diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
index 92fc2f7c9..11e90f391 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_0.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
             if adapter[:bridge]
               args.concat(["--bridgeadapter#{adapter[:adapter]}",
-                          adapter[:bridge]])
+                          adapter[:bridge], "--cableconnected#{adapter[:adapter]}", "on"])
             end
 
             if adapter[:hostonly]
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
index fad2cf949..1aba3324d 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_1.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
             if adapter[:bridge]
               args.concat(["--bridgeadapter#{adapter[:adapter]}",
-                          adapter[:bridge]])
+                          adapter[:bridge], "--cableconnected#{adapter[:adapter]}", "on"])
             end
 
             if adapter[:hostonly]
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
index beb9575d9..237188871 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
             if adapter[:bridge]
               args.concat(["--bridgeadapter#{adapter[:adapter]}",
-                          adapter[:bridge]])
+                          adapter[:bridge], "--cableconnected#{adapter[:adapter]}", "on"])
             end
 
             if adapter[:hostonly]