diff --git a/builtin/provisioners/chef/resource_provisioner.go b/builtin/provisioners/chef/resource_provisioner.go
index 68ae6256a4..b44118a44e 100644
--- a/builtin/provisioners/chef/resource_provisioner.go
+++ b/builtin/provisioners/chef/resource_provisioner.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ ENV['HTTPS_PROXY'] = "{{ .HTTPSProxy }}"
 
 {{ if .NOProxy }}no_proxy "{{ join .NOProxy "," }}"{{ end }}
 {{ if .SSLVerifyMode }}ssl_verify_mode {{ .SSLVerifyMode }}{{ end }}
+
+{{ if .DisableReporting }}enable_reporting false{{ end }}
 `
 
 // Provisioner represents a specificly configured chef provisioner
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ type Provisioner struct {
 	ServerURL            string      `mapstructure:"server_url"`
 	SkipInstall          bool        `mapstructure:"skip_install"`
 	SSLVerifyMode        string      `mapstructure:"ssl_verify_mode"`
+	DisableReporting     bool        `mapstructure:"disable_reporting"`
 	ValidationClientName string      `mapstructure:"validation_client_name"`
 	ValidationKey        string      `mapstructure:"validation_key"`
 	Version              string      `mapstructure:"version"`
diff --git a/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
index 60f6d577a0..73ba305246 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/provisioners/chef.html.markdown
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `ssl_verify_mode (string)` - (Optional) Use to set the verify mode for Chef Client HTTPS
   requests.
 
+* `disable_reporting (boolean)` - (Optional) Use to disable the chef-client data sending to
+  the Chef server for use with Chef reporting, if flag is omitted default behavior is to send
+  reporting data.
+
 * `validation_client_name (string)` - (Required) The name of the validation client to use
   for the initial communication with the Chef Server.