diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5069167..cb87c76 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,6 @@ galera_ssl_ca_cert: /etc/ssl/certs/galera-ca.pem
 # The path to Galera CA certificate file on the deployment host
 galera_user_ssl_ca_cert: /etc/openstack_deploy/self_signed_certs/galera-ca.pem
 
+## Set default mirror for openSUSE repositories
+# NOTE(hwoarang): Ensure that the full path to the 'opensuse' directory is used.
+#galera_client_opensuse_mirror_obs_url: "http://widehat.opensuse.org"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-865a97abb4c61430.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-865a97abb4c61430.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fa3d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-865a97abb4c61430.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Deployers can set ``galera_client_opensuse_mirror_obs_url`` to use their
+    preferred mirror for the galera server OBS packages. The full list of
+    mirrors and their capabilities can be obtained at http://mirrors.opensuse.org/
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index 8a96086..58c15b6 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-_galera_client_repo_url: "http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
+_galera_client_repo_url: "{{ galera_client_opensuse_mirror_obs_url | default('http://download.opensuse.org') }}/repositories/server:/database/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
 _galera_client_repo:
   - name: "OBS:server_database"
     uri: "{{ galera_client_repo_url }}"