diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4951d86..92b7ada 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ command:
     $ vagrant hostmanager
 
 The plugin hooks into the `vagrant up` and `vagrant destroy` commands
-automatically.
+automatically. If you want to update the hosts on the  `vagrant halt` command as well,
+set the `hostmanager.update_on_halt` attribute to `true`
 When a machine enters or exits the running state , all active
 machines with the same provider will have their `hosts` file updated
 accordingly. Set the `hostmanager.enabled` attribute to `true` in the
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/action/update_all.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/action/update_all.rb
index 660e2b5..3ec6562 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/action/update_all.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/action/update_all.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ def call(env)
           # skip if machine is not active on destroy action
           return @app.call(env) if !@machine.id && env[:machine_action] == :destroy
 
+
+          # check if update_on_halt is true on halt action
+          if env[:machine_action] == :halt
+            return @app.call(env) unless @config.hostmanager.update_on_halt?
+          end
+
           # check config to see if the hosts file should be update automatically
           return @app.call(env) unless @config.hostmanager.enabled?
           @logger.info 'Updating /etc/hosts file automatically'
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/config.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/config.rb
index 1ae26f4..96f8794 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/config.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/config.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ class Config < Vagrant.plugin('2', :config)
       attr_accessor :aliases
       attr_accessor :include_offline
       attr_accessor :ip_resolver
+      attr_accessor :update_on_halt
 
       alias_method :enabled?, :enabled
       alias_method :include_offline?, :include_offline
       alias_method :manage_host?, :manage_host
       alias_method :manage_guest?, :manage_guest
+      alias_method :update_on_halt?, :update_on_halt
 
       def initialize
         @enabled            = UNSET_VALUE
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ def initialize
         @include_offline    = UNSET_VALUE
         @aliases            = UNSET_VALUE
         @ip_resolver        = UNSET_VALUE
+        @update_on_halt     = UNSET_VALUE
       end
 
       def finalize!
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ def finalize!
         @include_offline    = false if @include_offline == UNSET_VALUE
         @aliases            = [] if @aliases == UNSET_VALUE
         @ip_resolver        = nil if @ip_resolver == UNSET_VALUE
+        @update_on_halt     = false if @update_on_halt ==  UNSET_VALUE
 
         @aliases = [ @aliases ].flatten
       end
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ def validate(machine)
         errors << validate_bool('hostmanager.manage_guest', @manage_guest)
         errors << validate_bool('hostmanager.ignore_private_ip', @ignore_private_ip)
         errors << validate_bool('hostmanager.include_offline', @include_offline)
+        errors << validate_bool('hostmanager.update_on_halt', @update_on_halt)
         errors.compact!
 
         # check if aliases option is an Array
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
index b299315..715648d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-hostmanager/plugin.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin('2')
         hook.after(Vagrant::Action::Builtin::Provision, Action.update_all)
       end
 
+      action_hook(:hostmanager, :machine_action_halt) do |hook|
+        hook.prepend(Action.update_all)
+      end
+
+
       action_hook(:hostmanager, :machine_action_destroy) do |hook|
         hook.prepend(Action.update_all)
       end