diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/communicator_mock.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/communicator_mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ed59e9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/communicator_mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ansiblelocal
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type communicatorMock struct {
+	startCommand      []string
+	uploadDestination []string
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) Start(cmd *packer.RemoteCmd) error {
+	c.startCommand = append(c.startCommand, cmd.Command)
+	cmd.SetExited(0)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) Upload(dst string, _ io.Reader, _ *os.FileInfo) error {
+	c.uploadDestination = append(c.uploadDestination, dst)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) UploadDir(dst, src string, exclude []string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) Download(src string, dst io.Writer) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) DownloadDir(src, dst string, exclude []string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *communicatorMock) verify() {
+}
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
index a074e1331..1e81b1bd6 100644
--- a/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 )
 
@@ -15,6 +16,37 @@ func testConfig() map[string]interface{} {
 	return m
 }
 
+func createTempFile() string {
+	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("err: %s", err))
+	}
+	return file.Name()
+}
+
+func createTempFiles(numFiles int) []string {
+	files := make([]string, 0, numFiles)
+	defer func() {
+		// Cleanup the files if not all were created.
+		if len(files) < numFiles {
+			for _, file := range files {
+				os.Remove(file)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	for i := 0; i < numFiles; i++ {
+		files = append(files, createTempFile())
+	}
+	return files
+}
+
+func removeFiles(files ...string) {
+	for _, file := range files {
+		os.Remove(file)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProvisioner_Impl(t *testing.T) {
 	var raw interface{}
 	raw = &Provisioner{}
@@ -117,6 +149,58 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_PlaybookFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func assertPlaybooksExecuted(comm *communicatorMock, playbooks []string) {
+	cmdIndex := 0
+	for _, playbook := range playbooks {
+		for ; cmdIndex < len(comm.startCommand); cmdIndex++ {
+			cmd := comm.startCommand[cmdIndex]
+			if strings.Contains(cmd, "ansible-playbook") && strings.Contains(cmd, playbook) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if cmdIndex == len(comm.startCommand) {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Playbook %s was not executed", playbook))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func assertPlaybooksUploaded(comm *communicatorMock, playbooks []string) {
+	uploadIndex := 0
+	for _, playbook := range playbooks {
+		for ; uploadIndex < len(comm.uploadDestination); uploadIndex++ {
+			dest := comm.uploadDestination[uploadIndex]
+			if strings.HasSuffix(dest, playbook) {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if uploadIndex == len(comm.uploadDestination) {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("Playbook %s was not uploaded", playbook))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProvisionerProvision_PlaybookFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	var p Provisioner
+	config := testConfig()
+
+	playbooks := createTempFiles(3)
+	defer removeFiles(playbooks...)
+
+	config["playbook_files"] = playbooks
+	err := p.Prepare(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	comm := &communicatorMock{}
+	if err := p.Provision(&uiStub{}, comm); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	assertPlaybooksUploaded(comm, playbooks)
+	assertPlaybooksExecuted(comm, playbooks)
+}
+
 func TestProvisionerPrepare_InventoryFile(t *testing.T) {
 	var p Provisioner
 	config := testConfig()
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/ui_stub.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/ui_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4faa2a215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/ui_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package ansiblelocal
+
+type uiStub struct{}
+
+func (su *uiStub) Ask(string) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (su *uiStub) Error(string) {}
+
+func (su *uiStub) Machine(string, ...string) {}
+
+func (su *uiStub) Message(string) {}
+
+func (su *uiStub) Say(msg string) {}