diff --git a/plugins/communicators/none/communicator.rb b/plugins/communicators/none/communicator.rb
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+# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+require "log4r"
+require "vagrant"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module CommunicatorNone
+    # This class provides no communication with the VM.
+    # It allows Vagrant to manage a machine lifecycle
+    # while not actually connecting to it. The communicator
+    # stubs out all methods to be successful allowing
+    # Vagrant to proceed "as normal" without actually
+    # doing anything.
+    class Communicator < Vagrant.plugin("2", :communicator)
+      def self.match?(_)
+        # Any machine can be not communicated with
+        true
+      end
+
+      def initialize(_)
+        @logger = Log4r::Logger.new(self.class.name.downcase)
+      end
+
+      def ready?
+        @logger.debug("#ready? stub called on none")
+        true
+      end
+
+      def execute(*_)
+        @logger.debug("#execute stub called on none")
+        0
+      end
+
+      def sudo(*_)
+        @logger.debug("#sudo stub called on none")
+        0
+      end
+
+      def test(*_)
+        @logger.debug("#test stub called on none")
+        true
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/communicators/none/plugin.rb b/plugins/communicators/none/plugin.rb
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+# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+require "vagrant"
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  Vagrant::Util::Experimental.guard_with(:none_communicator) do
+    module CommunicatorNone
+      class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("2")
+        name "none communicator"
+        description <<-DESC
+        This plugin provides no communication to remote machines.
+        It allows Vagrant to manage remote machines without the
+        ability to connect to them for configuration/provisioning.
+        Any calls to methods provided by this communicator will
+        always be successful.
+        DESC
+
+        communicator("none") do
+          require File.expand_path("../communicator", __FILE__)
+          Communicator
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/communicators/none/communicator_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/communicators/none/communicator_test.rb
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+# Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+require File.expand_path("../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/communicators/none/communicator")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommunicatorNone::Communicator do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:machine) { double(:machine) }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(machine) }
+
+  context "#ready?" do
+    it "should be true" do
+      expect(subject.ready?).to be
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "#execute" do
+    it "should be successful regardless of command" do
+      expect(subject.execute("/bin/false")).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "#sudo" do
+    it "should be successful regardless of command" do
+      expect(subject.execute("/bin/false")).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "test" do
+    it "should be true" do
+      expect(subject.test("/bin/false")).to be
+    end
+  end
+end