diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/resume.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/resume.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..192ed1d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/vm/resume.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Actions
+    module VM
+      class Resume < Base
+        def execute!
+          if !@runner.vm.saved?
+            raise ActionException.new("The vagrant virtual environment you are trying to resume is not in a suspended state.")
+          end
+
+          logger.info "Resuming suspended VM..."
+          @runner.start
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
index d195a57c5..fd87251a6 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/commands.rb
@@ -107,11 +107,7 @@ error
       def resume
         Env.load!
         Env.require_persisted_vm
-        error_and_exit(<<-error) unless Env.persisted_vm.saved?
-The vagrant virtual environment you are trying to resume is not in a
-suspended state.
-error
-        Env.persisted_vm.start
+        Env.persisted_vm.resume
       end
 
       # Export and package the current vm
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
index 847597ed9..2d85d2f90 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/vm.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ module Vagrant
       execute!(Actions::VM::Suspend)
     end
 
+    def resume
+      execute!(Actions::VM::Resume)
+    end
+
     def saved?
       @vm.saved?
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/vm/resume_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/resume_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5429948ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/vm/resume_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class ResumeActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @runner, @vm, @action = mock_action(Vagrant::Actions::VM::Resume)
+    mock_config
+  end
+
+  context "executing" do
+    setup do
+      @vm.stubs(:saved?).returns(true)
+    end
+
+    should "save the state of the VM" do
+      @runner.expects(:start).once
+      @action.execute!
+    end
+
+    should "raise an ActionException if the VM is not saved" do
+      @vm.expects(:saved?).returns(false)
+      @vm.expects(:start).never
+      assert_raises(Vagrant::Actions::ActionException) {
+        @action.execute!
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
index 2c185ed2d..95b9939ca 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/commands_test.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class CommandsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "resume" do
     setup do
-      @persisted_vm.stubs(:start)
+      @persisted_vm.stubs(:resume)
       @persisted_vm.stubs(:saved?).returns(true)
     end
 
@@ -143,15 +143,8 @@ class CommandsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       Vagrant::Commands.resume
     end
 
-    should "error and exit if the VM is not already saved" do
-      @persisted_vm.expects(:saved?).returns(false)
-      Vagrant::Commands.expects(:error_and_exit).once
-      @persisted_vm.expects(:save_state).never
-      Vagrant::Commands.resume
-    end
-
     should "save the state of the VM" do
-      @persisted_vm.expects(:start).once
+      @persisted_vm.expects(:resume).once
       Vagrant::Commands.resume
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
index 066fe8ca9..eb476f71b 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/vm_test.rb
@@ -68,17 +68,19 @@ class VMTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     context "suspending" do
-      should "check if a VM is saved" do
-        @mock_vm.expects(:saved?).returns("foo")
-        assert_equal "foo", @vm.saved?
-      end
-
       should "execute the suspend action" do
         @vm.expects(:execute!).with(Vagrant::Actions::VM::Suspend).once
         @vm.suspend
       end
     end
 
+    context "resuming" do
+      should "execute the resume action" do
+        @vm.expects(:execute!).with(Vagrant::Actions::VM::Resume).once
+        @vm.resume
+      end
+    end
+
     context "starting" do
       setup do
         @mock_vm.stubs(:running?).returns(false)