diff --git a/lib/vagrant/guest.rb b/lib/vagrant/guest.rb
index be63ff3df..5629af70f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/guest.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/guest.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module Vagrant
           :guest => @chain[0][0].to_s
       end
 
-      cap_method.call(*args)
+      cap_method.call(@machine, *args)
     end
 
     # This returns whether the guest is ready to work. If this returns
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..127a673ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestLinux
+    module Cap
+      class MountVirtualBoxSharedFolder
+        def self.mount_virtualbox_shared_folder(machine, name, guestpath, options)
+          expanded_guest_path = machine.guest.capability(
+            :shell_expand_guest_path, guestpath)
+
+          # Determine the permission string to attach to the mount command
+          mount_options = "-o uid=`id -u #{options[:owner]}`,gid=`id -g #{options[:group]}`"
+          mount_options += ",#{options[:extra]}" if options[:extra]
+          mount_command = "mount -t vboxsf #{mount_options} #{name} #{expanded_guest_path}"
+
+          # Create the guest path if it doesn't exist
+          machine.communicate.sudo("mkdir -p #{expanded_guest_path}")
+
+          # Attempt to mount the folder. We retry here a few times because
+          # it can fail early on.
+          attempts = 0
+          while true
+            success = true
+            machine.communicate.sudo(mount_command) do |type, data|
+              success = false if type == :stderr && data =~ /No such device/i
+            end
+
+            break if success
+
+            attempts += 1
+            # TODO: Nicer exception
+            raise "Mount failed"
+            sleep 2
+          end
+
+          # Chown the directory to the proper user
+          machine.communicate.sudo(
+            "chown `id -u #{options[:owner]}`:`id -g #{options[:group]}` #{expanded_guest_path}")
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1869ccfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/shell_expand_guest_path.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestLinux
+    module Cap
+      class ShellExpandGuestPath
+        def self.shell_expand_guest_path(machine, path)
+          real_path = nil
+          machine.communicate.execute("printf #{guestpath}") do |type, data|
+            if type == :stdout
+              real_path ||= ""
+              real_path += data
+            end
+          end
+
+          if !real_path
+            # If no real guest path was detected, this is really strange
+            # and we raise an exception because this is a bug.
+            # TODO: Nice exception
+            raise "No expanded guest path detected."
+          end
+
+          # Chomp the string so that any trailing newlines are killed
+          return real_path.chomp
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
index f0bc77c1d..bef17506f 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
       end
 
-      def mount_shared_folder(name, guestpath, options)
-        real_guestpath = expanded_guest_path(guestpath)
-        @logger.debug("Shell expanded guest path: #{real_guestpath}")
-
-        @vm.communicate.sudo("mkdir -p #{real_guestpath}")
-        mount_folder(name, real_guestpath, options)
-        @vm.communicate.sudo("chown `id -u #{options[:owner]}`:`id -g #{options[:group]}` #{real_guestpath}")
-      end
-
       def mount_nfs(ip, folders)
         # TODO: Maybe check for nfs support on the guest, since its often
         # not installed by default
@@ -105,26 +96,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         # Chomp the string so that any trailing newlines are killed
         return real_guestpath.chomp
       end
-
-      def mount_folder(name, guestpath, options)
-        # Determine the permission string to attach to the mount command
-        mount_options = "-o uid=`id -u #{options[:owner]}`,gid=`id -g #{options[:group]}`"
-        mount_options += ",#{options[:extra]}" if options[:extra]
-
-        attempts = 0
-        while true
-          success = true
-          @vm.communicate.sudo("mount -t vboxsf #{mount_options} #{name} #{guestpath}") do |type, data|
-            success = false if type == :stderr && data =~ /No such device/i
-          end
-
-          break if success
-
-          attempts += 1
-          raise LinuxError, :mount_fail if attempts >= 10
-          sleep 5
-        end
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
index 7c766edb5..ee0ce1065 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/plugin.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         require File.expand_path("../guest", __FILE__)
         Guest
       end
+
+      guest_capability("linux", "shell_expand_guest_path") do
+        require_relative "cap/shell_expand_guest_path"
+        Cap::ShellExpandGuestPath
+      end
+
+      guest_capability("linux", "mount_virtualbox_shared_folder") do
+        require_relative "cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder"
+        Cap::MountVirtualBoxSharedFolder
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
index 9dd394c0c..e795a56ed 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/share_folders.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               data[:group] ||= @env[:machine].config.ssh.username
 
               # Mount the actual folder
-              @env[:machine].guest.mount_shared_folder(id, data[:guestpath], data)
+              @env[:machine].guest.capability(
+                :mount_virtualbox_shared_folder, id, data[:guestpath], data)
             else
               # If no guest path is specified, then automounting is disabled
               @env[:ui].info(I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.share_folders.nomount_entry",
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/guest_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/guest_test.rb
index 454dce84e..d778ccd05 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/guest_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/guest_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ describe Vagrant::Guest do
 
   let(:capabilities) { {} }
   let(:guests)  { {} }
-  let(:machine) { double("machine") }
+  let(:machine) do
+    double("machine").tap do |m|
+      m.stub(:inspect => "machine")
+    end
+  end
 
   subject { described_class.new(machine, guests, capabilities) }
 
@@ -58,14 +62,14 @@ describe Vagrant::Guest do
       register_capability(:bar, :test)
 
       expect { subject.capability(:test) }.
-        to raise_error(RuntimeError, "cap: test []")
+        to raise_error(RuntimeError, "cap: test [machine]")
     end
 
     it "executes the capability with arguments" do
       register_capability(:bar, :test)
 
       expect { subject.capability(:test, 1) }.
-        to raise_error(RuntimeError, "cap: test [1]")
+        to raise_error(RuntimeError, "cap: test [machine, 1]")
     end
 
     it "raises an exception if the capability doesn't exist" do