diff --git a/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main.go b/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0caf0427f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer/plugin"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/provisioner/ansible-local"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	plugin.ServeProvisioner(new(ansiblelocal.Provisioner))
+}
diff --git a/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main_test.go b/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06ab7d0f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/provisioner-ansible-local/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package main
diff --git a/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner.go b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33441412b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioner/ansible-local/provisioner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+package ansiblelocal
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	tpl                 *packer.ConfigTemplate
+
+	// The main playbook file to execute.
+	PlaybookFile string `mapstructure:"playbook_file"`
+
+	// An array of local paths of playbook files to upload.
+	PlaybookPaths []string `mapstructure:"playbook_paths"`
+
+	// An array of local paths of roles to upload.
+	RolePaths []string `mapstructure:"role_paths"`
+
+	// The directory where files will be uploaded. Packer requires write
+	// permissions in this directory.
+	StagingDir string `mapstructure:"staging_directory"`
+}
+
+type Provisioner struct {
+	config Config
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
+	md, err := common.DecodeConfig(&p.config, raws...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.config.tpl, err = packer.NewConfigTemplate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	p.config.tpl.UserVars = p.config.PackerUserVars
+
+	// Accumulate any errors
+	errs := common.CheckUnusedConfig(md)
+
+	if p.config.StagingDir == "" {
+		p.config.StagingDir = "/tmp/packer-provisioner-ansible-local"
+	}
+
+	// Templates
+	templates := map[string]*string{
+		"staging_dir": &p.config.StagingDir,
+	}
+
+	for n, ptr := range templates {
+		var err error
+		*ptr, err = p.config.tpl.Process(*ptr, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
+				errs, fmt.Errorf("Error processing %s: %s", n, err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validation
+	err = validateFileConfig(p.config.PlaybookFile, "playbook_file", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, err)
+	}
+	for _, path := range p.config.PlaybookPaths {
+		err := validateFileConfig(path, "playbook_paths", false)
+		if err != nil {
+			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, path := range p.config.RolePaths {
+		if err := validateDirConfig(path, "role_paths"); err != nil {
+			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
+		return errs
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
+	ui.Say("Provisioning with Ansible...")
+
+	ui.Message("Creating Ansible staging directory...")
+	if err := p.createDir(ui, comm, p.config.StagingDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating staging directory: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	ui.Message("Uploading main Playbook file...")
+	src := p.config.PlaybookFile
+	dst := filepath.Join(p.config.StagingDir, filepath.Base(src))
+	if err := p.uploadFile(ui, comm, dst, src); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error uploading main playbook: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(p.config.RolePaths) > 0 {
+		ui.Message("Uploading role directories...")
+		for _, src := range p.config.RolePaths {
+			dst := filepath.Join(p.config.StagingDir, "roles", filepath.Base(src))
+			if err := p.uploadDir(ui, comm, dst, src); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error uploading roles: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(p.config.PlaybookPaths) > 0 {
+		ui.Message("Uploading additional Playbooks...")
+		if err := p.createDir(ui, comm, filepath.Join(p.config.StagingDir, "playbooks")); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error creating playbooks directory: %s", err)
+		}
+		for _, src := range p.config.PlaybookPaths {
+			dst := filepath.Join(p.config.StagingDir, "playbooks", filepath.Base(src))
+			if err := p.uploadFile(ui, comm, dst, src); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error uploading playbooks: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := p.executeAnsible(ui, comm); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error executing Ansible: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) Cancel() {
+	// Just hard quit. It isn't a big deal if what we're doing keeps
+	// running on the other side.
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) executeAnsible(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
+	playbook := filepath.Join(p.config.StagingDir, filepath.Base(p.config.PlaybookFile))
+
+	// The inventory must be set to "127.0.0.1,".  The comma is important
+	// as its the only way to override the ansible inventory when dealing
+	// with a single host.
+	command := fmt.Sprintf("ansible-playbook %s -c local -i %s", playbook, `"127.0.0.1,"`)
+
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Executing Ansible: %s", command))
+	cmd := &packer.RemoteCmd{
+		Command: command,
+	}
+	if err := cmd.StartWithUi(comm, ui); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cmd.ExitStatus != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Non-zero exit status: %d", cmd.ExitStatus)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateDirConfig(path string, config string) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s is invalid: %s", config, path, err)
+	} else if !info.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s must point to a directory", config, path)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateFileConfig(name string, config string, req bool) error {
+	if req {
+		if name == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s must be specified.", config)
+		}
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s is invalid: %s", config, name, err)
+	} else if info.IsDir() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s must point to a file", config, name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) uploadFile(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, dst, src string) error {
+	f, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error opening: %s", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	if err = comm.Upload(dst, f); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error uploading %s: %s", src, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) createDir(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, dir string) error {
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Creating directory: %s", dir))
+	cmd := &packer.RemoteCmd{
+		Command: fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p '%s'", dir),
+	}
+	if err := cmd.StartWithUi(comm, ui); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cmd.ExitStatus != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Non-zero exit status.")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *Provisioner) uploadDir(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator, dst, src string) error {
+	if err := p.createDir(ui, comm, dst); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Make sure there is a trailing "/" so that the directory isn't
+	// created on the other side.
+	if src[len(src)-1] != '/' {
+		src = src + "/"
+	}
+	return comm.UploadDir(dst, src, nil)
+}