diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
index d7b721b0f..d6f2739f2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders.rb
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ module Vagrant
         # implementation class for the synced folders.
         #
         # @return [Hash<Symbol, Hash<String, Hash>>]
-        def synced_folders(machine)
+        def synced_folders(machine, config=nil)
+          config ||= machine.config.vm
           folders = {}
 
           # Determine all the synced folders as well as the implementation
           # they're going to use.
-          machine.config.vm.synced_folders.each do |id, data|
+          config.synced_folders.each do |id, data|
             # Ignore disabled synced folders
             next if data[:disabled]
 
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 6c37356fb..7bd5ccbfa 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders_test.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::MixinSyncedFolders do
       expect(result[:nfs]).to eq({ "nfs" => folders["nfs"] })
     end
 
+    it "should return the proper set of folders of a custom config" do
+      folders["root"] = {}
+      folders["another"] = {}
+
+      other_folders = { "bar" => {} }
+      other = double("config")
+      other.stub(synced_folders: other_folders)
+
+      result = subject.synced_folders(machine, other)
+      expect(result.length).to eq(1)
+      expect(result[:default]).to eq({
+        "bar" => other_folders["bar"],
+      })
+    end
+
     it "should error if an explicit type is unusable" do
       plugins[:unusable] = [impl(false, "bad"), 15]
       folders["root"] = { type: "unusable" }