diff --git a/circuits/web/wrappers.py b/circuits/web/wrappers.py
index 38ccbffa5..25ef55bad 100644
--- a/circuits/web/wrappers.py
+++ b/circuits/web/wrappers.py
@@ -174,7 +174,16 @@ def __init__(self, sock, method="GET", scheme="http", path="/",
 
         self.cookie = SimpleCookie()
 
-        if sock is not None:
+        # get real ip (on proxy)
+        real_ip = None
+        for index in ('X-Real-IP', 'X-Forwarded-For'):
+            real_ip = self.headers.get(index)
+            break
+
+        if real_ip is not None:
+            self.remote = Host(real_ip, "", real_ip)
+
+        elif sock is not None:
             name = sock.getpeername()
             if name is not None:
                 self.remote = Host(*name)