diff --git a/nomad/server.go b/nomad/server.go
index 9ba4045bd..53a59e593 100644
--- a/nomad/server.go
+++ b/nomad/server.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/raft"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf"
+	vaultapi "github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	// consulSyncer advertises this Nomad Agent with Consul
 	consulSyncer *consul.Syncer
 
+	// vault is the client for communicating with Vault.
+	vault *vaultapi.Client
+
 	// Worker used for processing
 	workers []*Worker
 
@@ -201,6 +205,27 @@ func NewServer(config *Config, consulSyncer *consul.Syncer, logger *log.Logger)
 		shutdownCh:   make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
+	// Get the Vault API configuration
+	c, err := config.VaultConfig.ApiConfig(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Printf("[ERR] nomad: failed to create Vault API config: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to create Vault API config: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create the Vault API client
+	v, err := vaultapi.NewClient(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.logger.Printf("[ERR] nomad: failed to create Vault API client: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to create Vault API client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Set the wrapping function such that token creation is wrapped
+	v.SetWrappingLookupFunc(config.VaultConfig.GetWrappingFn())
+
+	// Set the token and store the client
+	v.SetToken(config.VaultConfig.PeriodicToken)
+	s.vault = v
+
 	// Create the periodic dispatcher for launching periodic jobs.
 	s.periodicDispatcher = NewPeriodicDispatch(s.logger, s)
 
diff --git a/nomad/server_test.go b/nomad/server_test.go
index 0312ae0a4..3bedb0483 100644
--- a/nomad/server_test.go
+++ b/nomad/server_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command/agent/consul"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/testutil"
 )
 
@@ -132,3 +133,39 @@ func TestServer_Regions(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestServer_VaultAPIClient(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a server with a Vault Config
+	token := "123"
+	role := "foo"
+	s1 := testServer(t, func(c *Config) {
+		c.VaultConfig.TokenRoleName = role
+		c.VaultConfig.PeriodicToken = token
+	})
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+
+	if s1.vault == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected a Vault API client")
+	}
+
+	if act := s1.vault.Token(); act != token {
+		t.Fatalf("Vault client not set up correctly; got %v; want %v for token", act, token)
+	}
+
+	createPath := "/v1/auth/token/create/" + role
+	wReq := s1.vault.NewRequest("POST", createPath)
+	if wReq.WrapTTL != config.VaultTokenCreateTTL {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad WrapTTL; got %q; want %q", wReq.WrapTTL, config.VaultTokenCreateTTL)
+	}
+
+	wReq = s1.vault.NewRequest("GET", createPath)
+	if wReq.WrapTTL != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad WrapTTL; got %q; want %q", wReq.WrapTTL, "")
+	}
+
+	badPath := "/v1/auth/token/lookup-self"
+	wReq = s1.vault.NewRequest("PUT", badPath)
+	if wReq.WrapTTL != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Bad WrapTTL; got %q; want %q", wReq.WrapTTL, "")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/nomad/structs/config/vault.go b/nomad/structs/config/vault.go
index b149c14a7..b2c6334dd 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/config/vault.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/config/vault.go
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 package config
 
-import vault "github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	vault "github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
+)
+
+const (
+	// VaultTokenCreateTTL is the duration the wrapped token for the client is
+	// valid for. The units are in seconds.
+	VaultTokenCreateTTL = "60s"
+)
 
 // VaultConfig contains the configuration information necessary to
 // communicate with Vault in order to:
@@ -135,3 +145,16 @@ func (c *VaultConfig) Copy() *VaultConfig {
 	*nc = *c
 	return nc
 }
+
+// GetWrappingFn returns an appropriate wrapping function for Nomad
+func (c *VaultConfig) GetWrappingFn() func(operation, path string) string {
+	createPath := fmt.Sprintf("auth/token/create/%s", c.TokenRoleName)
+	return func(operation, path string) string {
+		// Only wrap the token create operation
+		if operation != "POST" || path != createPath {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return VaultTokenCreateTTL
+	}
+}