diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
index 402e07615..a2a206745 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
@@ -6,22 +6,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       class MountVirtualBoxSharedFolder
         extend SyncedFolder::UnixMountHelpers
 
+        VB_MOUNT_TYPE = "vboxsf".freeze
+
         def self.mount_virtualbox_shared_folder(machine, name, guestpath, options)
           guest_path = Shellwords.escape(guestpath)
 
           @@logger.debug("Mounting #{name} (#{options[:hostpath]} to #{guestpath})")
 
-          builtin_mount_type = "-cit vboxsf"
-          addon_mount_type = "-t vboxsf"
+          builtin_mount_type = "-cit #{VB_MOUNT_TYPE}"
+          addon_mount_type = "-t #{VB_MOUNT_TYPE}"
 
-          mount_options = options.fetch(:mount_options, [])
-          detected_ids = detect_owner_group_ids(machine, guest_path, mount_options, options)
-          mount_uid = detected_ids[:uid]
-          mount_gid = detected_ids[:gid]
-
-          mount_options << "uid=#{mount_uid}"
-          mount_options << "gid=#{mount_gid}"
-          mount_options = mount_options.join(',')
+          mount_options, mount_uid, mount_gid = mount_options(machine, name, guest_path, options)
           mount_command = "mount #{addon_mount_type} -o #{mount_options} #{name} #{guest_path}"
 
           # Create the guest path if it doesn't exist
@@ -61,7 +56,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           emit_upstart_notification(machine, guest_path)
         end
 
-
         def self.unmount_virtualbox_shared_folder(machine, guestpath, options)
           guest_path = Shellwords.escape(guestpath)
 
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..076cd18b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+require "vagrant/util"
+
+require_relative "../../../synced_folders/unix_mount_helpers"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestLinux
+    module Cap
+      class PersistMountSharedFolder
+        extend SyncedFolder::UnixMountHelpers
+
+        # Inserts fstab entry for a set of synced folders. Will fully replace
+        # the currently managed group of Vagrant managed entries. Note, passing
+        # empty list of folders will just remove entries      
+        # 
+        # @param [Machine] machine The machine to run the action on
+        # @param [Map<String, Map>] A map of folders to add to fstab
+        # @param [String] mount type, ex. vboxfs, cifs, etc
+        def self.persist_mount_shared_folder(machine, fstab_folders, mount_type)
+          if fstab_folders.empty?
+            self.remove_vagrant_managed_fstab(machine)
+            return
+          end
+          export_folders = fstab_folders.map do |name, data|
+            guest_path = Shellwords.escape(data[:guestpath])
+            mount_options, mount_uid, mount_gid  =  mount_options(machine, name, guest_path, data)
+            mount_options = "#{mount_options},nofail"
+            {
+              name: name,
+              mount_point: guest_path,
+              mount_type: mount_type,
+              mount_options: mount_options,
+            }
+          end
+
+          fstab_entry = Vagrant::Util::TemplateRenderer.render('guests/linux/etc_fstab', folders: export_folders)
+          self.remove_vagrant_managed_fstab(machine)
+          machine.communicate.sudo("echo '#{fstab_entry}' >> /etc/fstab")
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def self.remove_vagrant_managed_fstab(machine)
+          machine.communicate.sudo("sed -i '/\#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/\#VAGRANT-END/d' /etc/fstab")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
index 777d5cbec..c8754be9a 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         Cap::MountVirtualBoxSharedFolder
       end
 
+      guest_capability(:linux, :persist_mount_shared_folder) do
+        require_relative "cap/persist_mount_shared_folder"
+        Cap::PersistMountSharedFolder
+      end
+
       guest_capability(:linux, :network_interfaces) do
         require_relative "cap/network_interfaces"
         Cap::NetworkInterfaces
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 287a001fb..422ce6239 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       DEFAULT_VM_NAME = :default
 
       attr_accessor :allowed_synced_folder_types
+      attr_accessor :allow_fstab_modification
       attr_accessor :base_mac
       attr_accessor :base_address
       attr_accessor :boot_timeout
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::config::vm")
 
         @allowed_synced_folder_types   = UNSET_VALUE
+        @allow_fstab_modification      = UNSET_VALUE
         @base_mac                      = UNSET_VALUE
         @base_address                  = UNSET_VALUE
         @boot_timeout                  = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -502,6 +504,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def finalize!
         # Defaults
+        @allow_fstab_modification = true if @allow_fstab_modification == UNSET_VALUE
         @allowed_synced_folder_types = nil if @allowed_synced_folder_types == UNSET_VALUE
         @base_mac = nil if @base_mac == UNSET_VALUE
         @base_address = nil if @base_address == UNSET_VALUE
@@ -988,6 +991,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
+        if ![TrueClass, FalseClass].include?(@allow_fstab_modification.class)
+          errors["vm"] << I18n.t("vagrant.config.vm.config_type",
+            option: "allow_fstab_modification", given: @allow_fstab_modification.class, required: "Boolean"
+          )
+        end
+
         errors
       end
 
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder.rb
index 89b006cf2..fd0b8f4b8 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         # Go through each folder and mount
         machine.ui.output(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.share_folders.mounting"))
+        fstab_folders = []
         folders.each do |id, data|
           if data[:guestpath]
             # Guest path specified, so mount the folder to specified point
@@ -52,12 +53,20 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             machine.guest.capability(
               :mount_virtualbox_shared_folder,
               os_friendly_id(id), data[:guestpath], data)
+            fstab_folders << [os_friendly_id(id), data]
           else
             # If no guest path is specified, then automounting is disabled
             machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.share_folders.nomount_entry",
                                   hostpath: data[:hostpath]))
           end
         end
+        if machine.guest.capability?(:persist_mount_shared_folder)
+          # If Vagrant has been configured to not allow fstab modification, then
+          # execute the guest capability with an empty list in order to ensure
+          # there is no Vagrant managed fstab entries.
+          fstab_folders = [] if !machine.config.vm.allow_fstab_modification
+          machine.guest.capability(:persist_mount_shared_folder, fstab_folders, "vboxsf")
+        end
       end
 
       def disable(machine, folders, _opts)
diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/unix_mount_helpers.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/unix_mount_helpers.rb
index 3ba93cde1..f49462bb0 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/unix_mount_helpers.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/unix_mount_helpers.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           EOH
       end
 
+      def mount_options(machine, name, guest_path, options)
+        mount_options = options.fetch(:mount_options, [])
+        detected_ids = detect_owner_group_ids(machine, guest_path, mount_options, options)
+        mount_uid = detected_ids[:uid]
+        mount_gid = detected_ids[:gid]
+
+        mount_options << "uid=#{mount_uid}"
+        mount_options << "gid=#{mount_gid}"
+        mount_options = mount_options.join(',')
+        return mount_options, mount_uid, mount_gid
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/guests/linux/etc_fstab.erb b/templates/guests/linux/etc_fstab.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b61b04bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/guests/linux/etc_fstab.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#VAGRANT-BEGIN
+# The contents below are automatically generated by Vagrant. Do not modify.
+<% folders.each do |opts| %>
+<%= opts[:name] %> <%= opts[:mount_point] %> <%= opts[:mount_type] %> <%= opts[:mount_options] || 'default' %> <%= opts[:dump] || 0 %> <%= opts[:fsck] || 0 %>
+<%end%>
+#VAGRANT-END
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 5538bc37a..47ee108b5 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1947,6 +1947,7 @@ en:
         box_download_options_not_converted: |-
           Something went wrong converting VM config `box_download_options`. Value for provided key '%{missing_key}' is invalid type. Should be String or Bool
         clone_and_box: "Only one of clone or box can be specified."
+        config_type: "Found '%{option}' specified as type '%{given}', should be '%{required}'"
         hostname_invalid_characters: |-
           The hostname set for the VM '%{name}' should only contain letters, numbers,
           hyphens or dots. It cannot start with a hyphen or dot.
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4d6f58c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/linux/cap/persist_mount_shared_folder_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+require_relative "../../../../base"
+
+describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestLinux::Cap::PersistMountSharedFolder" do
+  let(:caps) do
+    VagrantPlugins::GuestLinux::Plugin
+      .components
+      .guest_capabilities[:linux]
+  end
+
+  let(:machine) { double("machine") }
+  let(:comm) { VagrantTests::DummyCommunicator::Communicator.new(machine) }
+  let(:cap){ caps.get(:persist_mount_shared_folder) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(machine).to receive(:communicate).and_return(comm)
+  end
+
+  after do
+    comm.verify_expectations!
+  end
+
+  describe ".persist_mount_shared_folder" do
+    let(:options_gid){ '1234' }
+    let(:options_uid){ '1234' }
+
+    let (:fstab_folders) { [
+      ["test1", {:guestpath=>"/test1", :hostpath=>"/my/host/path", :disabled=>false, :__vagrantfile=>true, :owner=>"vagrant", :group=>"vagrant", :mount_options=>["uid=1234", "gid=1234"] }],
+      ["vagrant", {:guestpath=>"/vagrant", :hostpath=>"/my/host/vagrant", :disabled=>false, :__vagrantfile=>true, :owner=>"vagrant", :group=>"vagrant", :mount_options=>["uid=1234", "gid=1234"] }]
+    ]}
+
+    let(:ui){ double(:ui) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(comm).to receive(:sudo).with(any_args)
+      allow(ui).to receive(:warn)
+      allow(machine).to receive(:ui).and_return(ui)
+    end
+
+    it "inserts folders into /etc/fstab" do
+      expected_entry_vagrant = "vagrant /vagrant vboxsf uid=1234,gid=1234,nofail 0 0"
+      expected_entry_test = "test1 /test1 vboxsf uid=1234,gid=1234,nofail 0 0"
+      expect(cap).to receive(:remove_vagrant_managed_fstab)
+      expect(comm).to receive(:sudo).with(/#{expected_entry_test}\n#{expected_entry_vagrant}/)
+      cap.persist_mount_shared_folder(machine, fstab_folders, "vboxsf")
+    end
+
+    it "does not insert an empty set of folders" do
+      expect(cap).to receive(:remove_vagrant_managed_fstab)
+      cap.persist_mount_shared_folder(machine, [], "type")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder_test.rb
index a5b121581..ea8682586 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder_test.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,35 @@ require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/providers/virtualbox/synced_folder")
 
 describe VagrantPlugins::ProviderVirtualBox::SyncedFolder do
   include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:vm_config) do
+    double("vm_config").tap do |vm_config|
+      allow(vm_config).to receive(:allow_fstab_modification).and_return(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:machine_config) do
+    double("machine_config").tap do |top_config|
+      allow(top_config).to receive(:vm).and_return(vm_config)
+    end
+  end
+
   let(:machine) do
     double("machine").tap do |m|
       allow(m).to receive(:provider_config).and_return(VagrantPlugins::ProviderVirtualBox::Config.new)
       allow(m).to receive(:provider_name).and_return(:virtualbox)
+      allow(m).to receive(:config).and_return(machine_config)
     end
   end
 
+  let(:folders) { {"/folder"=>
+    {:SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>true,
+     :guestpath=>"/folder",
+     :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
+     :automount=>false,
+     :disabled=>false,
+     :__vagrantfile=>true}} }
+
   subject { described_class.new }
 
   before do
@@ -36,16 +58,55 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::ProviderVirtualBox::SyncedFolder do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#enable" do
+    let(:ui){ double(:ui) }
+    let(:guest) { double("guest") }
+
+    let(:no_guestpath_folder) { {"/no_guestpath_folder"=>
+      {:SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>false,
+       :guestpath=>nil,
+       :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
+       :automount=>false,
+       :disabled=>true,
+       :__vagrantfile=>true}} }
+
+    before do
+      allow(subject).to receive(:share_folders).and_return(true)
+      allow(ui).to receive(:detail).with(any_args)
+      allow(ui).to receive(:output).with(any_args)
+      allow(machine).to receive(:ui).and_return(ui)
+      allow(machine).to receive(:ssh_info).and_return({:username => "test"})
+      allow(machine).to receive(:guest).and_return(guest)
+    end
+
+    it "should mount and persist all folders with a guest path" do
+      expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:mount_virtualbox_shared_folder, "folder", any_args)
+      expect(guest).not_to receive(:capability).with(:mount_virtualbox_shared_folder, "no_guestpath_folder", any_args)
+      expect(guest).to receive(:capability?).with(:persist_mount_shared_folder).and_return(true)
+      expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:persist_mount_shared_folder, any_args)
+      test_folders = folders.merge(no_guestpath_folder)
+      subject.enable(machine, test_folders, nil)
+    end
+
+    context "fstab modification disabled" do
+      before do
+       allow(vm_config).to receive(:allow_fstab_modification).and_return(false)
+      end
+
+      it "should not persist folders" do
+        expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:mount_virtualbox_shared_folder, "folder", any_args)
+        expect(guest).not_to receive(:capability).with(:mount_virtualbox_shared_folder, "no_guestpath_folder", any_args)
+        expect(guest).to receive(:capability?).with(:persist_mount_shared_folder).and_return(true)
+        expect(guest).to receive(:capability).with(:persist_mount_shared_folder, [], "vboxsf")
+        test_folders = folders.merge(no_guestpath_folder)
+        subject.enable(machine, test_folders, nil)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#prepare" do
     let(:driver) { double("driver") }
     let(:provider) { double("driver", driver: driver) }
-    let(:folders) { {"/folder"=>
-                      {:SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>true,
-                       :guestpath=>"/folder",
-                       :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
-                       :automount=>false,
-                       :disabled=>false,
-                       :__vagrantfile=>true}} }
 
     let(:folders_disabled) { {"/folder"=>
                                 {:SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>false,
diff --git a/website/pages/docs/vagrantfile/machine_settings.mdx b/website/pages/docs/vagrantfile/machine_settings.mdx
index aa04f6f5e..6d7cd4bdd 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/vagrantfile/machine_settings.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/vagrantfile/machine_settings.mdx
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ machine that Vagrant manages.
 
 ## Available Settings
 
+- `config.vm.allow_fstab_modification` (boolean) - If true, will add fstab
+  entries for synced folders. If false, no modifications to fstab will be made 
+  by Vagrant. Note, this may mean that folders will not be automatically mounted
+  on machine reboot. Defaults to true.
+
 - `config.vm.base_mac` (string) - The MAC address to be assigned to the default
   NAT interface on the guest. _Support for this option is provider dependent._