diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62f487f..16ae137 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
 end
 ```
 
+As a last option, you can also choose hostmanager as a provisioner.
+This allows you to use the provisioning order to ensure that hostmanager
+runs before or after provisioning. The provisioner will collect hosts from
+boxes with the same provider as the running box.
+
+Use:
+
+```ruby
+config.vm.provision :hostmanager
+```
+
 Contribute
 ----------
 Contributions are welcome.
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/hosts_file.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/hosts_file.rb
index 99c1ca1..e7b4ce2 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/hosts_file.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/hosts_file.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               host = machine.config.vm.hostname || name
               ip = get_ip_address.call(machine)
               host_aliases = machine.config.hostmanager.aliases.join("\s").chomp
-              @logger.info "Adding /etc/hosts entry: #{ip} #{host} #{host_aliases}"
+              machine.env.ui.info "Adding /etc/hosts entry: #{ip} #{host} #{host_aliases}"
               file << "#{ip}\t#{host}\s#{host_aliases}\n"
             end
           end
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
index c7bd9ca..f73ce6e 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       description <<-DESC
         This plugin manages the /etc/hosts file for guest machines. An entry is
         created for each active machine using the hostname attribute.
+
+        You can also use the hostmanager provisioner to update the hosts file.
       DESC
 
       config(:hostmanager) do
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         hook.append(Action::UpdateHostsFile)
       end
 
+      provisioner(:hostmanager) do
+        require_relative 'provisioner'
+        Provisioner
+      end
+
       command(:hostmanager) do
         require_relative 'command'
         Command
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/provisioner.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/provisioner.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65d43db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/provisioner.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module HostManager
+    class Provisioner < Vagrant.plugin('2', :provisioner)
+      include HostsFile
+
+      def provision
+        generate(@machine.env, @machine.box.provider.to_sym)
+        update(@machine)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end