diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/pip.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/pip.rb
index 7325cd6a6f6..07be06b36c5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/pip.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/pip.rb
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@ def self.instances(target_command = nil)
 
   # Parse lines of output from `pip freeze`, which are structured as:
   # _package_==_version_ or _package_===_version_
+  # or _package_ @ someURL@_version_
   def self.parse(line)
     if line.chomp =~ /^([^=]+)===?([^=]+)$/
       {:ensure => $2, :name => $1, :provider => name}
+    elsif line.chomp =~ /^([^@]+) @ [^@]+@(.+)$/
+      { :ensure => Regexp.last_match(2), :name => Regexp.last_match(1), :provider => name }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/pip_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/pip_spec.rb
index c16c4953cac..6113c60d1e2 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/pip_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/pip_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@
       })
     end
 
+    it "should correctly parse URL format" do
+      expect(described_class.parse("real_package @ git+https://github.com/example/test.git@6b4e203b66c1de7345984882e2b13bf87c700095")).to eq({
+        :ensure   => "6b4e203b66c1de7345984882e2b13bf87c700095",
+        :name     => "real_package",
+        :provider => :pip,
+      })
+    end
+
     it "should return nil on invalid input" do
       expect(described_class.parse("foo")).to eq(nil)
     end