diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/halt.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/halt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..181de57b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/halt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+module Vagrant
+  class Commands
+    # Halts a running vagrant instance. This forcibly halts the instance;
+    # it is the equivalent of pulling the power on a machine. The instance
+    # can be restarted again with {up}.
+    #
+    # This command requires than an instance already be brought up with
+    # `vagrant up`.
+    class Halt < Base
+      Base.subcommand "halt", self
+      description "Halts the currently running vagrant environment"
+
+      def execute(args=[])
+        env.require_persisted_vm
+        env.vm.execute!(Actions::VM::Halt)
+      end
+
+      def options_spec(opts)
+        opts.banner = "Usage: vagrant halt"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/ssh_config.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/ssh_config.rb
index fdbb33e7e..364f42689 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands/ssh_config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands/ssh_config.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 module Vagrant
   class Commands
-    # Reload the environment. This is almost equivalent to the {up} command
-    # except that it doesn't import the VM and do the initialize bootstrapping
-    # of the instance. Instead, it forces a shutdown (if its running) of the
-    # VM, updates the metadata (shared folders, forwarded ports), restarts
-    # the VM, and then reruns the provisioning if enabled.
+    # Outputs a valid entry for .ssh/config which can be used to connect
+    # to this environment.
     class SSHConfig < Base
       Base.subcommand "ssh-config", self
       description "outputs .ssh/config valid syntax for connecting to this environment via ssh"
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/halt_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/halt_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..291abf257
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/halt_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class CommandsHaltTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Commands::Halt
+
+    @persisted_vm = mock("persisted_vm")
+    @persisted_vm.stubs(:execute!)
+
+    @env = mock_environment
+    @env.stubs(:require_persisted_vm)
+    @env.stubs(:vm).returns(@persisted_vm)
+
+    @instance = @klass.new(@env)
+  end
+
+  context "executing" do
+    should "require a persisted VM" do
+      @env.expects(:require_persisted_vm).once
+      @instance.execute
+    end
+
+    should "call the `halt` action on the VM" do
+      @persisted_vm.expects(:execute!).with(Vagrant::Actions::VM::Halt).once
+      @instance.execute
+    end
+  end
+end