diff --git a/cmd/mpas/bootstrap.go b/cmd/mpas/bootstrap.go
index d909444..988db46 100644
--- a/cmd/mpas/bootstrap.go
+++ b/cmd/mpas/bootstrap.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func NewBootstrap(cfg *config.MpasConfig) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewBootstrapGithub(cfg))
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewBootstrapGitea(cfg))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewBootstrapGitlab(cfg))
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -198,6 +199,80 @@ func NewBootstrapGitea(cfg *config.MpasConfig) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
+// NewBootstrapGitlab returns a new cobra.Command for gitlab bootstrap
+func NewBootstrapGitlab(cfg *config.MpasConfig) *cobra.Command {
+	c := &config.GitlabConfig{}
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "gitlab [flags]",
+		Short: "Bootstrap an mpas management repository on Gitlab",
+		Example: `  - Bootstrap with a private organization repository
+    mpas bootstrap gitlab --owner ocmOrg --repository mpas --registry ghcr.io/open-component-model/mpas-bootstrap-component --path clusters/my-cluster --hostname gitlab.example.com
+
+    - Bootstrap with a private user repository
+    mpas bootstrap gitlab --owner myUser --repository mpas --registry ghcr.io/open-component-model/mpas-bootstrap-component --personal --path clusters/my-cluster --hostname gitlab.example.com
+
+    - Bootstrap with a public user repository
+    mpas bootstrap gitlab --owner myUser --repository mpas --registry ghcr.io/open-component-model/mpas-bootstrap-component --personal --private=false --path clusters/my-cluster --hostname gitlab.example.com
+
+    - Bootstrap with a public organization repository
+    mpas bootstrap gitlab --owner ocmOrg --repository mpas --registry ghcr.io/open-component-model/mpas-bootstrap-component --private=false --path clusters/my-cluster --hostname gitlab.example.com
+`,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+			b := bootstrap.GitlabCmd{
+				Owner:                 c.Owner,
+				Personal:              c.Personal,
+				Repository:            c.Repository,
+				FromFile:              c.FromFile,
+				Registry:              c.Registry,
+				DockerconfigPath:      cfg.DockerconfigPath,
+				Path:                  c.Path,
+				CommitMessageAppendix: c.CommitMessageAppendix,
+				Hostname:              c.Hostname,
+				Components:            append(env.InstallComponents, c.Components...),
+				CaFile:                c.CaFile,
+			}
+
+			token := os.Getenv(env.GitlabTokenVar)
+			if token == "" {
+				token, err = passwdFromStdin("Gitlab token: ")
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to read token from stdin: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+			b.Token = token
+
+			if b.Owner == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("owner must be set")
+			}
+
+			if b.Repository == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("repository must be set")
+			}
+
+			if b.Registry == "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("registry must be set")
+			}
+
+			b.Timeout, err = time.ParseDuration(cfg.Timeout)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			b.Interval, err = time.ParseDuration(c.Interval)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return b.Execute(cmd.Context(), cfg)
+
+		},
+	}
+
+	c.AddFlags(cmd.Flags())
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
 // passwdFromStdin reads a password from stdin.
 func passwdFromStdin(prompt string) (string, error) {
 	// Get the initial state of the terminal.
diff --git a/cmd/mpas/bootstrap/bootstrap_gitlab.go b/cmd/mpas/bootstrap/bootstrap_gitlab.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18995a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/mpas/bootstrap/bootstrap_gitlab.go
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Gardener contributors.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package bootstrap
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/cmd/mpas/config"
+	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/internal/bootstrap"
+	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/internal/bootstrap/provider"
+	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/internal/env"
+	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/internal/kubeutils"
+)
+
+// GitlabCmd is a command for bootstrapping a Gitlab repository
+type GitlabCmd struct {
+	// Owner is the owner of the repository
+	Owner string
+	// Token is the token to use for authentication
+	Token string
+	// Personal indicates whether the repository is a personal repository
+	Personal bool
+	// Hostname is the hostname of the Gitlab instance
+	Hostname string
+	// Repository is the name of the repository
+	Repository string
+	// FromFile is the path to a file archive to use for bootstrapping
+	FromFile string
+	// Registry is the registry to use for the bootstrap components
+	Registry string
+	// DockerconfigPath is the path to the docker config file
+	DockerconfigPath string
+	// Path is the path in the repository to use to host the bootstrapped components yaml files
+	Path string
+	// CommitMessageAppendix is the appendix to add to the commit message
+	// for example to skip CI
+	CommitMessageAppendix string
+	// Private indicates whether the repository is private
+	Private bool
+	// Interval is the interval to use for reconciling
+	Interval time.Duration
+	// Timeout is the timeout to use for operations
+	Timeout time.Duration
+	// Components is the list of components to install
+	Components []string
+	// DestructiveActions indicates whether destructive actions are allowed
+	DestructiveActions bool
+	// TestURL is the URL to use for testing the management repository
+	TestURL string
+	// CaFile defines and optional root certificate for the git repository used by flux.
+	CaFile       string
+	bootstrapper *bootstrap.Bootstrap
+}
+
+// Execute executes the command and returns an error if one occurred.
+func (b *GitlabCmd) Execute(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.MpasConfig) error {
+	t, err := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, t)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	//if b.Hostname == "" {
+	//	return fmt.Errorf("hostname must be specified")
+	//}
+
+	providerOpts := provider.ProviderOptions{
+		Provider:           env.ProviderGitlab,
+		Hostname:           b.Hostname,
+		Token:              b.Token,
+		DestructiveActions: b.DestructiveActions,
+	}
+
+	providerClient, err := provider.New().Build(providerOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kubeClient, err := kubeutils.KubeClient(cfg.KubeConfigArgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	visibility := "public"
+	if b.Private {
+		visibility = "private"
+	}
+
+	transport := "https"
+	if cfg.PlainHTTP {
+		transport = "http"
+	}
+
+	b.bootstrapper, err = bootstrap.New(providerClient,
+		bootstrap.WithOwner(b.Owner),
+		bootstrap.WithRepositoryName(b.Repository),
+		bootstrap.WithPersonal(b.Personal),
+		bootstrap.WithFromFile(b.FromFile),
+		bootstrap.WithRegistry(b.Registry),
+		bootstrap.WithPrinter(cfg.Printer),
+		bootstrap.WithComponents(b.Components),
+		bootstrap.WithToken(b.Token),
+		bootstrap.WithTransportType(transport),
+		bootstrap.WithDockerConfigPath(b.DockerconfigPath),
+		bootstrap.WithTarget(b.Path),
+		bootstrap.WithKubeClient(kubeClient),
+		bootstrap.WithRESTClientGetter(cfg.KubeConfigArgs),
+		bootstrap.WithInterval(b.Interval),
+		bootstrap.WithTimeout(b.Timeout),
+		bootstrap.WithCommitMessageAppendix(b.CommitMessageAppendix),
+		bootstrap.WithVisibility(visibility),
+		bootstrap.WithTestURL(b.TestURL),
+		bootstrap.WithRootFile(b.CaFile),
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return b.bootstrapper.Run(ctx)
+}
+
+// Cleanup cleans up the resources created by the command.
+func (b *GitlabCmd) Cleanup(ctx context.Context) error {
+	if b.bootstrapper != nil {
+		return b.bootstrapper.DeleteManagementRepository(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/mpas/config/config.go b/cmd/mpas/config/config.go
index 3ae792f..b95c513 100644
--- a/cmd/mpas/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/mpas/config/config.go
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ func (m *BootstrapConfig) AddFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.StringVar(&m.CaFile, "ca-file", "", "Root certificate for the remote git server.")
 }
 
-// GithubConfig is the configuration for the Github bootstrap command.
+// GithubConfig is the configuration for the GitHub bootstrap command.
 type GithubConfig struct {
 	BootstrapConfig
 	Personal bool
 }
 
-// AddFlags adds the Github bootstrap flags to the given flag set.
+// AddFlags adds the GitHub bootstrap flags to the given flag set.
 func (g *GithubConfig) AddFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	flags.BoolVar(&g.Personal, "personal", false, "The personal access token to use to access the Github API")
 	g.BootstrapConfig.AddFlags(flags)
 }
 
-// GiteaConfig is the configuration for the Github bootstrap command.
+// GiteaConfig is the configuration for the GitHub bootstrap command.
 type GiteaConfig struct {
 	BootstrapConfig
 	Personal bool
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ func (g *GiteaConfig) AddFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	g.BootstrapConfig.AddFlags(flags)
 }
 
+// GitlabConfig is the configuration for the Gitlab bootstrap command.
+type GitlabConfig struct {
+	BootstrapConfig
+	Personal bool
+}
+
+// AddFlags adds the Gitea bootstrap flags to the given flag set.
+func (g *GitlabConfig) AddFlags(flags *pflag.FlagSet) {
+	flags.BoolVar(&g.Personal, "personal", false, "The personal access token to use to access the Gitlab API")
+	g.BootstrapConfig.AddFlags(flags)
+}
+
 // CreateConfig is the configuration shared by the create commands.
 type CreateConfig struct {
 	Prune    bool
diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/provider/provider.go b/internal/bootstrap/provider/provider.go
index ac53872..b38ce31 100644
--- a/internal/bootstrap/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/bootstrap/provider/provider.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/gitea"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/github"
+	"github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/gitlab"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/go-git-providers/gitprovider"
 	"github.com/open-component-model/mpas/internal/env"
 )
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func init() {
 	providers = make(providerMap)
 	providers.register(env.ProviderGithub, githubProviderFunc)
 	providers.register(env.ProviderGitea, giteaProviderFunc)
+	providers.register(env.ProviderGitlab, gitlabProviderFunc)
 }
 
 // ProviderOptions contains the options for the provider
@@ -83,6 +85,16 @@ func giteaProviderFunc(opts ProviderOptions) (gitprovider.Client, error) {
 	return client, err
 }
 
+func gitlabProviderFunc(opts ProviderOptions) (gitprovider.Client, error) {
+	o := makeProviderOpts(opts)
+	// TODO: Put that into an option somewhere.
+	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(opts.Token, "oauth2", o...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return client, err
+}
+
 func makeProviderOpts(opts ProviderOptions) []gitprovider.ClientOption {
 	o := []gitprovider.ClientOption{
 		gitprovider.WithOAuth2Token(opts.Token),
diff --git a/internal/env/env.go b/internal/env/env.go
index d1e55c5..c36f953 100644
--- a/internal/env/env.go
+++ b/internal/env/env.go
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ const (
 	GithubTokenVar = "GITHUB_TOKEN"
 	// GiteaTokenVar is the name of the environment variable to use to get the gitea token.
 	GiteaTokenVar = "GITEA_TOKEN"
+	// GitlabTokenVar is the name of the environment variable to use to get the gitlab token.
+	GitlabTokenVar = "GITLAB_TOKEN"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ const (
 	ProviderGithub = "github"
 	// ProviderGitea is the gitea provider.
 	ProviderGitea = "gitea"
+	// ProviderGitlab is the gitlab provider.
+	ProviderGitlab = "gitlab"
 )
 
 const (