diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f3c145eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package digitalocean
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+)
+
+// Provider returns a schema.Provider for DigitalOcean.
+//
+// NOTE: schema.Provider became available long after the DO provider
+// was started, so resources may not be converted to this new structure
+// yet. This is a WIP. To assist with the migration, make sure any resources
+// you migrate are acceptance tested, then perform the migration.
+func Provider() *schema.Provider {
+	// TODO: Move the configuration to this, requires validation
+
+	return &schema.Provider{
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"token": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+		},
+
+		ResourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider_test.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1751e54fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/provider_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package digitalocean
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestProvider(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := Provider().InternalValidate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_provider.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_provider.go
index 181a5264e4..a54e13e4c5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_provider.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_provider.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 	"github.com/pearkes/digitalocean"
 )
@@ -12,20 +13,24 @@ type ResourceProvider struct {
 	Config Config
 
 	client *digitalocean.Client
+
+	// This is the schema.Provider. Eventually this will replace much
+	// of this structure. For now it is an element of it for compatiblity.
+	p *schema.Provider
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Validate(c *terraform.ResourceConfig) ([]string, []error) {
-	v := &config.Validator{
-		Required: []string{
-			"token",
-		},
-	}
-
-	return v.Validate(c)
+	prov := Provider()
+	return prov.Validate(c)
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) ValidateResource(
 	t string, c *terraform.ResourceConfig) ([]string, []error) {
+	prov := Provider()
+	if _, ok := prov.ResourcesMap[t]; ok {
+		return prov.ValidateResource(t, c)
+	}
+
 	return resourceMap.Validate(t, c)
 }
 
@@ -42,26 +47,44 @@ func (p *ResourceProvider) Configure(c *terraform.ResourceConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Create the provider, set the meta
+	p.p = Provider()
+	p.p.SetMeta(p)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Apply(
 	s *terraform.ResourceState,
 	d *terraform.ResourceDiff) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	if _, ok := p.p.ResourcesMap[s.Type]; ok {
+		return p.p.Apply(s, d)
+	}
+
 	return resourceMap.Apply(s, d, p)
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Diff(
 	s *terraform.ResourceState,
 	c *terraform.ResourceConfig) (*terraform.ResourceDiff, error) {
+	if _, ok := p.p.ResourcesMap[s.Type]; ok {
+		return p.p.Diff(s, c)
+	}
+
 	return resourceMap.Diff(s, c, p)
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Refresh(
 	s *terraform.ResourceState) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	if _, ok := p.p.ResourcesMap[s.Type]; ok {
+		return p.p.Refresh(s)
+	}
+
 	return resourceMap.Refresh(s, p)
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Resources() []terraform.ResourceType {
-	return resourceMap.Resources()
+	result := resourceMap.Resources()
+	result = append(result, Provider().Resources()...)
+	return result
 }