diff --git a/httpx/_transports/default.py b/httpx/_transports/default.py
index bcc8bf422b..33db416dd1 100644
--- a/httpx/_transports/default.py
+++ b/httpx/_transports/default.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ def __init__(
                 ),
                 proxy_auth=proxy.raw_auth,
                 proxy_headers=proxy.headers.raw,
+                proxy_ssl_context=proxy.ssl_context,
                 ssl_context=ssl_context,
                 max_connections=limits.max_connections,
                 max_keepalive_connections=limits.max_keepalive_connections,