diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a30f50165..215d465e9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
       MACHINE_NAME: drupalvm
       IP: 192.168.88.88
       DRUPALVM_DIR: /var/www/drupalvm
+      DRUSH_BIN: drush
       TEST_INSTALLED_EXTRAS: true
   matrix:
     # Defaults - Ubuntu 16.04.
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ env:
       run_opts: "--privileged"
       local_config: tests/ubuntu-16-postgresql.config.yml
       config_dir: /var/www/drupalvm/config
+      DRUSH_BIN: "${DRUPALVM_DIR}/drupal/vendor/drush/drush/drush"
       TEST_INSTALLED_EXTRAS: false
     # Defaults - CentOS 7.
     - type: centos
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ script:
     || (echo 'Dashboard install fail' && exit 1)
 
   - >
-    docker exec ${container_id} drush @${MACHINE_NAME}.${HOSTNAME} status
+    docker exec ${container_id} ${DRUSH_BIN} @${MACHINE_NAME}.${HOSTNAME} status
     | grep -q 'Drupal bootstrap.*Successful'
     && (echo 'Drush install pass' && exit 0)
     || (echo 'Drush install fail' && exit 1)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 544294cf7..fb93f26e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ By default, this VM includes the extras listed in the `config.yml` option `insta
       - adminer
       # - blackfire
       - drupalconsole
+      - drush
+      # - elasticsearch
+      # - java
       - mailhog
       # - memcached
       # - newrelic
diff --git a/default.config.yml b/default.config.yml
index b896e570a..deec7e8af 100644
--- a/default.config.yml
+++ b/default.config.yml
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ installed_extras:
   - adminer
   # - blackfire
   - drupalconsole
+  - drush
   # - elasticsearch
   # - java
   - mailhog
diff --git a/examples/acquia/acquia.config.yml b/examples/acquia/acquia.config.yml
index e991adeed..23b485fe5 100644
--- a/examples/acquia/acquia.config.yml
+++ b/examples/acquia/acquia.config.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ xhprof_download_folder_name: xhprof-master
 # Acquia Cloud Search defaults to Solr 4.x.
 solr_version: "4.5.1"
 installed_extras:
+  - drush
   - solr
diff --git a/examples/prod/prod.config.yml b/examples/prod/prod.config.yml
index 76b0ea6ef..4f0fa06d1 100644
--- a/examples/prod/prod.config.yml
+++ b/examples/prod/prod.config.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ mysql_root_password: root
 # Only install extras that you will need/use on your site, and don't install
 # development-related software on production environments!
 installed_extras:
+  - drush
   # - memcached
   # - redis
   # - solr
diff --git a/provisioning/playbook.yml b/provisioning/playbook.yml
index 6a32407b5..0301de3ad 100644
--- a/provisioning/playbook.yml
+++ b/provisioning/playbook.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     - geerlingguy.php
     - geerlingguy.php-pecl
     - geerlingguy.composer
-    - geerlingguy.drush
     - { role: geerlingguy.mysql, when: drupalvm_database == 'mysql' }
     - { role: geerlingguy.php-mysql, when: drupalvm_database == 'mysql' }
     - { role: geerlingguy.postgresql, when: drupalvm_database == 'pgsql' }
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@
 
     # Conditionally-installed roles.
     - { role: geerlingguy.drupal-console, when: 'drupal_major_version > 7 and "drupalconsole" in installed_extras' }
+    - { role: geerlingguy.drush, when: '"drush" in installed_extras' }
     - { role: geerlingguy.memcached, when: '"memcached" in installed_extras' }
     - { role: geerlingguy.php-memcached, when: '"memcached" in installed_extras' }
     - { role: geerlingguy.php-xdebug, when: '"xdebug" in installed_extras' }
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@
     - include: tasks/build-composer-project.yml
       when: build_composer_project
 
+    - name: Check if a project specific Drush binary exists.
+      stat: "path={{ drupal_composer_install_dir }}/vendor/drush/drush/drush"
+      register: drush_vendor_bin
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: Use project specific Drush if available.
+      set_fact:
+        drush_path: "{{ drupal_composer_install_dir }}/vendor/drush/drush/drush"
+      when: drush_vendor_bin.stat.exists
+
     # Install site if configured.
     - include: tasks/install-site.yml
       when: install_site
diff --git a/provisioning/templates/drupalvm.aliases.drushrc.php.j2 b/provisioning/templates/drupalvm.aliases.drushrc.php.j2
index cc9249bf6..1fff6d7be 100644
--- a/provisioning/templates/drupalvm.aliases.drushrc.php.j2
+++ b/provisioning/templates/drupalvm.aliases.drushrc.php.j2
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ $aliases['{{ host }}'] = array(
   'remote-host' => '{{ host }}',
   'remote-user' => '{{ vagrant_user }}',
   'ssh-options' => '-o PasswordAuthentication=no -i ' . drush_server_home() . '/.vagrant.d/insecure_private_key',
+  'path-aliases' => array(
+    '%drush-script' => '{{ drush_path }}',
+  ),
 );
 
 {% endif -%}