diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c8eb6eef..82dddf58b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,6 +133,33 @@ $ sudo vagrant up --no-provision --provider=libvirt
 $ sudo vagrant provision
 ```
 
+## Setup for Vagrant using parallels provider
+
+* Create vagrant_variables.yml
+
+```
+$ cp vagrant_variables.yml.sample vagrant_variables.yml
+```
+
+* Edit `vagrant_variables.yml` and setup the following variables:
+
+```yml
+vagrant_box: parallels/ubuntu-14.04
+```
+
+* Create site.yml
+
+```
+$ cp site.yml.sample site.yml
+```
+
+* Create VMs
+
+```
+$ vagrant up --no-provision --provider=parallels
+$ vagrant provision
+```
+
 ### For Debian based systems
 
 If you want to use "backports", you can set "true" to `ceph_use_distro_backports`.
diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 7d4f81739..73147fa5f 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       client.vm.provider :libvirt do |lv|
         lv.memory = MEMORY
       end
+
+      # Parallels
+      client.vm.provider "parallels" do |prl|
+        prl.name = "ceph-client#{i}"
+        prl.memory = "#{MEMORY}"
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -124,6 +130,12 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       rgw.vm.provider :libvirt do |lv|
         lv.memory = MEMORY
       end
+
+      # Parallels
+      rgw.vm.provider "parallels" do |prl|
+        prl.name = "ceph-rgw#{i}"
+        prl.memory = "#{MEMORY}"
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -146,6 +158,12 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       mds.vm.provider :libvirt do |lv|
         lv.memory = MEMORY
       end
+      
+      # Parallels
+      mds.vm.provider "parallels" do |prl|
+        prl.name = "ceph-mds#{i}"
+        prl.memory = "#{MEMORY}"
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -168,6 +186,12 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       mon.vm.provider :libvirt do |lv|
         lv.memory = MEMORY
       end
+
+      # Parallels
+      mon.vm.provider "parallels" do |prl|
+        prl.name = "ceph-mon#{i}"
+        prl.memory = "#{MEMORY}"
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -215,6 +239,19 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
         lv.memory = MEMORY
       end
 
+      # Parallels
+      osd.vm.provider "parallels" do |prl|
+        prl.name = "ceph-osd#{i}"
+        prl.memory = "#{MEMORY}"
+        (0..1).each do |d|
+          prl.customize ["set", :id, 
+                         "--device-add", 
+                         "hdd", 
+                         "--iface", 
+                         "sata"]
+        end
+      end
+
       # Run the provisioner after the last machine comes up
       osd.vm.provision 'ansible', &ansible_provision if i == (NOSDS - 1)
     end
diff --git a/vagrant_variables.yml.sample b/vagrant_variables.yml.sample
index 28c8729b3..6edb792c9 100644
--- a/vagrant_variables.yml.sample
+++ b/vagrant_variables.yml.sample
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ disks: "[ '/dev/sdb', '/dev/sdc' ]"
 # Ubuntu: ubuntu/trusty64
 # CentOS: bento/centos-7.1
 # libvirt CentOS: centos/7
+# parallels Ubuntu: parallels/ubuntu-14.04
 # Debian: deb/jessie-amd64 - be careful the storage controller is named 'SATA Controller'
 # For more boxes have a look at:
 #   - https://atlas.hashicorp.com/boxes/search?utf8=✓&sort=&provider=virtualbox&q=