diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 83b319a..384fc3f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ rvm:
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - rvm: 2.0.0
-script: "bundle exec rake"
+script: "bundle exec rake ci"
diff --git a/Guardfile b/Guardfile
index 2486d8a..2858053 100644
--- a/Guardfile
+++ b/Guardfile
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# A sample Guardfile
-# More info at https://github.com/guard/guard#readme
-
 guard 'bundler' do
   watch('Gemfile')
   watch(/^.+\.gemspec/)
@@ -15,20 +12,7 @@ guard 'rspec' do
   watch(%r{^spec/.+_spec\.rb$})
   watch(%r{^lib/vagrant-lxc/(.+)\.rb$}) { |m| "spec/unit/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
   watch('spec/unit_helper.rb')          { "spec/unit" }
+  watch('spec/acceptance_helper.rb')    { "spec/acceptance" }
   watch('spec/spec_helper.rb')          { "spec/" }
-
-  # Rails example
-  watch(%r{^app/(.+)\.rb$})                           { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
-  watch(%r{^app/(.*)(\.erb|\.haml)$})                 { |m| "spec/#{m[1]}#{m[2]}_spec.rb" }
-  watch(%r{^app/controllers/(.+)_(controller)\.rb$})  { |m| ["spec/routing/#{m[1]}_routing_spec.rb", "spec/#{m[2]}s/#{m[1]}_#{m[2]}_spec.rb", "spec/acceptance/#{m[1]}_spec.rb"] }
-  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})                  { "spec" }
-  watch('config/routes.rb')                           { "spec/routing" }
-  watch('app/controllers/application_controller.rb')  { "spec/controllers" }
-
-  # Capybara features specs
-  watch(%r{^app/views/(.+)/.*\.(erb|haml)$})          { |m| "spec/features/#{m[1]}_spec.rb" }
-
-  # Turnip features and steps
-  watch(%r{^spec/acceptance/(.+)\.feature$})
-  watch(%r{^spec/acceptance/steps/(.+)_steps\.rb$})   { |m| Dir[File.join("**/#{m[1]}.feature")][0] || 'spec/acceptance' }
+  watch(%r{^spec/support/(.+)\.rb$})    { "spec/" }
 end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db08a31..35351c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ If  want to develop from your physical machine, just sing that same old song:
 git clone git://github.com/fgrehm/vagrant-lxc.git
 cd vagrant-lxc
 bundle install
-bundle exec rake # to run all specs
+bundle exec rake # to run unit specs
+```
+
+To run acceptance specs, you'll have to ssh into one of the [development boxes](development/Vagrantfile) and run:
+
+```
+bundle exec rake spec:acceptance
 ```
 
 To build the provided quantal64 box:
diff --git a/spec/Vagrantfile b/spec/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67d553a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+def local_apt_cache(box_name)
+  cache_dir = File.join(File.expand_path(Vagrant::Environment::DEFAULT_HOME),
+                        'cache',
+                        'apt',
+                        box_name)
+  partial_dir = File.join(cache_dir, 'partial')
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p(partial_dir) unless File.exists? partial_dir
+  cache_dir
+end
+
+Vagrant.require_plugin 'vagrant-lxc'
+
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  config.vm.box      = "quantal64"
+  config.vm.hostname = 'lxc-test-box'
+
+  config.vm.box_url = 'http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13510779/lxc-quantal64-2013-04-10.box'
+  # Uncomment to test boxes built locally:
+  # config.vm.box_url = '../boxes/output/lxc-quantal64.box'
+
+  cache_dir = local_apt_cache(config.vm.box)
+  config.vm.synced_folder cache_dir, "/var/cache/apt/archives", id: "vagrant-apt-cache"
+
+  config.vm.provision :shell,
+    inline: 'mkdir -p /vagrant/tmp && echo -n "Provisioned" > /vagrant/tmp/provisioning'
+
+  config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 80, host: 8080
+  config.vm.provision :shell,
+    inline: 'sudo apt-get install apache2 -y'
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..296ee55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+require 'acceptance_helper'
+
+describe 'Sanity check' do
+  after(:all) { destroy_container }
+
+  context 'running `vagrant up` from scratch' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a container' do
+      containers = `sudo lxc-ls`.chomp.split(/\s+/).uniq
+      expect(containers).to include vagrant_container_name
+    end
+
+    it 'starts the newly created container' do
+      status = `sudo lxc-info -n #{vagrant_container_name}`
+      expect(status).to include 'RUNNING'
+    end
+
+    it "is able to be SSH'ed" do
+      expect(vagrant_ssh('hostname')).to eq 'lxc-test-box'
+    end
+
+    it 'mounts shared folders with the right permissions' do
+      vagrant_ssh 'mkdir -p /vagrant/tmp && echo -n "Shared" > /vagrant/tmp/shared'
+      shared_file_contents = File.read('/vagrant/spec/tmp/shared')
+      expect(shared_file_contents).to eq 'Shared'
+    end
+
+    it 'provisions the container based on Vagrantfile configs' do
+      provisioned_file_contents = File.read('/vagrant/spec/tmp/provisioning')
+      expect(provisioned_file_contents).to eq 'Provisioned'
+    end
+
+    it 'forwards configured ports' do
+      output = `curl -s localhost:8080`.strip.chomp
+      expect(output).to include 'It works!'
+    end
+  end
+
+  context '`vagrant halt` on a running container' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+      vagrant_halt
+    end
+
+    it 'shuts down container' do
+      status = `sudo lxc-info -n #{vagrant_container_name}`
+      expect(status).to include 'STOPPED'
+    end
+
+    it 'clears forwarded ports' do
+      `curl -s localhost:8080 --connect-timeout 2`
+      expect($?.exitstatus).to_not eq 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  context '`vagrant destroy`' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+      @container_name = vagrant_container_name
+      vagrant_destroy
+    end
+
+    it 'destroys the underlying container' do
+      containers = `sudo lxc-ls`.chomp.split(/\s+/).uniq
+      expect(containers).to_not include @container_name
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/support/acceptance_example_group.rb b/spec/acceptance/support/acceptance_example_group.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e363839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/support/acceptance_example_group.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+module AcceptanceExampleGroup
+  def self.included(base)
+    base.metadata[:type] = :acceptance
+  end
+
+  ID_FILE = "/vagrant/spec/.vagrant/machines/default/lxc/id"
+  def vagrant_container_name
+    File.read(ID_FILE).strip.chomp if File.exists?(ID_FILE)
+  end
+
+  def destroy_container
+    if name = vagrant_container_name
+      `sudo lxc-shutdown -n #{name} 2>/dev/null`
+      `sudo lxc-wait -n #{name} --state STOPPED 2>/dev/null`
+      `sudo lxc-destroy -n #{name} 2>/dev/null`
+    end
+    `sudo killall -9 redir 2>/dev/null`
+  end
+
+  def with_vagrant_environment
+    opts = { cwd: 'spec', ui_class: TestUI }
+    env  = Vagrant::Environment.new(opts)
+    yield env
+    env.unload
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_up
+    with_vagrant_environment do |env|
+      env.cli('up', '--provider', 'lxc')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_halt
+    with_vagrant_environment do |env|
+      env.cli('halt')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_destroy
+    with_vagrant_environment do |env|
+      env.cli('destroy', '-f')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_ssh(cmd)
+    output = nil
+    with_vagrant_environment do |env|
+      result = env.cli('ssh', '-c', cmd)
+      if result.to_i != 0
+        raise "SSH command failed: '#{cmd}'\n#{env.ui.messages.inspect}"
+      end
+      output = env.ui.messages[:info].join("\n").chomp
+    end
+    output
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/support/machine_ext.rb b/spec/acceptance/support/machine_ext.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d09fcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/support/machine_ext.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Monkey patch vagrant in order to reuse the UI test object that is set on
+# our Vagrant::Environments
+#
+# TODO: Find out if this makes sense to be on vagrant core itself
+require 'vagrant/machine'
+Vagrant::Machine.class_eval do
+  alias :old_action :action
+
+  define_method :action do |name, extra_env = nil|
+    extra_env = { ui: @env.ui }.merge(extra_env || {})
+    old_action name, extra_env
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/support/test_ui.rb b/spec/acceptance/support/test_ui.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9a84c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/support/test_ui.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class TestUI < Vagrant::UI::Interface
+  attr_reader :messages
+
+  METHODS = [:clear_line, :report_progress, :warn, :error, :info, :success]
+
+  def initialize(resource = nil)
+    super
+    @messages = METHODS.each_with_object({}) { |m, h| h[m] = [] }
+  end
+
+  def ask(*args)
+    super
+    # Automated tests should not depend on user input, obviously.
+    raise Errors::UIExpectsTTY
+  end
+
+  METHODS.each do |method|
+    define_method(method) do |message, *opts|
+      @messages[method].push message
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance_helper.rb b/spec/acceptance_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff45967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+unless ENV['USER'] == 'vagrant'
+  puts 'Acceptance specs are supposed to run from one of the vagrant-lxc dev machines'
+  exit 1
+end
+
+if defined? SimpleCov
+  SimpleCov.command_name 'acceptance'
+end
+
+require 'vagrant'
+require 'vagrant-lxc'
+
+Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/acceptance/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.include AcceptanceExampleGroup, :type => :acceptance, :example_group => {
+    :file_path => /\bspec\/acceptance\//
+  }
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 07038e7..bdbc54b 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,8 @@ if ENV['COVERAGE']
   require 'simplecov'
   require 'coveralls'
 
-  SimpleCov.formatter = SimpleCov::Formatter::MultiFormatter[
-    SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter,
-    Coveralls::SimpleCov::Formatter
-  ]
-
-  SimpleCov.start do
-    add_filter { |source_file| source_file.filename =~ /\/spec\/support/ }
-  end
+  SimpleCov.start { add_filter '/spec/' }
+  SimpleCov.merge_timeout 300
 end
 
 require 'bundler/setup'
diff --git a/spec/support/.gitkeep b/spec/support/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/spec/support/unit_example_group.rb b/spec/unit/support/unit_example_group.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from spec/support/unit_example_group.rb
rename to spec/unit/support/unit_example_group.rb
diff --git a/spec/unit_helper.rb b/spec/unit_helper.rb
index 9104290..4122faf 100644
--- a/spec/unit_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/unit_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
+Dir[File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/unit/support/**/*.rb"].each { |f| require f }
+
+if defined? SimpleCov
+  SimpleCov.command_name 'unit'
+end
+
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include RSpec::Fire
 
diff --git a/tasks/spec.rake b/tasks/spec.rake
index 8b2f3de..ddd4867 100644
--- a/tasks/spec.rake
+++ b/tasks/spec.rake
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 begin
   require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+  require 'coveralls/rake/task'
 
-  # TODO: add 'spec:acceptance' and 'spec:integration' then they are in place
   desc 'Run all specs'
-  task :spec    => ['spec:unit']
+  task :spec => ['spec:unit', 'spec:acceptance']
 
   desc 'Default task which runs all specs with code coverage enabled'
-  task :default => ['spec:set_coverage', 'spec']
+  task :default => ['spec:set_coverage', 'spec:unit']
+
+  Coveralls::RakeTask.new
+  task :ci => ['spec:set_coverage', 'spec:unit', 'coveralls:push']
 rescue LoadError; end
 
 namespace :spec do