diff --git a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
index f437eca39..ec0ba6cd6 100644
--- a/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
+++ b/plugins/communicators/ssh/communicator.rb
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @logger.debug("Uploading: #{from} to #{to}")
 
         scp_connect do |scp|
-          # Open file read only to fix issue [GH-1036]
-          scp.upload!(File.open(from, "r"), to)
+          if File.directory?(from)
+            # Recurisvely upload directories
+            scp.upload!(from, to, :recursive => true)
+          else
+            # Open file read only to fix issue [GH-1036]
+            scp.upload!(File.open(from, "r"), to)
+          end
         end
       rescue RuntimeError => e
         # Net::SCP raises a runtime error for this so the only way we have