diff --git a/containers/runner/launch b/containers/runner/launch
index 53835b46..e154f6a9 100755
--- a/containers/runner/launch
+++ b/containers/runner/launch
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Options:
  -t, --testtype TYPE                  Only run TYPE tests
  -s, --skip-testtypes TYPE[,TYPE..]   Don't run tests with given types
  -u, --updates PATH|URL               Set updates.img path or URL
+ -a, --additional-repo PATH|URL       Set additional repo path or URL
  -r, --retry                          Retry failed tests once, to guard against random
                                       infrastructure failures
  --daily-iso TOKEN_FILE               Download and use daily boot.iso instead of rawhide's
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 # parse options
-eval set -- "$(getopt -o j:p:t:s:u:rh --long jobs:,platform:,testtype:,skip-testtypes:,updates:,retry,daily-iso:,defaults:,run-args:,help -- "$@")"
+eval set -- "$(getopt -o j:p:t:s:u:a:rh --long jobs:,platform:,testtype:,skip-testtypes:,updates:additional-repo:,retry,daily-iso:,defaults:,run-args:,help -- "$@")"
 
 while true; do
     case "${1:-}" in
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ while true; do
         -t|--testtype) shift; TESTTYPE="$1" ;;
         -s|--skip-testtypes) shift; SKIP_TESTTYPES="$1" ;;
         -u|--updates) shift; UPDATES_IMAGE="$1" ;;
+        -a|--additional-repo) shift; ADDITIONAL_REPO="$1" ;;
         -r|--retry) TEST_RETRY=1 ;;
         --daily-iso) shift; DAILY_ISO_TOKEN="$1" ;;
         --defaults) shift; DEFAULTS_SH="$1" ;;
@@ -103,6 +105,15 @@ elif [ -n "${UPDATES_IMAGE:-}" ]; then
     UPDATES_IMG_ARGS="--env UPDATES_IMAGE=$UPDATES_IMAGE"
 fi
 
+# support both path and URL for additional repo
+if [ -e "${ADDITIONAL_REPO:-}" ]; then
+    # local folder; bind mount into container
+    ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARGS="-v $ADDITIONAL_REPO:/kstest_additional_repo:ro,Z --env ADDITIONAL_REPO=/kstest_additional_repo"
+elif [ -n "${ADDITIONAL_REPO:-}" ]; then
+    # URL, pass through
+    ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARGS="--env ADDITIONAL_REPO=$ADDITIONAL_REPO"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${DEFAULTS_SH:-}" ]; then
     DEFAULTS_SH_ARGS="-v $DEFAULTS_SH:/home/kstest/.kstests.defaults.sh:ro,z"
 fi
@@ -126,6 +137,7 @@ fi
 set -x
 $CRUN run -it --rm --device=/dev/kvm --publish 127.0.0.1::16509 $PODMAN_SELINUX_FIX \
     --env KSTESTS_TEST="$KSTESTS_TEST" --env TESTTYPE="${TESTTYPE:-}" --env SKIP_TESTTYPES="${SKIP_TESTTYPES:-}" \
-    --env TEST_JOBS="$TEST_JOBS" --env PLATFORM="${PLATFORM:-}" --env TEST_RETRY="${TEST_RETRY:-}" ${UPDATES_IMG_ARGS:-} ${CONTAINER_RUN_ARGS:-} \
+    --env TEST_JOBS="$TEST_JOBS" --env PLATFORM="${PLATFORM:-}" --env TEST_RETRY="${TEST_RETRY:-}" \
+    ${UPDATES_IMG_ARGS:-} ${ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARGS:-} ${CONTAINER_RUN_ARGS:-} \
     ${VAR_TMP:-} -v "$PWD/data:/opt/kstest/data:z" -v "$BASEDIR:/kickstart-tests:ro,z" ${DEFAULTS_SH_ARGS:-} \
     $CONTAINER /kickstart-tests/containers/runner/run-kstest
diff --git a/containers/runner/run-kstest b/containers/runner/run-kstest
index c2d7cfff..0fa3eb47 100755
--- a/containers/runner/run-kstest
+++ b/containers/runner/run-kstest
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ if [ -n "${UPDATES_IMAGE}" ]; then
   UPDATES_IMAGE_ARG="-u ${UPDATES_IMAGE}"
 fi
 
+ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG=""
+if [ -n "${ADDITIONAL_REPO}" ]; then
+  ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG="-a ${ADDITIONAL_REPO}"
+fi
+
 PLATFORM_ARG=""
 if [ -n "${PLATFORM}" ]; then
     PLATFORM_ARG="-p ${PLATFORM}"
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ fi
 TEST_LOG=/var/tmp/kstest.log
 pushd ${KSTESTS_DIR}
 set +e
-scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh -k ${KSTESTS_KEEP} -i ${ISO_DIR}/${BOOT_ISO} ${UPDATES_IMAGE_ARG} ${PLATFORM_ARG} ${TESTTYPE_ARG} ${SKIP_TESTTYPES_ARG} ${RETRY_ARG} ${KSTESTS_TEST} 2>&1 | tee $TEST_LOG
+scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh -k ${KSTESTS_KEEP} -i ${ISO_DIR}/${BOOT_ISO} ${UPDATES_IMAGE_ARG} ${ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG} ${PLATFORM_ARG} ${TESTTYPE_ARG} ${SKIP_TESTTYPES_ARG} ${RETRY_ARG} ${KSTESTS_TEST} 2>&1 | tee $TEST_LOG
 RC=$?
 set -e
 popd
diff --git a/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/configuration.py b/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/configuration.py
index 83de530a..d7c19338 100644
--- a/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/configuration.py
+++ b/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/configuration.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._image_path = ""
         self._keep_option = KeepLevel.NOTHING
         self._updates_img_path = ""
+        self._additional_repo_path = ""
         self._append_host_id = False
         self._hung_task_timeout_secs = 1200
 
@@ -138,6 +139,14 @@ def updates_img_path(self):
     def updates_img_path(self, val):
         self._updates_img_path = val
 
+    @property
+    def additional_repo_path(self):
+        return self._additional_repo_path
+
+    @additional_repo_path.setter
+    def additional_repo_path(self, val):
+        self._additional_repo_path = val
+
     @property
     def script_path(self):
         path = os.path.join(__file__, "..")
diff --git a/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/runner_parser.py b/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/runner_parser.py
index 949a225e..ecf37553 100644
--- a/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/runner_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/launcher/lib/conf/runner_parser.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ def _configure_parser(self):
         self._parser.add_argument("--updates", '-u', metavar="Path",
                                   type=str, dest="updates_path",
                                   help="Updates image path used in the test")
+        self._parser.add_argument("--additional_repo", '-a', metavar="Path",
+                                  type=str, dest="additional_repo_path",
+                                  help="Additionl repo path used in the test")
         self._parser.add_argument("--append-host-id", default=False, action="store_true",
                                   dest="append_host_id",
                                   help="append an id of the host running the test to the result")
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@ def get_configuration(self):
         if ns.updates_path:
             conf.updates_img_path = ns.updates_path
 
+        if ns.additional_repo_path:
+            conf.additional_repo_path = ns.additional_repo_path
+
         if ns.append_host_id:
             conf.append_host_id = ns.append_host_id
 
diff --git a/scripts/launcher/run_one_test.py b/scripts/launcher/run_one_test.py
index a8837f1d..8c04b81c 100755
--- a/scripts/launcher/run_one_test.py
+++ b/scripts/launcher/run_one_test.py
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ def _create_virtual_conf(self, log_path) -> VirtualConfiguration:
         if self._conf.updates_img_path:
             kernel_args += " inst.updates={}".format(self._conf.updates_img_path)
 
+        if self._conf.additional_repo_path:
+            kernel_args += " inst.addrepo=KSTEST_ADDITIONAL_REPO,{}".format(self._conf.additional_repo_path)
+
         if self._conf.hung_task_timeout_secs:
             kernel_args += " inst.kernel.hung_task_timeout_secs={}".format(
                 self._conf.hung_task_timeout_secs)
diff --git a/scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh b/scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh
index f2098938..ee977396 100755
--- a/scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_kickstart_tests.sh
@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ KEEPIT=${KEEPIT:-0}
 # responsibility, this can break tests.
 UPDATES_IMG=""
 
+# Local or remote path to an additional repo that will be added for the installation transaction.
+ADDITIONAL_REPO=""
+
 TESTTYPE=""
 SKIP_TESTTYPES=""
 
-while getopts ":i:k:t:s:u:b:p:o:r" opt; do
+while getopts ":i:k:t:s:u:a:b:p:o:r" opt; do
     case $opt in
        i)
            # If this wasn't set from the environment, set it from the command line
@@ -97,6 +100,12 @@ while getopts ":i:k:t:s:u:b:p:o:r" opt; do
            # This may not be compatible with all the tests.
            UPDATES_IMG=$OPTARG
            ;;
+       a)
+           # Path to a RPM repo on a server or in local directory. This will be added as
+           # a kernel parameter inst.addrepo=KSTEST_ADDITIONAL_REPO,<server> to the VM boot options.
+           # This may not be compatible with all the tests.
+           ADDITIONAL_REPO=$OPTARG
+           ;;
        b)
            # Use additional boot options. Will be added to kernel_args from .sh file.
            BOOT_ARGS=$OPTARG
@@ -118,7 +127,7 @@ while getopts ":i:k:t:s:u:b:p:o:r" opt; do
            RETRY=--retry
            ;;
        *)
-           echo "Usage: run_kickstart_tests.sh [-i boot.iso] [-k 0|1|2] [-t test_type_to_run] [-s test_types_to_ignore] [-u link_to_updates.img] [-b additional_boot_options] [-p platform_name] [-o ksappend_overrides] [tests]"
+           echo "Usage: run_kickstart_tests.sh [-i boot.iso] [-k 0|1|2] [-t test_type_to_run] [-s test_types_to_ignore] [-u link_to_updates.img] [-a local_or_remote_repo_path] [-b additional_boot_options] [-p platform_name] [-o ksappend_overrides] [tests]"
            exit 1
            ;;
     esac
@@ -351,6 +360,22 @@ if [[ -n "$UPDATES_IMG" ]]; then
     UPDATES_ARG="-u ${UPDATES_IMG}"
 fi
 
+# set up additional package repo
+ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG=""
+if [[ -n "$ADDITIONAL_REPO" ]]; then
+    if [ -e "$ADDITIONAL_REPO" ]; then
+        # set up a local web server for the local runner local
+        # folder containing the repo
+        python3 -m http.server --directory ${ADDITIONAL_REPO} 9999 &
+        # stop it when this script exits
+        trap "kill $!" EXIT INT QUIT PIPE
+        # SLIRP networking address as seem from QEMU guests
+        ADDITIONAL_REPO="http://10.0.2.2:9999/${ADDITIONAL_REPO}"
+    fi
+
+    ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG="-a ${ADDITIONAL_REPO}"
+fi
+
 BOOT_ARG=""
 if [[ -n "$BOOT_ARGS" ]]; then
     BOOT_ARG="-b \"${BOOT_ARGS}\""
@@ -416,7 +441,7 @@ if [[ "$TEST_REMOTES" != "" ]]; then
                                                                -i ../install_images/${_IMAGE} \
                                                                -k ${KEEPIT} \
                                                                --append-host-id \
-                                                               ${RETRY} ${UPDATES_ARG} ${BOOT_ARG} {} ::: ${tests}
+                                                               ${RETRY} ${UPDATES_ARG} ${ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG} ${BOOT_ARG} {} ::: ${tests}
     rc=$?
     cd -
 
@@ -448,7 +473,7 @@ else
                                                       -i ${IMAGE} \
                                                       -k ${KEEPIT} \
                                                       --append-host-id \
-                                                      ${RETRY} ${UPDATES_ARG} ${BOOT_ARG} {} ::: ${tests}
+                                                      ${RETRY} ${UPDATES_ARG} ${ADDITIONAL_REPO_ARG} ${BOOT_ARG} {} ::: ${tests}
     rc=$?
 fi