diff --git a/docs/post-processors/vagrant-cloud.mdx b/docs/post-processors/vagrant-cloud.mdx
index e0810496..fb4df977 100644
--- a/docs/post-processors/vagrant-cloud.mdx
+++ b/docs/post-processors/vagrant-cloud.mdx
@@ -115,6 +115,16 @@ on Vagrant Cloud, as well as authentication and version information.
   - `Provider`: The Vagrant provider the box is for
   - `ArtifactId`: The ID of the input artifact.
 
+- `box_checksum` (string) - Optional checksum for the provider .box file.
+  The type of the checksum is specified within the checksum field as a prefix,
+  ex: "md5:{$checksum}". Valid values are:
+  - null or ""
+  - "md5:{$checksum}"
+  - "sha1:{$checksum}"
+  - "sha256:{$checksum}"
+  - "sha512:{$checksum}"
+  See https://www.vagrantup.com/vagrant-cloud/api#arguments-7
+
 - `no_direct_upload` (boolean) - When `true`, upload the box artifact through
   Vagrant Cloud instead of directly to the backend storage.
 
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
index ecb9db9f..b602776d 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	InsecureSkipTLSVerify bool   `mapstructure:"insecure_skip_tls_verify"`
 	BoxDownloadUrl        string `mapstructure:"box_download_url"`
 	NoDirectUpload        bool   `mapstructure:"no_direct_upload"`
+	BoxChecksum           string `mapstructure:"box_checksum"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -171,6 +173,12 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, artifa
 		return nil, false, false, fmt.Errorf("Error processing box_download_url: %s", err)
 	}
 
+	if p.config.BoxChecksum != "" {
+		if checksumParts := strings.SplitN(p.config.BoxChecksum, ":", 2); len(checksumParts) != 2 {
+			return nil, false, false, errors.New(" box checksum must be specified as `$type:$digest`")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Set up the state
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
 	state.Put("config", &p.config)
@@ -180,6 +188,7 @@ func (p *PostProcessor) PostProcess(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, artifa
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
 	state.Put("providerName", providerName)
 	state.Put("boxDownloadUrl", boxDownloadUrl)
+	state.Put("boxChecksum", p.config.BoxChecksum)
 
 	// Build the steps
 	steps := []multistep.Step{
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.hcl2spec.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.hcl2spec.go
index 8dce364e..47e7238b 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor.hcl2spec.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	InsecureSkipTLSVerify *bool             `mapstructure:"insecure_skip_tls_verify" cty:"insecure_skip_tls_verify" hcl:"insecure_skip_tls_verify"`
 	BoxDownloadUrl        *string           `mapstructure:"box_download_url" cty:"box_download_url" hcl:"box_download_url"`
 	NoDirectUpload        *bool             `mapstructure:"no_direct_upload" cty:"no_direct_upload" hcl:"no_direct_upload"`
+	BoxChecksum           *string           `mapstructure:"box_checksum" cty:"box_checksum" hcl:"box_checksum"`
 }
 
 // FlatMapstructure returns a new FlatConfig.
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"insecure_skip_tls_verify":   &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "insecure_skip_tls_verify", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"box_download_url":           &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "box_download_url", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"no_direct_upload":           &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "no_direct_upload", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
+		"box_checksum":               &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "box_checksum", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 	}
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor_test.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor_test.go
index f4571a8b..9053d1f3 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor_test.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/post-processor_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ func testGoodConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 		"version_description": "bar",
 		"box_tag":             "hashicorp/precise64",
 		"version":             "0.5",
+		"box_checksum":        "sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855", // /dev/null
+	}
+}
+
+func testBadChecksumSpec() map[string]interface{} {
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"access_token":        "foo",
+		"version_description": "bar",
+		"box_tag":             "hashicorp/precise64",
+		"version":             "0.5",
+		"box_checksum":        "test",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -229,6 +240,55 @@ func TestPostProcessor_Configure_checkAccessTokenIsNotRequiredForOverridenVagran
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPostProcessor_PostProcess_badChecksumSpec(t *testing.T) {
+	files := tarFiles{
+		{"foo.txt", "This is a foo file"},
+		{"bar.txt", "This is a bar file"},
+		{"metadata.json", `{"provider": "virtualbox"}`},
+	}
+	boxfile, err := createBox(files)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%s", err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(boxfile.Name())
+
+	artifact := &packersdk.MockArtifact{
+		BuilderIdValue: "mitchellh.post-processor.vagrant",
+		FilesValue:     []string{boxfile.Name()},
+	}
+
+	s := newStackServer([]stubResponse{stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "PUT", Path: "/box-upload-path"}})
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	stack := []stubResponse{
+		stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "GET", Path: "/authenticate"},
+		stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "GET", Path: "/box/hashicorp/precise64", Response: `{"tag": "hashicorp/precise64"}`},
+		stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "POST", Path: "/box/hashicorp/precise64/versions", Response: `{}`},
+		stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "POST", Path: "/box/hashicorp/precise64/version/0.5/providers", Response: `{}`},
+		stubResponse{StatusCode: 200, Method: "GET", Path: "/box/hashicorp/precise64/version/0.5/provider/id/upload", Response: `{"upload_path": "` + s.URL + `/box-upload-path"}`},
+	}
+
+	server := newStackServer(stack)
+	defer server.Close()
+	config := testBadChecksumSpec()
+	config["vagrant_cloud_url"] = server.URL
+
+	var p PostProcessor
+
+	err = p.Configure(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, _, _, err = p.PostProcess(context.Background(), testUi(), artifact)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected bad checksum spec error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "box checksum must be specified as") {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPostProcessor_PostProcess_checkArtifactType(t *testing.T) {
 	artifact := &packersdk.MockArtifact{
 		BuilderIdValue: "invalid.builder",
diff --git a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
index 5b639511..5b937a00 100644
--- a/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
+++ b/post-processor/vagrant-cloud/step_create_provider.go
@@ -2,17 +2,21 @@ package vagrantcloud
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
 )
 
 type Provider struct {
-	Name        string `json:"name"`
-	Url         string `json:"url,omitempty"`
-	HostedToken string `json:"hosted_token,omitempty"`
-	UploadUrl   string `json:"upload_url,omitempty"`
+	Name         string `json:"name"`
+	Url          string `json:"url,omitempty"`
+	HostedToken  string `json:"hosted_token,omitempty"`
+	UploadUrl    string `json:"upload_url,omitempty"`
+	Checksum     string `json:"checksum,omitempty"`
+	ChecksumType string `json:"checksum_type,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type stepCreateProvider struct {
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateProvider) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag)
 	version := state.Get("version").(*Version)
 	providerName := state.Get("providerName").(string)
 	downloadUrl := state.Get("boxDownloadUrl").(string)
+	checksum := state.Get("boxChecksum").(string)
 
 	path := fmt.Sprintf("box/%s/version/%v/providers", box.Tag, version.Version)
 
@@ -35,6 +40,16 @@ func (s *stepCreateProvider) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag)
 		provider.Url = downloadUrl
 	}
 
+	if checksum != "" {
+		checksumParts := strings.SplitN(checksum, ":", 2)
+		if len(checksumParts) != 2 {
+			state.Put("error", errors.New("Error parsing box_checksum: invalid format"))
+			return multistep.ActionHalt
+		}
+		provider.ChecksumType = checksumParts[0]
+		provider.Checksum = checksumParts[1]
+	}
+
 	// Wrap the provider in a provider object for the API
 	wrapper := make(map[string]interface{})
 	wrapper["provider"] = provider