diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0dc35cf5..2b92d2d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1126,6 +1126,10 @@ Listed below are all configuration options.
 * `http_read_timeout`:The number of seconds to wait for HTTP response
   data. Default option value is `nil`. If not specified effected value
   is `60`
+* `http_proxy`: A proxy to send requests through. Default option value is `nil`.
+* `create_table_enabled`: if `true`, Dynamoid creates table if table not exist;
+  if `false`, Dynamoid logs error message for not able to create table in DynamoDB.
+  Default is `false`
 
 
 ## Concurrency
diff --git a/lib/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3.rb b/lib/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3.rb
index 6695a36f..0633abc5 100644
--- a/lib/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3.rb
+++ b/lib/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AwsSdkV3
       }
       BATCH_WRITE_ITEM_REQUESTS_LIMIT = 25
 
-      CONNECTION_CONFIG_OPTIONS = %i[endpoint region http_continue_timeout http_idle_timeout http_open_timeout http_read_timeout].freeze
+      CONNECTION_CONFIG_OPTIONS = %i[endpoint region http_continue_timeout http_idle_timeout http_open_timeout http_read_timeout http_proxy].freeze
 
       attr_reader :table_cache
 
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ def batch_delete_item(options)
       # @option options [Boolean] sync Wait for table status to be ACTIVE?
       # @since 1.0.0
       def create_table(table_name, key = :id, options = {})
+        unless Dynamoid.config.create_table_enabled
+          Dynamoid.logger.error "Table #{table_name} is not created as create_table_enabled is disabled"
+          return false
+        end
+
         Dynamoid.logger.info "Creating #{table_name} table. This could take a while."
         CreateTable.new(client, table_name, key, options).call
         true
diff --git a/lib/dynamoid/config.rb b/lib/dynamoid/config.rb
index 07880bfd..756c1b12 100644
--- a/lib/dynamoid/config.rb
+++ b/lib/dynamoid/config.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ module Config
     option :http_idle_timeout, default: nil     #                                                  - default: 5
     option :http_open_timeout, default: nil     #                                                  - default: 15
     option :http_read_timeout, default: nil     #                                                  - default: 60
+    option :http_proxy, default: nil
+    option :create_table_enabled, default: true
 
     # The default logger for Dynamoid: either the Rails logger or just stdout.
     #
diff --git a/spec/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3_spec.rb b/spec/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3_spec.rb
index 2386cb5d..d68fe080 100644
--- a/spec/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dynamoid/adapter_plugin/aws_sdk_v3_spec.rb
@@ -1242,11 +1242,15 @@ def dynamo_request(table_name, scan_hash = {}, select_opts = {})
 
     before do
       Dynamoid.configure.http_open_timeout = 30
+      Dynamoid.configure.http_proxy = 'http://proxy'
     end
 
+    after { Dynamoid.configure.http_proxy = nil }
+
     it 'not nil options entried' do
-      expect(subject.keys).to contain_exactly(:endpoint, :log_formatter, :log_level, :logger, :http_open_timeout)
+      expect(subject.keys).to contain_exactly(:endpoint, :log_formatter, :log_level, :logger, :http_open_timeout, :http_proxy)
       expect(subject[:http_open_timeout]).to eq 30
+      expect(subject[:http_proxy]).to eq 'http://proxy'
     end
   end
 end