diff --git a/spec/Vagrantfile b/spec/Vagrantfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca98915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/Vagrantfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# -*- mode: ruby -*-
+# vi: set ft=ruby :
+
+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'
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..370864b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/sanity_check_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+require 'acceptance_helper'
+
+describe 'Sanity check' do
+  context 'running a `vagrant up` from scratch' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a the container'
+
+    it 'starts the newly created container'
+
+    it 'mounts shared folders with the right permissions'
+
+    it 'provisions the container based on Vagrantfile configs'
+
+    it 'forwards configured ports'
+
+    it "is able to be SSH'ed"
+  end
+
+  context '`vagrant halt` on a running container' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+      vagrant_halt
+    end
+
+    it 'shuts down container'
+
+    it 'clears forwarded ports'
+  end
+
+  context '`vagrant destroy`' do
+    before(:all) do
+      destroy_container
+      vagrant_up
+      vagrant_destroy
+    end
+
+    it 'destroys the underlying container'
+  end
+
+  def destroy_container
+    `sudo lxc-shutdown -n \`cat /vagrant/spec/.vagrant/machines/default/lxc/id\``
+    `sudo lxc-wait -n \`cat /vagrant/spec/.vagrant/machines/default/lxc/id\` --state STOPPED`
+    `sudo lxc-destroy -n \`cat /vagrant/spec/.vagrant/machines/default/lxc/id\``
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_up
+    opts = { cwd: 'spec' }
+    env  = Vagrant::Environment.new(opts)
+    env.cli('up', '--provider', 'lxc')
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_halt
+    opts = { cwd: 'spec' }
+    env  = Vagrant::Environment.new(opts)
+    env.cli('halt')
+  end
+
+  def vagrant_destroy
+    opts = { cwd: 'spec' }
+    env  = Vagrant::Environment.new(opts)
+    env.cli('destroy', '-f')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance_helper.rb b/spec/acceptance_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a71724e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+require 'vagrant'
+require 'vagrant-lxc'
+
+# RSpec.configure do |config|
+#   config.include AcceptanceExampleGroup, :type => :unit, :example_group => {
+#     :file_path => /\bspec\/unit\//
+#   }
+# end
diff --git a/tasks/spec.rake b/tasks/spec.rake
index 8b2f3de..d7e61a6 100644
--- a/tasks/spec.rake
+++ b/tasks/spec.rake
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 begin
   require 'rspec/core/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']