diff --git a/plugins/commands/cap/command.rb b/plugins/commands/cap/command.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a80cfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/cap/command.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+require 'optparse'
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandCap
+    class Command < Vagrant.plugin("2", :command)
+      def self.synopsis
+        "checks and executes capability"
+      end
+
+      def execute
+        options = {}
+        options[:check] = false
+
+        opts = OptionParser.new do |o|
+          o.banner = "Usage: vagrant cap [options] TYPE NAME [args]"
+          o.separator ""
+          o.separator "This is an advanced command. If you don't know what this"
+          o.separator "does and you aren't explicitly trying to use it, you probably"
+          o.separator "don't want to use this."
+          o.separator ""
+          o.separator "This command checks or executes arbitrary capabilities that"
+          o.separator "Vagrant has for hosts, guests, and providers."
+          o.separator ""
+          o.separator "Options:"
+          o.separator ""
+
+          o.on("--check", "Only checks for a capability, does not execute") do |f|
+            options[:check] = f
+          end
+        end
+
+        # Parse the options
+        argv = parse_options(opts)
+        return if !argv
+        if argv.length < 2
+          raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,
+            help: opts.help.chomp
+        end
+
+        type = argv.shift.to_sym
+        name = argv.shift.to_sym
+
+        # Get the proper capability host to check
+        cap_host = nil
+        if type == :host
+          cap_host = @env.host
+        else
+          with_target_vms([]) do |vm|
+            cap_host = case type
+                       when :provider
+                         vm.provider
+                       when :guest
+                         vm.guest
+                       else
+                         raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,
+                           help: opts.help.chomp
+                       end
+          end
+        end
+
+        # If we're just checking, then just return exit codes
+        if options[:check]
+          return 0 if cap_host.capability?(name)
+          return 1
+        end
+
+        # Otherwise, call it
+        cap_host.capability(name, *argv)
+
+        # Success, exit status 0
+        0
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/commands/cap/plugin.rb b/plugins/commands/cap/plugin.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21199c9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/commands/cap/plugin.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+require "vagrant"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommandCap
+    class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("2")
+      name "cap command"
+      description <<-DESC
+      The `cap` command checks and executes arbitrary capabilities.
+      DESC
+
+      command("cap", primary: false) do
+        require_relative "command"
+        Command
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/cap/command_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/cap/command_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e3394fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/cap/command_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/cap/command")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandCap::Command do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  let(:guest)   { double("guest") }
+  let(:host)    { double("host") }
+  let(:machine) { iso_env.machine(iso_env.machine_names[0], :dummy) }
+
+  let(:argv)     { [] }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(subject).to receive(:with_target_vms) { |&block| block.call machine }
+  end
+
+  describe "execute" do
+    context "--check provider foo (exists)" do
+      let(:argv) { ["--check", "provider", "foo"] }
+      let(:cap) { Class.new }
+
+      before do
+        register_plugin do |p|
+          p.provider_capability(:dummy, :foo) { cap }
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "exits with 0 if it exists" do
+        expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "--check provider foo (doesn't exists)" do
+      let(:argv) { ["--check", "provider", "foo"] }
+
+      it "exits with 1" do
+        expect(subject.execute).to eq(1)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end