diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index fe3b5eaf1..747214e85 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ module Vagrant
   c.register([:"1", :command])     { Plugin::V1::Command }
   c.register([:"1", :config])      { Plugin::V1::Config }
   c.register([:"1", :guest])       { Plugin::V1::Guest }
+  c.register([:"1", :host])        { Plugin::V1::Host }
   c.register([:"1", :provisioner]) { Plugin::V1::Provisioner }
 
   # Returns a `Vagrant::Registry` object that contains all the built-in
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
index ff0d156a7..f73678023 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
     # Returns the host object associated with this environment.
     #
-    # @return [Hosts::Base]
+    # @return [Class]
     def host
       return @host if defined?(@host)
 
@@ -194,10 +194,9 @@ module Vagrant
         # Get the flattened list of available hosts
         host_klass = Hosts.detect(hosts)
       end
-      host_klass = Vagrant.hosts.get(host_klass) if host_klass.is_a?(Symbol)
 
       # If no host class is detected, we use the base class.
-      host_klass ||= Hosts::Base
+      host_klass ||= Vagrant.plugin("1", :host)
 
       @host ||= host_klass.new(@ui)
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts.rb
index 86d94827b..aa333d3d0 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/hosts.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts.rb
@@ -24,68 +24,5 @@ module Vagrant
       # No matches found...
       return nil
     end
-
-    # Interface for classes which house behavior that is specific
-    # to the host OS that is running Vagrant.
-    #
-    # By default, Vagrant will attempt to choose the best option
-    # for your machine, but the host may also be explicitly set
-    # via the `config.vagrant.host` parameter.
-    class Base
-      # This returns true/false depending on if the current running system
-      # matches the host class.
-      #
-      # @return [Boolean]
-      def self.match?
-        nil
-      end
-
-      # The precedence of the host when checking for matches. This is to
-      # allow certain host such as generic OS's ("Linux", "BSD", etc.)
-      # to be specified last.
-      #
-      # The hosts with the higher numbers will be checked first.
-      #
-      # If you're implementing a basic host, you can probably ignore this.
-      def self.precedence
-        5
-      end
-
-      # Initializes a new host class.
-      #
-      # The only required parameter is a UI object so that the host
-      # objects have some way to communicate with the outside world.
-      #
-      # @param [UI] ui UI for the hosts to output to.
-      def initialize(ui)
-        @ui = ui
-      end
-
-      # Returns true of false denoting whether or not this host supports
-      # NFS shared folder setup. This method ideally should verify that
-      # NFS is installed.
-      #
-      # @return [Boolean]
-      def nfs?
-        false
-      end
-
-      # Exports the given hash of folders via NFS.
-      #
-      # @param [String] id A unique ID that is guaranteed to be unique to
-      #   match these sets of folders.
-      # @param [String] ip IP of the guest machine.
-      # @param [Hash] folders Shared folders to sync.
-      def nfs_export(id, ip, folders)
-      end
-
-      # Prunes any NFS exports made by Vagrant which aren't in the set
-      # of valid ids given.
-      #
-      # @param [Array<String>] valid_ids Valid IDs that should not be
-      #   pruned.
-      def nfs_prune(valid_ids)
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1.rb
index 0c095c4c3..6c4c6d339 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module Vagrant
       autoload :Command, "vagrant/plugin/v1/command"
       autoload :Config, "vagrant/plugin/v1/config"
       autoload :Guest,  "vagrant/plugin/v1/guest"
+      autoload :Host,   "vagrant/plugin/v1/host"
       autoload :Plugin, "vagrant/plugin/v1/plugin"
       autoload :Provisioner, "vagrant/plugin/v1/provisioner"
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1/host.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1/host.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1017f1d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v1/host.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Plugin
+    module V1
+      # Base class for a host in Vagrant. A host class contains functionality
+      # that is specific to a specific OS that is running Vagrant. This
+      # abstraction is done becauase there is some host-specific logic that
+      # Vagrant must do in some cases.
+      class Host
+        # This returns true/false depending on if the current running system
+        # matches the host class.
+        #
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def self.match?
+          nil
+        end
+
+        # The precedence of the host when checking for matches. This is to
+        # allow certain host such as generic OS's ("Linux", "BSD", etc.)
+        # to be specified last.
+        #
+        # The hosts with the higher numbers will be checked first.
+        #
+        # If you're implementing a basic host, you can probably ignore this.
+        def self.precedence
+          5
+        end
+
+        # Initializes a new host class.
+        #
+        # The only required parameter is a UI object so that the host
+        # objects have some way to communicate with the outside world.
+        #
+        # @param [UI] ui UI for the hosts to output to.
+        def initialize(ui)
+          @ui = ui
+        end
+
+        # Returns true of false denoting whether or not this host supports
+        # NFS shared folder setup. This method ideally should verify that
+        # NFS is installed.
+        #
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def nfs?
+          false
+        end
+
+        # Exports the given hash of folders via NFS.
+        #
+        # @param [String] id A unique ID that is guaranteed to be unique to
+        #   match these sets of folders.
+        # @param [String] ip IP of the guest machine.
+        # @param [Hash] folders Shared folders to sync.
+        def nfs_export(id, ip, folders)
+        end
+
+        # Prunes any NFS exports made by Vagrant which aren't in the set
+        # of valid ids given.
+        #
+        # @param [Array<String>] valid_ids Valid IDs that should not be
+        #   pruned.
+        def nfs_prune(valid_ids)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/bsd/host.rb b/plugins/hosts/bsd/host.rb
index aefd9defa..28c9a62f3 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/bsd/host.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/bsd/host.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require 'vagrant/util/platform'
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HostBSD
     # Represents a BSD host, such as FreeBSD and Darwin (Mac OS X).
-    class Host < Vagrant::Hosts::Base
+    class Host < Vagrant.plugin("1", :host)
       include Vagrant::Util
       include Vagrant::Util::Retryable
 
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/linux/host.rb b/plugins/hosts/linux/host.rb
index 30cb025a0..b846d7a9b 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/linux/host.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/linux/host.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require 'vagrant/util/platform'
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HostLinux
     # Represents a Linux based host, such as Ubuntu.
-    class Host < Vagrant::Hosts::Base
+    class Host < Vagrant.plugin("1", :host)
       include Vagrant::Util
       include Vagrant::Util::Retryable
 
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/windows/host.rb b/plugins/hosts/windows/host.rb
index 1a5e05065..9f5ed6c44 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/windows/host.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/windows/host.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'vagrant/util/platform'
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HostWindows
-    class Host < Vagrant::Hosts::Base
+    class Host < Vagrant.plugin("1", :host)
       def self.match?
         Vagrant::Util::Platform.windows?
       end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/hosts_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/hosts_test.rb
index c046b37e3..6c7f460c6 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/hosts_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/hosts_test.rb
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ require File.expand_path("../../base", __FILE__)
 
 describe Vagrant::Hosts do
   let(:registry) { Hash.new }
+  let(:base_class) { Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Host }
 
   it "detects the host that matches true" do
-    foo_klass = Class.new(Vagrant::Hosts::Base) do
+    foo_klass = Class.new(base_class) do
       def self.match?; false; end
     end
 
-    bar_klass = Class.new(Vagrant::Hosts::Base) do
+    bar_klass = Class.new(base_class) do
       def self.match?; true; end
     end
 
@@ -19,11 +20,11 @@ describe Vagrant::Hosts do
   end
 
   it "detects the host that matches true with the highest precedence first" do
-    foo_klass = Class.new(Vagrant::Hosts::Base) do
+    foo_klass = Class.new(base_class) do
       def self.match?; true; end
     end
 
-    bar_klass = Class.new(Vagrant::Hosts::Base) do
+    bar_klass = Class.new(base_class) do
       def self.match?; true; end
       def self.precedence; 9; end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v1/host_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v1/host_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bfc0fee78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v1/host_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+describe Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Host do
+  # No tests.
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
index 33241eb32..4985761fa 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe Vagrant do
         described_class.plugin("1", :command).should == Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Command
         described_class.plugin("1", :config).should == Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Config
         described_class.plugin("1", :guest).should == Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Guest
+        described_class.plugin("1", :host).should == Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Host
         described_class.plugin("1", :provisioner).should == Vagrant::Plugin::V1::Provisioner
       end
     end