diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
index 19f8b81d9..012f869aa 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ that a cluster meets the requirements to run an application.`,
 	// Dry run flag should be in cmd.PersistentFlags() flags made available to all subcommands
 	// Adding here to avoid that
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "print the preflight spec without running preflight checks")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("no-uri", false, "When this flag is used, Preflight does not attempt to retrieve the spec referenced by the uri: field`")
 
 	k8sutil.AddFlags(cmd.Flags())
 
diff --git a/internal/specs/specs.go b/internal/specs/specs.go
index a63c3fd0d..2f442e355 100644
--- a/internal/specs/specs.go
+++ b/internal/specs/specs.go
@@ -361,3 +361,81 @@ func LoadFromCluster(ctx context.Context, client kubernetes.Interface, selectors
 		RawSpecs: rawSpecs,
 	})
 }
+
+// LoadAdditionalSpecFromURIs loads additional specs from the URIs provided in the kinds.
+// This function will modify kinds in place.
+func LoadAdditionalSpecFromURIs(ctx context.Context, kinds *loader.TroubleshootKinds) {
+
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(*kinds)
+
+	// iterate over all fields of the TroubleshootKinds
+	// e.g. SupportBundlesV1Beta2, PreflightsV1Beta2, etc.
+	for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := obj.Field(i)
+		if field.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// look at each spec in the slice
+		// e.g. each spec in []PreflightsV1Beta2
+		for count := 0; count < field.Len(); count++ {
+			currentSpec := field.Index(count)
+			specName := currentSpec.Type().Name()
+
+			// check if .Spec.Uri exists
+			specField := currentSpec.FieldByName("Spec")
+			if !specField.IsValid() {
+				continue
+			}
+			uriField := specField.FieldByName("Uri")
+			if uriField.Kind() != reflect.String {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// download spec from URI
+			uri := uriField.String()
+			if uri == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			rawSpec, err := downloadFromHttpURL(ctx, uri, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("failed to download spec from URI %q: %v", uri, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// load spec from raw spec
+			uriKinds, err := loader.LoadSpecs(ctx, loader.LoadOptions{RawSpec: string(rawSpec)})
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("failed to load spec from URI %q: %v", uri, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// replace original spec with the loaded spec from URI
+			newSpec := getFirstSpecOf(uriKinds, specName)
+			if !newSpec.IsValid() {
+				klog.Warningf("failed to read spec of type %s in URI %s", specName, uri)
+				continue
+			}
+			currentSpec.Set(newSpec)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// dynamically get spec from kinds of given name
+// return first element of the spec slice
+func getFirstSpecOf(kinds *loader.TroubleshootKinds, name string) reflect.Value {
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(*kinds)
+	for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := obj.Field(i)
+		if field.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+			continue
+		}
+		if field.Len() > 0 {
+			if field.Index(0).Type().Name() == name {
+				// return first element
+				return field.Index(0)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return reflect.Value{}
+}
diff --git a/internal/specs/specs_test.go b/internal/specs/specs_test.go
index b32df9b29..e2f3fa2c2 100644
--- a/internal/specs/specs_test.go
+++ b/internal/specs/specs_test.go
@@ -224,3 +224,39 @@ spec:
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Len(t, specs.HostCollectorsV1Beta2, 1)
 }
+
+func TestLoadAdditionalSpecFromURIs(t *testing.T) {
+	m := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte(`apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+kind: Preflight
+metadata:
+  name: preflight-2
+spec:
+  collectors:
+    - ceph: {}
+`))
+	}))
+	defer m.Close()
+	kinds := loader.NewTroubleshootKinds()
+	kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2 = []troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight{
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name: "preflight-1",
+			},
+			Spec: troubleshootv1beta2.PreflightSpec{
+				Uri: m.URL,
+				Collectors: []*troubleshootv1beta2.Collect{
+					{
+						DNS: &troubleshootv1beta2.DNS{},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	LoadAdditionalSpecFromURIs(context.Background(), kinds)
+	require.Len(t, kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2, 1)
+	require.Len(t, kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2[0].Spec.Collectors, 1)
+	require.NotNil(t, kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2[0].Spec.Collectors[0].Ceph)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go b/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
index 2a1f66b17..7f324f81b 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ func readSpecs(args []string) (*loader.TroubleshootKinds, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Load additional specs from URIs
+	// only when no-uri flag is not set
+	if !viper.GetBool("no-uri") {
+		specs.LoadAdditionalSpecFromURIs(ctx, kinds)
+	}
+
 	ret := loader.NewTroubleshootKinds()
 
 	// Concatenate all preflight inclusterSpecs that don't have an upload destination