diff --git a/lib/vagrant/commands/package.rb b/lib/vagrant/commands/package.rb
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+module Vagrant
+  class Commands
+    # Export and package the current vm
+    #
+    # This command requires that an instance be powered off
+    class Package < Base
+      Base.subcommand "package", self
+      description "Packages a vagrant environment for distribution"
+
+      def execute(args=[])
+        parse_options(args)
+
+        if !options[:base]
+          # Packaging a pre-existing environment
+          env.require_persisted_vm
+        else
+          # Packaging a base box; that is a VM not tied to a specific
+          # vagrant environment
+          vm = VM.find(options[:base])
+          vm.env = env if vm
+          env.vm = vm
+
+          error_and_exit(:vm_base_not_found, :name => options[:base]) unless vm
+        end
+
+        error_and_exit(:vm_power_off_to_package) unless env.vm.powered_off?
+        env.vm.package(args[0], options[:include])
+      end
+
+      def options_spec(opts)
+        opts.banner = "Usage: vagrant package [--base BASE] [--include FILES]"
+
+        # Defaults
+        options[:include] = []
+
+        opts.on("--base [BASE]", "Name or UUID of VM to create a base box from") do |v|
+          options[:base] = v
+        end
+
+        opts.on("--include x,y,z", Array, "List of files to include in the package") do |v|
+          options[:include] = v
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/test/vagrant/commands/package_test.rb b/test/vagrant/commands/package_test.rb
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+++ b/test/vagrant/commands/package_test.rb
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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'test_helper')
+
+class CommandsPackageTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  setup do
+    @klass = Vagrant::Commands::Package
+
+    @persisted_vm = mock("persisted_vm")
+    @persisted_vm.stubs(:execute!)
+
+    @env = mock_environment
+    @env.stubs(:require_persisted_vm)
+    @env.stubs(:vm).returns(@persisted_vm)
+
+    @instance = @klass.new(@env)
+  end
+
+  context "executing" do
+    setup do
+      @persisted_vm.stubs(:package)
+      @persisted_vm.stubs(:powered_off?).returns(true)
+    end
+
+    context "with no base specified" do
+      should "require a persisted vm" do
+        @env.expects(:require_persisted_vm).once
+        @instance.execute
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with base specified" do
+      setup do
+        @vm = mock("vm")
+
+        Vagrant::VM.stubs(:find).with(@name).returns(@vm)
+        @vm.stubs(:env=).with(@env)
+        @env.stubs(:vm=)
+
+        @name = "bar"
+      end
+
+      should "find the given base and set it on the env" do
+        Vagrant::VM.expects(:find).with(@name).returns(@vm)
+        @vm.expects(:env=).with(@env)
+        @env.expects(:vm=).with(@vm)
+
+        @instance.execute(["foo", "--base", @name])
+      end
+
+      should "error if the VM is not found" do
+        Vagrant::VM.expects(:find).with(@name).returns(nil)
+        @instance.expects(:error_and_exit).with(:vm_base_not_found, :name => @name).once
+
+        @instance.execute(["foo", "--base", @name])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "shared (with and without base specified)" do
+      should "error and exit if the VM is not powered off" do
+        @persisted_vm.stubs(:powered_off?).returns(false)
+        @instance.expects(:error_and_exit).with(:vm_power_off_to_package).once
+        @persisted_vm.expects(:package).never
+        @instance.execute
+      end
+
+      should "call package on the persisted VM" do
+        @persisted_vm.expects(:package).once
+        @instance.execute
+      end
+
+      should "pass the out path and include_files to the package method" do
+        out_path = mock("out_path")
+        include_files = "foo"
+        @persisted_vm.expects(:package).with(out_path, [include_files]).once
+        @instance.execute([out_path, "--include", include_files])
+      end
+
+      should "default to an empty array when not include_files are specified" do
+        out_path = mock("out_path")
+        @persisted_vm.expects(:package).with(out_path, []).once
+        @instance.execute([out_path])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end