diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d530a0c..c69264d 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@
 #   Path to the source for public files
 # @param manage_logrotate
 #   Boolean that allows disabling management of logrotate
+# @param git_proxy
+#   http proxy, if any, used to download git repos via vcsrepo
 #
 class openondemand (
   # repos
@@ -386,6 +388,7 @@
   Optional[String] $apps_config_repo = undef,
   Optional[String] $apps_config_revision = undef,
   String $apps_config_repo_path = '', # lint:ignore:params_empty_string_assignment
+  Optional[String[1]] $git_proxy = undef,
   Optional[String] $locales_config_repo_path = undef,
   Optional[String] $announcements_config_repo_path = undef,
 
diff --git a/manifests/install/app.pp b/manifests/install/app.pp
index 5b15367..dab07a0 100644
--- a/manifests/install/app.pp
+++ b/manifests/install/app.pp
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@
 
   if $git_repo {
     vcsrepo { $_path:
-      ensure   => $ensure,
-      source   => $git_repo,
-      revision => $git_revision,
-      provider => 'git',
-      require  => Package['ondemand'],
+      ensure     => $ensure,
+      source     => $git_repo,
+      revision   => $git_revision,
+      provider   => 'git',
+      http_proxy => $openondemand::git_proxy,
+      require    => Package['ondemand'],
     }
   }