diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/build.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/build.rb
index 975ce0263..87e27872c 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action/build.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/build.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             image = image_file.read.chomp
           end
 
+          # Verify the image exists if we have one
+          if image && !machine.provider.driver.image?(image)
+            machine.ui.output(I18n.t("docker_provider.build_image_invalid"))
+            image = nil
+          end
+
           # If we have no image or we're rebuilding, we rebuild
           if !image || env[:build_rebuild]
             # Build it
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/driver.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/driver.rb
index 58c2c1f23..415b40aaf 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/driver.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/driver.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         result =~ /^#{Regexp.escape cid}$/
       end
 
+      def image?(id)
+        result = execute('docker', 'images', '-q').to_s
+        result =~ /^#{Regexp.escape(id)}$/
+      end
+
       def running?(cid)
         result = execute('docker', 'ps', '-q', '--no-trunc')
         result =~ /^#{Regexp.escape cid}$/m
diff --git a/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml b/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
index 4ef60ae57..b4e27565f 100644
--- a/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ en:
       Image is already built from the Dockerfile. `vagrant reload` to rebuild.
     build_image_destroy: |-
       Removing built image...
+    build_image_invalid: |-
+      Build image no longer exists. Rebuilding...
     building: |-
       Building the container from a Dockerfile...
     creating: |-