diff --git a/manifests/server/database.pp b/manifests/server/database.pp
index 18393606..d964ad39 100644
--- a/manifests/server/database.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/database.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   Optional[Boolean]                             $mirrormode      = undef,
   Optional[Boolean]                             $multiprovider   = undef,
   Optional[String[1]]                           $syncusesubentry = undef,
-  Optional[Variant[String[1],Array[String[1]]]] $syncrepl        = undef,
+  Array[Openldap::Syncrepl]                     $syncrepl        = [],
   Hash[
     Enum[
       'transport',
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     mirrormode      => $mirrormode,
     multiprovider   => $multiprovider,
     syncusesubentry => $syncusesubentry,
-    syncrepl        => $syncrepl,
+    syncrepl        => $syncrepl.map |$item| { $item.map |$k, $v| { "${k}=${String($v, '%#p')}" }.join(' ') },
     limits          => $limits,
     security        => $security,
   }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/openldap__server__database_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/openldap__server__database_spec.rb
index a3f27db3..890240f5 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/openldap__server__database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/openldap__server__database_spec.rb
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ class { 'openldap::server':
               directory => '/var/lib/ldap',
               rootdn    => 'cn=admin,dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com',
               syncrepl => [
-                'rid=1 provider=ldap://localhost searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"',
-                'rid=2 provider=ldap://localhost searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"',
+                {
+                  rid        => 1,
+                  provider   => 'ldap://localhost',
+                  searchbase => 'dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com',
+                },
+                {
+                  rid        => 2,
+                  provider   => 'ldap://localhost',
+                  searchbase => 'dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com',
+                },
               ]
             }
           }
diff --git a/spec/defines/openldap_server_database_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openldap_server_database_spec.rb
index 42958ce1..8a9020b0 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openldap_server_database_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openldap_server_database_spec.rb
@@ -55,8 +55,16 @@
                 multiprovider: true,
                 syncusesubentry: 'wxw',
                 syncrepl: [
-                  'rid=1 provider=ldap://localhost searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"',
-                  'rid=2 provider=ldap://localhost searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"',
+                  {
+                    rid: 1,
+                    provider: 'ldap://localhost',
+                    searchbase: 'dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com',
+                  },
+                  {
+                    rid: 2,
+                    provider: 'ldap://localhost',
+                    searchbase: 'dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com',
+                  },
                 ],
                 security: {
                   tls: 1,
@@ -65,6 +73,9 @@
             end
 
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
+            it {
+              is_expected.to contain_openldap_database('dc=foo').with(syncrepl: ['rid=1 provider="ldap://localhost" searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"', 'rid=2 provider="ldap://localhost" searchbase="dc=foo,dc=example,dc=com"'])
+            }
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/types/syncrepl.pp b/types/syncrepl.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59a33ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/syncrepl.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+type Openldap::Syncrepl = Struct[
+  {
+    rid                      => Integer[0],
+    provider                 => Pattern['\Aldaps?://[^/]+\z'],
+    Optional['type']         => Enum['refreshOnly', 'refreshAndPersist'],
+    Optional[interval]       => Pattern['\A\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\z'],
+    Optional[searchbase]     => String[1],
+    Optional[filter]         => String[1],
+    Optional[scope]          => Enum['sub', 'one','base'],
+    Optional[attrs]          => String[1],
+    Optional[attrsonly]      => Boolean[true],
+    Optional[sizelimit]      => Integer[0],
+    Optional[timelimit]      => Integer[0],
+    Optional[schemachecking] => Enum['on', 'off'],
+    Optional[updatedn]       => String[1],
+    Optional[bindmethod]     => Enum['simple', 'sasl'],
+    Optional[binddn]         => String[1],
+    Optional[saslmech]       => String[1],
+    Optional[authcid]        => String[1],
+    Optional[authzid]        => String[1],
+    Optional[credentials]    => Variant[String[1], Sensitive[String[1]]],
+    Optional[realm]          => String[1],
+    Optional[secprops]       => String[1],
+  }
+]