diff --git a/manifests/globals.pp b/manifests/globals.pp
index a363be0c..3d797ed7 100644
--- a/manifests/globals.pp
+++ b/manifests/globals.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
   Boolean $enable_puppet = true,
   Boolean $enable_docker = true,
   Boolean $enable_deb = true,
+  Boolean use_pulp_2_for_file = false,
+  Boolean use_pulp_2_for_docker = false,
 ) {
   if versioncmp($facts['operatingsystemmajrelease'], '8') >= 0 {
     $rubygem_katello = 'rubygem-katello'
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index b85e81f1..9c473a96 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
   Boolean $enable_docker = true,
   Boolean $enable_deb = true,
 
+  Boolean $use_pulp_2_for_file = $use_pulp_2_for_file,
+  Boolean $use_pulp_2_for_docker = $use_pulp_2_for_docker,
+
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $repo_export_dir = '/var/lib/pulp/katello-export',
 
   String $candlepin_db_host = 'localhost',
@@ -156,12 +159,14 @@
   }
 
   class { 'katello::globals':
-    enable_ostree => $enable_ostree,
-    enable_yum    => $enable_yum,
-    enable_file   => $enable_file,
-    enable_puppet => $enable_puppet,
-    enable_docker => $enable_docker,
-    enable_deb    => $enable_deb,
+    enable_ostree         => $enable_ostree,
+    enable_yum            => $enable_yum,
+    enable_file           => $enable_file,
+    enable_puppet         => $enable_puppet,
+    enable_docker         => $enable_docker,
+    enable_deb            => $enable_deb,
+    use_pulp_2_for_file   => $use_pulp_2_for_file,
+    use_pulp_2_for_docker => $use_pulp_2_for_docker,
   }
 
   class { 'katello::params':
diff --git a/templates/katello.yaml.erb b/templates/katello.yaml.erb
index 8d71c662..061b3b93 100644
--- a/templates/katello.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/katello.yaml.erb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
     :url: <%= @pulp_url %>
     :ca_cert_file: <%= @pulp_ca_cert %>
 
+  :use_pulp_2_for_content_type:
+    :docker: <%= @use_pulp_2_for_docker %>
+    :file: <%= @use_pulp_2_for_file %>
+
   :qpid:
     :url: <%= @qpid_url %>
     :subscriptions_queue_address: <%= @candlepin_event_queue %>