diff --git a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
index 6c3b9e15eb..50760ba965 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 #     A boolean enabling local replication for apache acceleration
 #   gitweb:
 #     A boolean enabling gitweb
+#   cgit:
+#     A boolean enabling cgit
+#   web_repo_url:
+#     Url for setting the location of an external git browser
 #   testmode:
 #     Set this to true to disable cron jobs and replication,
 #     which can interfere with testing.
@@ -122,6 +126,8 @@ class gerrit(
   $replication = [],
   $replication_targets = [],
   $gitweb = true,
+  $cgit = false,
+  $web_repo_url = '',
   $testmode = false
 ) {
   include apache
diff --git a/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb b/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
index 8ed0a19ddc..69e2cf927c 100644
--- a/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
+++ b/modules/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.erb
@@ -97,9 +97,16 @@
 [melody]
 	monitoring = <%= enable_melody %>
 	session = <%= melody_session %>
-<% if gitweb -%>
+<% if gitweb or cgit -%>
 [gitweb]
+<% if gitweb -%>
 	revision = "?p=${project}.git;a=commitdiff;h=${commit}"
+<% else -%>
+	type = cgit
+<% end -%>
+<% if web_repo_url -%>
+	url = "<%= web_repo_url %>"
+<% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 <% if contactstore == true -%>
 [contactstore]
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
index 922bf4532c..5778a6a8ec 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/gerrit.pp
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
   $sysadmins = [],
   $swift_username = '',
   $swift_password = '',
+  $gitweb = true,
+  $cgit = false,
+  $web_repo_url = '',
 ) {
   class { 'openstack_project::server':
     iptables_public_tcp_ports => [80, 443, 29418],
@@ -156,6 +159,9 @@ class openstack_project::gerrit (
     email_private_key               => $email_private_key,
     replicate_local                 => $replicate_local,
     replication                     => $replication,
+    gitweb                          => $gitweb,
+    cgit                            => $cgit,
+    web_repo_url                    => $web_repo_url,
     testmode                        => $testmode,
     require                         => Class[openstack_project::server],
   }
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
index ab4fef8a08..fa47cd0d52 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/review_dev.pp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class openstack_project::review_dev (
       'trivial-rebase@review-dev.openstack.org',
     email_private_key               => $email_private_key,
     sysadmins                       => $sysadmins,
+    gitweb                          => false,
+    cgit                            => true,
+    web_repo_url                    => 'https://git.openstack.org/cgit',
     swift_username                  => $swift_username,
     swift_password                  => $swift_password,
     replication                     => [