diff --git a/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/mount_vmware_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/mount_vmware_shared_folder.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b932cd43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/mount_vmware_shared_folder.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module GuestDarwin
+    module Cap
+      class MountVmwareSharedFolder
+
+        # we seem to be unable to ask 'mount -t vmhgfs' to mount the roots
+        # of specific shares, so instead we symlink from what is already
+        # mounted by the guest tools 
+        # (ie. the behaviour of the VMware_fusion provider prior to 0.8.x)
+
+        def self.mount_vmware_shared_folder(machine, name, guestpath, options)
+          machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
+            # clear prior symlink
+            if comm.test("sudo test -L \"#{guestpath}\"")
+              comm.sudo("rm \"#{guestpath}\"")
+            end
+
+            # clear prior directory if exists
+            if comm.test("sudo test -d \"#{guestpath}\"")
+              comm.sudo("rm -Rf \"#{guestpath}\"")
+            end
+
+            # create intermediate directories if needed
+            intermediate_dir = File.dirname(guestpath)
+            if !comm.test("sudo test -d \"#{intermediate_dir}\"")
+              comm.sudo("mkdir -p \"#{intermediate_dir}\"")
+            end
+
+            # finally make the symlink
+            comm.sudo("ln -s \"/Volumes/VMware Shared Folders/#{name}\" \"#{guestpath}\"")
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/darwin/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/darwin/plugin.rb
index ff437f866..a8884f6f0 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/darwin/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/darwin/plugin.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         Cap::MountNFSFolder
       end
 
+      guest_capability("darwin", "mount_vmware_shared_folder") do
+        require_relative "cap/mount_vmware_shared_folder"
+        Cap::MountVmwareSharedFolder
+      end
+
       guest_capability("darwin", "shell_expand_guest_path") do
         require_relative "cap/shell_expand_guest_path"
         Cap::ShellExpandGuestPath