diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
index d955b49b..adaefae1 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/plugin.lua
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ function Spec:add(plugin, results, is_dep)
   end
 
   if not plugin.url and plugin[1] then
-    plugin.url = Config.options.git.url_format:format(plugin[1])
+    local prefix = plugin[1]:sub(1, 4)
+    if prefix == "http" or prefix == "git@" then
+      plugin.url = plugin[1]
+    else
+      plugin.url = Config.options.git.url_format:format(plugin[1])
+    end
   end
 
   if plugin.dir then
diff --git a/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua b/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
index f7d39e2a..ac8b3cb8 100644
--- a/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/core/plugin_spec.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe("plugin spec url/name", function()
     { { dir = "~/foo" }, { name = "foo", dir = vim.fn.fnamemodify("~/foo", ":p") } },
     { { dir = "/tmp/foo" }, { dir = "/tmp/foo", name = "foo" } },
     { { "foo/bar" }, { [1] = "foo/bar", name = "bar", url = "https://github.com/foo/bar.git" } },
+    { { "https://foo.bar" }, { [1] = "https://foo.bar", name = "foo.bar", url = "https://foo.bar" } },
     { { "foo/bar", name = "foobar" }, { [1] = "foo/bar", name = "foobar", url = "https://github.com/foo/bar.git" } },
     { { "foo/bar", url = "123" }, { [1] = "foo/bar", name = "123", url = "123" } },
     { { url = "https://foobar" }, { name = "foobar", url = "https://foobar" } },