diff --git a/salt/modules/zypper.py b/salt/modules/zypper.py
index 330bf483fb..ef6ac48919 100644
--- a/salt/modules/zypper.py
+++ b/salt/modules/zypper.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ HAS_ZYPP = False
 ZYPP_HOME = '/etc/zypp'
 LOCKS = '{0}/locks'.format(ZYPP_HOME)
 REPOS = '{0}/repos.d'.format(ZYPP_HOME)
+DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 99
 
 # Define the module's virtual name
 __virtualname__ = 'pkg'
@@ -502,6 +503,12 @@ def mod_repo(repo, **kwargs):
     if kwargs.get('gpgautoimport') is True:
         cmd_opt.append('--gpg-auto-import-keys')
 
+    if 'priority' in kwargs:
+        cmd_opt.append("--priority='{0}'".format(kwargs.get('priority', DEFAULT_PRIORITY)))
+
+    if 'humanname' in kwargs:
+        cmd_opt.append("--name='{0}'".format(kwargs.get('humanname')))
+
     if cmd_opt:
         __salt__['cmd.run'](('zypper -x mr {0} \'{1}\''.format(' '.join(cmd_opt), repo)),
                             output_loglevel='trace')