diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb
index 6369195f0..f1fde5657 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb
@@ -85,12 +85,39 @@ module Vagrant
 
           # Once booted, setup the folder contents
           folders.each do |impl, impl_name, fs|
-            @logger.info("Invoking synced folder enable: #{impl_name}")
-            impl.enable(env[:machine], fs, impl_opts(impl_name, env))
+            if !env[:synced_folders_disable]
+              @logger.info("Invoking synced folder enable: #{impl_name}")
+              impl.enable(env[:machine], fs, impl_opts(impl_name, env))
+              next
+            end
+
+            # We're disabling synced folders
+            to_disable = {}
+            fs.each do |id, data|
+              next if !env[:synced_folders_disable].include?(id)
+              to_disable[id] = data
+            end
+
+            impl.disable(env[:machine], fs, impl_opts(impl_name, env))
           end
 
-          # Save the synced folders
-          save_synced_folders(env[:machine], original_folders, merge: true)
+          # If we disabled folders, we have to delete some from the
+          # save, so we load the entire cached thing, and delete them.
+          if env[:synced_folders_disable]
+            all = synced_folders(env[:machine], cached: true)
+            all.each do |impl, fs|
+              fs.keys.each do |id|
+                if env[:synced_folders_disable].include?(id)
+                  fs.delete(id)
+                end
+              end
+            end
+
+            save_synced_folders(env[:machine], all)
+          else
+            # Save the synced folders
+            save_synced_folders(env[:machine], original_folders, merge: true)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
index 150f5b8cd..747295b01 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                 b3.use ConfigValidate
                 b3.use EnvSet, :force_halt => true
                 b3.use action_halt
+                b3.use HostMachineSyncFoldersDisable
                 b3.use Destroy
                 b3.use ProvisionerCleanup
               else
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       autoload :HasSSH, action_root.join("has_ssh")
       autoload :HostMachine, action_root.join("host_machine")
       autoload :HostMachineSyncFolders, action_root.join("host_machine_sync_folders")
+      autoload :HostMachineSyncFoldersDisable, action_root.join("host_machine_sync_folders_disable")
       autoload :PrepareSSH, action_root.join("prepare_ssh")
       autoload :Stop, action_root.join("stop")
       autoload :PrepareNFSValidIds, action_root.join("prepare_nfs_valid_ids")
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine.rb
index 1d6c75ae3..e1210a874 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "digest/md5"
-
 require "log4r"
 
 module VagrantPlugins
@@ -25,11 +23,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           host_machine = env[:machine].provider.host_vm
 
-          # Grab a process-level lock on the data directory of this VM
-          # so that we only try to spin up one at a time
-          hash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(host_machine.data_dir.to_s)
           begin
-            env[:machine].env.lock(hash) do
+            env[:machine].provider.host_vm_lock do
               setup_host_machine(host_machine, env)
             end
           rescue Vagrant::Errors::EnvironmentLockedError
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
index 14f5fb16b..00f008c61 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require "digest/md5"
+require "securerandom"
 
 require "log4r"
 
@@ -23,11 +24,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           host_machine = env[:machine].provider.host_vm
 
-          # Grab a process-level lock on the data directory of this VM
-          # so that we only try to modify this one at a time.
-          hash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(host_machine.data_dir.to_s)
+          # Lock while we make changes
           begin
-            env[:machine].env.lock(hash) do
+            env[:machine].provider.host_vm_lock do
               setup_synced_folders(host_machine, env)
             end
           rescue Vagrant::Errors::EnvironmentLockedError
@@ -41,6 +40,19 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         protected
 
         def setup_synced_folders(host_machine, env)
+          # Write the host machine SFID if we have one
+          id_path   = env[:machine].data_dir.join("host_machine_sfid")
+          host_sfid = nil
+          if !id_path.file?
+            host_sfid = SecureRandom.uuid
+            id_path.open("w") do |f|
+              f.binmode
+              f.write("#{host_sfid}\n")
+            end
+          else
+            host_sfid = id_path.read.chomp
+          end
+
           # Create a UI for this machine that stays at the detail level
           proxy_ui = host_machine.ui.dup
           proxy_ui.opts[:bold] = false
@@ -53,7 +65,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           if existing_folders
             existing_folders.each do |impl, fs|
               fs.each do |_name, data|
-                if data[:docker_sfid]
+                if data[:docker_sfid] && data[:docker_host_sfid] == host_sfid
                   existing_ids[data[:docker_sfid]] = data
                 end
               end
@@ -80,6 +92,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               # Generate a new guestpath
               data[:docker_guestpath] = data[:guestpath]
               data[:docker_sfid] = id
+              data[:docker_host_sfid] = host_sfid
               data[:guestpath] = "/mnt/docker_#{Time.now.to_i}_#{rand(100000)}"
               data[:id] = id[0...6] + rand(10000).to_s
 
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..944889b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/action/host_machine_sync_folders_disable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+require "log4r"
+
+require "vagrant/action/builtin/mixin_synced_folders"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module DockerProvider
+    module Action
+      # This action disables the synced folders we created.
+      class HostMachineSyncFoldersDisable
+        include Vagrant::Action::Builtin::MixinSyncedFolders
+
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app    = app
+          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::docker::hostmachine")
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          return @app.call(env) if !env[:machine].provider.host_vm?
+
+          host_machine = env[:machine].provider.host_vm
+
+          begin
+            env[:machine].provider.host_vm_lock do
+              setup_synced_folders(host_machine, env)
+            end
+          rescue Vagrant::Errors::EnvironmentLockedError
+            sleep 1
+            retry
+          end
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+
+        protected
+
+        def setup_synced_folders(host_machine, env)
+          # Read our random ID for this instance
+          id_path   = env[:machine].data_dir.join("host_machine_sfid")
+          return if !id_path.file?
+          host_sfid = id_path.read.chomp
+
+          to_disable = []
+
+          # Read the existing folders that are setup
+          existing_folders = synced_folders(host_machine, cached: true)
+          if existing_folders
+            existing_folders.each do |impl, fs|
+              fs.each do |id, data|
+                if data[:docker_host_sfid] == host_sfid
+                  to_disable << id
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Nothing to do if we have no bad folders
+          return if to_disable.empty?
+
+          # Create a UI for this machine that stays at the detail level
+          proxy_ui = host_machine.ui.dup
+          proxy_ui.opts[:bold] = false
+          proxy_ui.opts[:prefix_spaces] = true
+          proxy_ui.opts[:target] = env[:machine].name.to_s
+
+          env[:machine].ui.output(I18n.t(
+            "docker_provider.host_machine_disabling_folders"))
+          host_machine.with_ui(proxy_ui) do
+            action_env = {
+              synced_folders_cached: true,
+              synced_folders_disable: to_disable,
+            }
+
+            begin
+              host_machine.action(:sync_folders, action_env)
+            rescue Vagrant::Errors::UnimplementedProviderAction
+              callable = Vagrant::Action::Builder.new
+              callable.use Vagrant::Action::Builtin::SyncedFolders
+              host_machine.action_raw(:sync_folders, callable, action_env)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/docker/provider.rb b/plugins/providers/docker/provider.rb
index 87e636b8a..35a1e8724 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/docker/provider.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/docker/provider.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "digest/md5"
 require "fileutils"
 
 require "log4r"
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         @host_vm
       end
 
+      # This acquires a lock on the host VM.
+      def host_vm_lock
+        hash = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(host_vm.data_dir.to_s)
+        @machine.env.lock(hash) do
+          return yield
+        end
+      end
+
       # This says whether or not Docker will be running within a VM
       # rather than directly on our system. Docker needs to run in a VM
       # when we're not on Linux, or not on a Linux that supports Docker.
diff --git a/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml b/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
index ef1675999..7e5eb8295 100644
--- a/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/providers_docker.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ en:
       Creating the container...
     created: |-
       Container created: %{id}
+    host_machine_disabling_folders: |-
+      Removing synced folders...
     host_machine_needed: |-
       Docker host is required. One will be created if necessary...
     host_machine_ready: |-