diff --git a/config/default.rb b/config/default.rb
index 3f3003658..e4002fb03 100644
--- a/config/default.rb
+++ b/config/default.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   config.vm.usable_port_range = (2200..2250)
   config.vm.box_url = nil
   config.vm.base_mac = nil
+  config.vm.graceful_halt_retry_count = 60
+  config.vm.graceful_halt_retry_interval = 1
   config.vm.guest = :linux
 
   # Share SSH locally by default
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action.rb b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
index e9606e8a8..f73a0bbf8 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Vagrant
       autoload :Confirm, "vagrant/action/builtin/confirm"
       autoload :ConfigValidate, "vagrant/action/builtin/config_validate"
       autoload :EnvSet,  "vagrant/action/builtin/env_set"
+      autoload :GracefulHalt, "vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt"
       autoload :Provision, "vagrant/action/builtin/provision"
       autoload :SSHExec, "vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_exec"
       autoload :SSHRun,  "vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_run"
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/call.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/call.rb
index 34cf59f30..e5edd3b6b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/call.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/call.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ module Vagrant
         #   can be a class, a lambda, or an object that responds to `call`.
         # @yield [result, builder] This block is expected to build on `builder`
         #   which is the next middleware sequence that will be run.
-        def initialize(app, env, callable, &block)
+        def initialize(app, env, callable, *callable_args, &block)
           raise ArgumentError, "A block must be given to Call" if !block
 
           @app      = app
           @callable = callable
+          @callable_args = callable_args
           @block    = block
           @child_app = nil
         end
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@ module Vagrant
         def call(env)
           runner  = Runner.new
 
+          # Build the callable that we'll run
+          callable = Builder.build(@callable, *@callable_args)
+
           # Run our callable with our environment
-          new_env = runner.run(@callable, env)
+          new_env = runner.run(callable, env)
 
           # Build our new builder based on the result
           builder = Builder.new
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..832695ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+require "log4r"
+
+module Vagrant
+  module Action
+    module Builtin
+      # This middleware class will attempt to perform a graceful shutdown
+      # of the machine using the guest implementation. This middleware is
+      # compatible with the {Call} middleware so you can branch based on
+      # the result, which is true if the halt succeeded and false otherwise.
+      class GracefulHalt
+        # Note: Any of the arguments can be arrays as well.
+        #
+        # @param [Symbol] target_state The target state ID that means that
+        #   the machine was properly shut down.
+        # @param [Symbol] source_state The source state ID that the machine
+        #   must be in to be shut down.
+        def initialize(app, env, target_state, source_state=nil)
+          @app          = app
+          @logger       = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::action::builtin::graceful_halt")
+          @source_state = source_state
+          @target_state = target_state
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          graceful = true
+          graceful = !env[:force_halt] if env.has_key?(:force_halt)
+
+          # By default, we didn't succeed.
+          env[:result] = false
+
+          if graceful && @source_state
+            @logger.info("Verifying source state of machine: #{@source_state.inspect}")
+
+            # If we're not in the proper source state, then we don't
+            # attempt to halt the machine
+            current_state = env[:machine].state.id
+            if current_state != @source_state
+              @logger.info("Invalid source state, not halting: #{current_state}")
+              graceful = false
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Only attempt to perform graceful shutdown under certain cases
+          # checked above.
+          if graceful
+            env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.halt.graceful")
+            env[:machine].guest.halt
+
+            @logger.debug("Waiting for target graceful halt state: #{@target_state}")
+            count = 0
+            while env[:machine].state.id != @target_state
+              count += 1
+              return if count >= env[:machine].config.vm.graceful_halt_retry_count
+              sleep env[:machine].config.vm.graceful_halt_retry_interval
+            end
+
+            # The result of this matters on whether we reached our
+            # proper target state or not.
+            env[:result] = env[:machine].state.id == @target_state
+
+            if env[:result]
+              @logger.info("Gracefully halted.")
+            else
+              @logger.info("Graceful halt failed.")
+            end
+          end
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
index 084197762..204dc5483 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/freebsd/guest.rb
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def halt
         vm.channel.sudo("shutdown -p now")
-
-        # Wait until the VM's state is actually powered off. If this doesn't
-        # occur within a reasonable amount of time (15 seconds by default),
-        # then simply return and allow Vagrant to kill the machine.
-        count = 0
-        while vm.state != :poweroff
-          count += 1
-
-          return if count >= vm.config.freebsd.halt_timeout
-          sleep vm.config.freebsd.halt_check_interval
-        end
       end
 
       # TODO: vboxsf is currently unsupported in FreeBSD, if you are able to
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
index b586f93fe..cb53875ac 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/guest.rb
@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def halt
         @vm.communicate.sudo("shutdown -h now")
-
-        # Wait until the VM's state is actually powered off. If this doesn't
-        # occur within a reasonable amount of time (15 seconds by default),
-        # then simply return and allow Vagrant to kill the machine.
-        count = 0
-        while @vm.state != :poweroff
-          count += 1
-
-          return if count >= @vm.config.linux.halt_timeout
-          sleep @vm.config.linux.halt_check_interval
-        end
       end
 
       def mount_shared_folder(name, guestpath, options)
diff --git a/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
index 5fb8af200..a43ed6f10 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/openbsd/guest.rb
@@ -7,17 +7,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
     class Guest < VagrantPlugins::GuestLinux::Guest
       def halt
         vm.channel.sudo("shutdown -p -h now")
-
-        # Wait until the VM's state is actually powered off. If this doesn't
-        # occur within a reasonable amount of time then simply return which
-        # will cause Vagrant to force kill the machine.
-        count = 0
-        while vm.state != :poweroff
-          count += 1
-
-          return if count >= 30
-          sleep 1
-        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb b/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
index e85a731c5..a8497bb14 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/solaris/guest.rb
@@ -45,35 +45,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       #
       # does not exist in /etc/user_attr. TODO
       def halt
-        # Wait until the VM's state is actually powered off. If this doesn't
-        # occur within a reasonable amount of time (15 seconds by default),
-        # then simply return and allow Vagrant to kill the machine.
-        count = 0
-        last_error = nil
-        while vm.state != :poweroff
-          begin
-            vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /usr/sbin/poweroff")
-          rescue IOError => e
-            # Save the last error; if it's not shutdown in a reasonable amount
-            # of attempts we will re-raise the error so it's not hidden for
-            # all time
-            last_error = e
-          end
-
-          count += 1
-          if count >= vm.config.solaris.halt_timeout
-            # Check for last error and re-raise it
-            if last_error != nil
-              raise last_error
-            else
-              # Otherwise, just return
-              return
-            end
-          end
-
-          # Still opportunities remaining; sleep and loop
-          sleep vm.config.solaris.halt_check_interval
-        end # while
+        vm.channel.execute("#{vm.config.solaris.suexec_cmd} /usr/sbin/poweroff")
       end
 
       def mount_shared_folder(name, guestpath, options)
diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index 3df3c5ca1..0ce31b54c 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_accessor :base_mac
       attr_accessor :box
       attr_accessor :box_url
+      attr_accessor :graceful_halt_retry_count
+      attr_accessor :graceful_halt_retry_interval
       attr_accessor :guest
       attr_accessor :host_name
       attr_accessor :usable_port_range
@@ -25,10 +27,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       attr_reader :provisioners
 
       def initialize
-        @forwarded_ports = []
-        @shared_folders = {}
-        @networks = []
-        @provisioners = []
+        @forwarded_ports              = []
+        @graceful_halt_retry_count    = UNSET_VALUE
+        @graceful_halt_retry_interval = UNSET_VALUE
+        @shared_folders               = {}
+        @networks                     = []
+        @provisioners                 = []
 
         # The providers hash defaults any key to a provider object
         @providers = Hash.new do |hash, key|
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
index 9a0908dd3..756c9a8cf 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       autoload :DestroyUnusedNetworkInterfaces, File.expand_path("../action/destroy_unused_network_interfaces", __FILE__)
       autoload :DiscardState, File.expand_path("../action/discard_state", __FILE__)
       autoload :Export, File.expand_path("../action/export", __FILE__)
+      autoload :ForcedHalt, File.expand_path("../action/forced_halt", __FILE__)
       autoload :ForwardPorts, File.expand_path("../action/forward_ports", __FILE__)
-      autoload :Halt, File.expand_path("../action/halt", __FILE__)
       autoload :HostName, File.expand_path("../action/host_name", __FILE__)
       autoload :Import, File.expand_path("../action/import", __FILE__)
       autoload :IsRunning, File.expand_path("../action/is_running", __FILE__)
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             if env[:result]
               b2.use CheckAccessible
               b2.use DiscardState
-              b2.use Halt
+              b2.use Call, GracefulHalt, :poweroff, :running do |env2, b3|
+                if !env[:result]
+                  b3.use ForcedHalt
+                end
+              end
             else
               b2.use MessageNotCreated
             end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/forced_halt.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/forced_halt.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc20782c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/forced_halt.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module ProviderVirtualBox
+    module Action
+      class ForcedHalt
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app = app
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          current_state = env[:machine].state.id
+          if current_state == :running || current_state == :gurumeditation
+            env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.halt.force")
+            env[:machine].provider.driver.halt
+          end
+
+          # Sleep for a second to verify that the VM properly
+          # cleans itself up. Silly VirtualBox.
+          sleep 1 if !env["vagrant.test"]
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/halt.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/halt.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d51990910..000000000
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/halt.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-module VagrantPlugins
-  module ProviderVirtualBox
-    module Action
-      class Halt
-        def initialize(app, env)
-          @app = app
-        end
-
-        def call(env)
-          current_state = env[:machine].provider.state.id
-          if current_state == :running || current_state == :gurumeditation
-            # If the VM is running and we're not forcing, we can
-            # attempt a graceful shutdown
-            if current_state == :running && !env[:force]
-              env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.halt.graceful")
-              env[:machine].guest.halt
-            end
-
-            # If we're not powered off now, then force it
-            if env[:machine].provider.state.id != :poweroff
-              env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.halt.force")
-              env[:machine].provider.driver.halt
-            end
-
-            # Sleep for a second to verify that the VM properly
-            # cleans itself up
-            sleep 1 if !env["vagrant.test"]
-          end
-
-          @app.call(env)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/call_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/call_test.rb
index 58eb4969b..95dbd5e37 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/call_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/call_test.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,26 @@ describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::Call do
     received.should == :bar
   end
 
+  it "should instantiate the callable with the extra args" do
+    env = {}
+
+    callable = Class.new do
+      def initialize(app, env, arg)
+        env[:arg] = arg
+      end
+
+      def call(env); end
+    end
+
+    result = nil
+    instance = described_class.new(app, env, callable, :foo) do |inner_env, _builder|
+      result = inner_env[:arg]
+    end
+    instance.call(env)
+
+    result.should == :foo
+  end
+
   it "should call the recover method for the sequence in an error" do
     # Basic variables
     callable = lambda { |env| }
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..244bf2d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/graceful_halt_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::GracefulHalt do
+  let(:app) { lambda { |env| } }
+  let(:env) { { :machine => machine, :ui => ui } }
+  let(:machine) do
+    result = double("machine")
+    result.stub(:config).and_return(machine_config)
+    result.stub(:guest).and_return(machine_guest)
+    result.stub(:state).and_return(machine_state)
+    result
+  end
+  let(:machine_config) do
+    double("machine_config").tap do |top_config|
+      vm_config = double("machien_vm_config")
+      vm_config.stub(:graceful_halt_retry_count => 2)
+      vm_config.stub(:graceful_halt_retry_interval => 0)
+      top_config.stub(:vm => vm_config)
+    end
+  end
+  let(:machine_guest) { double("machine_guest") }
+  let(:machine_state) do
+    double("machine_state").tap do |result|
+      result.stub(:id).and_return(:unknown)
+    end
+  end
+  let(:target_state) { :target }
+  let(:ui) do
+    double("ui").tap do |result|
+      result.stub(:info)
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing if force is specified" do
+    env[:force_halt] = true
+
+    machine_guest.should_not_receive(:halt)
+
+    described_class.new(app, env, target_state).call(env)
+
+    env[:result].should == false
+  end
+
+  it "should do nothing if there is an invalid source state" do
+    machine_state.stub(:id).and_return(:invalid_source)
+    machine_guest.should_not_receive(:halt)
+
+    described_class.new(app, env, target_state, :target_source).call(env)
+
+    env[:result].should == false
+  end
+
+  it "should gracefully halt and wait for the target state" do
+    machine_guest.should_receive(:halt).once
+    machine_state.stub(:id).and_return(target_state)
+
+    described_class.new(app, env, target_state).call(env)
+
+    env[:result].should == true
+  end
+end