diff --git a/internal/core/basis.go b/internal/core/basis.go
index 4a4a457b2..cfb437049 100644
--- a/internal/core/basis.go
+++ b/internal/core/basis.go
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@ type Basis struct {
 // NewBasis creates a new Basis with the given options.
 func NewBasis(ctx context.Context, opts ...BasisOption) (b *Basis, err error) {
 	b = &Basis{
-		cache:       cacher.New(),
-		ctx:         ctx,
-		logger:      hclog.L(),
-		jobInfo:     &component.JobInfo{},
-		projects:    map[string]*Project{},
-		seedValues:  core.NewSeeds(),
-		statebag:    NewStateBag(),
-		corePlugins: &CoreManager{},
+		cache:      cacher.New(),
+		ctx:        ctx,
+		logger:     hclog.L(),
+		jobInfo:    &component.JobInfo{},
+		projects:   map[string]*Project{},
+		seedValues: core.NewSeeds(),
+		statebag:   NewStateBag(),
+		corePlugins: &CoreManager{
+			closers: []func() error{},
+			logger:  hclog.L(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -192,6 +195,33 @@ func NewBasis(ctx context.Context, opts ...BasisOption) (b *Basis, err error) {
 		},
 	)
 
+	// Configure plugins to have a core plugin manager set (used by legacy)
+	b.plugins.Configure(
+		func(i *plugin.Instance, l hclog.Logger) error {
+			s, ok := i.Component.(plugin.HasPluginMetadata)
+			if !ok {
+				l.Warn("plugin does not support metadata, cannot assign plugin manager",
+					"component", i.Type.String(),
+					"name", i.Name,
+				)
+
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			srv, err := b.corePlugins.Servinfo(b.plugins.LegacyBroker())
+			if err != nil {
+				l.Warn("failed to get plugin manager information",
+					"error", err,
+				)
+
+				return nil
+			}
+			s.SetRequestMetadata("core_plugin_manager", string(srv))
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	)
+
 	err = b.plugins.Discover(b.dir.ConfigDir().Join("plugins"))
 
 	// Set seeds for any plugins that may be used
diff --git a/internal/core/core_manager.go b/internal/core/core_manager.go
index 8a8875165..572f21c3c 100644
--- a/internal/core/core_manager.go
+++ b/internal/core/core_manager.go
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin"
 	sdkcore "github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-sdk/core"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-sdk/internal-shared/protomappers"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 )
 
 type CoreManager struct {
+	closers []func() error // List of functions to execute on close
+	logger  hclog.Logger   // Logger for the manager
+	m       sync.Mutex
+	srv     []byte // Marshalled proto message for plugin manager
+}
+
+func (m *CoreManager) closer(f func() error) {
+	m.closers = append(m.closers, f)
 }
 
 func (m *CoreManager) GetPlugin(pluginType sdkcore.Type) (plg interface{}, err error) {
@@ -15,4 +29,35 @@ func (m *CoreManager) GetPlugin(pluginType sdkcore.Type) (plg interface{}, err e
 	return
 }
 
+func (m *CoreManager) Servinfo(broker *plugin.GRPCBroker) ([]byte, error) {
+	if m.srv != nil {
+		return m.srv, nil
+	}
+
+	p, closer, err := protomappers.CorePluginManagerProtoDirect(m, m.logger, broker)
+	if err != nil {
+		m.logger.Warn("failed to create plugin manager grpc server",
+			"error", err,
+		)
+
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fn := func() error {
+		m.logger.Info("closing the GRPC server instance")
+		closer()
+		m.srv = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+	m.closer(fn)
+
+	m.logger.Info("new GRPC server instance started",
+		"address", p.Addr,
+	)
+
+	m.srv, err = protojson.Marshal(p)
+
+	return m.srv, err
+}
+
 var _ sdkcore.CorePluginManager = (*CoreManager)(nil)
diff --git a/internal/plugin/manager.go b/internal/plugin/manager.go
index 95ce1a9d6..782e351f7 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/manager.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/manager.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Sub(name string) *Manager {
 	return m
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) LegacyBroker() *plugin.GRPCBroker {
+	return m.legacyBroker
+}
+
 // Load legacy Ruby based Vagrant plugins using a
 // running Vagrant runtime
 func (m *Manager) LoadLegacyPlugins(