diff --git a/lib/vagrant/environment/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/environment/remote.rb
index 4f73dec32..51fe42ea3 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/environment/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/environment/remote.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ module Vagrant
         hook(:environment_load, runner: Action::Runner.new(env: self))
       end
 
+      # Returns the host object associated with this environment.
+      #
+      # @return [Class]
+      def host
+        h = @client.host
+        Vagrant::Host.new(h, nil, nil, self)
+      end
+
       # Gets a target (machine) by name
       #
       # @param [String] machine name
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/host.rb b/lib/vagrant/host.rb
index 7b6ef2b76..2bc9d8793 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/host.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/host.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module Vagrant
   class Host
     include CapabilityHost
 
+    autoload :Remote, "vagrant/host/remote"
+
     def initialize(host, hosts, capabilities, env)
       initialize_capabilities!(host, hosts, capabilities, env)
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/host/remote.rb b/lib/vagrant/host/remote.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45f0bda2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/host/remote.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+module Vagrant
+  class Host
+    # This module enables Host for server mode
+    module Remote
+
+      # Add an attribute accesor for the client
+      # when applied to the Guest class
+      def self.prepended(klass)
+        klass.class_eval do
+          attr_accessor :client
+        end
+      end
+
+      # @param [] host client
+      # @param hosts - unused
+      # @param capabilities - unused
+      # @param [Vagrant::Environment]
+      def initialize(host, hosts, capabilities, env)
+        @env = env
+        @client = host
+        @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::host")
+      end
+
+      def initialize_capabilities!(host, hosts, capabilities, *args)
+        # no-op
+      end
+
+      # Executes the capability with the given name, optionally passing more
+      # arguments onwards to the capability. If the capability returns a value,
+      # it will be returned.
+      #
+      # @param [Symbol] cap_name Name of the capability
+      def capability(cap_name, *args)
+        @logger.debug("running remote host capability #{cap_name} with args #{args}")
+        if !client.has_capability?(cap_name)
+          raise Errors::GuestCapabilityNotFound,
+          cap:  cap_name.to_s,
+          guest: name
+        end
+        client.capability(cap_name, @env.to_proto, *args)
+      end
+
+      # Tests whether the given capability is possible.
+      #
+      # @param [Symbol] cap_name Capability name
+      # @return [Boolean]
+      def capability?(cap_name)
+        @logger.debug("checking for remote host capability #{cap_name}")
+        client.has_capability?(cap_name)
+      end
+
+      def to_proto
+        client.proto
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/shared_helpers.rb b/lib/vagrant/shared_helpers.rb
index 7dcc937b1..fcf385f8f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/shared_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/shared_helpers.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
   SERVER_MODE_CALLBACKS = [
     ->{ Vagrant::Guest.prepend(Vagrant::Guest::Remote) },
+    ->{ Vagrant::Host.prepend(Vagrant::Host::Remote) },
     ->{ Vagrant::Machine.prepend(Vagrant::Machine::Remote) },
     ->{ Vagrant::Environment.prepend(Vagrant::Environment::Remote) },
     ->{ Vagrant::MachineIndex.prepend(Vagrant::MachineIndex::Remote) },