diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
index 71d6fef1a..e353b5fed 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         options << "--inventory-file=#{self.setup_inventory_file}"
         options << "--sudo" if config.sudo
         options << "--sudo-user=#{config.sudo_user}" if config.sudo_user
-        options << (config.verbose.to_s == "extra" ?  "-vvv" :  "--verbose") if config.verbose
+        options << "#{self.get_verbosity_argument}" if config.verbose
         options << "--ask-sudo-pass" if config.ask_sudo_pass
         options << "--tags=#{as_list_argument(config.tags)}" if config.tags
         options << "--skip-tags=#{as_list_argument(config.skip_tags)}" if config.skip_tags
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         return generated_inventory_file.to_s
       end
 
+      def get_verbosity_argument
+        if config.verbose.to_s =~ /^v+$/
+          # Hopefully ansible-playbook accepts "silly" arguments like '-vvvvv', as '-vvv'
+          "-#{config.verbose}"
+        elsif config.verbose.to_s == 'extra'
+          '-vvv'
+        else
+          # fall back to default verbosity
+          '--verbose'
+        end
+      end
+
       def as_list_argument(v)
         v.kind_of?(Array) ? v.join(',') : v
       end
diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/ansible.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/ansible.html.md
index b39f1c5dd..a8acef13b 100644
--- a/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/ansible.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/source/v2/provisioning/ansible.html.md
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ These variables take the highest precedence over any other variables.
 by the sudo command.
 * `ansible.ask_sudo_pass` can be set to `true` to require Ansible to prompt for a sudo password.
 * `ansible.limit` can be set to a string or an array of machines or groups from the inventory file to further narrow down which hosts are affected.
-* `ansible.verbose` can be set to `:extra` or `'extra'` to increase Ansible's verbosity to obtain full detailed logging (`-vvv`). Otherwise default verbosity level (`--verbose`) is applied.
+* `ansible.verbose` can be set to increase Ansible's verbosity to obtain full detailed logging. By default, Vagrant uses Ansible default verbosity (`--verbose` or `-v`). By enabling this option following higher verbosity can be activated:
+  * `'vv'`
+  * `'vvv'`, also aliased as `'extra'`
 * `ansible.tags` can be set to a string or an array of tags. Only plays, roles and tasks tagged with these values will be executed.
 * `ansible.skip_tags` can be set to a string or an array of tags. Only plays, roles and tasks that *do not match* these values will be executed.
 * `ansible.start_at_task` can be set to a string corresponding to the task name where the playbook provision will start.