diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/clear_forwarded_ports.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/clear_forwarded_ports.rb
index 48dbe5b..bf6d1b3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/clear_forwarded_ports.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/clear_forwarded_ports.rb
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ module Vagrant
           if redir_pids.any?
             env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.clear_forward_ports.deleting")
             redir_pids.each do |pid|
-              next unless is_redir_pid?(pid)
-              @logger.debug "Killing pid #{pid}"
-              system "pkill -TERM -P #{pid}"
+              next unless is_redir_pid?(pid[0])
+              @logger.debug "Killing pid #{pid[0]}"
+	      if pid[1]
+		system  "sudo pkill -TERM -P #{pid[0]}"
+	      else
+		system "pkill -TERM -P #{pid[0]}"
+	      end
             end
 
             @logger.info "Removing redir pids files"
@@ -31,7 +35,9 @@ module Vagrant
 
         def redir_pids
           @redir_pids = Dir[@env[:machine].data_dir.join('pids').to_s + "/redir_*.pid"].map do |file|
-            File.read(file).strip.chomp
+	     port_number = file.split(/[^\d]/).join
+	     privileged_port = true if Integer(port_number) > 1024
+	     a = [ File.read(file).strip.chomp , privileged_port ]
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/forward_ports.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/forward_ports.rb
index 5bc4efe..afad40c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/forward_ports.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/action/forward_ports.rb
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ module Vagrant
           params = %W( --lport=#{host_port} --caddr=#{guest_ip} --cport=#{guest_port} )
           params.unshift "--laddr=#{host_ip}" if host_ip
           params << '--syslog' if ENV['REDIR_LOG']
-          redir_cmd = "redir #{params.join(' ')} 2>/dev/null"
-
+	  if host_port < 1024 
+          	redir_cmd = "sudo redir #{params.join(' ')} 2>/dev/null"
+	  else
+          	redir_cmd = "redir #{params.join(' ')} 2>/dev/null"
+	  end
           @logger.debug "Forwarding port with `#{redir_cmd}`"
           spawn redir_cmd
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/action/clear_forwarded_ports_spec.rb b/spec/unit/action/clear_forwarded_ports_spec.rb
index 7f98e23..182ac3c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/action/clear_forwarded_ports_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/action/clear_forwarded_ports_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe Vagrant::LXC::Action::ClearForwardedPorts do
 
   context 'with a valid redir pid' do
     it 'kills known processes' do
-      expect(subject).to have_received(:system).with("pkill -TERM -P #{pid}")
+      expect(subject).to have_received(:system).with("sudo pkill -TERM -P #{pid}")
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe Vagrant::LXC::Action::ClearForwardedPorts do
     let(:pid_cmd) { 'sudo ls' }
 
     it 'does not kill the process' do
-      expect(subject).not_to have_received(:system).with("pkill -TERM -P #{pid}")
+      expect(subject).not_to have_received(:system).with("sudo pkill -TERM -P #{pid}")
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/action/sudo_forward_ports_spec.rb b/spec/unit/action/sudo_forward_ports_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77602ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/action/sudo_forward_ports_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+require 'unit_helper'
+
+require 'tmpdir'
+require 'vagrant-lxc/provider'
+require 'vagrant-lxc/action/forward_ports'
+
+describe Vagrant::LXC::Action::ForwardPorts do
+  let(:app)          { double(:app, call: true) }
+  let(:env)          { {machine: machine, ui: double(info: true, warn: true)} }
+  let(:machine)      { double(:machine) }
+  let!(:data_dir)    { Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir) }
+  let(:provider)     { double(Vagrant::LXC::Provider, ssh_info: {host: container_ip}) }
+  let(:host_ip)      { '127.0.0.1' }
+  let(:host_port)    { 80 }
+  let(:guest_port)   { 80 }
+  let(:container_ip) { '10.0.1.234' }
+  let(:pid)          { 'a-pid' }
+  let(:forward_conf) { {guest: guest_port, host: host_port, host_ip: host_ip} }
+  let(:networks)     { [[:other_config, {}], [:forwarded_port, forward_conf]] }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(app, env) }
+
+  before do
+    machine.stub_chain(:config, :vm, :networks).and_return(networks)
+    machine.stub(provider: provider, data_dir: data_dir)
+
+    subject.stub(exec: true)
+    subject.stub(spawn: pid)
+  end
+
+  after { FileUtils.rm_rf data_dir.to_s }
+
+  it 'forwards ports using redir' do
+    subject.stub(system: true)
+    subject.call(env)
+    expect(subject).to have_received(:spawn).with(
+      "sudo redir --laddr=#{host_ip} --lport=#{host_port} --caddr=#{container_ip} --cport=#{guest_port} 2>/dev/null"
+    )
+  end
+
+  it 'skips --laddr parameter if host_ip is nil' do
+    forward_conf.delete(:host_ip)
+    subject.stub(system: true)
+    subject.call(env)
+    expect(subject).to have_received(:spawn).with(
+      "sudo redir --lport=#{host_port} --caddr=#{container_ip} --cport=#{guest_port} 2>/dev/null"
+    )
+  end
+
+  it 'skips --laddr parameter if host_ip is a blank string' do
+    forward_conf[:host_ip] = ' '
+    subject.stub(system: true)
+    subject.call(env)
+    expect(subject).to have_received(:spawn).with(
+      "sudo redir --lport=#{host_port} --caddr=#{container_ip} --cport=#{guest_port} 2>/dev/null"
+    )
+  end
+
+  it "stores redir pids on machine's data dir" do
+    subject.stub(system: true)
+    subject.call(env)
+    pid_file = data_dir.join('pids', "redir_#{host_port}.pid").read
+    expect(pid_file).to eq(pid)
+  end
+
+  it 'allows disabling a previously forwarded port' do
+    forward_conf[:disabled] = true
+    subject.stub(system: true)
+    subject.call(env)
+    expect(subject).not_to have_received(:spawn)
+  end
+
+  it 'raises RedirNotInstalled error if `redir` is not installed' do
+    subject.stub(system: false)
+    expect { subject.call(env) }.to raise_error(Vagrant::LXC::Errors::RedirNotInstalled)
+  end
+end