diff --git a/hassio/addons/git.py b/hassio/addons/git.py
index 4712d9b6d..a00521946 100644
--- a/hassio/addons/git.py
+++ b/hassio/addons/git.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import shutil
 import git
 
 from .utils import get_hash_from_repository
-from ..const import URL_HASSIO_ADDONS
+from ..const import URL_HASSIO_ADDONS, ATTR_URL, ATTR_BRANCH
 from ..coresys import CoreSysAttributes
+from ..validate import RE_REPOSITORY
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -22,9 +23,20 @@ class GitRepo(CoreSysAttributes):
         self.coresys = coresys
         self.repo = None
         self.path = path
-        self.url = url
         self.lock = asyncio.Lock(loop=coresys.loop)
 
+        self._data = RE_REPOSITORY.match(url).groupdict()
+
+    @property
+    def url(self):
+        """Return repository URL."""
+        return self._data[ATTR_URL]
+
+    @property
+    def branch(self):
+        """Return repository branch."""
+        return self._data[ATTR_BRANCH]
+
     async def load(self):
         """Init git addon repo."""
         if not self.path.is_dir():
@@ -46,12 +58,20 @@ class GitRepo(CoreSysAttributes):
     async def clone(self):
         """Clone git addon repo."""
         async with self.lock:
+            git_args = {
+                attribute: value
+                for attribute, value in (
+                    ('recursive', True),
+                    ('branch', self.branch)
+                ) if value is not None
+            }
+
             try:
                 _LOGGER.info("Clone addon %s repository", self.url)
-                self.repo = await self._loop.run_in_executor(
-                    None, ft.partial(
-                        git.Repo.clone_from, self.url, str(self.path),
-                        recursive=True))
+                self.repo = await self._loop.run_in_executor(None, ft.partial(
+                    git.Repo.clone_from, self.url, str(self.path),
+                    **git_args
+                ))
 
             except (git.InvalidGitRepositoryError, git.NoSuchPathError,
                     git.GitCommandError) as err:
diff --git a/hassio/const.py b/hassio/const.py
index 2ddb7d737..0e71662ef 100644
--- a/hassio/const.py
+++ b/hassio/const.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ ATTR_SERVICES = 'services'
 ATTR_DISCOVERY = 'discovery'
 ATTR_PROTECTED = 'protected'
 ATTR_CRYPTO = 'crypto'
+ATTR_BRANCH = 'branch'
 
 SERVICE_MQTT = 'mqtt'
 
diff --git a/hassio/validate.py b/hassio/validate.py
index ae52aca85..fd4a909be 100644
--- a/hassio/validate.py
+++ b/hassio/validate.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Validate functions."""
 import uuid
+import re
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 import pytz
@@ -11,13 +12,29 @@ from .const import (
     ATTR_SSL, ATTR_PORT, ATTR_WATCHDOG, ATTR_WAIT_BOOT, ATTR_UUID)
 
 
+RE_REPOSITORY = re.compile(r"^(?P<url>[^#]+)(?:#(?P<branch>[\w\-]+))?$")
+
 NETWORK_PORT = vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=1, max=65535))
 ALSA_CHANNEL = vol.Match(r"\d+,\d+")
 WAIT_BOOT = vol.All(vol.Coerce(int), vol.Range(min=1, max=60))
 DOCKER_IMAGE = vol.Match(r"^[\w{}]+/[\-\w{}]+$")
 
+
+def validate_repository(repository):
+    """Validate a valide repository."""
+    data = RE_REPOSITORY.match(repository)
+    if not data:
+        raise vol.Invalid("No valid repository format!")
+
+    # Validate URL
+    # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
+    vol.Url()(data.group('url'))
+
+    return repository
+
+
 # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
-REPOSITORIES = vol.All([vol.Url()], vol.Unique())
+REPOSITORIES = vol.All([validate_repository], vol.Unique())
 
 
 def validate_timezone(timezone):