diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index e77cb17dc..cb6dc49ff 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
     attr_reader :env
     attr_reader :system
+    attr_reader :logger
     attr_reader :name
     attr_accessor :vm
 
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ module Vagrant
         # Load the associated system.
         load_system!
       end
+
+      @logger = ResourceLogger.new(@name, @env)
     end
 
     # Loads the system associated with the VM. The system class is
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index 4e3a27e23..3aee41e00 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "vagrant VM instance" do
     setup do
-      @vm = Vagrant::VM.new(:env => @env, :vm => @mock_vm)
+      @vm_name = "foo"
+      @vm = Vagrant::VM.new(:env => @env, :vm => @mock_vm, :vm_name => @vm_name)
       @mock_vm.stubs(:uuid).returns("foo")
     end
 
@@ -53,6 +54,16 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       end
     end
 
+    context "the logger" do
+      should "create a logger for the proper environment" do
+        logger = @vm.logger
+        assert logger
+        assert logger.is_a?(Vagrant::ResourceLogger)
+        assert_equal @vm.env, logger.env
+        assert_equal @vm_name, logger.resource
+      end
+    end
+
     context "accessing the SSH object" do
       setup do
         # Reset this to nil to force the reload