diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest.rb
index a869779ae..13d801ff8 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         attr_accessor :install
         attr_accessor :install_mode
         attr_accessor :pip_args
+        attr_accessor :pip_install_cmd
 
         def initialize
           super
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @install           = UNSET_VALUE
           @install_mode      = UNSET_VALUE
           @pip_args          = UNSET_VALUE
+          @pip_install_cmd   = UNSET_VALUE          
           @provisioning_path = UNSET_VALUE
           @tmp_path          = UNSET_VALUE
         end
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @install           = true                   if @install           == UNSET_VALUE
           @install_mode      = :default               if @install_mode      == UNSET_VALUE
           @pip_args          = ""                     if @pip_args          == UNSET_VALUE
+          @pip_install_cmd   = ""                     if @pip_args          == UNSET_VALUE          
           @provisioning_path = "/vagrant"             if provisioning_path  == UNSET_VALUE
           @tmp_path          = "/tmp/vagrant-ansible" if tmp_path           == UNSET_VALUE
         end
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
index ca4953b72..de101e051 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner/guest.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         #
         # Current limitations:
         #   - The installation of a specific Ansible version is only supported by
-        #     the "pip" install_mode.
+        #     the "pip" install_mode. Note that "pip" installation also takes place
+        #     via a default command. If pip needs to be installed differently then 
+        #     the command can be overwritten by supplying "pip_install_cmd" in the
+        #     config settings.
         #   - There is no absolute guarantee that the automated installation will replace
         #     a previous Ansible installation (although it works fine in many cases)
         #
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
              (config.version.to_s.to_sym == :latest ||
               !@machine.guest.capability(:ansible_installed, config.version))
             @machine.ui.detail I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.ansible.installing")
-            @machine.guest.capability(:ansible_install, config.install_mode, config.version, config.pip_args)
+            @machine.guest.capability(:ansible_install, config.install_mode, config.version, config.pip_args, config.pip_install_cmd)
           end
 
           # This step will also fetch the Ansible version data into related instance variables
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest_test.rb
index 19010ba94..d3abc431c 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/ansible/config/guest_test.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Ansible::Config::Guest do
                             inventory_path
                             limit
                             pip_args
+                            pip_install_cmd
                             playbook
                             playbook_command
                             provisioning_path