diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/guest_inspection.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/guest_inspection.rb
index 033bb3e97..04350ee96 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util/guest_inspection.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/guest_inspection.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ module Vagrant
           comm.test("systemctl | grep '^-\.mount'")
         end
 
+        # systemd-networkd.service is in use
+        #
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def systemd_networkd?(comm)
+          comm.test("sudo systemctl status systemd-networkd.service")
+        end
+
         # systemd hostname set is via hostnamectl
         #
         # @return [Boolean]
@@ -22,6 +29,15 @@ module Vagrant
           comm.test("hostnamectl")
         end
 
+        ## netplan helpers
+
+        # netplan is installed
+        #
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def netplan?(comm)
+          comm.test("netplan -h")
+        end
+
         ## nmcli helpers
 
         # nmcli is installed
diff --git a/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb
index 99d6681de..47a108782 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,111 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     module Cap
       class ConfigureNetworks
         include Vagrant::Util
+        extend Vagrant::Util::GuestInspection::Linux
 
-        def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
-          comm = machine.communicate
+        def self.generate_netplan_cfg(options)
+          cfg = {"network" => {"version" => 2,
+                              "renderer" => "networkd",
+                              "ethernets" => {}}}
 
-          commands   = []
-          entries    = []
-          interfaces = machine.guest.capability(:network_interfaces)
+          options.each do |option|
+            cfg["network"]["ethernets"].merge!(option)
+          end
+          return cfg
+        end
 
+        def self.build_interface_entries(interface)
+          entry = {interface[:device] => {"dhcp4" => true}}
+          if interface[:ip]
+            # is this always the right prefix length to pick??
+            entry[interface[:device]].merge!({"addresses" => ["#{interface[:ip]}/24"]})
+            entry[interface[:device]]["dhcp4"] = false
+          end
+
+          if interface[:gateway]
+            entry[interface[:device]].merge!({"gateway4" => interface[:gateway]})
+          end
+          return entry
+        end
+
+        def self.determine_systemd_networkd(comm)
+          return systemd?(comm) && systemd_networkd?(comm)
+        end
+
+        def self.upload_tmp_file(comm, content, remote_path)
+          Tempfile.open("vagrant-debian-configure-networks") do |f|
+            f.binmode
+            f.write(content)
+            f.fsync
+            f.close
+            comm.upload(f.path, remote_path)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def self.configure_netplan_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+          commands = []
+          entries = []
+
+          root_device = interfaces.first
+          networks.each do |network|
+            network[:device] = interfaces[network[:interface]]
+
+            options = network.merge(:root_device => root_device)
+            entry = build_interface_entries(options)
+            entries << entry
+          end
+
+          remote_path = "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry"
+
+          netplan_cfg = generate_netplan_cfg(entries)
+          content = netplan_cfg.to_yaml
+          upload_tmp_file(comm, content, remote_path)
+
+          commands << <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {12}/, "")
+          mv '#{remote_path}' /etc/netplan/99-vagrant.yaml
+          sudo netplan apply
+          EOH
+
+          return commands
+        end
+
+        def self.configure_networkd_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+          commands = []
+          entries = []
+
+          root_device = interfaces.first
+          networks.each.with_index do |network,i|
+            network[:device] = interfaces[network[:interface]]
+            # generic systemd-networkd config file
+            # update for debian
+            entry = TemplateRenderer.render("guests/debian/networkd/network_#{network[:type]}",
+              options: network,
+            )
+
+            remote_path = "/tmp/vagrant-network-#{network[:device]}-#{Time.now.to_i}-#{i}"
+            upload_tmp_file(comm, entry, remote_path)
+
+            commands << <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '').rstrip
+              # Configure #{network[:device]}
+              mv '#{remote_path}' '/etc/systemd/network/#{network[:device]}.network' &&
+              sudo chown root:root '/etc/systemd/network/#{network[:device]}.network' &&
+              sudo chmod 644 '/etc/systemd/network/#{network[:device]}.network' &&
+              ip link set '#{network[:device]}' down &&
+              sudo rm /etc/resolv.conf &&
+              sudo ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf &&
+              sudo systemctl enable systemd-resolved.service &&
+              sudo systemctl start systemd-resolved.service &&
+              sudo systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
+              sudo systemctl start systemd-networkd.service
+            EOH
+          end
+
+          return commands
+        end
+
+        def self.configure_other_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+          commands = []
+          entries = []
           root_device = interfaces.first
           networks.each do |network|
             network[:device] = interfaces[network[:interface]]
@@ -25,13 +122,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             entries << entry
           end
 
-          Tempfile.open("vagrant-debian-configure-networks") do |f|
-            f.binmode
-            f.write(entries.join("\n"))
-            f.fsync
-            f.close
-            comm.upload(f.path, "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")
-          end
+          remote_path = "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry"
+          content = entries.join("\n")
+          upload_tmp_file(comm, content, remote_path)
 
           networks.each do |network|
             # Ubuntu 16.04+ returns an error when downing an interface that
@@ -46,13 +139,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             # Remove any previous network modifications from the interfaces file
             sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,$ d' /etc/network/interfaces > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.pre
             sed -ne '/^#VAGRANT-END/,$ p' /etc/network/interfaces | tac | sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-END/,$ d' | tac > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.post
-
             cat \\
               /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.pre \\
               /tmp/vagrant-network-entry \\
               /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.post \\
               > /etc/network/interfaces
-
             rm -f /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.pre
             rm -f /tmp/vagrant-network-entry
             rm -f /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces.post
@@ -63,6 +154,28 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             commands << "/sbin/ifup '#{network[:device]}'"
           end
 
+          return commands
+        end
+
+        def self.configure_networks(machine, networks)
+          comm = machine.communicate
+
+          commands = []
+          interfaces = machine.guest.capability(:network_interfaces)
+
+          systemd_controlled = determine_systemd_networkd(comm)
+          netplan_cli = netplan?(comm)
+
+          if systemd_controlled
+            if netplan_cli
+              commands = configure_netplan_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+            else
+              commands = configure_networkd_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+            end
+          else
+            commands = configure_other_networks(machine, interfaces, comm, networks)
+          end
+
           # Run all the commands in one session to prevent partial configuration
           # due to a severed network.
           comm.sudo(commands.join("\n"))
diff --git a/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_dhcp.erb b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_dhcp.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..377784574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_dhcp.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Description='A basic dhcp ethernet connection'
+Interface=<%= options[:device] %>
+Connection=ethernet
+IP=dhcp
diff --git a/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static.erb b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52b2f2d77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Connection=ethernet
+Description='A basic static ethernet connection'
+Interface=<%= options[:device] %>
+IP=static
+Address=('<%= options[:ip]%>/<%= options[:netmask] %>')
+<% if options[:gateway] -%>
+Gateway='<%= options[:gateway] %>'
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static6.erb b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static6.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e64ffd5ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/guests/debian/networkd/network_static6.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Connection=ethernet
+Description='A basic IPv6 ethernet connection'
+Interface=<%= options[:device] %>
+IP6=static
+Address6=('<%= options[:ip]%>/<%= options[:netmask] %>')
+<% if options[:gateway] -%>
+Gateway6='<%= options[:gateway] %>'
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
index 13a742cae..f0d8ab9e3 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/debian/cap/configure_networks_test.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestDebian::Cap::ConfigureNetworks" do
   let(:machine) { double("machine", guest: guest) }
   let(:comm) { VagrantTests::DummyCommunicator::Communicator.new(machine) }
 
+
   before do
     allow(machine).to receive(:communicate).and_return(comm)
   end
@@ -19,6 +20,32 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestDebian::Cap::ConfigureNetworks" do
     comm.verify_expectations!
   end
 
+  describe "#generate_netplan_cfg" do
+  end
+
+  describe "#build_interface_entries" do
+    let(:network_0) do
+      {
+        interface: 0,
+        type: "dhcp",
+      }
+    end
+
+    let(:network_1) do
+      {
+        interface: 1,
+        type: "static",
+        ip: "33.33.33.10",
+        netmask: "255.255.0.0",
+        gateway: "33.33.0.1",
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "builds an interface entry" do
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe ".configure_networks" do
     let(:cap) { caps.get(:configure_networks) }
 
@@ -44,7 +71,11 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestDebian::Cap::ConfigureNetworks" do
       }
     end
 
-    it "creates and starts the networks" do
+    it "creates and starts the networks for non systemd" do
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("systemctl | grep '^-.mount'").and_return(false)
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("systemctl status systemd-networkd.service").and_return(false)
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("netplan -h").and_return(false)
+
       cap.configure_networks(machine, [network_0, network_1])
 
       expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match("/sbin/ifdown 'eth1' || true")
@@ -54,5 +85,16 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestDebian::Cap::ConfigureNetworks" do
       expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match("/sbin/ifup 'eth1'")
       expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match("/sbin/ifup 'eth2'")
     end
+
+    it "creates and starts the networks for systemd with netplan" do
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("systemctl | grep '^-.mount'").and_return(true)
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("sudo systemctl status systemd-networkd.service").and_return(true)
+      allow(comm).to receive(:test).with("netplan -h").and_return(true)
+
+      cap.configure_networks(machine, [network_0, network_1])
+
+      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match("mv '/tmp/vagrant-network-entry' /etc/netplan/99-vagrant.yaml")
+      expect(comm.received_commands[0]).to match("sudo netplan apply")
+    end
   end
 end