diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4c4f47ef..2c1fad071 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FEATURES:
 
   - New plugin type: synced folder implementation. This allows new ways of
     syncing folders to be added as plugins to Vagrant.
+  - The `Vagrant.require_version` function can be used at the top of a Vagrantfile
+    to enforce a minimum/maximum Vagrant version.
   - The `--debug` flag can be specified on any command now to get debug-level
     log output to ease reporting bugs.
   - You can now specify a memory using `vb.memory` setting with VirtualBox.
diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index ee2b61a20..56c9b9fae 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'log4r'
+require 'rubygems'
 
 # Enable logging if it is requested. We do this before
 # anything else so that we can setup the output before
@@ -230,6 +231,33 @@ module Vagrant
     $stderr = previous_stderr if previous_stderr
     $stdout = previous_stdout if previous_stdout
   end
+
+  # This allows a Vagrantfile to specify the version of Vagrant that is
+  # required. You can specify a list of requirements which will all be checked
+  # against the running Vagrant version.
+  #
+  # This should be specified at the _top_ of any Vagrantfile.
+  #
+  # Examples are shown below:
+  #
+  #   Vagrant.require_version(">= 1.3.5")
+  #   Vagrant.require_version(">= 1.3.5", "< 1.4.0")
+  #   Vagrant.require_version("~> 1.3.5")
+  #
+  def self.require_version(*requirements)
+    logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::root")
+    logger.info("Version requirements from Vagrantfile: #{requirements.inspect}")
+
+    req = Gem::Requirement.new(*requirements)
+    if req.satisfied_by?(Gem::Version.new(VERSION))
+      logger.info("  - Version requirements satisfied!")
+      return
+    end
+
+    raise Errors::VagrantVersionBad,
+      requirements: requirements.join(", "),
+      version: VERSION
+  end
 end
 
 # Default I18n to load the en locale
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index 835ef0ac3..ac3ff70f5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -544,6 +544,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:vagrantfile_syntax_error)
     end
 
+    class VagrantVersionBad < VagrantError
+      error_key(:vagrant_version_bad)
+    end
+
     class VBoxManageError < VagrantError
       error_key(:vboxmanage_error)
     end
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 4d42b3132..52091a1d1 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -614,6 +614,18 @@ en:
         message is reproduced below for convenience:
 
         %{file}
+      vagrant_version_bad: |-
+        This Vagrant environment has specified that it requires the Vagrant
+        version to satisfy the following version requirements:
+
+          %{requirements}
+
+        You are running Vagrant %{version}, which does not satisify
+        these requirements. Please change your Vagrant version or update
+        the Vagrantfile to allow this Vagrant version. However, be warned
+        that if the Vagrantfile has specified another version, it probably has
+        good reason to do so, and changing that may cause the environment to
+        not function properly.
       vboxmanage_error: |-
         There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant
         for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below.
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
index 8cb0799e5..afe0e25bd 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant_test.rb
@@ -88,4 +88,16 @@ describe Vagrant do
       described_class.has_plugin?("i_dont_exist").should be_false
     end
   end
+
+  describe "require_version" do
+    it "should succeed if valid range" do
+      expect { described_class.require_version(Vagrant::VERSION) }.
+        to_not raise_error
+    end
+
+    it "should not succeed if bad range" do
+      expect { described_class.require_version("> #{Vagrant::VERSION}") }.
+        to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::VagrantVersionBad)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
index 08dfe2473..c743215d5 100644
--- a/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
+++ b/website/docs/source/layouts/layout.erb
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 								<% if sidebar_section == "vagrantfile" %>
 								<ul class="sub unstyled">
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("vagrantfile-version") %>><a href="/v2/vagrantfile/version.html">Configuration Version</a></li>
+									<li<%= sidebar_current("vagrantfile-vagrantversion") %>><a href="/v2/vagrantfile/vagrant_version.html">Minimum Vagrant Version</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("vagrantfile-machine") %>><a href="/v2/vagrantfile/machine_settings.html">Machine Settings</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("vagrantfile-ssh") %>><a href="/v2/vagrantfile/ssh_settings.html">SSH Settings</a></li>
 									<li<%= sidebar_current("vagrantfile-vagrant") %>><a href="/v2/vagrantfile/vagrant_settings.html">Vagrant Settings</a></li>
diff --git a/website/docs/source/v2/vagrantfile/vagrant_version.html.md b/website/docs/source/v2/vagrantfile/vagrant_version.html.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8248575f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/source/v2/vagrantfile/vagrant_version.html.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+page_title: "Minimum Vagrant Version - Vagrantfile"
+sidebar_current: "vagrantfile-vagrantversion"
+---
+
+# Minimum Vagrant Version
+
+A set of Vagrant version requirements can be specified in the Vagrantfile
+to enforce that people use a specific version of Vagrant with a Vagrantfile.
+This can help with compatibility issues that may otherwise arise from using
+a too old or too new Vagrant version with a Vagrantfile.
+
+Vagrant version requirements should be specified at the top of a Vagrantfile
+with the `Vagrant.require_version` helper:
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.require_version ">= 1.3.5"
+```
+
+In the case above, the Vagrantfile will only load if the version loading it
+is Vagrant 1.3.5 or greater.
+
+Multiple requirements can be specified as well:
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.require_version ">= 1.3.5", "< 1.4.0"
+```