diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eadd7c4..a58d9ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 0.1.10
 
 * added **eypconf_servergroup** fact
+* added **download** type to download files checking if the resulting file is empty
 
 ## 0.1.9
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf4560f..06ca27b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,8 +50,23 @@ in ERB files you can call this module's functions using:
 <%= scope.function_bool2onoff([@trace]) %>
 ```
 
+to download a file you can use the download type:
+
+```
+download { 'salt':
+  url => 'https://repo.saltstack.com/yum/redhat/salt-repo-latest-2.el7.noarch.rpm',
+  creates => '/tmp/test_repo_salt',
+}
+```
+
 ## Reference
 
+### types
+
+#### download
+
+download a file using wget checking that the resulting file is not empty
+
 ### functions
 
 #### bool2boolstr
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/download/download_linux.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/download/download_linux.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c23a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/download/download_linux.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+Puppet::Type.type(:download).provide(:download_linux) do
+
+  def check_created_file(file)
+    if File.exists?(file)
+      if File.zero?(file)
+        self.debug("Found #{file} but empty")
+        return false
+      else
+        self.debug("Found #{file}")
+        return true
+      end
+    else
+      self.debug("Not found #{file}")
+      return false
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run_wget_command(url)
+
+    command = ["wget"]
+    command.push(url)
+    command.push("-O ", resource[:creates])
+
+    if resource[:cwd]
+      Dir.chdir resource[:cwd] do
+        run_command(command)
+      end
+    else
+      run_command(command)
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def run_command(command)
+    command = command.join ' '
+    output = Puppet::Util::Execution.execute(command, {
+      :uid                => 'root',
+      :gid                => 'root',
+      :failonfail         => false,
+      :combine            => true,
+      :override_locale    => true,
+    })
+    [output, $CHILD_STATUS.dup]
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/download.rb b/lib/puppet/type/download.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711797f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/download.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+Puppet::Type.newtype(:download) do
+  @doc = 'download files'
+
+  newparam(:name) do
+    desc "An arbitrary tag for your own reference"
+    isnamevar
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:url) do
+    desc 'URL to download'
+
+    defaultto { @resource[:name] }
+
+    # If needing to run the SQL command, return a fake value that will trigger
+    # a sync, else return the expected SQL command so no sync takes place
+    def retrieve
+      if @resource.should_run_wget
+        return :notrun
+      else
+        return self.should
+      end
+    end
+
+    def sync
+      output, status = provider.run_wget_command(value)
+      self.fail("Error executing wget; returned #{status}: '#{output}'") unless status == 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  newparam(:cwd, :parent => Puppet::Parameter::Path) do
+    desc "The working directory under which the wget command should be executed."
+    defaultto("/tmp")
+  end
+
+  newparam(:creates) do
+    desc "file created"
+
+    def matches(value)
+      provider.check_created_file(value)
+    end
+  end
+
+  newparam(:refreshonly, :boolean => true) do
+    desc "If 'true', it will only be executed via a notify/subscribe event."
+
+    defaultto(:false)
+    newvalues(:true, :false)
+  end
+
+  def should_run_wget(refreshing = false)
+    creates_param = @parameters[:creates]
+    return false if !creates_param.nil? && !creates_param.value.nil? && creates_param.matches(creates_param.value)
+    return false if !refreshing && @parameters[:refreshonly].value == :true
+    true
+  end
+
+  def refresh
+    self.property(:command).sync if self.should_run_wget(true)
+  end
+
+end