diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92118f11b..04b87ddd7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   - Fix edge case where an exception could be raised in networking code. [GH-742]
   - Add missing translation for the "guru meditation" state. [GH-745]
   - Check that VirtualBox exists before certain commands. [GH-746]
+  - NIC type can be defined for host-only network adapters.
 
 ## 0.9.7 (February 9, 2012)
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
index e79da8c7e..d2e63b76b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ module Vagrant
             :adapter     => config[:adapter],
             :type        => :hostonly,
             :hostonly    => interface[:name],
-            :mac_address => config[:mac]
+            :mac_address => config[:mac],
+            :nic_type    => config[:nic_type]
           }
         end