installed user plugins. It
+          should only be used when a repair command is unable to properly fix the
+          system.
+
+          Continue?
+        expunge_request_reinstall: |-
+          Would you like Vagrant to attempt to reinstall current plugins?
+        expunge_complete: |-
+
+          All user installed plugins have been removed from this Vagrant environment!
+        expunge_reinstall: |-
+
+          Vagrant will now attempt to reinstall user plugins that were removed.
         installed_license: |-
           The license for '%{name}' was successfully installed!
         installing_license: |-