diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6aea56c54..c0c1738ac 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
   $install_dir           = $::puppet_agent::params::install_dir,
   $disable_proxy         = false,
   $install_options       = $::puppet_agent::params::install_options,
+  $skip_if_unavailable   = 'absent',
   $msi_move_locked_files = false,
 ) inherits ::puppet_agent::params {
 
diff --git a/manifests/osfamily/redhat.pp b/manifests/osfamily/redhat.pp
index 38b509bf9..c2601d1a1 100644
--- a/manifests/osfamily/redhat.pp
+++ b/manifests/osfamily/redhat.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   assert_private()
 
   $pa_collection = getvar('::puppet_agent::collection')
+  $skip_if_unavailable = getvar('::puppet_agent::skip_if_unavailable')
 
   if $::operatingsystem == 'Fedora' {
     if $pa_collection == 'PC1' {
@@ -111,15 +112,16 @@
       default => undef,
     }
     yumrepo { 'pc_repo':
-      baseurl       => $source,
-      descr         => "Puppet Labs ${pa_collection} Repository",
-      enabled       => true,
-      gpgcheck      => '1',
-      gpgkey        => "${gpg_keys}",
-      proxy         => $_proxy,
-      sslcacert     => $_sslcacert_path,
-      sslclientcert => $_sslclientcert_path,
-      sslclientkey  => $_sslclientkey_path,
+      baseurl             => $source,
+      descr               => "Puppet Labs ${pa_collection} Repository",
+      enabled             => true,
+      gpgcheck            => '1',
+      gpgkey              => "${gpg_keys}",
+      proxy               => $_proxy,
+      sslcacert           => $_sslcacert_path,
+      sslclientcert       => $_sslclientcert_path,
+      sslclientkey        => $_sslclientkey_path,
+      skip_if_unavailable => $skip_if_unavailable,
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_redhat_spec.rb b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_redhat_spec.rb
index 7dd9b9ee5..4bd4e2d12 100644
--- a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_redhat_spec.rb
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
           'sslcacert' => '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl/certs/ca.pem',
           'sslclientcert' => '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl/certs/foo.example.vm.pem',
           'sslclientkey' => '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl/private_keys/foo.example.vm.pem',
+          'skip_if_unavailable' => 'absent',
         }) }
         describe 'disable proxy' do
           let(:params) {
@@ -172,6 +173,18 @@
             is_expected.to contain_yumrepo('pc_repo').with_proxy('_none_')
           }
         end
+        describe 'skip repo if unavailable' do
+          let(:params) {
+            {
+              :manage_repo => true,
+              :package_version => package_version,
+              :skip_if_unavailable => true,
+            }
+          }
+          it {
+            is_expected.to contain_yumrepo('pc_repo').with_skip_if_unavailable(true)
+          }
+        end
       end
 
       context 'with manage_repo disabled' do