diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
index 2c555f11d..174273992 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ module Vagrant
       include Util
 
       def nfs?
-        # TODO: verify it exists
-        true
+        system("which nfsd")
+        $?.to_i == 0
       end
 
       def nfs_export(ip, folders)
diff --git a/test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb b/test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb
index ccb39134b..4d852cc69 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/hosts/bsd_test.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,22 @@ class BSDHostTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "supporting nfs check" do
     should "support NFS" do
+      @instance.expects(:system).with() do |cmd|
+        `which which`
+        true
+      end
+
       assert @instance.nfs?
     end
+
+    should "not support NFS if nfsd is not found" do
+      @instance.expects(:system).with() do |cmd|
+        `which thisshouldnoteverneverexist`
+        true
+      end
+
+      assert !@instance.nfs?
+    end
   end
 
   context "nfs export" do