diff --git a/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
index c9cfa8327..670748536 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator.rb
@@ -61,9 +61,19 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           :error_class => Errors::ExecutionError,
           :error_key   => :execution_error,
           :command     => command,
-          :shell       => :powershell
+          :shell       => :powershell,
+          :elevated    => false
         }.merge(opts || {})
 
+        if opts[:elevated]
+          path = File.expand_path("../scripts/elevated_shell.ps1", __FILE__)
+          command = Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.render(path, options: {
+            username: shell.username,
+            password: shell.password,
+            command: command,
+          })
+        end
+
         output = shell.send(opts[:shell], command, &block)
         execution_output(output, opts)
       end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
index 84a4e8bd2..d6013be7c 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/communicators/winrm/communicator_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Communicator do
     end
   end
 
+  before do
+    allow(shell).to receive(:username).and_return('vagrant')
+    allow(shell).to receive(:password).and_return('password')
+  end
+
   describe ".ready?" do
     it "returns true if hostname command executes without error" do
       expect(shell).to receive(:powershell).with("hostname").and_return({ exitcode: 0 })
@@ -42,6 +47,16 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorWinRM::Communicator do
       expect(subject.execute("dir")).to eq(0)
     end
 
+    it "wraps command in elevated shell script when elevated is true" do
+      expect(shell).to receive(:powershell) do |cmd|
+        expect(cmd).to include("$command = \"dir\"")
+        expect(cmd).to include("$user = 'vagrant'")
+        expect(cmd).to include("$password = 'password'")
+        expect(cmd).to include("New-Object -ComObject \"Schedule.Service\"")
+      end.and_return({ exitcode: 0 })
+      expect(subject.execute("dir", { elevated: true })).to eq(0)
+    end
+
     it "can use cmd shell" do
       expect(shell).to receive(:cmd).with(kind_of(String)).and_return({ exitcode: 0 })
       expect(subject.execute("dir", { :shell => :cmd })).to eq(0)