diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
index 962f5662c..ab6a6dfd5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Vagrant
         use VM::Customize
         use VM::ForwardPorts
         use VM::ShareFolders
+        use VM::Boot
       end
 
       register :up, up
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..383913e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/boot.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+module Vagrant
+  class Action
+    module VM
+      class Boot
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app = app
+          @env = env
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          @env = env
+
+          # Start up the VM and wait for it to boot.
+          boot
+          return env.error!(:vm_failed_to_boot) if !wait_for_boot
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+
+        def boot
+          @env.logger.info "Booting VM..."
+          @env["vm"].vm.start(@env.env.config.vm.boot_mode)
+        end
+
+        def wait_for_boot(sleeptime=5)
+          @env.logger.info "Waiting for VM to boot..."
+
+          @env.env.config.ssh.max_tries.to_i.times do |i|
+            @env.logger.info "Trying to connect (attempt ##{i+1} of #{@env.env.config[:ssh][:max_tries]})..."
+
+            if @env["vm"].ssh.up?
+              @env.logger.info "VM booted and ready for use!"
+              return true
+            end
+
+            sleep sleeptime
+          end
+
+          @env.logger.info "Failed to connect to VM! Failed to boot?"
+          false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb b/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dddcd3c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/action/vm/boot_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class BootVMActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Action::VM::Boot
+    @app, @env = mock_action_data
+
+    @vm = mock("vm")
+    @vm.stubs(:ssh).returns(mock("ssh"))
+    @env["vm"] = @vm
+
+    @internal_vm = mock("internal")
+    @vm.stubs(:vm).returns(@internal_vm)
+
+    @instance = @klass.new(@app, @env)
+  end
+
+  context "calling" do
+    should "run the proper methods on success" do
+      boot_seq = sequence("boot_seq")
+      @instance.expects(:boot).in_sequence(boot_seq)
+      @instance.expects(:wait_for_boot).returns(true).in_sequence(boot_seq)
+      @app.expects(:call).with(@env).once.in_sequence(boot_seq)
+      @instance.call(@env)
+    end
+
+    should "error and halt chain if boot failed" do
+      boot_seq = sequence("boot_seq")
+      @instance.expects(:boot).in_sequence(boot_seq)
+      @instance.expects(:wait_for_boot).returns(false).in_sequence(boot_seq)
+      @app.expects(:call).never
+      @instance.call(@env)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "booting" do
+    should "start the VM in specified mode" do
+      mode = mock("boot_mode")
+      @env.env.config.vm.boot_mode = mode
+      @internal_vm.expects(:start).with(mode).once
+      @instance.boot
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "waiting for boot" do
+    should "repeatedly ping the SSH port and return false with no response" do
+      seq = sequence('pings')
+      @vm.ssh.expects(:up?).times(@env.env.config.ssh.max_tries.to_i - 1).returns(false).in_sequence(seq)
+      @vm.ssh.expects(:up?).once.returns(true).in_sequence(seq)
+      assert @instance.wait_for_boot(0)
+    end
+
+    should "ping the max number of times then just return" do
+      @vm.ssh.expects(:up?).times(@env.env.config.ssh.max_tries.to_i).returns(false)
+      assert !@instance.wait_for_boot(0)
+    end
+  end
+end