diff --git a/.web-docs/components/builder/vagrant/README.md b/.web-docs/components/builder/vagrant/README.md
index bd9a2703..a04790d1 100644
--- a/.web-docs/components/builder/vagrant/README.md
+++ b/.web-docs/components/builder/vagrant/README.md
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ the Compress post-processor will not work with this builder.
 
 - `box_version` (string) - What box version to use when initializing Vagrant.
 
+- `box_architecture` (string) - Architecture of the box to use when initializing Vagrant.
+
 - `template` (string) - a path to a golang template for a vagrantfile. Our default template can
   be found [here](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/blob/main/builder/vagrant/step_create_vagrantfile.go#L39-L54). The template variables available to you are
   `{{ .BoxName }}`, `{{ .SyncedFolder }}`, and `{{.InsertKey}}`, which
diff --git a/builder/vagrant/builder.go b/builder/vagrant/builder.go
index f3c3d1a5..8c7384a4 100644
--- a/builder/vagrant/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vagrant/builder.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	TeardownMethod string `mapstructure:"teardown_method" required:"false"`
 	// What box version to use when initializing Vagrant.
 	BoxVersion string `mapstructure:"box_version" required:"false"`
+	// Architecture of the box to use when initializing Vagrant.
+	BoxArchitecture string `mapstructure:"box_architecture" required:"false"`
 	// a path to a golang template for a vagrantfile. Our default template can
 	// be found [here](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/blob/main/builder/vagrant/step_create_vagrantfile.go#L39-L54). The template variables available to you are
 	// `{{ .BoxName }}`, `{{ .SyncedFolder }}`, and `{{.InsertKey}}`, which
@@ -324,18 +326,19 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, hook packersdk.Hook)
 			InsertKey:    b.config.InsertKey,
 		},
 		&StepAddBox{
-			BoxVersion:   b.config.BoxVersion,
-			CACert:       b.config.AddCACert,
-			CAPath:       b.config.AddCAPath,
-			DownloadCert: b.config.AddCert,
-			Clean:        b.config.AddClean,
-			Force:        b.config.AddForce,
-			Insecure:     b.config.AddInsecure,
-			Provider:     b.config.Provider,
-			SourceBox:    b.config.SourceBox,
-			BoxName:      b.config.BoxName,
-			GlobalID:     b.config.GlobalID,
-			SkipAdd:      b.config.SkipAdd,
+			BoxArchitecture: b.config.BoxArchitecture,
+			BoxVersion:      b.config.BoxVersion,
+			CACert:          b.config.AddCACert,
+			CAPath:          b.config.AddCAPath,
+			DownloadCert:    b.config.AddCert,
+			Clean:           b.config.AddClean,
+			Force:           b.config.AddForce,
+			Insecure:        b.config.AddInsecure,
+			Provider:        b.config.Provider,
+			SourceBox:       b.config.SourceBox,
+			BoxName:         b.config.BoxName,
+			GlobalID:        b.config.GlobalID,
+			SkipAdd:         b.config.SkipAdd,
 		},
 		&StepUp{
 			TeardownMethod: b.config.TeardownMethod,
diff --git a/builder/vagrant/builder.hcl2spec.go b/builder/vagrant/builder.hcl2spec.go
index 8bbf2667..240c4457 100644
--- a/builder/vagrant/builder.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/vagrant/builder.hcl2spec.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	Provider                  *string           `mapstructure:"provider" required:"false" cty:"provider" hcl:"provider"`
 	TeardownMethod            *string           `mapstructure:"teardown_method" required:"false" cty:"teardown_method" hcl:"teardown_method"`
 	BoxVersion                *string           `mapstructure:"box_version" required:"false" cty:"box_version" hcl:"box_version"`
+	BoxArchitecture           *string           `mapstructure:"box_architecture" required:"false" cty:"box_architecture" hcl:"box_architecture"`
 	Template                  *string           `mapstructure:"template" required:"false" cty:"template" hcl:"template"`
 	SyncedFolder              *string           `mapstructure:"synced_folder" cty:"synced_folder" hcl:"synced_folder"`
 	SkipAdd                   *bool             `mapstructure:"skip_add" required:"false" cty:"skip_add" hcl:"skip_add"`
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"provider":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "provider", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"teardown_method":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "teardown_method", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"box_version":                  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "box_version", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"box_architecture":             &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "box_architecture", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"template":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "template", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"synced_folder":                &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "synced_folder", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"skip_add":                     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "skip_add", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
diff --git a/builder/vagrant/step_add_box.go b/builder/vagrant/step_add_box.go
index ec56bc08..a5220eae 100644
--- a/builder/vagrant/step_add_box.go
+++ b/builder/vagrant/step_add_box.go
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 type StepAddBox struct {
-	BoxVersion   string
-	CACert       string
-	CAPath       string
-	DownloadCert string
-	Clean        bool
-	Force        bool
-	Insecure     bool
-	Provider     string
-	SourceBox    string
-	BoxName      string
-	GlobalID     string
-	SkipAdd      bool
+	BoxArchitecture string
+	BoxVersion      string
+	CACert          string
+	CAPath          string
+	DownloadCert    string
+	Clean           bool
+	Force           bool
+	Insecure        bool
+	Provider        string
+	SourceBox       string
+	BoxName         string
+	GlobalID        string
+	SkipAdd         bool
 }
 
 func (s *StepAddBox) generateAddArgs() []string {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ func (s *StepAddBox) generateAddArgs() []string {
 
 	addArgs = append(addArgs, s.SourceBox)
 
+	if s.BoxArchitecture != "" {
+		addArgs = append(addArgs, "--architecture", s.BoxArchitecture)
+	}
+
 	if s.BoxVersion != "" {
 		addArgs = append(addArgs, "--box-version", s.BoxVersion)
 	}
diff --git a/builder/vagrant/step_add_box_test.go b/builder/vagrant/step_add_box_test.go
index 82420e1d..48da4615 100644
--- a/builder/vagrant/step_add_box_test.go
+++ b/builder/vagrant/step_add_box_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ func TestPrepAddArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Expected: []string{"my_source_box"},
 		},
+		{
+			Step: StepAddBox{
+				SourceBox:       "my_source_box",
+				Provider:        "virtualbox",
+				BoxArchitecture: "amd64",
+			},
+			Expected: []string{"my_source_box", "--architecture", "amd64", "--provider", "virtualbox"},
+		},
 		{
 			Step: StepAddBox{
 				BoxVersion:   "eleventyone",
diff --git a/docs-partials/builder/vagrant/Config-not-required.mdx b/docs-partials/builder/vagrant/Config-not-required.mdx
index 89cacadc..9a4c0d24 100644
--- a/docs-partials/builder/vagrant/Config-not-required.mdx
+++ b/docs-partials/builder/vagrant/Config-not-required.mdx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 - `box_version` (string) - What box version to use when initializing Vagrant.
 
+- `box_architecture` (string) - Architecture of the box to use when initializing Vagrant.
+
 - `template` (string) - a path to a golang template for a vagrantfile. Our default template can
   be found [here](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-vagrant/blob/main/builder/vagrant/step_create_vagrantfile.go#L39-L54). The template variables available to you are
   `{{ .BoxName }}`, `{{ .SyncedFolder }}`, and `{{.InsertKey}}`, which