diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
index 05f80f3d6..3873edbee 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/helpers.rb
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ module Vagrant
 
       # This returns an array of {VM} objects depending on the arguments
       # given to the command.
-      def target_vms
+      def target_vms(name=nil)
+        name ||= self.name
+
         @target_vms ||= begin
           if env.multivm?
-            return env.vms.values if !self.name
-            vm = env.vms[self.name.to_sym]
-            raise Errors::VMNotFoundError.new(:name => self.name) if !vm
+            return env.vms.values if !name
+            vm = env.vms[name.to_sym]
+            raise Errors::VMNotFoundError.new(:name => name) if !vm
           else
-            raise Errors::MultiVMEnvironmentRequired.new if self.name
+            raise Errors::MultiVMEnvironmentRequired.new if name
             vm = env.vms.values.first
           end
 
diff --git a/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb b/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
index 8651c6cbf..381f4e05a 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/command/helpers_test.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ class CommandHelpersTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_equal @env.vms[:one], instance.target_vms.first
       end
 
+      should "return only the specified VM if name is given in the arg" do
+        instance = command([], @env)
+        assert_equal @env.vms[:two], instance.target_vms("two").first
+      end
+
       should "raise an exception if an invalid name is given" do
         instance = command(["foo"], @env)
         assert_raises(Vagrant::Errors::VMNotFoundError) {