diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d2e0ee902..3fac111d6 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 #   String.  URL of the apt GPG key
 #   Default: http://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
 #
+# [*repo_proxy*]
+#   String.  URL for repository proxy
+#   Default: undef
+#
 # [*logging_config*]
 #   Hash representation of information you want in the logging.yml file
 #
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@
   $repo_version          = undef,
   $repo_key_id           = 'D88E42B4',
   $repo_key_source       = 'http://packages.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch',
+  $repo_proxy            = undef,
   $logging_file          = undef,
   $logging_config        = undef,
   $logging_template      = undef,
diff --git a/manifests/repo.pp b/manifests/repo.pp
index 19945f3e2..d1e5d0a3a 100644
--- a/manifests/repo.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo.pp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         gpgcheck => 1,
         gpgkey   => $::elasticsearch::repo_key_source,
         enabled  => 1,
+        proxy    => $::elasticsearch::repo_proxy,
       }
     }
     'Suse': {
diff --git a/spec/classes/005_elasticsearch_repo_spec.rb b/spec/classes/005_elasticsearch_repo_spec.rb
index 052aa69d4..a32f77d85 100644
--- a/spec/classes/005_elasticsearch_repo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/005_elasticsearch_repo_spec.rb
@@ -139,6 +139,23 @@
 
       end
 
+      context "Override repo proxy" do
+
+        let :params do
+          default_params.merge({
+              :repo_proxy => 'http://proxy.com:8080'
+          })
+        end
+
+        case facts[:osfamily]
+        when 'RedHat'
+          context 'has override repo proxy' do
+            it { is_expected.to contain_yumrepo('elasticsearch').with_proxy('http://proxy.com:8080') }
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end