diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 640df906c..676bfd37a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
       1 means everything was declined. 2 means some were declined. [GH-811]
   - commands/destroy: Doesn't require box to exist anymore. [GH-1629]
   - commands/init: force flag. [GH-3564]
+  - commands/init: flag for minimal Vagrantfile creation (no comments). [GH-3611]
   - commands/rsync-auto: Picks up and syncs provisioner folders if
       provisioners are backed by rsync.
   - commands/rsync-auto: Detects when new synced folders were added and warns
diff --git a/plugins/commands/init/command.rb b/plugins/commands/init/command.rb
index cf36ee3c6..b67b04db0 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/init/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/init/command.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       def execute
         options = {
           force: false,
+          minimal: false,
           output: "Vagrantfile",
         }
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             options[:force] = f
           end
 
+          o.on("-m", "--minimal", "Create minimal Vagrantfile (no help comments)") do |m|
+            options[:minimal] = m
+          end
+
           o.on("--output FILE", String,
                "Output path for the box. '-' for stdout") do |output|
             options[:output] = output
@@ -42,7 +47,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           raise Vagrant::Errors::VagrantfileExistsError if save_path.exist?
         end
 
-        template_path = ::Vagrant.source_root.join("templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile")
+        template = "templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile"
+        if options[:minimal]
+          template = "templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.min"
+        end
+
+        template_path = ::Vagrant.source_root.join(template)
         contents = Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.render(template_path,
                                                           :box_name => argv[0] || "base",
                                                           :box_url => argv[1])
diff --git a/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.min.erb b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.min.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1f886d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/commands/init/Vagrantfile.min.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+# Vagrantfile API/syntax version. Don't touch unless you know what you're doing!
+VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"
+
+Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
+  config.vm.box = "<%= box_name %>"
+  <% if box_url -%>
+  config.vm.box_url = "<%= box_url %>"
+  <% end -%>
+end