diff --git a/tasks/client.yml b/tasks/client.yml
index de4fa89..22f6cca 100644
--- a/tasks/client.yml
+++ b/tasks/client.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
   vars:
     _cvmfs_repo_option_key: client
 
+- name: Include partial replica client tasks
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: client_partial_replica.yml
+
 - name: Install cvmfs_wipecache setuid binary
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     src: cvmfs_wipecache.{{ _cvmfs_install_setuid_platform }}_{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}
diff --git a/tasks/client_partial_replica.yml b/tasks/client_partial_replica.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b370446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/client_partial_replica.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+---
+# Client-side opt-in for using a partial Stratum 1 replica, driven by an
+# optional per-repo dict:
+#
+#   cvmfs_repositories[*].partial_replica_client:
+#     enabled: true
+#     mode: failover   # or: fail
+#     # Optional per-repo override of CVMFS_SERVER_URL pointing the client
+#     # at the partial replica (a ';'-separated list is allowed, the
+#     # regular server list failover semantics apply). Without it, the
+#     # domain-level CVMFS_SERVER_URL is used.
+#     server_url: "http://partial-s1.example.org/cvmfs/repo.example.org"
+#     # Required for mode 'failover'. Ignored for mode 'fail'.
+#     full_stratum1_url: "http://full-s1.example.org/cvmfs/repo.example.org"
+#
+# The config is written to /etc/cvmfs/config.d/<fqrn>.local, the last file
+# in the client's config chain, so it overrides domain-level settings.
+# That file is considered fully managed here; do not mix other settings in.
+#
+# Requires CernVM-FS >= 2.14.0 on the client.
+
+- name: Validate partial replica client configuration
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - item.partial_replica_client.mode in ['failover', 'fail']
+      - item.partial_replica_client.mode == 'fail' or
+        item.partial_replica_client.full_stratum1_url is defined
+    fail_msg: >-
+      Invalid partial_replica_client for {{ item.repository }}: mode must
+      be 'failover' or 'fail'; 'failover' requires full_stratum1_url.
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }}: validate partial_replica_client"
+  when: item.partial_replica_client is defined and item.partial_replica_client.enabled
+
+- name: Write partial replica client configuration
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: "/etc/cvmfs/config.d/{{ item.repository }}.local"
+    content: |
+      ## This file is maintained by Ansible - CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
+      {% if item.partial_replica_client.server_url is defined %}
+      CVMFS_SERVER_URL="{{ item.partial_replica_client.server_url }}"
+      {% endif %}
+      CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICA_MODE={{ item.partial_replica_client.mode }}
+      {% if item.partial_replica_client.mode == 'failover' %}
+      CVMFS_FULL_STRATUM1_URL="{{ item.partial_replica_client.full_stratum1_url }}"
+      {% endif %}
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0444
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "/etc/cvmfs/config.d/{{ item.repository }}.local"
+  when: item.partial_replica_client is defined and item.partial_replica_client.enabled
+
+- name: Remove partial replica client configuration (full-replica fallback)
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    dest: "/etc/cvmfs/config.d/{{ item.repository }}.local"
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "/etc/cvmfs/config.d/{{ item.repository }}.local"
+  when: item.partial_replica_client is not defined or not item.partial_replica_client.enabled
diff --git a/tasks/partial_replication.yml b/tasks/partial_replication.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96de32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/partial_replication.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+- name: Write partial replication specifications
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: /etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/partial-replication.spec
+    content: "version 1\n{% for path in item.partial_replication.paths %}{{ path }}\n{% endfor %}"
+    mode: 0644
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }} partial-replication.spec"
+  when: item.partial_replication is defined and item.partial_replication.enabled
+
+- name: Enable partial replication flag in server configuration
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/server.conf
+    regexp: '^CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION=.*'
+    line: 'CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION=true'
+    mode: 0644
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }}: CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION"
+  when: item.partial_replication is defined and item.partial_replication.enabled
+
+- name: Set partial replication specification path in server configuration
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/server.conf
+    regexp: '^CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION_SPEC=.*'
+    line: 'CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION_SPEC=/etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/partial-replication.spec'
+    mode: 0644
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }}: CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION_SPEC"
+  when: item.partial_replication is defined and item.partial_replication.enabled
+
+- name: Remove partial replication specification file (full-sync fallback)
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/partial-replication.spec
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }}: remove partial-replication.spec"
+  when: item.partial_replication is not defined or not item.partial_replication.enabled
+
+- name: Remove partial replication lines from server configuration (full-sync fallback)
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/cvmfs/repositories.d/{{ item.repository }}/server.conf
+    regexp: '^CVMFS_PARTIAL_REPLICATION(_SPEC)?=.*'
+    state: absent
+  loop: "{{ cvmfs_repositories }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.repository }}: clear partial replication lines"
+  when: item.partial_replication is not defined or not item.partial_replication.enabled
+
diff --git a/tasks/stratum1.yml b/tasks/stratum1.yml
index ab866fa..5d59da6 100644
--- a/tasks/stratum1.yml
+++ b/tasks/stratum1.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@
   vars:
     _cvmfs_repo_option_key: server
 
+- name: Include partial replication tasks
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: partial_replication.yml
+
 - name: Perform initial snapshot
   ansible.builtin.command: /usr/bin/cvmfs_server snapshot {{ item.item.repository }}
   loop: "{{ __cvmfs_add_replica_result.results }}"