diff --git a/.config/cucumber.yml b/.config/cucumber.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52d116b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/cucumber.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# config/cucumber.yml
+##YAML Template
+---
+default: --profile html
+
+pretty: --format pretty -b
+html: --format progress --format html --out=build/features_report.html -b
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7511f9b..dea5e76 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Build artifacts
 pkg
+build
 
 # Ruby / Bundler
 Gemfile.lock
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7ab8f0..f70f31b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -195,16 +195,24 @@ And finally bring up your Vagrant guest:
 
 ## Appendix B: Development
 
-For local development of this plugin here is an example of how to build 
-and install this plugin on your local machine:
-
-```
-$ rake build
-vagrant-sshfs 0.1.0 built to pkg/vagrant-sshfs-0.1.0.gem.
-$ mkdir -p /tmp/gems/gems
-$ cp pkg/vagrant-sshfs-0.1.0.gem /tmp/gems/gems/                                                                                                          
-$ pushd /tmp/gems/
-$ gem generate_index
-$ popd
-$ vagrant plugin install vagrant-sshfs --plugin-source file:///tmp/gems/
+For local development of this plugin here is an example of how to build, test and install this plugin on your local machine:
+
+```
+# Install development dependencies
+$ gem install bundler && bundle install
+
+# List available Rake tasks
+$ bundle exec rake -T
+
+# Run Cucumber tests
+$ bundle exec rake features
+
+# Build the gem (gets generated in the 'pkg' directory
+$ bundle exec rake build
+
+# Run Vagrant in the context of the plugin
+$ bundle exec rake vagrant <command>
+
+# Install built gem into global Vagrant installation (run outside of git checkout!)
+$ vagrant plugin install <path to gem in pkg directory>
 ```
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 809eb56..002bee0 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,2 +1,23 @@
-require "bundler/gem_tasks"
+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
+require 'rake/clean'
+require 'cucumber/rake/task'
+require 'launchy'
+
+CLOBBER.include('pkg')
+CLEAN.include('build')
+
+task :init do
+  FileUtils.mkdir_p 'build'
+end
+
+# Cucumber acceptance test task
+Cucumber::Rake::Task.new(:features)
+task :features => :init
+
+namespace :features do
+  desc 'Opens the HTML Cucumber test report'
+  task :open_report do
+    Launchy.open('./build/features_report.html')
+  end
+end
 
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/user_home_dir_mount_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/user_home_dir_mount_steps.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebd92e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/step_definitions/user_home_dir_mount_steps.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+And(/^user's home directory should be mounted$/) do
+  run("vagrant ssh -c \"ls #{ENV['HOME']}\"")
+  expect(last_command_started).to have_exit_status(0)
+end
diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b626eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require 'aruba/cucumber'
+require 'komenda'
+
+Aruba.configure do |config|
+  config.exit_timeout = 300
+  config.activate_announcer_on_command_failure = [:stdout, :stderr]
+  config.working_directory = 'build/aruba'
+end
+
+After do |_scenario|
+  if File.exist?(File.join(aruba.config.working_directory, 'Vagrantfile'))
+    Komenda.run('bundle exec vagrant destroy -f', cwd: aruba.config.working_directory, fail_on_fail: true)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/features/user_home_dir_mount.feature b/features/user_home_dir_mount.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38795b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/user_home_dir_mount.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Feature: Mount of user home directory
+
+  Scenario Outline: Mounting the user's home directory
+    Given a file named "Vagrantfile" with:
+    """
+    Vagrant.configure('2') do |config|
+      config.vm.box = '<box>'
+      config.vm.synced_folder '.', '/vagrant', disabled: true
+
+      if Vagrant::Util::Platform.windows?
+        target_path = ENV['USERPROFILE'].gsub(/\\/,'/').gsub(/[[:alpha:]]{1}:/){|s|'/' + s.downcase.sub(':', '')}
+        config.vm.synced_folder ENV['USERPROFILE'], target_path, type: 'sshfs', sshfs_opts_append: '-o umask=000 -o uid=1000 -o gid=1000'
+      else
+        config.vm.synced_folder ENV['HOME'], ENV['HOME'], type: 'sshfs', sshfs_opts_append: '-o umask=000 -o uid=1000 -o gid=1000'
+      end
+    end
+    """
+    When I successfully run `bundle exec vagrant up --provider <provider>`
+    Then stdout from "bundle exec vagrant up --provider <provider>" should contain "Installing SSHFS client..."
+    And  stdout from "bundle exec vagrant up --provider <provider>" should contain "Mounting SSHFS shared folder..."
+    And  stdout from "bundle exec vagrant up --provider <provider>" should contain "Folder Successfully Mounted!"
+    And user's home directory should be mounted
+
+    Examples:
+      | box              | provider   |
+      | centos/7         | virtualbox |
+    
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vagrant-sshfs.gemspec b/vagrant-sshfs.gemspec
index ce96c83..ec6c803 100644
--- a/vagrant-sshfs.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant-sshfs.gemspec
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'win32-process'
 
-  spec.add_development_dependency "bundler", "~> 1.7"
-  spec.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 10.0"
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 1.7'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 10.0'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'cucumber', '~> 2.1'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'aruba', '~> 0.13'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'komenda', '~> 0.1.6'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'launchy'
 end