diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 97c051cc0..17b95a3a0 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
   config.vm.forward_port("ssh", 22, 2222)
   config.vm.disk_image_format = 'VMDK'
   config.vm.provisioner = nil
+  config.vm.shared_folder_uid = nil
+  config.vm.shared_folder_gid = nil
 
   config.package.name = 'vagrant'
   config.package.extension = '.box'
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders.rb
index 1ca54d525..8c81c578d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders.rb
@@ -54,10 +54,16 @@ module Vagrant
           # Note: This method seems pretty OS-specific and could also use
           # some configuration options. For now its duct tape and "works"
           # but should be looked at in the future.
-          attempts = 0
 
+          # Determine the permission string to attach to the mount command
+          perms = []
+          perms << "uid=#{Vagrant.config.vm.shared_folder_uid}" if Vagrant.config.vm.shared_folder_uid
+          perms << "gid=#{Vagrant.config.vm.shared_folder_gid}" if Vagrant.config.vm.shared_folder_gid
+          perms = " -o #{perms.join(",")}" if !perms.empty?
+
+          attempts = 0
           while true
-            result = ssh.exec!("sudo mount -t vboxsf #{name} #{guestpath}") do |ch, type, data|
+            result = ssh.exec!("sudo mount -t vboxsf#{perms} #{name} #{guestpath}") do |ch, type, data|
               # net/ssh returns the value in ch[:result] (based on looking at source)
               ch[:result] = !!(type == :stderr && data =~ /No such device/i)
             end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config.rb b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
index 37eb4c8a7..d62f49562 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ module Vagrant
       attr_accessor :hd_location
       attr_accessor :disk_image_format
       attr_accessor :provisioner
+      attr_accessor :shared_folder_uid
+      attr_accessor :shared_folder_gid
 
       def initialize
         @forwarded_ports = {}
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 8ef0f667b..9196b3aba 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
     Vagrant::Config.reset!
 
     Vagrant::Config.run do |config|
-      config.vagrant.dotfile_name = ".hobo"
+      config.vagrant.dotfile_name = ".vagrant"
 
       config.ssh.username = "foo"
       config.ssh.password = "bar"
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
       config.vm.box = "foo"
       config.vm.box_ovf = "box.ovf"
       config.vm.base_mac = "42"
-      config.vm.project_directory = "/hobo"
+      config.vm.project_directory = "/vagrant"
       config.vm.disk_image_format = 'VMDK'
       config.vm.forward_port("ssh", 22, 2222)
+      config.vm.shared_folder_uid = nil
+      config.vm.shared_folder_gid = nil
 
       config.package.name = 'vagrant'
       config.package.extension = '.box'
@@ -48,9 +50,9 @@ class Test::Unit::TestCase
       config.chef.validation_key_path = "validation.pem"
       config.chef.client_key_path = "/zoo/foo/bar.pem"
       config.chef.cookbooks_path = "cookbooks"
-      config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/hobo-chef"
+      config.chef.provisioning_path = "/tmp/vagrant-chef"
       config.chef.json = {
-        :recipes => ["hobo_main"]
+        :recipes => ["vagrant_main"]
       }
 
       config.vagrant.home = '~/.home'
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders_test.rb
index 5de4e8764..b8a5d8b3c 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/shared_folders_test.rb
@@ -154,5 +154,37 @@ class SharedFoldersActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         mount_folder
       }
     end
+
+    should "add uid to mount if set" do
+      uid = "foo"
+      mock_config do |config|
+        config.vm.shared_folder_uid = uid
+      end
+
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=#{uid} #{@name} #{@guestpath}").returns(@success_return)
+      mount_folder
+    end
+
+    should "add gid to mount if set" do
+      gid = "foo"
+      mock_config do |config|
+        config.vm.shared_folder_gid = gid
+      end
+
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mount -t vboxsf -o gid=#{gid} #{@name} #{@guestpath}").returns(@success_return)
+      mount_folder
+    end
+
+    should "add uid AND gid to mount if set" do
+      uid = "foo"
+      gid = "bar"
+      mock_config do |config|
+        config.vm.shared_folder_uid = uid
+        config.vm.shared_folder_gid = gid
+      end
+
+      @ssh.expects(:exec!).with("sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=#{uid},gid=#{gid} #{@name} #{@guestpath}").returns(@success_return)
+      mount_folder
+    end
   end
 end