diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 5aebe5891..40da4f8cc 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Hobo::Config.run do |config|
   config.vm.base_mac = "0800279C2E41"
   config.vm.project_directory = "/hobo"
   config.vm.forward_port("ssh", 22, 2222)
+
+  config.chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
+  config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/hobo-chef"
 end
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diff --git a/lib/hobo.rb b/lib/hobo.rb
index d2bcec9e8..603affa4d 100644
--- a/lib/hobo.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require 'hobo/busy'
 require 'hobo/util'
 require 'hobo/config'
 require 'hobo/env'
+require 'hobo/provisioning'
 require 'hobo/ssh'
 require 'hobo/vm'
 
diff --git a/lib/hobo/config.rb b/lib/hobo/config.rb
index 35ad9d24c..04e6b73ff 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/config.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/config.rb
@@ -61,21 +61,28 @@ module Hobo
           :protocol   => protocol
         }
       end
-        
+
       def hd_location=(val)
         raise Exception.new "disk_storage must be set to a directory" unless File.directory?(val)
         @hd_location=val
       end
     end
 
+    class ChefConfig < Base
+      attr_accessor :cookbooks_path
+      attr_accessor :provisioning_path
+    end
+
     class Top < Base
       attr_accessor :dotfile_name
       attr_reader :ssh
       attr_reader :vm
+      attr_reader :chef
 
       def initialize
         @ssh = SSHConfig.new
         @vm = VMConfig.new
+        @chef = ChefConfig.new
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb b/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a050a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hobo/provisioning.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module Hobo
+  class Provisioning
+    include Hobo::Util
+
+    def initialize(vm)
+      @vm = vm
+      @vm.share_folder("hobo-provisioning", File.expand_path(Hobo.config.chef.cookbooks_path, Env.root_path), Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path)
+    end
+
+    def run
+
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/hobo/vm.rb b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
index 2ec9cf952..484012985 100644
--- a/lib/hobo/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/hobo/vm.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ error
     def create
       share_folder("hobo-root", Env.root_path, Hobo.config.vm.project_directory)
 
+      # Create the provisioning object, prior to doing anything so it can
+      # set any configuration on the VM object prior to creation
+      provisioning = Provisioning.new(self)
+
+      # The path of righteousness
       import
       move_hd if Hobo.config[:vm][:hd_location]
       persist
@@ -70,6 +75,9 @@ error
       setup_shared_folders
       start
       mount_shared_folders
+
+      # Once we're started, run the provisioning
+      provisioning.run
     end
 
     def destroy
diff --git a/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb b/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..896355e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hobo/provisioning_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class ProvisioningTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  context "initializing" do
+    should "setup shared folder on VM" do
+      File.expects(:expand_path).with(Hobo.config.chef.cookbooks_path, Hobo::Env.root_path).returns("foo")
+      vm = mock("vm")
+      vm.expects(:share_folder).with("hobo-provisioning", "foo", Hobo.config.chef.provisioning_path)
+      Hobo::Provisioning.new(vm)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
index 4be2105a9..4acfb8fe1 100644
--- a/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/hobo/vm_test.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     context "creating" do
       should "create the VM in the proper order" do
+        prov = mock("prov")
         create_seq = sequence("create_seq")
+        Hobo::Provisioning.expects(:new).with(@vm).in_sequence(create_seq).returns(prov)
         @vm.expects(:import).in_sequence(create_seq)
         @vm.expects(:persist).in_sequence(create_seq)
         @vm.expects(:setup_mac_address).in_sequence(create_seq)
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         @vm.expects(:setup_shared_folders).in_sequence(create_seq)
         @vm.expects(:start).in_sequence(create_seq)
         @vm.expects(:mount_shared_folders).in_sequence(create_seq)
+        prov.expects(:run).in_sequence(create_seq)
         @vm.create
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 1088b6b71..a2efcd59e 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
       config.vm.base_mac = "42"
       config.vm.project_directory = "/hobo"
       config.vm.forward_port("ssh", 22, 2222)
+
+      config.chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
+      config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/hobo-chef"
     end
 
     Hobo::Config.execute!