diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/consul_policy/default.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/consul_policy/default.rb
index e396abfc..df54db30 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/consul_policy/default.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/consul_policy/default.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def self.encode_rules(rules)
     encoded = []
 
     rules.each do |rule|
-      if %w[acl operator keyring].include?(rule['resource'])
+      if %w[acl operator keyring mesh peering].include?(rule['resource'])
         encoded.push("#{rule['resource']} = \"#{rule['disposition']}\"")
       else
         encoded.push("#{rule['resource']} \"#{rule['segment']}\" {\n  policy = \"#{rule['disposition']}\"\n}")
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/consul_policy.rb b/lib/puppet/type/consul_policy.rb
index 058a667d..e95eca0c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/consul_policy.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/consul_policy.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
       raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule must be a hash' unless value.is_a?(Hash)
 
       raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule needs to specify a resource' unless value.key?('resource')
-      raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule needs to specify a segment' unless value.key?('segment') || %w[acl operator keyring].include?(value['resource'])
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule needs to specify a segment' unless value.key?('segment') || %w[acl operator keyring mesh peering].include?(value['resource'])
       raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule needs to specify a disposition' unless value.key?('disposition')
 
       raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule resource must be a string' unless value['resource'].is_a?(String)
-      raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule segment must be a string' unless value['segment'].is_a?(String) || %w[acl operator keyring].include?(value['resource'])
+      raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule segment must be a string' unless value['segment'].is_a?(String) || %w[acl operator keyring mesh peering].include?(value['resource'])
       raise ArgumentError, 'Policy rule disposition must be a string' unless value['disposition'].is_a?(String)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/type/consul_policy_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/type/consul_policy_spec.rb
index 1e248248..1eaf3183 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/type/consul_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/type/consul_policy_spec.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     end.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, %r{Policy rule disposition must be a string})
   end
 
-  context 'resource is acl, operator or keyring' do
+  context 'resource is acl, operator, keyring, mesh or peering' do
     it 'passes if rule segment is missing' do
       expect do
         Puppet::Type.type(:consul_policy).new(
@@ -138,6 +138,28 @@
             },
           ]
         )
+        Puppet::Type.type(:consul_policy).new(
+          name: 'testing',
+          id: '39c75e12-7f43-0a40-dfba-9aa3fcda08d4',
+          description: 'test description',
+          rules: [
+            {
+              'resource' => 'mesh',
+              'disposition' => 'read'
+            },
+          ]
+        )
+        Puppet::Type.type(:consul_policy).new(
+          name: 'testing',
+          id: '39c75e12-7f43-0a40-dfba-9aa3fcda08d4',
+          description: 'test description',
+          rules: [
+            {
+              'resource' => 'peering',
+              'disposition' => 'read'
+            },
+          ]
+        )
       end.not_to raise_error
     end
 
@@ -159,7 +181,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'resource is neither acl nor operator nor keyring' do
+  context 'resource is neither acl nor operator nor keyring nor peering nor mesh' do
     it 'fails if rule segment is missing' do
       expect do
         Puppet::Type.type(:consul_policy).new(