diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template.go
index 213addd9fad3..e52fa4720322 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type templateClient struct {
 	configClient        config.Client
 	gitHubClientFactory func(configVariablesClient config.VariablesClient) (*github.Client, error)
 	processor           yaml.Processor
+	httpClient          *http.Client
 }
 
 // ensure templateClient implements TemplateClient.
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ func newTemplateClient(input TemplateClientInput) *templateClient {
 		configClient:        input.configClient,
 		gitHubClientFactory: getGitHubClient,
 		processor:           input.processor,
+		httpClient:          http.DefaultClient,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -143,8 +145,11 @@ func (t *templateClient) getURLContent(templateURL string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to parse %q", templateURL)
 	}
 
-	if rURL.Scheme == "https" && rURL.Host == "github.com" {
-		return t.getGitHubFileContent(rURL)
+	if rURL.Scheme == "https" {
+		if rURL.Host == "github.com" {
+			return t.getGitHubFileContent(rURL)
+		}
+		return t.getRawURLFileContent(templateURL)
 	}
 
 	if rURL.Scheme == "file" || rURL.Scheme == "" {
@@ -210,6 +215,20 @@ func (t *templateClient) getGitHubFileContent(rURL *url.URL) ([]byte, error) {
 	return content, nil
 }
 
+func (t *templateClient) getRawURLFileContent(rURL string) ([]byte, error) {
+	res, err := t.httpClient.Get(rURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	content, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return content, nil
+}
+
 func getGitHubClient(configVariablesClient config.VariablesClient) (*github.Client, error) {
 	var authenticatingHTTPClient *http.Client
 	if token, err := configVariablesClient.Get(config.GitHubTokenVariable); err == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
index af9ba015eead..bca138fc2f9c 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/template_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -225,6 +226,51 @@ func Test_templateClient_getGitHubFileContent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_templateClient_getRawUrlFileContent(t *testing.T) {
+	fakeServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		fmt.Fprint(w, template)
+	}))
+
+	defer fakeServer.Close()
+
+	type args struct {
+		rURL string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    []byte
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Return custom template",
+			args: args{
+				rURL: fakeServer.URL,
+			},
+			want:    []byte(template),
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			g := NewWithT(t)
+
+			c := &templateClient{
+				httpClient: &http.Client{},
+			}
+			got, err := c.getRawURLFileContent(tt.args.rURL)
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+				return
+			}
+
+			g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			g.Expect(got).To(Equal(tt.want))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_templateClient_getLocalFileContent(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewWithT(t)