diff --git a/yum/manifests/init.pp b/yum/manifests/init.pp
index 70ab26e..068f679 100644
--- a/yum/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/yum/manifests/init.pp
@@ -287,6 +287,55 @@ class yum::repo::adobe {
 }
 
 
+# Add operatingsystem base repositories
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+#     $baseurl:
+#         Location of base repository. If not set default mirrorlist
+#         will be used.
+#
+#     $updatesurl:
+#         Location of updates repository. If not set default mirrorlist
+#         will be used.
+#
+class yum::repo::base($baseurl=undef, $updatesurl=undef) {
+
+    $osname = inline_template("<%= @operatingsystem.downcase() %>")
+
+    case $::operatingsystem {
+        "centos": {
+            file { "/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo":
+                ensure => absent,
+            }
+        }
+        "fedora": { }
+        default: {
+            fail("yum::repo::base not supported in ${::operatingsystem}")
+        }
+    }
+
+    yum::repo { $osname:
+        descr      => "${::operatingsystem} - Base",
+        baseurl    => $baseurl,
+        mirrorlist => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "centos" => "http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=\$releasever&arch=\$basearch&repo=os",
+            "fedora" => "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-\$releasever&arch=\$basearch",
+        },
+    }
+
+    yum::repo { "${osname}-updates":
+        descr      => "${::operatingsystem} - Updates",
+        baseurl    => $updatesurl,
+        mirrorlist => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "centos" => "http://mirrorlist.centos.org/?release=\$releasever&arch=\$basearch&repo=updates",
+            "fedora" => "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=updates-released-f\$releasever&arch=\$basearch",
+        },
+    }
+
+}
+
+
 # Add CentOS CR (continuous release) repository
 #
 class yum::repo::centos-cr {