diff --git a/cli/setup/setup.go b/cli/setup/setup.go
index 3245d8b2e..8449e4e85 100644
--- a/cli/setup/setup.go
+++ b/cli/setup/setup.go
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ func InteractiveSetup(conf *util.ConfigType) {
 	if conf.TelegramAlert {
 		askValue("Telegram bot token (you can get it from @BotFather)", "", &conf.TelegramToken)
 		askValue("Telegram chat ID", "", &conf.TelegramChat)
+		askValue("Telegram Proxy URL", "", &conf.AlertUrlProxy)
 	}
 
 	askConfirmation("Enable slack alerts?", false, &conf.SlackAlert)
 	if conf.SlackAlert {
 		askValue("Slack Webhook URL", "", &conf.SlackUrl)
+		askValue("Slack Proxy URL", "", &conf.AlertUrlProxy)
 	}
 
 	askConfirmation("Enable LDAP authentication?", false, &conf.LdapEnable)
diff --git a/services/tasks/alert.go b/services/tasks/alert.go
index 4f833a54e..21c242c27 100644
--- a/services/tasks/alert.go
+++ b/services/tasks/alert.go
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ package tasks
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/lib"
-	"github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/util"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/lib"
+	"github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/util"
 )
 
 const emailTemplate = "Subject: Task '{{ .Name }}' failed\r\n" +
@@ -153,6 +155,18 @@ func (t *TaskRunner) sendTelegramAlert() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	httpTransport := &http.Transport{}
+	if len(util.Config.AlertUrlProxy) != 0 { // Set the proxy only if the proxy param is specified
+		alertUrlProxy, proxyErr := url.Parse(util.Config.AlertUrlProxy)
+		if proxyErr == nil {
+			httpTransport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(alertUrlProxy)
+		}
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			t.Log("Can't send slack alert! Error: " + proxyErr.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	http := http.Client{Transport: httpTransport}
+
 	resp, err := http.Post("https://api.telegram.org/bot"+util.Config.TelegramToken+"/sendMessage", "application/json", &telegramBuffer)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -173,6 +187,18 @@ func (t *TaskRunner) sendSlackAlert() {
 
 	slackUrl := util.Config.SlackUrl
 
+	httpTransport := &http.Transport{}
+	if len(util.Config.AlertUrlProxy) != 0 { // Set the proxy only if the proxy param is specified
+		alertUrlProxy, proxyErr := url.Parse(util.Config.AlertUrlProxy)
+		if proxyErr == nil {
+			httpTransport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(alertUrlProxy)
+		}
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			t.Log("Can't send slack alert! Error: " + proxyErr.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	http := http.Client{Transport: httpTransport}
+
 	var slackBuffer bytes.Buffer
 
 	var version string
diff --git a/util/config.go b/util/config.go
index 3d053da3c..b4abd7b89 100644
--- a/util/config.go
+++ b/util/config.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ type ConfigType struct {
 	LdapNeedTLS      bool         `json:"ldap_needtls" env:"SEMAPHORE_LDAP_NEEDTLS"`
 
 	// telegram and slack alerting
+	AlertUrlProxy string `json:"alert_url_proxy" env:"SEMAPHORE_ALERT_PROXY_URL"`
 	TelegramAlert bool   `json:"telegram_alert" env:"SEMAPHORE_TELEGRAM_ALERT"`
 	TelegramChat  string `json:"telegram_chat" env:"SEMAPHORE_TELEGRAM_CHAT"`
 	TelegramToken string `json:"telegram_token" env:"SEMAPHORE_TELEGRAM_TOKEN"`