diff --git a/providers/hosted_repository.rb b/providers/hosted_repository.rb
index 997dd26..72e810d 100644
--- a/providers/hosted_repository.rb
+++ b/providers/hosted_repository.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def load_current_resource
 
 action :create do
   unless repository_exists?(@current_resource.name)
-    Chef::Nexus.nexus(node).create_repository(new_resource.name, false, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+    Chef::Nexus.nexus(node).create_repository(new_resource.name, false, nil, nil, new_resource.policy, nil)
     set_publisher if new_resource.publisher
     new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
   end
diff --git a/providers/proxy_repository.rb b/providers/proxy_repository.rb
index 317e25b..d4babb5 100644
--- a/providers/proxy_repository.rb
+++ b/providers/proxy_repository.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def load_current_resource
 
 action :create do
   unless repository_exists?(@current_resource.name)
-    Chef::Nexus.nexus(node).create_repository(new_resource.name, true, new_resource.url, nil, nil, nil)
+    Chef::Nexus.nexus(node).create_repository(new_resource.name, true, new_resource.url, nil, new_resource.policy, nil)
     set_publisher if new_resource.publisher
     set_subscriber if new_resource.subscriber
     new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
diff --git a/resources/hosted_repository.rb b/resources/hosted_repository.rb
index a407fec..8a42da4 100644
--- a/resources/hosted_repository.rb
+++ b/resources/hosted_repository.rb
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 
 attribute :name, :kind_of                 => String, :name_attribute => true
 attribute :publisher, :kind_of            => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => nil
+attribute :policy, :kind_of               => String, :default => nil
diff --git a/resources/proxy_repository.rb b/resources/proxy_repository.rb
index 72018c9..fcd39ed 100644
--- a/resources/proxy_repository.rb
+++ b/resources/proxy_repository.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 attribute :name, :kind_of                 => String, :name_attribute => true
 attribute :url, :kind_of                  => String, :required => true
+attribute :policy, :kind_of               => String, :default => nil
 attribute :publisher, :kind_of            => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => nil
 attribute :subscriber, :kind_of           => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => nil
 attribute :preemptive_fetch, :kind_of     => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => false