diff --git a/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy.go b/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy.go
index 502d210..e4b2936 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy.go
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ type HostDirPolicy struct {
 }
 
 func NewHostDirPolicyFromString(s string) (HostDirPolicy, error) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(s, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(s, "https://") {
+		return HostDirPolicy{
+			PathPrefix: strings.TrimSuffix(s, ":ro"),
+			ReadOnly:   strings.HasSuffix(s, ":ro"),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
 	parts := strings.Split(s, ":")
 
 	if len(parts) > 2 {
diff --git a/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy_test.go b/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy_test.go
index 49b7cc0..8c3a78c 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/v1/host_dir_policy_test.go
@@ -61,3 +61,14 @@ func TestHostDirPolicyString(t *testing.T) {
 	policyRo := &v1.HostDirPolicy{PathPrefix: "/Users/ci/src", ReadOnly: true}
 	require.EqualValues(t, "/Users/ci/src:ro", policyRo.String())
 }
+
+func TestHTTPHostDirPolicyString(t *testing.T) {
+	policy, err := v1.NewHostDirPolicyFromString("https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.EqualValues(t, v1.HostDirPolicy{
+		PathPrefix: "https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download",
+		ReadOnly:   false,
+	}, policy)
+	//nolint: lll
+	require.True(t, policy.Validate("https://github.com/actions/runner/releases/download/v2.309.0/actions-runner-osx-arm64-2.309.0.tar.gz", false))
+}