diff --git a/manifests/ppa.pp b/manifests/ppa.pp
index f234f748e7..c4b9941d1d 100644
--- a/manifests/ppa.pp
+++ b/manifests/ppa.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # ppa.pp
 
 define apt::ppa(
-  $release = $::lsbdistcodename
+  $release = $::lsbdistcodename,
+  $options = "-y"
 ) {
   include apt::params
   include apt::update
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
   }
   exec { "add-apt-repository-${name}":
     environment  => $proxy_env,
-    command   => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository ${name}",
+    command   => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository ${options} ${name}",
     creates   => "${sources_list_d}/${sources_list_d_filename}",
     logoutput => 'on_failure',
     require   => [
diff --git a/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb b/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
index 3baa7e8657..d12c70c84d 100644
--- a/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/ppa_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
       let :package do
         "#{platform[:package]}"
       end
+      let :options do
+        "-y"
+      end
       ['ppa:dans_ppa', 'dans_ppa','ppa:dans-daily/ubuntu'].each do |t|
         describe "with title #{t}" do
           let :pre_condition do
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@
           }
 
           it { should contain_exec("add-apt-repository-#{t}").with(
-            'command' => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository #{t}",
+            'command' => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository #{options} #{t}",
             'creates' => "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/#{filename}",
             'require' => ["File[/etc/apt/sources.list.d]", "Package[#{package}]"],
             'notify'  => "Exec[apt_update]"
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@
             "http_proxy=http://user:pass@proxy:8080",
             "https_proxy=http://user:pass@proxy:8080",
           ],
-          'command'     => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository #{title}",
+          'command'     => "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository #{options} #{title}",
           'creates'     => "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/#{filename}",
           'require'     => ["File[/etc/apt/sources.list.d]", "Package[#{package}]"],
           'notify'      => "Exec[apt_update]"