diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a6089e9..57c62e59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ All three repository types are combined with the following default values :
       negative_cache_ttl: 1440 # Nexus gui default. For proxies only
 ```
 
-Maven, Pypi, Docker, Raw, Rubygems, Bower, NPM, Git-LFS, yum, apt, helm, r, p2 and conda repository types:
+Maven, Pypi, Docker, Raw, Rubygems, Bower, NPM, Git-LFS, yum, apt, helm, r, p2, conda and go repository types:
 see `defaults/main.yml` for these options. For historical reasons and to keep backward compatibility,
 maven is configured by default
 
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ maven is configured by default
       nexus_config_r: false
       nexus_config_p2: false
       nexus_config_conda: false
+      nexus_config_go: false
 ```
 
 These are all false unless you override them from playbook / group_var / cli, these all utilize the same mechanism as maven.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8151ece1..ebf0e78b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ nexus_config_helm: false
 nexus_config_r: false
 nexus_config_p2: false
 nexus_config_conda: false
+nexus_config_go: false
 
 nexus_content_selectors: []
 # example selector item :
@@ -262,6 +263,9 @@ nexus_blob_names:           # Splited blob name list @ blob_vars.yml
     blob: 'default'
   conda:
     blob: 'default'
+  go:
+    blob: 'default'
+
 
 nexus_blobstores: []
 # example blobstore item :
@@ -744,3 +748,15 @@ _nexus_repos_conda_defaults:
 nexus_repos_conda_proxy: []
 #   - name: conda-proxy
 #     remote_url: 'https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/'
+
+_nexus_repos_go_defaults:
+  blob_store: "{{ nexus_blob_names.go.blob }}"
+  strict_content_validation: true
+  write_policy: allow_once  # one of "allow", "allow_once" or "deny"
+  maximum_component_age: 1440  # Nexus gui default. For proxies only
+  maximum_metadata_age: 1440  # Nexus gui default. For proxies only
+  negative_cache_enabled: true  # Nexus gui default. For proxies only
+  negative_cache_ttl: 1440  # Nexus gui default. For proxies only
+
+nexus_repos_go_group: []
+nexus_repos_go_proxy: []
diff --git a/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml b/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
index d9ddffb3..86086304 100644
--- a/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
+++ b/molecule/nexus_common_test_vars.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ nexus_config_apt: true
 nexus_config_helm: true
 nexus_config_r: true
 nexus_config_conda: true
+nexus_config_go: true
 
 nexus_anonymous_access: true
 
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ nexus_repos_conda_proxy:
   - name: conda-proxy
     remote_url: 'https://repo.continuum.io/pkgs/'
 
+nexus_repos_go_proxy:
+  - name: go-proxy
+    remote_url: 'https://golang.org/pkg/'
+
 nexus_content_selectors:
   # Docker by namespace. For mode details see:
   # https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/formats/docker-registry/content-selectors-and-docker
diff --git a/tasks/process_repos_list.yml b/tasks/process_repos_list.yml
index 8d5356a7..d5dd936e 100644
--- a/tasks/process_repos_list.yml
+++ b/tasks/process_repos_list.yml
@@ -578,3 +578,36 @@
             +
             (nexus_repos_r_proxy | map('combine', {"format": "conda", "type": "proxy"}) | list)
           }}
+
+- name: Process definitions for go repositories
+  when: nexus_config_go | bool
+  block:
+
+    - name: apply defaults to go proxy repos
+      set_fact:
+        nexus_repos_go_proxy: >-
+          {%- set result=[] -%}
+          {%- for repo in nexus_repos_go_proxy -%}
+            {{ result.append(_nexus_repos_go_defaults | combine(repo)) }}
+          {%- endfor -%}
+          {{ result | to_json | from_json }}
+
+    - name: apply defaults to go group repos
+      set_fact:
+        nexus_repos_go_group: >-
+          {%- set result=[] -%}
+          {%- for repo in nexus_repos_go_group -%}
+            {{ result.append(_nexus_repos_go_defaults | combine(repo)) }}
+          {%- endfor -%}
+          {{ result | to_json | from_json }}
+
+    - name: Add go repositories to global repos list
+      set_fact:
+        _nexus_repos_global_list: >-
+          {{
+            _nexus_repos_global_list | default([])
+            +
+            (nexus_repos_go_proxy | map('combine', {"format": "go", "type": "proxy"}) | list)
+            +
+            (nexus_repos_go_group | map('combine', {"format": "go", "type": "group"}) | list)
+          }}
diff --git a/vars/blob_vars.yml b/vars/blob_vars.yml
index be805b61..ccf8043c 100644
--- a/vars/blob_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/blob_vars.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ nexus_blob_names:
     blob: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}p2'
   conda:
     blob: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}conda'
+  go:
+    blob: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}go'
+
 
 nexus_blobstores:
   - name: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}raw'
@@ -63,3 +66,5 @@ nexus_blobstores:
     path: "{{ nexus_data_dir }}/blobs/{{ nexus_blob_names.p2.blob }}"
   - name: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}conda'
     path: "{{ nexus_data_dir }}/blobs/{{ nexus_blob_names.conda.blob }}"
+  - name: '{{ nexus_blob_prefix }}go'
+    path: "{{ nexus_data_dir }}/blobs/{{ nexus_blob_names.go.blob }}"