diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action.rb b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
index 52164b462..6a164ac4e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module Vagrant
       autoload :SetHostname, "vagrant/action/builtin/set_hostname"
       autoload :SSHExec, "vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_exec"
       autoload :SSHRun,  "vagrant/action/builtin/ssh_run"
+      autoload :SyncedFolders, "vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders"
       autoload :WaitForCommunicator, "vagrant/action/builtin/wait_for_communicator"
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47f5b7782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+require "log4r"
+
+module Vagrant
+  module Action
+    module Builtin
+      # This middleware will setup the synced folders for the machine using
+      # the appropriate synced folder plugin.
+      class SyncedFolders
+        def initialize(app, env)
+          @app    = app
+          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::action::builtin::synced_folders")
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          folders = synced_folders(env[:machine])
+
+          # Log all the folders that we have enabled and with what
+          # implementation...
+          folders.each do |impl, fs|
+            @logger.info("Synced Folder Implementation: #{impl}")
+            fs.each do |id, data|
+              @logger.info("  - #{id}: #{data[:hostpath]} => #{data[:guestpath]}")
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Go through each folder and make sure to create it if
+          # it does not exist on host
+          folders.each do |impl, fs|
+            fs.each do |id, data|
+              data[:hostpath] = File.expand_path(data[:hostpath], env[:root_path])
+
+              # Don't do anything else if this directory exists or its
+              # not flagged to auto-create
+              next if File.directory?(data[:hostpath]) || !data[:create]
+              @logger.info("Creating shared folder host directory: #{data[:hostpath]}")
+              begin
+                Pathname.new(data[:hostpath]).mkpath
+              rescue Errno::EACCES
+                raise Vagrant::Errors::SharedFolderCreateFailed,
+                  path: data[:hostpath]
+              end
+            end
+          end
+
+          # Go through each folder and prepare the folders
+          folders.each do |impl, fs|
+            @logger.info("Invoking synced folder prepare for: #{impl}")
+            impl.new.prepare(env[:machine], fs)
+          end
+
+          # Continue, we need the VM to be booted.
+          @app.call(env)
+
+          # Once booted, setup the folder contents
+          folders.each do |impl, fs|
+            @logger.info("Invoking synced folder enable: #{impl}")
+            impl.new.enable(env[:machine], fs)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # This goes over all the registered synced folder types and returns
+        # the highest priority implementation that is usable for this machine.
+        def default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+          ordered = []
+
+          # First turn the plugins into an array
+          plugins.each do |key, data|
+            impl     = data[0]
+            priority = data[1]
+
+            ordered << [priority, impl]
+          end
+
+          # Order the plugins by priority
+          ordered = ordered.sort { |a, b| b[0] <=> a[0] }.map { |p| p[1] }
+
+          # Find the proper implementation
+          ordered.each do |impl|
+            return impl if impl.new.usable?(machine)
+          end
+
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        # This returns the available synced folder implementations. This
+        # is a separate method so that it can be easily stubbed by tests.
+        def plugins
+          @plugins ||= Vagrant.plugin("2").manager.synced_folders
+        end
+
+        # This returns the set of shared folders that should be done for
+        # this machine. It returns the folders in a hash keyed by the
+        # implementation class for the synced folders.
+        def synced_folders(machine)
+          folders = {}
+
+          # Determine all the synced folders as well as the implementation
+          # they're going to use.
+          machine.config.vm.synced_folders.each do |id, data|
+            # Ignore disabled synced folders
+            next if data[:disabled]
+
+            impl = ["", 0]
+            impl = plugins[data[:type].to_sym] if data[:type]
+
+            if impl == nil
+              # This should never happen because configuration validation
+              # should catch this case. But we put this here as an assert
+              raise "Internal error. Report this as a bug. Invalid: #{data[:type]}"
+            end
+
+            # The implementation class rather than the priority, since the
+            # array is [class, priority].
+            impl = impl[0]
+
+            # Keep track of this shared folder by the implementation.
+            folders[impl] ||= {}
+            folders[impl][id] = data.dup
+          end
+
+          # If we have folders with the "default" key, then determine the
+          # most appropriate implementation for this.
+          if folders.has_key?("") && !folders[""].empty?
+            default_impl = default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+            if !default_impl
+              types = plugins.to_hash.keys.map { |t| t.to_s }.sort.join(", ")
+              raise Errors::NoDefaultSyncedFolderImpl, types: types
+            end
+
+            folders[default_impl] = folders[""]
+            folders.delete("")
+          end
+
+          return folders
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
index 8fe583e0d..625637883 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/errors.rb
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ module Vagrant
       error_key(:nfs_no_hostonly_network)
     end
 
+    class NoDefaultSyncedFolderImpl < VagrantError
+      error_key(:no_default_synced_folder_impl)
+    end
+
     class NoEnvironmentError < VagrantError
       error_key(:no_env)
     end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/components.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/components.rb
index 8a62401af..f66fdce43 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/components.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/components.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
         # This contains all the synced folder implementations by name.
         #
-        # @return [Registry<Symbol, Class>]
+        # @return [Registry<Symbol, Array<Class, Integer>>]
         attr_reader :synced_folders
 
         def initialize
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager.rb b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager.rb
index b6e79e427..1e71e0359 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ module Vagrant
           end
         end
 
+        # This returns all synced folder implementations.
+        #
+        # @return [Registry]
+        def synced_folders
+          Registry.new.tap do |result|
+            @registered.each do |plugin|
+              result.merge!(plugin.components.synced_folders)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
         # This registers a plugin. This should _NEVER_ be called by the public
         # and should only be called from within Vagrant. Vagrant will
         # automatically register V2 plugins when a name is set on the
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 762218255..5999ec4ba 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -387,6 +387,14 @@ en:
         NFS requires a host-only network with a static IP to be created.
         Please add a host-only network with a static IP to the machine
         for NFS to work.
+      no_default_synced_folder_impl: |-
+        No synced folder implementation is available for your synced folders!
+        Please consult the documentation to learn why this may be the case.
+        You may force a synced folder implementation by specifying a "type:"
+        option for the synced folders. Available synced folder implementations
+        are listed below.
+
+        %{types}
       no_env: |-
         A Vagrant environment is required to run this command. Run `vagrant init`
         to set one up in this directory, or change to a directory with a
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14e41d26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/action/builtin/synced_folders_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+require "pathname"
+require "tmpdir"
+
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+describe Vagrant::Action::Builtin::SyncedFolders do
+  let(:app) { lambda { |env| } }
+  let(:env) { { :machine => machine, :ui => ui } }
+  let(:machine) do
+    double("machine").tap do |machine|
+      machine.stub(:config).and_return(machine_config)
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:machine_config) do
+    double("machine_config").tap do |top_config|
+      top_config.stub(:vm => vm_config)
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:vm_config) { double("machine_vm_config") }
+
+  let(:ui) do
+    double("ui").tap do |result|
+      result.stub(:info)
+    end
+  end
+
+  subject { described_class.new(app, env) }
+
+  # This creates a synced folder implementation.
+  def impl(usable, name)
+    Class.new(Vagrant.plugin("2", :synced_folder)) do
+      define_method(:name) do
+        name
+      end
+
+      define_method(:usable?) do |machine|
+        usable
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "call" do
+    let(:synced_folders) { {} }
+
+    before do
+      env[:root_path] = Pathname.new(Dir.mktmpdir)
+      subject.stub(:synced_folders => synced_folders)
+    end
+
+    it "should create on the host if specified" do
+      synced_folders[impl(true, "good")] = {
+        "root" => {
+          hostpath: "foo",
+        },
+
+        "other" => {
+          hostpath: "bar",
+          create: true,
+        }
+      }
+
+      subject.call(env)
+
+      env[:root_path].join("foo").should_not be_directory
+      env[:root_path].join("bar").should be_directory
+    end
+
+    it "should invoke prepare then enable" do
+      order = []
+      sf = Class.new(impl(true, "good")) do
+        define_method(:prepare) do |machine, folders|
+          order << :prepare
+        end
+
+        define_method(:enable) do |machine, folders|
+          order << :enable
+        end
+      end
+
+      synced_folders[sf] = {
+        "root" => {
+          hostpath: "foo",
+        },
+
+        "other" => {
+          hostpath: "bar",
+          create: true,
+        }
+      }
+
+      subject.call(env)
+
+      order.should == [:prepare, :enable]
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "default_synced_folder_type" do
+    it "returns the usable implementation" do
+      plugins = {
+        "bad" => [impl(false, "bad"), 0],
+        "nope" => [impl(true, "nope"), 1],
+        "good" => [impl(true, "good"), 5],
+      }
+
+      result = subject.default_synced_folder_type(machine, plugins)
+      result.new.name.should == "good"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "synced_folders" do
+    let(:folders) { {} }
+    let(:plugins) { {} }
+
+    before do
+      plugins[:default] = [impl(true, "default"), 10]
+      plugins[:nfs] = [impl(true, "nfs"), 5]
+
+      subject.stub(:plugins => plugins)
+      vm_config.stub(:synced_folders => folders)
+    end
+
+    it "should raise exception if bad type is given" do
+      folders["root"] = { type: "bad" }
+
+      expect { subject.synced_folders(machine) }.
+        to raise_error(StandardError)
+    end
+
+    it "should return the proper set of folders" do
+      folders["root"] = {}
+      folders["nfs"] = { type: "nfs" }
+
+      result = subject.synced_folders(machine)
+      result.length.should == 2
+      result[plugins[:default][0]].should == { "root" => folders["root"] }
+      result[plugins[:nfs][0]].should == { "nfs" => folders["nfs"] }
+    end
+
+    it "should ignore disabled folders" do
+      folders["root"] = {}
+      folders["foo"] = { disabled: true }
+
+      result = subject.synced_folders(machine)
+      result.length.should == 1
+      result[plugins[:default][0]].length.should == 1
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager_test.rb b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager_test.rb
index d0ab6fd58..d726f49b4 100644
--- a/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/vagrant/plugin/v2/manager_test.rb
@@ -171,4 +171,21 @@ describe Vagrant::Plugin::V2::Manager do
     instance.provider_configs[:foo].should == "foo"
     instance.provider_configs[:bar].should == "bar"
   end
+
+  it "should enumerate all registered synced folder implementations" do
+    pA = plugin do |p|
+      p.synced_folder("foo") { "bar" }
+    end
+
+    pB = plugin do |p|
+      p.synced_folder("bar", 50) { "baz" }
+    end
+
+    instance.register(pA)
+    instance.register(pB)
+
+    instance.synced_folders.to_hash.length.should == 2
+    instance.synced_folders[:foo].should == ["bar", 10]
+    instance.synced_folders[:bar].should == ["baz", 50]
+  end
 end