diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
index a324eea87..747ac28f4 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -563,6 +563,90 @@ metadata:
 					"deployment.yaml": `
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+  annotations:
+    a-bool-value: true
+    a-int-value: 2
+    a-string-value: a
+`,
+				}
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "starlark_function_url",
+			args: func(d string) []string {
+				return []string{
+					"--enable-star", "--star-url", "https://storage.googleapis.com/kustomize-starlark-functions/annotate.star",
+					"--star-name", "annotate",
+					"--", "stringValue=a", "intValue=2", "boolValue=true",
+				}
+			},
+			files: func(d string) map[string]string {
+				return map[string]string{
+					"deployment.yaml": `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+`,
+				}
+			},
+			expectedFiles: func(d string) map[string]string {
+				return map[string]string{
+					"deployment.yaml": `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+  annotations:
+    a-bool-value: true
+    a-int-value: 2
+    a-string-value: a
+`,
+				}
+			},
+		},
+
+		{
+			name: "starlark_function_url_config",
+			args: func(d string) []string {
+				return []string{"--enable-star"}
+			},
+			files: func(d string) map[string]string {
+				return map[string]string{
+					"config.yaml": `
+apiVersion: example.com/v1alpha1
+kind: Input
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+  annotations:
+    a-bool-value: true
+    a-int-value: 2
+    a-string-value: a
+    config.kubernetes.io/function: |
+      starlark:
+        url: https://storage.googleapis.com/kustomize-starlark-functions/annotate.star
+        name: fn
+data:
+  boolValue: true
+  intValue: 2
+  stringValue: a
+`,
+					"deployment.yaml": `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: foo
+`,
+				}
+			},
+			expectedFiles: func(d string) map[string]string {
+				return map[string]string{
+					"deployment.yaml": `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: foo
   annotations:
@@ -607,7 +691,7 @@ metadata:
 
 			err = cmd.Run()
 			if tt.expectedErr != "" {
-				if !assert.Contains(t, stdErr.String(), tt.expectedErr) {
+				if !assert.Contains(t, stdErr.String(), tt.expectedErr, stdErr.String()) {
 					t.FailNow()
 				}
 				return
@@ -618,10 +702,10 @@ metadata:
 
 			for path, data := range tt.expectedFiles(binDir) {
 				b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
-				if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				if !assert.NoError(t, err, stdErr.String()) {
 					t.FailNow()
 				}
-				if !assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(data), strings.TrimSpace(string(b))) {
+				if !assert.Equal(t, strings.TrimSpace(data), strings.TrimSpace(string(b)), stdErr.String()) {
 					t.FailNow()
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/starlark/annotate.star b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/starlark/annotate.star
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..660fadb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/e2e/starlark/annotate.star
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+def run(r, fc):
+  for resource in r:
+    resource["metadata"]["annotations"]["a-string-value"] = fc["data"]["stringValue"]
+    resource["metadata"]["annotations"]["a-int-value"] = fc["data"]["intValue"]
+    resource["metadata"]["annotations"]["a-bool-value"] = fc["data"]["boolValue"]
+
+run(ctx.resource_list["items"], ctx.resource_list["functionConfig"])
diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
index 0a2734e55..7e3856b63 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/run-fns.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func GetRunFnRunner(name string) *RunFnRunner {
 		&r.EnableStar, "enable-star", false, "enable support for starlark functions. (Alpha)")
 	r.Command.Flags().StringVar(
 		&r.StarPath, "star-path", "", "run a starlark script as a function. (Alpha)")
+	r.Command.Flags().StringVar(
+		&r.StarURL, "star-url", "", "run a starlark script as a function. (Alpha)")
 	r.Command.Flags().StringVar(
 		&r.StarName, "star-name", "", "name of starlark program. (Alpha)")
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ type RunFnRunner struct {
 	Image              string
 	EnableStar         bool
 	StarPath           string
+	StarURL            string
 	StarName           string
 	EnableExec         bool
 	ExecPath           string
@@ -98,7 +101,8 @@ func (r *RunFnRunner) runE(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 // Functions to run.
 func (r *RunFnRunner) getContainerFunctions(c *cobra.Command, args, dataItems []string) (
 	[]*yaml.RNode, error) {
-	if r.Image == "" && r.StarPath == "" && r.ExecPath == "" {
+
+	if r.Image == "" && r.StarPath == "" && r.ExecPath == "" && r.StarURL == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -126,26 +130,36 @@ func (r *RunFnRunner) getContainerFunctions(c *cobra.Command, args, dataItems []
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-	} else if r.EnableStar && r.StarPath != "" {
+	} else if r.EnableStar && (r.StarPath != "" || r.StarURL != "") {
 		// create the function spec to set as an annotation
 		fn, err = yaml.Parse(`starlark: {}`)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		err = fn.PipeE(
-			yaml.Lookup("starlark"),
-			yaml.SetField("path", yaml.NewScalarRNode(r.StarPath)))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if r.StarPath != "" {
+			err = fn.PipeE(
+				yaml.Lookup("starlark"),
+				yaml.SetField("path", yaml.NewScalarRNode(r.StarPath)))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		if r.StarURL != "" {
+			err = fn.PipeE(
+				yaml.Lookup("starlark"),
+				yaml.SetField("url", yaml.NewScalarRNode(r.StarURL)))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
-
 		err = fn.PipeE(
 			yaml.Lookup("starlark"),
 			yaml.SetField("name", yaml.NewScalarRNode(r.StarName)))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
 	} else if r.EnableExec && r.ExecPath != "" {
 		// create the function spec to set as an annotation
 		fn, err = yaml.Parse(`exec: {}`)
@@ -231,8 +245,8 @@ func toStorageMounts(mounts []string) []runtimeutil.StorageMount {
 }
 
 func (r *RunFnRunner) preRunE(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	if !r.EnableStar && r.StarPath != "" {
-		return errors.Errorf("must specify --enable-star with --star-path")
+	if !r.EnableStar && (r.StarPath != "" || r.StarURL != "") {
+		return errors.Errorf("must specify --enable-star with --star-path and --star-url")
 	}
 
 	if !r.EnableExec && r.ExecPath != "" {
@@ -240,7 +254,7 @@ func (r *RunFnRunner) preRunE(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if c.ArgsLenAtDash() >= 0 && r.Image == "" &&
-		!(r.EnableStar && r.StarPath != "") && !(r.EnableExec && r.ExecPath != "") {
+		!(r.EnableStar && (r.StarPath != "" || r.StarURL != "")) && !(r.EnableExec && r.ExecPath != "") {
 		return errors.Errorf("must specify --image")
 	}
 
diff --git a/kyaml/fn/runtime/runtimeutil/functiontypes.go b/kyaml/fn/runtime/runtimeutil/functiontypes.go
index a5a0887ee..d068f4b2d 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/runtime/runtimeutil/functiontypes.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/runtime/runtimeutil/functiontypes.go
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ type StarlarkSpec struct {
 
 	// Path specifies a path to a starlark script
 	Path string `json:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
+
+	// URL specifies a url containing a starlark script
+	URL string `json:"url,omitempty" yaml:"url,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // StorageMount represents a container's mounted storage option(s)
diff --git a/kyaml/fn/runtime/starlark/starlark.go b/kyaml/fn/runtime/starlark/starlark.go
index de251007a..584237cac 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/runtime/starlark/starlark.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/runtime/starlark/starlark.go
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func (sf *Filter) Filter(nodes []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
 }
 
 func (sf *Filter) setup() error {
-	if sf.URL != "" && sf.Path != "" ||
-		sf.URL != "" && sf.Program != "" ||
-		sf.Path != "" && sf.Program != "" {
+	if (sf.URL != "" && sf.Path != "") ||
+		(sf.URL != "" && sf.Program != "") ||
+		(sf.Path != "" && sf.Program != "") {
 		return errors.Errorf("Filter Path, Program and URL are mutually exclusive")
 	}
 
diff --git a/kyaml/runfn/runfn.go b/kyaml/runfn/runfn.go
index 5043b37c6..21d85b690 100644
--- a/kyaml/runfn/runfn.go
+++ b/kyaml/runfn/runfn.go
@@ -356,25 +356,29 @@ func (r *RunFns) ffp(spec runtimeutil.FunctionSpec, api *yaml.RNode) (kio.Filter
 		cf.Exec.DeferFailure = spec.DeferFailure
 		return cf, nil
 	}
-	if r.EnableStarlark && spec.Starlark.Path != "" {
+	if r.EnableStarlark && (spec.Starlark.Path != "" || spec.Starlark.URL != "") {
 		// the script path is relative to the function config file
 		m, err := api.GetMeta()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
-		p := m.Annotations[kioutil.PathAnnotation]
-		spec.Starlark.Path = path.Clean(spec.Starlark.Path)
-		if path.IsAbs(spec.Starlark.Path) {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf(
-				"absolute function path %s not allowed", spec.Starlark.Path)
-		}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(spec.Starlark.Path, "..") {
-			return nil, errors.Errorf(
-				"function path %s not allowed to start with ../", spec.Starlark.Path)
-		}
-		p = path.Join(r.Path, path.Dir(p), spec.Starlark.Path)
 
-		sf := &starlark.Filter{Name: spec.Starlark.Name, Path: p}
+		var p string
+		if spec.Starlark.Path != "" {
+			p = m.Annotations[kioutil.PathAnnotation]
+			spec.Starlark.Path = path.Clean(spec.Starlark.Path)
+			if path.IsAbs(spec.Starlark.Path) {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf(
+					"absolute function path %s not allowed", spec.Starlark.Path)
+			}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(spec.Starlark.Path, "..") {
+				return nil, errors.Errorf(
+					"function path %s not allowed to start with ../", spec.Starlark.Path)
+			}
+			p = path.Join(r.Path, path.Dir(p), spec.Starlark.Path)
+		}
+
+		sf := &starlark.Filter{Name: spec.Starlark.Name, Path: p, URL: spec.Starlark.URL}
 
 		sf.FunctionConfig = api
 		sf.GlobalScope = r.GlobalScope