diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 913fa3f..9a2c504 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -19,3 +19,8 @@ Available states
 ----------
 
 Install packer and add it to PATH
+
+``packer.templates``
+----------
+
+Manage templates repositories for Packer
diff --git a/packer/defaults.yml b/packer/defaults.yml
index bbf08c4..2a0bb7c 100644
--- a/packer/defaults.yml
+++ b/packer/defaults.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ default:
     version: '1.4.2'
   path:
     extract_to: /opt/packer/VERSION
-    profile: /etc/profile.d/packer.sh 
+    profile: /etc/profile.d/packer.sh
+    templates: /srv/packer/templates
 #Debian:
 #Suse:
 #Arch:
diff --git a/packer/templates.sls b/packer/templates.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3671488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer/templates.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=sls
+
+{%- from "packer/map.jinja" import packer with context %}
+
+packer_templates_create_directory:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ packer.path.templates }}
+    - makedirs: True
+
+{%- for repo_name, repo in salt['pillar.get']('packer:lookup:templates', {}).items() %}
+
+{%- if repo == None %}
+{%- set repo = {} %}
+{%- endif %}
+
+{%- set address = repo.get('address') %}
+{%- set revision = repo.get('revision', 'master') %}
+
+packer_templates_git_repo_{{ repo_name }}:
+  git.latest:
+    - name: {{ address }}
+    - target: {{ packer.path.templates }}/{{ repo_name }}
+    - rev: {{ revision }}
+    - require:
+      - file: packer_templates_create_directory
+
+{%- endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index c06d17b..23d3781 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ packer:
     download:
       version: '0.11.0'
       hash: "sha256=318ffffa13763eb6f29f28f572656356dc3dbf8d54c01ffddd1c5e2f08593adb"
+    templates:
+      ubuntu:
+        address: https://github.com/boxcutter/ubuntu.git
+        revision: master
+      bento:
+        address: https://github.com/chef/bento.git