diff --git a/charts/rclone-copy/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/rclone-copy/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4028b9c..8d6393a 100644
--- a/charts/rclone-copy/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/rclone-copy/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- define "rclone-copy.chart" -}}
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{- define "rclone-copy.getSourceOrUrl" -}}
+{{- if .Values.sync.url -}}
+{{ .Values.sync.url -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{ .Values.sync.source.name }}:{{ .Values.sync.source.path -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/rclone-copy/templates/rclone-cron.yaml b/charts/rclone-copy/templates/rclone-cron.yaml
index ae45c5e..f546594 100644
--- a/charts/rclone-copy/templates/rclone-cron.yaml
+++ b/charts/rclone-copy/templates/rclone-cron.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
               # copy as workaround for rclone.conf read only (see https://github.com/rclone/rclone/issues/3655)
               - >-
                 cp /root/.config/rclone/rclone_ro.conf /root/.config/rclone/rclone.conf &&
-                rclone {{ .Values.command }} -v {{ .Values.arguments | join " " }} --include-from /root/include-pattern.conf "{{ .Values.sync.source.name }}:{{ .Values.sync.source.path }}" "{{ .Values.sync.dest.name }}:{{ .Values.sync.dest.path }}"
+                rclone {{ .Values.command }} -v {{ .Values.arguments | join " " }} --include-from /root/include-pattern.conf "{{ include "rclone-copy.getSourceOrUrl" . }}" "{{ .Values.sync.dest.name }}:{{ .Values.sync.dest.path }}"
 
             volumeMounts:
               - name: config
diff --git a/charts/rclone-copy/values.yaml b/charts/rclone-copy/values.yaml
index 5e59780..b27eaf3 100644
--- a/charts/rclone-copy/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/rclone-copy/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sync:
     # This is the path to the source directory.
     path: /tmp/sync-dir
 
+  # Alternatively for the case of `rclone copyurl`, provide a URL instead of a source
+  url: https://example.com/myFileDownload
+
   dest:
     # This is the name for the destination remote from the rclone.conf file.
     # If the value specified here is not present in the config file, the job will fail.