diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/overcloud-dib b/ansible/group_vars/all/overcloud-dib
index 1cc77fa3f..c7bc700da 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all/overcloud-dib
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/overcloud-dib
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ overcloud_dib_env_vars: "{{ overcloud_dib_env_vars_default | combine(overcloud_d
 # List of DIB packages to install. Default is to install no extra packages.
 overcloud_dib_packages: []
 
+# List of default git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB) elements.
+# See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+overcloud_dib_git_elements_default: []
+
+# List of additional git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB)
+# elements. See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra: []
+
+# List of git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB) elements. See
+# stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is a combination of
+# overcloud_dib_git_elements_default and overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra.
+overcloud_dib_git_elements: >-
+  {{ overcloud_dib_git_elements_default + overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra }}
+
 # Upper constraints file for installing packages in the virtual environment
 # used for building overcloud host disk images. Default is {{
 # pip_upper_constraints_file }}.
diff --git a/ansible/overcloud-host-image-build.yml b/ansible/overcloud-host-image-build.yml
index 4751729b1..5ac5af42e 100644
--- a/ansible/overcloud-host-image-build.yml
+++ b/ansible/overcloud-host-image-build.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
             os_images_cache: "{{ image_cache_path }}"
             os_images_common: ""
             os_images_list: "{{ overcloud_dib_host_images }}"
+            os_images_git_elements: "{{ overcloud_dib_git_elements }}"
             os_images_upload: False
             os_images_force_rebuild: "{{ overcloud_host_image_force_rebuild }}"
 
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/reference/overcloud-dib.rst b/doc/source/configuration/reference/overcloud-dib.rst
index d20e3d61e..57bd9eb78 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/reference/overcloud-dib.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/reference/overcloud-dib.rst
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ the configuration drive built by Bifrost during provisioning.
     ``overcloud_dib_env_vars_extra``.
 ``overcloud_dib_packages``
     List of DIB packages to install. Default is to install no extra packages.
+``overcloud_dib_git_elements_default``
+    List of default git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB)
+    elements. See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+``overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra``
+    List of additional git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB)
+    elements. See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+``overcloud_dib_git_elements``
+    List of git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB) elements. See
+    stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is a combination of
+    ``overcloud_dib_git_elements_default`` and
+    ``overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra``.
 ``overcloud_dib_upper_constraints_file``
     Upper constraints file for installing packages in the virtual environment
     used for building overcloud host disk images. Default is ``{{
@@ -154,6 +165,28 @@ Alternatively, the :diskimage-builder-doc:`dynamic-login element
 <elements/dynamic-login/README>` can be used to authorize SSH keys by appending
 them to the kernel arguments.
 
+Example: Configuring custom DIB elements
+----------------------------------------
+
+Sometimes it is useful to use custom DIB elements that are not shipped with DIB
+itself. This can be done by sharing them in a git repository.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+   :caption: ``overcloud-dib.yml``
+
+   overcloud_dib_elements_extra:
+     - "my-element"
+
+   overcloud_dib_git_elements:
+     - repo: "https://git.example.com/custom-dib-elements"
+       local: "{{ source_checkout_path }}/custom-dib-elements"
+       version: "master"
+       elements_path: "elements"
+
+In this example the ``master`` branch of
+https://git.example.com/custom-dib-elements would have a top level ``elements``
+directory, containing a ``my-element`` directory for the element.
+
 Example: Installing a package
 -----------------------------
 
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/overcloud-dib.yml b/etc/kayobe/overcloud-dib.yml
index 54418e86c..f53804e42 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/overcloud-dib.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/overcloud-dib.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@
 # List of DIB packages to install. Default is to install no extra packages.
 #overcloud_dib_packages:
 
+# List of default git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB) elements.
+# See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+#overcloud_dib_git_elements_default:
+
+# List of additional git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB)
+# elements. See stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is empty.
+#overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra:
+
+# List of git repositories containing Diskimage Builder (DIB) elements. See
+# stackhpc.os-images role for usage. Default is a combination of
+# overcloud_dib_git_elements_default and overcloud_dib_git_elements_extra.
+#overcloud_dib_git_elements:
+
 # Upper constraints file for installing packages in the virtual environment
 # used for building overcloud host disk images. Default is {{
 # pip_upper_constraints_file }}.