diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index ab8b07f66..6999b92e0 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ require 'log4r'
 require 'vagrant'
 require 'vagrant/cli'
 
+# Enable logging if it is requested. We do this before
+# anything else so that all logs are visible.
+if ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"]
+  logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant")
+  logger.outputters = Log4r::Outputter.stdout
+  logger.level = Log4r.const_get(ENV["VAGRANT_LOG"].upcase)
+  logger = nil
+end
+
 # Create a logger right away
 logger = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::bin::vagrant")
 logger.info("`vagrant` invoked: #{ARGV.inspect}")