diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
index 94f7acd33..a50bce2e2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ module Vagrant
             :adapter     => config[:adapter],
             :type        => :bridged,
             :bridge      => chosen_bridge,
-            :mac_address => config[:mac]
+            :mac_address => config[:mac],
+            :nic_type    => config[:nic_type],
           }
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_0.rb b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_0.rb
index d491b4d7b..b942ee35c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_0.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_0.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ module Vagrant
             args.concat(["--macaddress#{adapter[:adapter]}",
                          adapter[:mac_address]])
           end
+
+          if adapter[:nic_type]
+            args.concat(["--nictype#{adapter[:adapter]}", adapter[:nic_type].to_s])
+          end
+
         end
 
         execute("modifyvm", @uuid, *args)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_1.rb b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_1.rb
index fa2178966..ca20a7b4f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_1.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/driver/virtualbox_4_1.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ module Vagrant
             args.concat(["--macaddress#{adapter[:adapter]}",
                          adapter[:mac_address]])
           end
+
+          if adapter[:nic_type]
+            args.concat(["--nictype#{adapter[:adapter]}", adapter[:nic_type].to_s])
+          end
         end
 
         execute("modifyvm", @uuid, *args)