diff --git a/recipes/ruby.rb b/recipes/ruby.rb
index 8c8470d9d..f84dc99a0 100644
--- a/recipes/ruby.rb
+++ b/recipes/ruby.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
 include_recipe "build-essential"
 include_recipe "mysql::client"
 
+if run_context.loaded_recipes.include?('mysql::percona_repo')
+  case node['platform']
+  when "ubuntu", "debian"
+    resources("apt_repository[percona]").run_action(:add)
+  when "centos", "amazon", "redhat"
+    resources("yum_key[RPM-GPG-KEY-percona]").run_action(:add)
+    resources("yum_repository[percona]").run_action(:add)
+  end
+end
+
 node['mysql']['client']['packages'].each do |mysql_pack|
   resources("package[#{mysql_pack}]").run_action(:install)
 end