diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
index efa5929d3..13342932a 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network.rb
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             elsif ip.ipv6?
               options[:netmask] ||= 64
 
+              # Append a 6 to the end of the type if it is not already set
+              options[:type] = "#{options[:type]}6".to_sym if
+                !options[:type].to_s.end_with?("6")
             else
               raise IPAddr::AddressFamilyError, 'unknown address family'
             end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network_test.rb
index f71ceaab2..79e5a7535 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/network_test.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::ProviderVirtualBox::Action::Network do
       expect(subject).to receive(:validate_hostonly_ip!)
       subject.hostonly_config(options)
     end
+
+    context "when address is ipv6" do
+      let(:address) { "::1" }
+
+      context "when type is static6" do
+        let(:type) { :static6 }
+
+        it "should have a static6 type" do
+          result = subject.hostonly_config(options)
+          expect(result[:type]).to eq(:static6)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when type is static" do
+        let(:type) { :static }
+
+        it "should have static6 type" do
+          result = subject.hostonly_config(options)
+          expect(result[:type]).to eq(:static6)
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#validate_hostonly_ip!" do