diff --git a/examples/proxy.php b/examples/proxy.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..884276f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/proxy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+// First, include Requests
+include('../library/Requests.php');
+
+// Next, make sure Requests can load internal classes
+Requests::register_autoloader();
+
+// Let's make a direct request
+$request = Requests::get('http://httpbin.org/ip' );
+
+// Check what we received
+var_dump( $request->body );
+
+// Now let's make a request via a proxy.
+$options = array(
+	'proxy' => '127.0.0.1:8080', // syntax: host:port, eg 12.13.14.14:8080 or someproxy.com:3128
+);
+$request = Requests::get('http://httpbin.org/ip', array(), $options );
+
+// Compare with previous result
+var_dump( $request->body );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/library/Requests/Transport/cURL.php b/library/Requests/Transport/cURL.php
index b6f3136dd..3442b7b46 100755
--- a/library/Requests/Transport/cURL.php
+++ b/library/Requests/Transport/cURL.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public function __construct() {
 	 */
 	public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = array()) {
 		$this->setup_handle($url, $headers, $data, $options);
-
+		
 		$options['hooks']->dispatch('curl.before_send', array(&$this->fp));
 
 		if ($options['filename'] !== false) {
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = ar
 			curl_setopt($this->fp, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
 		}
 
+		// Proxy support
+		if ( isset( $options['proxy'] ) ) {
+			curl_setopt( $this->fp, CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE, CURLPROXY_HTTP );
+			curl_setopt( $this->fp, CURLOPT_PROXY, $options['proxy'] );
+
+			if ( isset( $options['proxy_username'] ) && isset( $options['proxy_password'] ) ) {
+				curl_setopt( $this->fp, CURLOPT_PROXYAUTH, CURLAUTH_ANY );
+				curl_setopt( $this->fp, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD, $options['proxy_username'] . ':' . $options['proxy_password'] );
+			}
+		}
+
 		$response = curl_exec($this->fp);
 
 		$options['hooks']->dispatch('curl.after_send', array(&$fake_headers));
diff --git a/library/Requests/Transport/fsockopen.php b/library/Requests/Transport/fsockopen.php
index 4b37839c0..527e75624 100755
--- a/library/Requests/Transport/fsockopen.php
+++ b/library/Requests/Transport/fsockopen.php
@@ -78,14 +78,23 @@ public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = ar
 		else {
 			$remote_socket = 'tcp://' . $host;
 		}
-
+		
+		$proxy = isset( $options['proxy'] );
+		$proxy_auth = $proxy && isset( $options['proxy_username'] ) && isset( $options['proxy_password'] );
+		
 		if (!isset($url_parts['port'])) {
 			$url_parts['port'] = 80;
 		}
 		$remote_socket .= ':' . $url_parts['port'];
 
 		set_error_handler(array($this, 'connect_error_handler'), E_WARNING | E_NOTICE);
-		$fp = stream_socket_client($remote_socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $context);
+
+		if ( $proxy )
+			$fp = stream_socket_client( 'tcp://' . $options['proxy'], $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $context);
+		else
+			$fp = stream_socket_client( $remote_socket, $errno, $errstr, $options['timeout'], STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT, $context);
+
+		
 		restore_error_handler();
 
 		if (!$fp) {
@@ -105,14 +114,18 @@ public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = ar
 			case Requests::POST:
 			case Requests::PUT:
 			case Requests::PATCH:
-				if (isset($url_parts['path'])) {
-					$path = $url_parts['path'];
-					if (isset($url_parts['query'])) {
-						$path .= '?' . $url_parts['query'];
+				if( $proxy ) {
+					$path = $url;
+				} else {
+					if (isset($url_parts['path'])) {
+						$path = $url_parts['path'];
+						if (isset($url_parts['query'])) {
+							$path .= '?' . $url_parts['query'];
+						}
+					}
+					else {
+						$path = '/';
 					}
-				}
-				else {
-					$path = '/';
 				}
 				$out = $options['type'] . " $path HTTP/1.0\r\n";
 				if (is_array($data)) {
@@ -131,7 +144,11 @@ public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = ar
 			case Requests::HEAD:
 			case Requests::GET:
 			case Requests::DELETE:
-				$get = self::format_get($url_parts, $data);
+				if( $proxy ) {
+					$get = $url;
+				} else {
+					$get = self::format_get($url_parts, $data);
+				}
 				$out = $options['type'] . " $get HTTP/1.0\r\n";
 				break;
 		}
@@ -140,6 +157,9 @@ public function request($url, $headers = array(), $data = array(), $options = ar
 		if ($url_parts['port'] !== 80) {
 			$out .= ":{$url_parts['port']}";
 		}
+		
+		if( $proxy_auth )
+			$out .= 'Proxy-Authorization: Basic ' . base64_encode( $options['proxy_username'] . ':' . $options['proxy_password'] ) . "\r\n";
 
 		$out .= "\r\n";