diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index ce02afa..9f72708 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #   canonicalweburl:
 #     Used in the Gerrit config to generate links,
 #       eg., https://review.example.com/
+#   known_hosts_content:
+#     Contents of the known_hosts file
 #   git_http_url:
 #     Optional base URL for repositories available over the HTTP protocol
 #   canonical_git_url:
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ class gerrit(
   $vhost_name = $::fqdn,
   $redirect_to_canonicalweburl = true,
   $canonicalweburl = "https://${::fqdn}/",
+  $known_hosts_content = '',
   $git_http_url = '',
   $canonical_git_url = '',
   $robots_txt_source = '', # If left empty, the gerrit default will be used.
@@ -665,6 +668,18 @@ class gerrit(
     }
   }
 
+  if $known_hosts_content != '' {
+    file { '/home/gerrit2/.ssh/known_hosts':
+      ensure  => present,
+      owner   => 'gerrit2',
+      group   => 'gerrit2',
+      mode    => '0600',
+      content => $known_hosts_content,
+      replace => true,
+      require => File['/home/gerrit2/.ssh'],
+    }
+  }
+
   # Install Gerrit itself.
 
   # The Gerrit WAR is specified as a url like