diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/recipes/update_nodes.rb b/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/recipes/update_nodes.rb
index 016166581b..32c77fb465 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/recipes/update_nodes.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/recipes/update_nodes.rb
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ def find_node_boot_mac_addresses(node, admin_data_net)
           append << "ifcfg=dhcp4 netwait=60"
           append << "squash=0" # workaround bsc#962397
           append << "autoupgrade=1" if mnode[:state] == "os-upgrading"
+          append << "self_update"
 
           target_platform_distro = os.gsub(/-.*$/, "")
           target_platform_version = os.gsub(/^.*-/, "")
@@ -353,6 +354,9 @@ def find_node_boot_mac_addresses(node, admin_data_net)
                       web_port: web_port,
                       packages: packages,
                       repos: repos,
+                      self_update_url: node[:provisioner][:self_update_url].gsub(
+                        "<ADMINWEB>", "#{admin_ip}:#{web_port}"
+                      ),
                       rootpw_hash: node[:provisioner][:root_password_hash] || "",
                       timezone: timezone,
                       boot_device: (mnode[:crowbar_wall][:boot_device] rescue nil),
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/templates/default/autoyast.xml.erb b/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/templates/default/autoyast.xml.erb
index 3d57491eab..fc5a6c0169 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/templates/default/autoyast.xml.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/provisioner/templates/default/autoyast.xml.erb
@@ -26,7 +26,24 @@
       <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</import_gpg_key>
     </signature-handling>
     <storage/>
+    <% unless @self_update_url.nil? || @self_update_url.empty? -%>
+    <self_update_url>
+        <%= @self_update_url %>
+    </self_update_url>
+    <% end -%>
   </general>
+  <report>
+      <errors>
+          <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
+          <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
+          <timeout config:type="integer">10</timeout>
+      </errors>
+      <warnings>
+          <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
+          <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
+          <timeout config:type="integer">10</timeout>
+      </warnings>
+  </report>
   <add-on>
     <add_on_products config:type="list">
     <% @repos.keys.sort.each do |name| %>
diff --git a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/migrate/provisioner/103_self_update.rb b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/migrate/provisioner/103_self_update.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbb24cf26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/migrate/provisioner/103_self_update.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+def upgrade(ta, td, a, d)
+  a["self_update_url"] = ta["self_update_url"]
+  return a, d
+end
+
+def downgrade(ta, td, a, d)
+  delete a["self_update_url"]
+  return a, d
+end
diff --git a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.json b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.json
index 2729588d9f..b55457099d 100644
--- a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.json
+++ b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "access_keys": "",
       "shell_prompt": "USER@HOST:CWD SUFFIX",
       "enable_pxe": true,
+      "self_update_url": "http://<ADMINWEB>/suse-12.2/$arch/repos/installer-update",
       "discovery": {
         "append": ""
       },
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@
     "provisioner": {
       "crowbar-revision": 0,
       "crowbar-applied": false,
-      "schema-revision": 102,
+      "schema-revision": 103,
       "element_states": {
         "provisioner-server": [ "readying", "ready", "applying" ],
         "provisioner-base": [ "hardware-installing", "readying", "ready", "applying" ]
diff --git a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.schema b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.schema
index 49b96ccc8a..1a9d394cf5 100644
--- a/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.schema
+++ b/chef/data_bags/crowbar/template-provisioner.schema
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             "access_keys": { "type": "str", "required": true },
             "shell_prompt": { "type": "str", "required": true },
             "enable_pxe": { "type": "bool", "required": true },
+            "self_update_url": { "type": "str", "required": true },
             "web_port": { "type": "int", "required": true },
             "keep_existing_hostname": { "type": "bool", "required": true },
             "timezone": { "type": "str", "required": true },
diff --git a/crowbar_framework/app/views/barclamp/provisioner/_edit_attributes.html.haml b/crowbar_framework/app/views/barclamp/provisioner/_edit_attributes.html.haml
index 01e43e4218..563c6f384f 100644
--- a/crowbar_framework/app/views/barclamp/provisioner/_edit_attributes.html.haml
+++ b/crowbar_framework/app/views/barclamp/provisioner/_edit_attributes.html.haml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     %span.help-block
       = t(".access_keys_hint")
 
+    = string_field :self_update_url
+
     = string_field :shell_prompt
     %span.help-block
       = t(".shell_prompt_hint")
diff --git a/crowbar_framework/config/locales/provisioner/en.yml b/crowbar_framework/config/locales/provisioner/en.yml
index 7708da5404..86840f4e4b 100644
--- a/crowbar_framework/config/locales/provisioner/en.yml
+++ b/crowbar_framework/config/locales/provisioner/en.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ en:
       edit_attributes:
         access_keys: 'Additional SSH keys'
         access_keys_hint: 'Each SSH key must be on its own line'
+        self_update_url: 'AutoYaST Self-update URL (The alias <ADMINWEB> can be used to specify the admin server)'
         shell_prompt: 'Custom Shell Prompt'
         shell_prompt_hint: 'You can use the placeholders USER, ALIAS, HOST, FQDN, CWD and SUFFIX to customize the shell prompt on all nodes. Add a \n for a new line within the prompt.'
         serial_console: 'Serial Console'