diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/base.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/base.rb
index 75016267e..d10334b56 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/base.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/base.rb
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 require_relative "../../../base"
 require_relative "support/shared/virtualbox_driver_version_4_x_examples"
+require_relative "support/shared/virtualbox_driver_version_5_x_examples"
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/support/shared/virtualbox_driver_version_5_x_examples.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/support/shared/virtualbox_driver_version_5_x_examples.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c8b142fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/virtualbox/support/shared/virtualbox_driver_version_5_x_examples.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+shared_examples "a version 5.x virtualbox driver" do |options|
+  before do
+    raise ArgumentError, "Need virtualbox context to use these shared examples." if !(defined? vbox_context)
+  end
+
+  describe "#shared_folders" do
+    let(:folders) { [{:name=>"folder",
+                     :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
+                     :transient=>false,
+                     :SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>true}]}
+
+    let(:folders_automount) { [{:name=>"folder",
+                     :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
+                     :transient=>false,
+                     :automount=>true,
+                     :SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>true}]}
+
+    let(:folders_disabled) { [{:name=>"folder",
+                     :hostpath=>"/Users/brian/vagrant-folder",
+                     :transient=>false,
+                     :SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate=>false}]}
+
+    it "enables SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate if true" do
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
+        with("VBoxManage", "setextradata", anything, "VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/folder", "1", {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr]}).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
+        with("VBoxManage", "sharedfolder", "add", anything, "--name", "folder", "--hostpath", "/Users/brian/vagrant-folder", {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr]}).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+      subject.share_folders(folders)
+
+    end
+
+    it "enables automount if option is true" do
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
+        with("VBoxManage", "setextradata", anything, "VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/folder", "1", {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr]}).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
+        with("VBoxManage", "sharedfolder", "add", anything, "--name", "folder", "--hostpath", "/Users/brian/vagrant-folder", "--automount", {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr]}).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+      subject.share_folders(folders_automount)
+
+    end
+
+    it "disables SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate if false" do
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).
+        with("VBoxManage", "sharedfolder", "add", anything, "--name", "folder", "--hostpath", "/Users/brian/vagrant-folder", {:notify=>[:stdout, :stderr]}).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+      subject.share_folders(folders_disabled)
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#set_mac_address" do
+    let(:mac) { "00:00:00:00:00:00" }
+
+    after { subject.set_mac_address(mac) }
+
+    it "should modify vm and set mac address" do
+      expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).with("VBoxManage", "modifyvm", anything, "--macaddress1", mac, anything).
+        and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+    end
+
+    context "when mac address is falsey" do
+      let(:mac) { nil }
+
+      it "should modify vm and set mac address to automatic value" do
+        expect(subprocess).to receive(:execute).with("VBoxManage", "modifyvm", anything, "--macaddress1", "auto", anything).
+          and_return(subprocess_result(exit_code: 0))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#ssh_port" do
+    let(:forwards) {
+      [[1, "ssh", 2222, 22, "127.0.0.1"],
+        [1, "ssh", 8080, 80, ""]]
+    }
+
+    before { allow(subject).to receive(:read_forwarded_ports).and_return(forwards) }
+
+    it "should return the host port" do
+      expect(subject.ssh_port(22)).to eq(2222)
+    end
+
+    context "when multiple matches are available" do
+      let(:forwards) {
+        [[1, "ssh", 2222, 22, "127.0.0.1"],
+          [1, "", 2221, 22, ""]]
+      }
+
+      it "should choose localhost port forward" do
+        expect(subject.ssh_port(22)).to eq(2222)
+      end
+
+      context "when multiple named matches are available" do
+        let(:forwards) {
+          [[1, "ssh", 2222, 22, "127.0.0.1"],
+            [1, "SSH", 2221, 22, "127.0.0.1"]]
+        }
+
+        it "should choose lowercased name forward" do
+          expect(subject.ssh_port(22)).to eq(2222)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when only ports are defined" do
+      let(:forwards) {
+        [[1, "", 2222, 22, ""]]
+      }
+
+      it "should return the host port" do
+        expect(subject.ssh_port(22)).to eq(2222)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when no matches are available" do
+      let(:forwards) { [] }
+
+      it "should return nil" do
+        expect(subject.ssh_port(22)).to be_nil
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end