diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
index 5a44c5ac8..fb0abcce2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ module Vagrant
           # Order the plugins by priority. Higher is tried before lower.
           ordered = ordered.sort { |a, b| b[0] <=> a[0] }
 
+          allowed_types = machine.config.vm.allowed_synced_folder_types
+          if allowed_types
+            ordered = allowed_types.map do |type|
+              ordered.find do |_, key, impl|
+                key == type
+              end
+            end.compact
+          end
+
           # Find the proper implementation
           ordered.each do |_, key, impl|
             return key if impl.new.usable?(machine)
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index b1460638d..2de1b343f 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     class VMConfig < Vagrant.plugin("2", :config)
       DEFAULT_VM_NAME = :default
 
+      attr_accessor :allowed_synced_folder_types
       attr_accessor :base_mac
       attr_accessor :boot_timeout
       attr_accessor :box
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       def initialize
         @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::config::vm")
 
+        @allowed_synced_folder_types   = UNSET_VALUE
         @base_mac                      = UNSET_VALUE
         @boot_timeout                  = UNSET_VALUE
         @box                           = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -351,6 +353,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def finalize!
         # Defaults
+        @allowed_synced_folder_types = nil if @allowed_synced_folder_types == UNSET_VALUE
         @base_mac = nil if @base_mac == UNSET_VALUE
         @boot_timeout = 300 if @boot_timeout == UNSET_VALUE
         @box = nil if @box == UNSET_VALUE
@@ -375,6 +378,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           @usable_port_range = (2200..2250)
         end
 
+        if @allowed_synced_folder_types
+          @allowed_synced_folder_types = Array(@allowed_synced_folder_types).map(&:to_sym)
+        end
+
         # Make sure that the download checksum is a string and that
         # the type is a symbol
         @box_download_checksum = "" if !@box_download_checksum
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb
index 9ab2bf637..264e158d2 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb
@@ -28,19 +28,47 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::MixinSyncedFolders do
     end
   end
 
-  let(:vm_config) { double("machine_vm_config") }
+  let(:vm_config) { double("machine_vm_config", :allowed_synced_folder_types => nil) }
 
   describe "default_synced_folder_type" do
     it "returns the usable implementation" do
       plugins = {
         "bad" => [impl(false, "bad"), 0],
-        "nope" => [impl(true, "nope"), 1],
-        "good" => [impl(true, "good"), 5],
+        "good" => [impl(true, "good"), 1],
+        "best" => [impl(true, "best"), 5],
+      }
+
+      result = subject.default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+      expect(result).to eq("best")
+    end
+
+    it "filters based on allowed_synced_folder_types" do
+      expect(vm_config).to receive(:allowed_synced_folder_types).and_return(["bad", "good"])
+      plugins = {
+        "bad" => [impl(false, "bad"), 0],
+        "good" => [impl(true, "good"), 1],
+        "best" => [impl(true, "best"), 5],
       }
 
       result = subject.default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
       expect(result).to eq("good")
     end
+
+    it "reprioritizes based on allowed_synced_folder_types" do
+      plugins = {
+        "bad" => [impl(false, "bad"), 0],
+        "good" => [impl(true, "good"), 1],
+        "same" => [impl(true, "same"), 1],
+      }
+
+      expect(vm_config).to receive(:allowed_synced_folder_types).and_return(["good", "same"])
+      result = subject.default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+      expect(result).to eq("good")
+
+      expect(vm_config).to receive(:allowed_synced_folder_types).and_return(["same", "good"])
+      result = subject.default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+      expect(result).to eq("same")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "impl_opts" do