diff --git a/puppet/services/opendaylight-api.yaml b/puppet/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
index af85f4a3b2..917d36e8cc 100644
--- a/puppet/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/opendaylight-api.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ parameters:
     default: {}
     description: Parameters specific to the role
     type: json
+  OpenDaylightManageRepositories:
+    description: Whether to manage the OpenDaylight repository
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 
 outputs:
   role_data:
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ outputs:
         opendaylight::enable_dhcp: {get_param: OpenDaylightEnableDHCP}
         opendaylight::odl_bind_ip: {get_param: [ServiceNetMap, OpendaylightApiNetwork]}
         opendaylight::nb_connection_protocol: {get_param: OpenDaylightConnectionProtocol}
+        opendaylight::manage_repositories: {get_param: OpenDaylightManageRepositories}
         tripleo.opendaylight_api.firewall_rules:
               '137 opendaylight api':
                 dport:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/opendaylight-manage-repos-9eaf900c08e8d96f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/opendaylight-manage-repos-9eaf900c08e8d96f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7497b19cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/opendaylight-manage-repos-9eaf900c08e8d96f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Adding the ability to disable the OpenDaylight upstream repository.
+    Introducing the OpenDaylightManageRepositories parameter.