diff --git a/internal/core/machine.go b/internal/core/machine.go
index 911a72a54..a314e20f6 100644
--- a/internal/core/machine.go
+++ b/internal/core/machine.go
@@ -178,7 +178,21 @@ func (m *Machine) UID() (userId string, err error) {
 
 // SyncedFolders implements core.Machine
 func (m *Machine) SyncedFolders() (folders []core.SyncedFolder, err error) {
-	// TODO: need Vagrantfile
+	config := m.target.Configuration
+	machineConfig := config.ConfigVm
+	syncedFolders := machineConfig.SyncedFolders
+
+	folders = []core.SyncedFolder{}
+	for _, folder := range syncedFolders {
+		// TODO: get default synced folder type
+		folder.Type = "virtualbox"
+		plg, err := m.project.basis.component(m.ctx, component.SyncedFolderType, folder.Type)
+		// TODO: configure with folder info
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		folders = append(folders, plg.Value.(core.SyncedFolder))
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
index ab1bb1e12..bae8cdc86 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/machine/remote.rb
@@ -371,8 +371,16 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def synced_folders
-        # self.class.synced_folders(self)
-        client.synced_folders
+        folders = Vagrant::Plugin::V2::SyncedFolder::Collection.new
+        synced_folder_clients = client.synced_folders
+        @logger.debug("synced folder clients: #{synced_folder_clients}")
+        synced_folder_clients.each do |f|
+          # TODO: get type of synced folder and wrap it up in this hash
+          impl = "virtualbox"
+          sf = Vagrant::Plugin::V2::SyncedFolder.new._initialize(self, impl, f)
+          folders[impl] = {"id": {plugin: sf}}
+        end
+        folders
       end
 
       def to_proto
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/synced_folder/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/synced_folder/remote.rb
index 869c7f408..c062bacf7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/synced_folder/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/synced_folder/remote.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ module Vagrant
             end
           end
 
-          def _initialize(machine, synced_folder_type)
-            @client = nil#TODO!
+          def _initialize(machine, synced_folder_type, client=nil)
+            @machine = machine
+            @client = client
+            if @client.nil?
+              raise ArgumentError,
+                "Remote client is required for `#{self.class.name}'"
+            end
+            @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::synced_folder")
             self
           end
 
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ module Vagrant
           #
           # @param [Symbol] cap_name Name of the capability
           def capability(cap_name, *args)
-            @logger.debug("running remote host capability #{cap_name} with args #{args}")
+            @logger.debug("running remote synced folder capability #{cap_name} with args #{args}")
             client.capability(cap_name, *args)
           end
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ module Vagrant
           # @param [Symbol] cap_name Capability name
           # @return [Boolean]
           def capability?(cap_name)
-            @logger.debug("checking for remote host capability #{cap_name}")
+            @logger.debug("checking for remote synced folder capability #{cap_name}")
             client.has_capability?(cap_name)
           end
 
diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/target/machine.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/target/machine.rb
index 3f9c758f6..658c51989 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client/target/machine.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/target/machine.rb
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             client.set_state(req)
           end
 
-          # TODO: this is setup to return plugins. verify
           def synced_folders
+            folder_protos = client.synced_folders(Empty.new).synced_folders
+            folder_protos.map do |f|
+              SyncedFolder.load(f, broker: broker)
+            end
           end
 
           # @return [Integer] user ID that owns machine