diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3f7799..ecff7dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## vagrant-sshfs 0.0.6 ##
 
+* Checks if the `sshfs` command is available
+
+    *Fabio Kreusch*
+
 * Unmount/mount on vagrant reload
 
     *Fabio Kreusch*
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-sshfs/builders/host.rb b/lib/vagrant-sshfs/builders/host.rb
index 747c632..864889e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-sshfs/builders/host.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-sshfs/builders/host.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def unmount(target)
         end
 
         def mount(src, target)
-          `sshfs -p #{port} #{username}@#{host}:#{check_src!(src)} #{check_target!(target)} -o IdentityFile=#{private_key}`
+          `#{sshfs_bin} -p #{port} #{username}@#{host}:#{check_src!(src)} #{check_target!(target)} -o IdentityFile=#{private_key}`
         end
 
         def ssh_info
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ def private_key
           Array(ssh_info[:private_key_path]).first
         end
 
+        def sshfs_bin
+          bin = `which sshfs`.chomp
+
+          if bin.empty?
+            error("bin_not_found")
+          else
+            bin
+          end
+        end
+
         def check_src!(src)
           unless machine.communicate.test("test -d #{src}")
             if ask("create_src", src: src) == "y"
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index d8bb05c..8aee7f3 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ en:
           not_created_src: "Source folder `%{src}` was not created"
           not_created_target: "Target folder `%{target}` was not created"
           not_mounted: "Error when mounting `%{src}` to `%{target}`"
+          bin_not_found: "Could not find sshfs bin in the host machine. Please make sure it is installed."