diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
index 35b0d0828..e3f80a579 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config/loader.rb
@@ -209,9 +209,16 @@ module Vagrant
             @logger.error("Vagrantfile load error: #{e.message}")
             @logger.error(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
 
+            line = "(unknown)"
+            if e.backtrace && e.backtrace[0]
+              line = e.backtrace[0].split(":")[1]
+            end
+
             # Report the generic exception
             raise Errors::VagrantfileLoadError,
               path: path,
+              line: line,
+              exception_class: e.class,
               message: e.message
           end
         end
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 155a0d62f..294a63e19 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_reader :provisioners
 
       def initialize
+        @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::config::vm")
+
         @base_mac                      = UNSET_VALUE
         @boot_timeout                  = UNSET_VALUE
         @box                           = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -446,8 +448,20 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               config = config.merge(new_config)
             end
           rescue Exception => e
+            @logger.error("Vagrantfile load error: #{e.message}")
+            @logger.error(e.inspect)
+            @logger.error(e.message)
+            @logger.error(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
+
+            line = "(unknown)"
+            if e.backtrace && e.backtrace[0]
+              line = e.backtrace[0].split(":")[1]
+            end
+
             raise Vagrant::Errors::VagrantfileLoadError,
               path: "<provider config: #{name}>",
+              line: line,
+              exception_class: e.class,
               message: e.message
           end
 
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index f96fb9312..acff0a687 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1200,7 +1200,8 @@ en:
         a syntax error.
 
         Path: %{path}
-        Message: %{message}
+        Line number: %{line}
+        Message: %{exception_class}: %{message}
       vagrantfile_syntax_error: |-
         There is a syntax error in the following Vagrantfile. The syntax error
         message is reproduced below for convenience: