diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/box/add.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/add.rb
index 2d3184119..fbce7fb40 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/box/add.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/add.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
           @runner.add_action(Download)
           @runner.add_action(Unpackage)
+          @runner.add_action(Verify)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/box/unpackage.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/unpackage.rb
index 8f6bf5288..89df68fb4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/actions/box/unpackage.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/unpackage.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ module Vagrant
       # This action unpackages a downloaded box file into its final
       # box destination within the vagrant home folder.
       class Unpackage < Base
-
         def execute!
           @runner.invoke_around_callback(:unpackage) do
             setup_box_dir
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/actions/box/verify.rb b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/verify.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4e6ffba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/actions/box/verify.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+module Vagrant
+  module Actions
+    module Box
+      # This action verifies that a given box is valid. This works by attempting
+      # to read/interpret the appliance file (OVF). If the reading succeeds, then
+      # the box is assumed to be valid.
+      class Verify < Base
+        def execute!
+          reload_configuration
+          verify_appliance
+        end
+
+        def reload_configuration
+          # We have to reload the environment config since we _just_ added the
+          # box. We do this by setting the current box to the recently added box,
+          # then reloading
+          @runner.env.config.vm.box = @runner.name
+          @runner.env.load_box!
+          @runner.env.load_config!
+        end
+
+        def verify_appliance
+          # We now try to read the applince. If it succeeds, we return true.
+          VirtualBox::Appliance.new(@runner.env.box.ovf_file)
+          true
+        rescue VirtualBox::Exceptions::FileErrorException
+          false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/box/add_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/box/add_test.rb
index ef42fb4a2..75bc0a84f 100644
--- a/test/vagrant/actions/box/add_test.rb
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/box/add_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class AddBoxActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   context "prepare" do
     setup do
-      @default_order = [Vagrant::Actions::Box::Download, Vagrant::Actions::Box::Unpackage]
+      @default_order = [Vagrant::Actions::Box::Download, Vagrant::Actions::Box::Unpackage, Vagrant::Actions::Box::Verify]
       @runner.stubs(:directory).returns("foo")
       File.stubs(:exists?).returns(false)
     end
diff --git a/test/vagrant/actions/box/verify_test.rb b/test/vagrant/actions/box/verify_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29d0b0399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vagrant/actions/box/verify_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class VerifyBoxActionTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @runner, @vm, @action = mock_action(Vagrant::Actions::Box::Verify)
+    @runner.stubs(:name).returns("foo")
+    @runner.stubs(:temp_path).returns("bar")
+  end
+
+  context "executing" do
+    should "execute the proper actions in the proper order" do
+      exec_seq = sequence("exec_seq")
+      @action.expects(:reload_configuration).in_sequence(exec_seq)
+      @action.expects(:verify_appliance).in_sequence(exec_seq)
+      @action.execute!
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "reloading configuration" do
+    should "set the new box, load box, then load config" do
+      reload_seq = sequence("reload_seq")
+      @runner.env.config.vm.expects(:box=).with(@runner.name).in_sequence(reload_seq)
+      @runner.env.expects(:load_box!).in_sequence(reload_seq)
+      @runner.env.expects(:load_config!).in_sequence(reload_seq)
+      @action.reload_configuration
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "verifying appliance" do
+    setup do
+      @box = mock("box")
+      @box.stubs(:ovf_file).returns("foo")
+
+      @runner.env.stubs(:box).returns(@box)
+    end
+
+    should "create new appliance and return true if succeeds" do
+      VirtualBox::Appliance.expects(:new).with(@box.ovf_file)
+      assert @action.verify_appliance
+    end
+
+    should "return false if an exception is raised" do
+      VirtualBox::Appliance.expects(:new).with(@box.ovf_file).raises(VirtualBox::Exceptions::FileErrorException)
+      assert !@action.verify_appliance
+    end
+  end
+end