diff --git a/manifests/http.pp b/manifests/http.pp
index 12493da..06ca056 100644
--- a/manifests/http.pp
+++ b/manifests/http.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 class setproxy::http (
   $http_proxy   = undef,
   $https_proxy  = undef,
+  $rsync_proxy  = undef,
   $no_proxy     = undef,
 ) {
 
diff --git a/templates/profile_proxy.sh.erb b/templates/profile_proxy.sh.erb
index ea7135e..b2c236b 100644
--- a/templates/profile_proxy.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/profile_proxy.sh.erb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ export HTTP_PROXY=<%= @http_proxy %>
 export https_proxy=<%= @https_proxy %>
 export HTTPS_PROXY=<%= @https_proxy %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @rsync_proxy -%>
+export rsync_proxy=<%= @rsync_proxy %>
+export RSYNC_PROXY=<%= @rsync_proxy %>
+<% end -%>
 <% if @no_proxy -%>
 export no_proxy=<%= @no_proxy %>
 <% end -%>