diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/forward_ports.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/forward_ports.rb
index 29b59f45b..767dac06d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/forward_ports.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/forward_ports.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ module Vagrant
           port.name = name
           port.hostport = options[:hostport]
           port.guestport = options[:guestport]
-          @vm.forwarded_ports << port
+          @vm.vm.forwarded_ports << port
         end
 
-        @vm.save(true)
+        @vm.vm.save(true)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
index c89a0c851..c264cec68 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ error
       end
 
       # Export and package the current vm
-      # 
+      #
       # This command requires that an instance be powered off
       def package(name=nil)
         Env.load!
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 9bbb93cdc..6b08893de 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ module Vagrant
     attr_reader :actions
 
     class << self
+      # Executes a specific action
+      def execute!(action_klass)
+        vm = new
+        vm.actions << action_klass
+        vm.execute!
+      end
+
       # Bring up the virtual machine. Imports the base image and
       # provisions it.
       def up
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/forward_ports_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/forward_ports_test.rb
index 7cbc55d1c..8239fa6ce 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/actions/forward_ports_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/forward_ports_test.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class ForwardPortsActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    @mock_vm.expects(:forwarded_ports).returns(forwarded_ports)
-    @mock_vm.expects(:save).with(true).once
+    @vm.expects(:forwarded_ports).returns(forwarded_ports)
+    @vm.expects(:save).with(true).once
     @action.execute!
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index 65108934d..f372cac81 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
       @vm.execute!
     end
+
+    should "run actions on class method execute!" do
+      vm = mock("vm")
+      actions = mock("actions")
+      execute_seq = sequence("execute_seq")
+      Vagrant::VM.expects(:new).returns(vm).in_sequence(execute_seq)
+      vm.expects(:actions).returns(actions).in_sequence(execute_seq)
+      actions.expects(:<<).with("foo").once.in_sequence(execute_seq)
+      vm.expects(:execute!).once.in_sequence(execute_seq)
+
+      Vagrant::VM.execute!("foo")
+    end
   end
 
   context "vagrant up" do