diff --git a/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box.go b/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box.go
index d4e57f83f..695570b29 100644
--- a/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box.go
+++ b/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package state
 import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-sdk/proto/vagrant_plugin_sdk"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/internal/server/proto/vagrant_server"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ func (s *State) BoxPut(box *vagrant_server.Box) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *State) BoxFind(b *vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box) (*vagrant_server.Box, error) {
+	memTxn := s.inmem.Txn(false)
+	defer memTxn.Abort()
+
+	var result *vagrant_server.Box
+	err := s.db.View(func(dbTxn *bolt.Tx) error {
+		var err error
+		result, err = s.boxFind(dbTxn, memTxn, b)
+		return err
+	})
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
 func (s *State) boxList(
 	memTxn *memdb.Txn,
 ) (r []*vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box, err error) {
@@ -144,6 +159,53 @@ func (s *State) boxPut(
 	return
 }
 
+func (s *State) boxFind(
+	dbTxn *bolt.Tx,
+	memTxn *memdb.Txn,
+	ref *vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box,
+) (r *vagrant_server.Box, err error) {
+	var match *boxIndexRecord
+	highestVersion, _ := version.NewVersion("0.0.0")
+	req := s.newBoxIndexRecordByRef(ref)
+	// Get the name first
+	if req.Name != "" {
+		raw, err := memTxn.Get(
+			boxIndexTableName,
+			boxIndexNameIndexName,
+			req.Name,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for e := raw.Next(); e != nil; e = raw.Next() {
+			boxIndexEntry := e.(*boxIndexRecord)
+			if req.Version != "" {
+				if boxIndexEntry.Version != req.Version {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			if req.Provider != "" {
+				if boxIndexEntry.Provider != req.Provider {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			v, _ := version.NewVersion(boxIndexEntry.Version)
+			if v.GreaterThan(highestVersion) {
+				highestVersion = v
+				match = boxIndexEntry
+			}
+		}
+
+		if match != nil {
+			return s.boxGet(dbTxn, memTxn, &vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+				ResourceId: match.Id,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 const (
 	boxIndexIdIndexName   = "id"
 	boxIndexNameIndexName = "name"
diff --git a/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box_test.go b/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box_test.go
index 572ee25b9..c8a40f94b 100644
--- a/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/singleprocess/state/box_test.go
@@ -117,4 +117,80 @@ func TestBox(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(err)
 		require.Len(b, 2)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Find", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require := require.New(t)
+
+		s := TestState(t)
+		defer s.Close()
+
+		err := s.BoxPut(&vagrant_server.Box{
+			Id:       "hashicorp/bionic-1.2.3-virtualbox",
+			Name:     "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version:  "1.2.3",
+			Provider: "virtualbox",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+
+		err = s.BoxPut(&vagrant_server.Box{
+			Id:       "hashicorp/bionic-1.2.4-virtualbox",
+			Name:     "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version:  "1.2.4",
+			Provider: "virtualbox",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+
+		b, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name: "hashicorp/bionic",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Equal(b.Name, "hashicorp/bionic")
+		require.Equal(b.Version, "1.2.4")
+
+		b2, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name:    "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version: "1.2.3",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Equal(b2.Name, "hashicorp/bionic")
+		require.Equal(b2.Version, "1.2.3")
+
+		b3, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name:     "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version:  "1.2.3",
+			Provider: "virtualbox",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Equal(b3.Name, "hashicorp/bionic")
+		require.Equal(b3.Version, "1.2.3")
+		require.Equal(b3.Provider, "virtualbox")
+
+		b4, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name:     "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version:  "1.2.3",
+			Provider: "dontexist",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Nil(b4)
+
+		b5, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name:     "hashicorp/bionic",
+			Version:  "9.9.9",
+			Provider: "virtualbox",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Nil(b5)
+
+		b6, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Version: "1.2.3",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Nil(b6)
+
+		b7, err := s.BoxFind(&vagrant_plugin_sdk.Ref_Box{
+			Name: "dontexist",
+		})
+		require.NoError(err)
+		require.Nil(b7)
+	})
 }