diff --git a/lib/vagrant/config.rb b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
index 36942a5b1..baa3fcc9c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/config.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ module Vagrant
         config_runners.clear
       end
 
+      def configures(key, klass)
+        @@config.class.configures(key, klass)
+      end
+
       def config
         @@config ||= Config::Top.new
       end
@@ -129,18 +133,30 @@ module Vagrant
     end
 
     class Top < Base
-      attr_reader :package
-      attr_reader :ssh
-      attr_reader :vm
-      attr_reader :chef
-      attr_reader :vagrant
+      @@configures = []
+
+      class <<self
+        def configures_list
+          @@configures ||= []
+        end
+
+        def configures(key, klass)
+          configures_list << [key, klass]
+          attr_reader key.to_sym
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Setup default configures
+      configures :package, PackageConfig
+      configures :ssh, SSHConfig
+      configures :vm, VMConfig
+      configures :chef, ChefConfig
+      configures :vagrant, VagrantConfig
 
       def initialize
-        @ssh = SSHConfig.new
-        @vm = VMConfig.new
-        @chef = ChefConfig.new
-        @vagrant = VagrantConfig.new
-        @package = PackageConfig.new
+        self.class.configures_list.each do |key, klass|
+          instance_variable_set("@#{key}".to_sym, klass.new)
+        end
 
         @loaded = false
       end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/config_test.rb b/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
index 40110d03e..41230d0d8 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/config_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'test_helper')
 
 class ConfigTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  context "adding configures" do
+    should "forward the method to the Top class" do
+      key = mock("key")
+      klass = mock("klass")
+      Vagrant::Config::Top.expects(:configures).with(key, klass)
+      Vagrant::Config.configures(key, klass)
+    end
+  end
+
   context "resetting" do
     setup do
       Vagrant::Config.run { |config| }
@@ -119,4 +128,53 @@ class ConfigTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       assert !result.has_key?("json")
     end
   end
+
+  context "top config class" do
+    setup do
+      @configures_list = []
+      Vagrant::Config::Top.stubs(:configures_list).returns(@configures_list)
+      Vagrant::Config::Top.stubs(:attr_reader)
+    end
+
+    context "adding configure keys" do
+      setup do
+        @key = "top_config_foo"
+        @klass = mock("klass")
+      end
+
+      should "add key and klass to configures list" do
+        @configures_list.expects(:<<).with([@key, @klass])
+        Vagrant::Config::Top.configures(@key, @klass)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "initializing" do
+      should "initialize each configurer and set it to its key" do
+        5.times do |i|
+          key = "key#{i}"
+          klass = mock("klass#{i}")
+          instance = mock("instance#{i}")
+          klass.expects(:new).returns(instance)
+          @configures_list << [key, klass]
+        end
+
+        Vagrant::Config::Top.new
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "loaded status" do
+      setup do
+        @top= Vagrant::Config::Top.new
+      end
+
+      should "not be loaded by default" do
+        assert !@top.loaded?
+      end
+
+      should "be loaded after calling loaded!" do
+        @top.loaded!
+        assert @top.loaded?
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end