diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
index 591d863dc..149f51272 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
@@ -470,7 +470,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           # If we reached this point then it didn't work out.
-          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError, :command => command.inspect
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError,
+            command: command.inspect,
+            stderr: r.stderr
         end
 
         def suspend
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
index af481c964..26e70da7c 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
@@ -480,7 +480,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           # If we reached this point then it didn't work out.
-          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError, :command => command.inspect
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError,
+            command: command.inspect,
+            stderr: r.stderr
         end
 
         def suspend
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
index fc549bd8b..a5b1b0d7c 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
@@ -504,7 +504,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           # If we reached this point then it didn't work out.
-          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError, :command => command.inspect
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::VBoxManageError,
+            command: command.inspect,
+            stderr: r.stderr
         end
 
         def suspend