diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/README b/vagrantSandbox/README
index 690c5dbc3..5040c0a3f 100644
--- a/vagrantSandbox/README
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/README
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
                  folders via NFS. Currently not working
   - opensuse12 :: OpenSUSE 12.3 machine. Currently not completely
                   compiling Foam
+  - opensuse13 ::  OpenSUSE 13.1 machine. The current LTS-version of
+                   OpenSUSE
   Some machines (read: the BSD-boxes) need the =VirtualBox Extension
   Pack= installed (because they have USB 2.0)
 * Scripts in the machine
diff --git a/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile b/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
index 94e0985c5..da7dcb844 100644
--- a/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
+++ b/vagrantSandbox/Vagrantfile
@@ -133,4 +133,14 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
     opensuse12.vm.hostname="opensuse12."+config.vm.hostname
   end
 
+  config.vm.define :opensuse13 do |opensuse13|
+    opensuse13.vm.box = "berendt/opensuse-13.1-x86_64"
+    opensuse13.vm.box_check_update = true
+    opensuse13.vm.provision :shell do |s|
+      s.args   = "opensuse13"
+      s.path   = "initOpenSUSEScript.sh"
+    end
+    opensuse13.vm.hostname="opensuse13."+config.vm.hostname
+  end
+
 end