diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2b346ef57..bfbabb833 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,17 @@ buildscript {
     ]

     repositories {
+        def customRepoUrl = project.findProperty("gradleDependenciesUrl")
+        if (customRepoUrl) {
+            maven {
+                url customRepoUrl
+                metadataSources {
+                    gradleMetadata()
+                    mavenPom()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         google()
         mavenCentral()
         maven {
@@ -43,6 +54,17 @@ plugins {

 allprojects {
     repositories {
+        def customRepoUrl = project.findProperty("gradleDependenciesUrl")
+        if (customRepoUrl) {
+            maven {
+                url customRepoUrl
+                metadataSources {
+                    gradleMetadata()
+                    mavenPom()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         google()
         mavenCentral()
         maven {
@@ -146,6 +168,17 @@ subprojects {
     // `./gradlew publish`) and also `./gradlew publishToProjectBuildDir`.
     publishing {
         repositories {
+            def customRepoUrl = project.findProperty("gradleDependenciesUrl")
+            if (customRepoUrl) {
+                maven {
+                    url customRepoUrl
+                    metadataSources {
+                        gradleMetadata()
+                        mavenPom()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             maven {
                 name = "rootProjectBuildDir"
                 url = "file://${project.rootProject.buildDir}/maven"
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 23a74d7ed..a0b90553a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,38 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */

+pluginManagement {
+    repositories {
+        def customRepoUrl = settings.hasProperty("gradleDependenciesUrl") ? settings.gradleDependenciesUrl : null
+        if (customRepoUrl) {
+            maven {
+                url customRepoUrl
+                metadataSources {
+                    gradleMetadata()
+                    mavenPom()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
 buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath 'org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.2'
     }
     repositories {
+        def customRepoUrl = settings.hasProperty("gradleDependenciesUrl") ? settings.gradleDependenciesUrl : null
+        if (customRepoUrl) {
+            maven {
+                url customRepoUrl
+                metadataSources {
+                    gradleMetadata()
+                    mavenPom()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         mavenCentral()
     }
 }