diff --git a/plugins/commands/reload/command.rb b/plugins/commands/reload/command.rb
index 1d43d13b7..c2968d2af 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/reload/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/reload/command.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           o.banner = "Usage: vagrant reload [vm-name]"
           o.separator ""
           build_start_options(o, options)
+          o.on("-f", "--force", "Force shut down (equivalent of pulling power)") do |f|
+            options[:force_halt] = f
+          end
         end
 
         # Parse the options
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/reload/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/reload/command_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16864d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/reload/command_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/reload/command")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandReload::Command do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:entry_klass) { Vagrant::MachineIndex::Entry }
+  let(:argv)     { [] }
+  let(:vagrantfile_content){ "" }
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile(vagrantfile_content)
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  let(:action_runner) { double("action_runner") }
+  let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+  let(:machine2) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+  def new_entry(name)
+    entry_klass.new.tap do |e|
+      e.name = name
+      e.vagrantfile_path = "/bar"
+    end
+  end
+
+  before do
+    allow(iso_env).to receive(:action_runner).and_return(action_runner)
+    allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block| block.call machine }
+  end
+
+  context "with no argument" do
+    let(:vagrantfile_content) do
+        <<-VF
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.define "app"
+          config.vm.define "db"
+        end
+        VF
+    end
+
+    it "should reload all vms" do
+      allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block|
+        block.call machine
+        block.call machine2
+      }
+      expect(machine).to receive(:action) do |name, opts|
+        expect(name).to eq(:reload)
+      end
+      expect(machine2).to receive(:action) do |name, opts|
+        expect(name).to eq(:reload)
+      end
+
+      expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with an argument" do
+    let(:vagrantfile_content) do
+        <<-VF
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.define "app"
+          config.vm.define "db"
+        end
+        VF
+    end
+    let(:argv) { ["app"] }
+
+    it "should reload a vm" do
+      expect(machine).to receive(:action) do |name, opts|
+        expect(name).to eq(:reload)
+      end
+
+      expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with the force flag" do
+    let(:vagrantfile_content) do
+        <<-VF
+        Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+          config.vm.define "app"
+          config.vm.define "db"
+        end
+        VF
+    end
+    let(:argv) { ["--force"] }
+    it "should reload a vm" do
+      expect(machine).to receive(:action) do |name, opts|
+        expect(opts).to include(force_halt: true)
+        expect(name).to eq(:reload)
+      end
+
+      expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+end