diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 56cd6e647..89f12d0f3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
   $default_vhost                            = false
   $manage_firewall                          = false
   $manage_apt                               = true
-  $repo_location                            = ''
+  $repo_location                            = undef
   $manage_resources                         = false
   $manage_vhost                             = true
   $database_path                            = '/usr/sbin'
diff --git a/manifests/repo.pp b/manifests/repo.pp
index e6fe35daf..4fea8fe00 100644
--- a/manifests/repo.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # [*zabbix_version*]
 #   This is the zabbix version.
 #
+# [*repo_location*]
+#   A custom repo location (e.g. your own mirror)
 #
 # === Authors
 #
@@ -26,10 +28,10 @@
 # Copyright 2014 Werner Dijkerman
 #
 class zabbix::repo (
-  $manage_repo    = $zabbix::params::manage_repo,
-  $manage_apt     = $zabbix::params::manage_apt,
-  $repo_location  = $zabbix::params::repo_location,
-  $zabbix_version = $zabbix::params::zabbix_version,
+  Boolean                                    $manage_repo    = $zabbix::params::manage_repo,
+  Boolean                                    $manage_apt     = $zabbix::params::manage_apt,
+  Variant[Stdlib::HTTPUrl, Stdlib::HTTPSUrl] $repo_location  = $zabbix::params::repo_location,
+  String[1]                                  $zabbix_version = $zabbix::params::zabbix_version,
 ) inherits zabbix::params {
   if ($manage_repo) {
     case $facts['os']['name'] {
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@
         yumrepo { 'zabbix':
           name     => "Zabbix_${majorrelease}_${facts['os']['architecture']}",
           descr    => "Zabbix_${majorrelease}_${facts['os']['architecture']}",
-          baseurl  => "https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/${zabbix_version}/rhel/${majorrelease}/\$basearch/",
+          baseurl  => pick($repo_location, "https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/${zabbix_version}/rhel/${majorrelease}/\$basearch/"),
           gpgcheck => '1',
           gpgkey   => $gpgkey_zabbix,
           priority => '1',
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@
             source => 'https://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix-official-repo.key',
           }
           apt::source { 'zabbix':
-            location => "http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/${zabbix_version}/${operatingsystem}/",
+            location => pick($repo_location, "http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/${zabbix_version}/${operatingsystem}/"),
             repos    => 'main',
             release  => $releasename,
             require  => [
diff --git a/spec/classes/repo_spec.rb b/spec/classes/repo_spec.rb
index ab0bbe7f9..19e9541b7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/repo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/repo_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('zabbix::params') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('zabbix::repo') }
 
+        context 'when repo_location is "https://example.com/foo"' do
+          let :params do
+            {
+              repo_location: 'https://example.com/foo'
+            }
+          end
+
+          it { is_expected.to contain_apt__source('zabbix').with_location('https://example.com/foo') }
+        end
+
         case facts[:os]['release']['major']
         when '6'
           context 'on Debian 6 and Zabbix 2.0' do
@@ -138,6 +148,16 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('zabbix::repo') }
         # rubocop:enable RSpec/RepeatedExample
 
+        context 'when repo_location is "https://example.com/foo"' do
+          let :params do
+            {
+              repo_location: 'https://example.com/foo'
+            }
+          end
+
+          it { is_expected.to contain_yumrepo('zabbix').with_baseurl('https://example.com/foo') }
+        end
+
         case facts[:os]['release']['major']
         when '5'
           context 'on RedHat 5 and Zabbix 2.0' do