diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/command.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/command.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e56aa24a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/command.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class Puppet::Provider::Command
+  def initialize(executable, options = {})
+    @executable = executable
+    @options = options
+  end
+
+  def execute(executor)
+    executor.execute([@executable], @options)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/command.rb b/spec/unit/provider/command.rb
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7f1b21d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/command.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+require 'puppet/provider/command'
+
+describe Puppet::Provider::Command do
+  let(:executor) { mock('executor') }
+
+  it "exectutes a simple command" do
+    executor.expects(:execute).with(["/foo"], {})
+
+    command = Puppet::Provider::Command.new("/foo")
+    command.execute(executor)
+  end
+
+  it "exectutes a command with extra options" do
+    executor.expects(:execute).with(["/foo"], { :option => 1})
+
+    command = Puppet::Provider::Command.new("/foo", { :option => 1 })
+    command.execute(executor)
+  end
+end