diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index 1d3a66799..910f64098 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:host_explicit_not_detected)
     end
 
+    class ISOBuildFailed < VagrantError
+      error_key(:iso_build_failed)
+    end
+
     class LinuxMountFailed < VagrantError
       error_key(:linux_mount_failed)
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/directory.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/directory.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e5a8cb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/directory.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require 'pathname'
+
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    class Directory
+      # Check if directory has any new updates
+      #
+      # @param [Pathname, String] Path to directory
+      # @param [Time] time to compare to eg. has any file in dir_path
+      #               changed since this time
+      # @return [Boolean]
+      def self.directory_changed?(dir_path, threshold_time)
+        Dir.glob(Pathname.new(dir_path).join("**", "*")).any? do |path|
+          Pathname.new(path).mtime > threshold_time
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso.rb b/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5e5bd4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+require "tempfile"
+require 'fileutils'
+require 'pathname'
+require "vagrant/util/subprocess"
+require "vagrant/util/map_command_options"
+require "vagrant/util/directory"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module HostDarwin
+    module Cap
+      class FsISO
+        @@logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::host::darwin::fs_iso")
+
+        BUILD_ISO_CMD = "hdiutil".freeze
+
+        # Check that the host has the ability to generate ISOs
+        #
+        # @param [Vagrant::Environment] env
+        # @return [Boolean]
+        def self.isofs_available(env)
+          !!Vagrant::Util::Which.which(BUILD_ISO_CMD)
+        end
+
+        # Generate an ISO file of the given source directory
+        #
+        # @param [Vagrant::Environment] env
+        # @param [String] source_directory Contents of ISO
+        # @param [Map] extra arguments to pass to the iso building command
+        #              :file_destination (string) location to store ISO
+        #              :volume_id (String) to set the volume name 
+        # @return [Pathname] ISO location
+        # @note If file_destination exists, source_directory will be checked
+        #       for recent modifications and a new ISO will be generated if requried.
+        def self.create_iso(env, source_directory, **extra_opts)
+          file_destination = extra_opts[:file_destination]
+          source_directory = Pathname.new(source_directory)
+          if file_destination.nil?
+            @@logger.info("No file destination specified, creating temp location")
+            tmpfile = Tempfile.new(["vagrant", ".iso"])
+            file_destination = Pathname.new(tmpfile.path)
+            tmpfile.delete
+          else
+            file_destination = Pathname.new(file_destination.to_s)
+            # If the file destination path is a folder, target the output to a randomly named
+            # file in that dir
+            if file_destination.extname != ".iso"
+              file_destination = file_destination.join("#{SecureRandom.hex(3)}_vagrant.iso")
+            end
+          end
+          # Ensure destination directory is available
+          FileUtils.mkdir_p(file_destination.dirname)
+
+          # If the destrination does not exist or there have been changes in the source directory since the last build, then build
+          if !file_destination.exist? || Vagrant::Util::Directory.directory_changed?(source_directory, file_destination.mtime)
+            @@logger.info("Building ISO from source #{source_directory}")
+            iso_command = [BUILD_ISO_CMD, "makehybrid"]
+            iso_command << "-hfs"
+            iso_command << "-iso"
+            iso_command << "-joliet"
+            iso_command << "-ov"
+            iso_command.concat(["-default-volume-name", extra_opts[:volume_id]]) if extra_opts[:volume_id]
+            iso_command << "-o"
+            iso_command << file_destination.to_s
+            iso_command << source_directory.to_s
+            result = Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*iso_command)
+            
+            if result.exit_code != 0
+              raise Vagrant::Errors::ISOBuildFailed, cmd: iso_command.join(" "), stdout: result.stdout, stderr: result.stderr
+            end
+          end
+
+          @@logger.info("ISO available at #{file_destination}")
+          file_destination
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/hosts/darwin/plugin.rb b/plugins/hosts/darwin/plugin.rb
index d27e2eda4..f3a7e6a55 100644
--- a/plugins/hosts/darwin/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/hosts/darwin/plugin.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         Host
       end
 
+      host_capability("darwin", "isofs_available") do
+        require_relative "cap/fs_iso"
+        Cap::FsISO
+      end
+
+      host_capability("darwin", "create_iso") do
+        require_relative "cap/fs_iso"
+        Cap::FsISO
+      end
+
       host_capability("darwin", "provider_install_virtualbox") do
         require_relative "cap/provider_install_virtualbox"
         Cap::ProviderInstallVirtualBox
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index a73840b90..7ce0f57e3 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -942,6 +942,18 @@ en:
         ("%{value}") could not be found. Please verify that the plugin is
         installed which implements this host and that the value you used
         for `config.vagrant.host` is correct.
+      iso_build_failed: |-
+        Failed to build iso image. The following command returned an error:
+
+        %{cmd}
+        
+        Stdout from the command:
+
+        %{stdout}
+
+        Stderr from the command:
+
+        %{stderr}
       hyperv_virtualbox_error: |-
         Hyper-V and VirtualBox cannot be used together and will result in a
         system crash. Vagrant will now exit. Please disable Hyper-V if you wish
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d44a7747c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+require "pathname"
+require_relative "../../../../base"
+require_relative "../../../../../../plugins/hosts/darwin/cap/fs_iso"
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::HostDarwin::Cap::FsISO do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:subject){ VagrantPlugins::HostDarwin::Cap::FsISO }
+  let(:env) { double("env") }
+
+  describe ".isofs_available" do
+    it "finds iso building utility when available" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).and_return(true)
+      expect(subject.isofs_available(env)).to eq(true)
+    end
+
+    it "does not find iso building utility when not available" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).and_return(false)
+      expect(subject.isofs_available(env)).to eq(false)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".create_iso" do
+    let(:file_destination) { "/woo/out.iso" }
+
+    before do 
+      allow(file_destination).to receive(:nil?).and_return(false)
+    end
+
+    it "builds an iso" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(
+        "hdiutil", "makehybrid", "-hfs", "-iso", "-joliet", "-ov", "-o", /.iso/, /\/foo\/src/
+      ).and_return(double(exit_code: 0))
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(Pathname.new(file_destination).dirname)
+
+      output = subject.create_iso(env, "/foo/src", file_destination: file_destination)
+      expect(output.to_s).to eq("/woo/out.iso")
+    end
+
+    it "builds an iso with volume_id" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(
+        "hdiutil", "makehybrid", "-hfs", "-iso", "-joliet", "-ov", "-default-volume-name", "cidata", "-o", /.iso/, /\/foo\/src/
+      ).and_return(double(exit_code: 0))
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(Pathname.new(file_destination).dirname)
+
+      output = subject.create_iso(env, "/foo/src", file_destination: file_destination, volume_id: "cidata")
+      expect(output.to_s).to eq("/woo/out.iso")
+    end
+
+    it "builds an iso given a file destination without an extension" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(
+        "hdiutil", "makehybrid", "-hfs", "-iso", "-joliet", "-ov", "-o", /.iso/, /\/foo\/src/
+      ).and_return(double(exit_code: 0))
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(Pathname.new("/woo/out_dir"))
+
+
+      output = subject.create_iso(env, "/foo/src", file_destination: "/woo/out_dir")
+      expect(output.to_s).to match(/\/woo\/out_dir\/[\w]{6}_vagrant.iso/)
+    end
+
+    it "builds an iso when no file destination is given" do
+      allow(Tempfile).to receive(:new).and_return(file_destination)
+      allow(file_destination).to receive(:path).and_return(file_destination)
+      allow(file_destination).to receive(:delete)
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(
+        "hdiutil", "makehybrid", "-hfs", "-iso", "-joliet", "-ov", "-o", /.iso/, /\/foo\/src/
+      ).and_return(double(exit_code: 0))
+      # Should create a directory wherever Tempfile creates files by default
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(Pathname.new(file_destination).dirname)
+
+      output = subject.create_iso(env, "/foo/src")
+      expect(output.to_s).to eq(file_destination)
+    end
+
+    it "raises an error if iso build failed" do
+      allow(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(any_args).and_return(double(stdout: "nope", stderr: "nope", exit_code: 1))
+      expect(FileUtils).to receive(:mkdir_p).with(Pathname.new(file_destination).dirname)
+
+      expect{ subject.create_iso(env, "/foo/src", file_destination: file_destination) }.to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::ISOBuildFailed)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/util/directory_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/util/directory_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71bc4675c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/util/directory_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../base", __FILE__)
+require "vagrant/util/directory"
+require "time"
+
+describe Vagrant::Util::Directory do
+  include_context "unit"
+  
+  let(:subject){ Vagrant::Util::Directory }
+  
+  describe ".directory_changed?" do
+
+    it "should return false if the threshold time is larger the all mtimes" do
+      t = Time.new("3008", "09", "09")
+      expect(subject.directory_changed?(Dir.getwd, t)).to eq(false)
+    end
+
+    it "should return true if the threshold time is less than any mtimes" do
+      t = Time.new("1990", "06", "06")
+      expect(subject.directory_changed?(Dir.getwd, t)).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
+end