diff --git a/lib/vagrant/easy/command_api.rb b/lib/vagrant/easy/command_api.rb
index b4a00045e..b29446aa2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/easy/command_api.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/easy/command_api.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 require "delegate"
 require "optparse"
 
+require "log4r"
+
 require "vagrant/easy/operations"
 
 module Vagrant
@@ -13,8 +15,9 @@ module Vagrant
       def initialize(vm, argv)
         super(Operations.new(vm))
 
-        @argv = argv
-        @vm   = vm
+        @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::easy::command_api")
+        @argv   = argv
+        @vm     = vm
       end
 
       # Gets the value of an argument from the command line. Many arguments
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ module Vagrant
       #
       # @return [String]
       def arg(*names)
+        @logger.info("reading args: #{names.inspect}")
+
         # Mangle the names a bit to add "=VALUE" to every flag.
         names = names.map do |name|
           "#{name}=VALUE"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/easy/operations.rb b/lib/vagrant/easy/operations.rb
index 584ec2588..581403fb1 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/easy/operations.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/easy/operations.rb
@@ -58,18 +58,22 @@ module Vagrant
       #     puts "Output was #{output.stdout}"
       #
       # @param [String] command Command to run
-      def run(command)
+      # @param [Hash] options Additional options
+      def run(command, options=nil)
         @logger.info("run: #{command}")
-        remote_command(:execute, command)
+        options = { :echo => true }.merge(options || {})
+        remote_command(:execute, command, options)
       end
 
       # Same as {run} except runs the command with superuser privileges
       # via `sudo`.
       #
       # @param [String] command Command
-      def sudo(command)
+      # @param [Hash] options Additional options
+      def sudo(command, options=nil)
         @logger.info("sudo: #{command}")
-        remote_command(:sudo, command)
+        options = { :echo => true }.merge(options || {})
+        remote_command(:sudo, command, options)
       end
 
       # Uploads a file to the virtual machine.
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ module Vagrant
       protected
 
       # Runs a command on the remote host.
-      def remote_command(type, command)
+      def remote_command(type, command, options)
         # If the VM is not running, then we can't run SSH commands...
         raise Errors::VMNotRunningError if @vm.state != :running
 
@@ -120,6 +124,13 @@ module Vagrant
           elsif type == :stderr
             result.stderr += data
           end
+
+          # If we're echoing data, then echo it!
+          if options[:echo]
+            @vm.ui.info(data.to_s,
+                        :prefix => false,
+                        :new_line => false)
+          end
         end
 
         # Return the result