diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2867c2..ee02cf9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
 
   - The provider will now have a higher priority over the VirtualBox provider
     in case VirtualBox is installed alongside lxc dependecies.
+  - Show an user friendly message when trying to use the plugin on non-Linux
+    environments.
 
 
 ## [1.0.1](https://github.com/fgrehm/vagrant-lxc/compare/v1.0.0...v1.0.1) (Oct 15, 2014)
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/errors.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/errors.rb
index 4446b70..e2254ff 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/errors.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ module Vagrant
       class NamespacesNotSupported < Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError
       end
 
+      class LxcLinuxRequired < Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError
+        error_key(:lxc_linux_required)
+      end
+
       class LxcNotInstalled < Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError
         error_key(:lxc_not_installed)
       end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-lxc/provider.rb b/lib/vagrant-lxc/provider.rb
index fbae5b2..dead6ab 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-lxc/provider.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-lxc/provider.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ module Vagrant
     class Provider < Vagrant.plugin("2", :provider)
       attr_reader :driver
 
+      def self.usable?(raise_error=false)
+        if !Vagrant::Util::Platform.linux?
+          raise Errors::LxcLinuxRequired
+        end
+
+        true
+      end
+
       def initialize(machine)
         @logger    = Log4r::Logger.new("vagrant::provider::lxc")
         @machine   = machine
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 51f8d8c..32f635f 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ en:
 
         Looked up under: %{paths}
 
+      lxc_linux_required: |-
+        The LXC provider only works on Linux. Please try to use
+        another provider.
+
       lxc_not_installed: |-
         The `lxc` package does not seem to be installed or is not accessible on the PATH.