diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index 7b55c9cff..414aaa8e7 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PROJECT_ROOT = File.join(libdir, '..') unless defined?(PROJECT_ROOT)
 end
 
 # The vagrant specific files which must be loaded prior to the rest
-%w{vagrant/util vagrant/util/stacked_proc_runner vagrant/actions/base vagrant/downloaders/base vagrant/actions/collection
+%w{vagrant/util vagrant/util/stacked_proc_runner vagrant/util/progress_meter vagrant/actions/base vagrant/downloaders/base vagrant/actions/collection
   vagrant/actions/runner vagrant/config vagrant/provisioners/base vagrant/provisioners/chef}.each do |f|
   require File.expand_path(f, libdir)
 end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
index 48ecb87ba..b999c0c22 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/downloaders/http.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ module Vagrant
     # Downloads a file from an HTTP URL to a temporary file. This
     # downloader reports its progress to stdout while downloading.
     class HTTP < Base
-      # ANSI escape code to clear lines from cursor to end of line
-      CL_RESET = "\r\e[0K"
+      include Util::ProgressMeter
 
       def self.match?(uri)
         # URI.parse barfs on '<drive letter>:\\files \on\ windows'
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ module Vagrant
         extracted = URI.extract(uri).first
         extracted && extracted.include?(uri)
       end
-        
+
       def download!(source_url, destination_file)
         Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(source_url)) do |response|
           total = response.content_length
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ module Vagrant
             # Progress reporting is limited to every 25 segments just so
             # we're not constantly updating
             if segment_count % 25 == 0
-              report_progress(progress, total)
+              update_progress(progress, total)
               segment_count = 0
             end
 
@@ -38,17 +37,6 @@ module Vagrant
 
         complete_progress
       end
-
-      def report_progress(progress, total)
-        percent = (progress.to_f / total.to_f) * 100
-        print "#{CL_RESET}Download Progress: #{percent.to_i}% (#{progress} / #{total})"
-        $stdout.flush
-      end
-
-      def complete_progress
-        # Just clear the line back out
-        print "#{CL_RESET}"
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/progress_meter.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/progress_meter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5810db641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/progress_meter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    # A mixin which allows any class to be able to show a "progress meter"
+    # to standard out. The progress meter shows the progress of an operation
+    # with console-animated text in stdout.
+    module ProgressMeter
+      # ANSI escape code to clear lines from cursor to end of line
+      CL_RESET = "\r\e[0K"
+
+      # Updates the progress meter with the given progress amount and total.
+      # This method will do the math to figure out a percentage and show it
+      # within stdout.
+      #
+      # @param [Float] progress Progress
+      # @param [Float] total Total
+      def update_progress(progress, total)
+        percent = (progress.to_f / total.to_f) * 100
+        print "#{CL_RESET}Progress: #{percent.to_i}% (#{progress} / #{total})"
+        $stdout.flush
+      end
+
+      # Completes the progress meter by resetting it off of the screen.
+      def complete_progress
+        # Just clear the line back out
+        print "#{CL_RESET}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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