diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3943d2260..e3d179ddd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 * use FDroid repos on Tor Hidden Services (.onion addresses)
 
+* support for a HTTP Proxy in Preferences
+
 * directly send installed apps to other devices via Bluetooth and Android Beam
   (NFC+Bluetooth), also compatible with Samsung/HTC S-Beam
 
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index f523a3cb5..9e7772e52 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@
 	<string name="qr_wizard_download_instructions">Scan this QR Code to connect to the website for getting started.</string>
 	<string name="send_fdroid_via_wifi">Send FDroid via WiFi&#8230;</string>
 
+	<string name="proxy">Proxy</string>
+	<string name="enable_proxy_title">Enable HTTP Proxy</string>
+	<string name="enable_proxy_summary">Configure HTTP Proxy for all network requests</string>
+	<string name="proxy_host">Proxy Host</string>
+	<string name="proxy_host_summary">Configure your proxy\'s hostname (e.g. 127.0.0.1)</string>
+	<string name="proxy_port">Proxy Port</string>
+	<string name="proxy_port_summary">Configure your proxy\'s port number (e.g. 8118)</string>
+
 	<!--
 	status_download takes four parameters:
 	  - Repository (url)
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 49df85381..c4f6ea5c5 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -70,4 +70,19 @@
 			android:defaultValue="false"
 			android:key="systemInstaller" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
+	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/proxy" >
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:key="enableProxy"
+            android:title="@string/enable_proxy_title"
+            android:summary="@string/enable_proxy_summary" />
+        <EditTextPreference
+            android:key="proxyHost"
+            android:title="@string/proxy_host"
+            android:summary="@string/proxy_host_summary" />
+        <EditTextPreference
+            android:key="proxyPort"
+            android:title="@string/proxy_port"
+            android:summary="@string/proxy_port_summary" />
+	</PreferenceCategory>
 </PreferenceScreen>
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
index 4254617a7..f8da4a214 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeLi
     public static final String PREF_LOCAL_REPO_BONJOUR = "localRepoBonjour";
     public static final String PREF_LOCAL_REPO_NAME = "localRepoName";
     public static final String PREF_LOCAL_REPO_HTTPS = "localRepoHttps";
+    public static final String PREF_ENABLE_PROXY = "enableProxy";
+    public static final String PREF_PROXY_HOST = "proxyHost";
+    public static final String PREF_PROXY_PORT = "proxyPort";
 
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_COMPACT_LAYOUT = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_ROOTED = true;
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ public class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeLi
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_INCOMP_VER = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_EXPERT = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = false;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_ENABLE_PROXY = false;
+    public static final String DEFAULT_PROXY_HOST = "127.0.0.1";
+    public static final int DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT = 8118;
 
     private boolean compactLayout = DEFAULT_COMPACT_LAYOUT;
     private boolean filterAppsRequiringRoot = DEFAULT_ROOTED;
@@ -88,11 +94,11 @@ public class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeLi
     private void uninitialize(String key) {
         initialized.put(key, false);
     }
-    
+
     public boolean isRootInstallerEnabled() {
         return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_ROOT_INSTALLER, DEFAULT_ROOT_INSTALLER);
     }
-    
+
     public boolean isSystemInstallerEnabled() {
         return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_SYSTEM_INSTALLER, DEFAULT_SYSTEM_INSTALLER);
     }
@@ -126,6 +132,28 @@ public class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeLi
         return preferences.getString(PREF_LOCAL_REPO_NAME, getDefaultLocalRepoName());
     }
 
+    public boolean isProxyEnabled() {
+        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_ENABLE_PROXY, DEFAULT_ENABLE_PROXY);
+    }
+
+    public String getProxyHost() {
+        return preferences.getString(PREF_PROXY_HOST, DEFAULT_PROXY_HOST);
+    }
+
+    public int getProxyPort() {
+        String port = preferences.getString(PREF_PROXY_PORT, String.valueOf(DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT));
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(port);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            // hack until this can be a number-only preference
+            try {
+                return Integer.parseInt(port.replaceAll("[^0-9]", ""));
+            } catch (Exception e1) {
+                return DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean hasCompactLayout() {
         if (!isInitialized(PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT)) {
             initialize(PREF_COMPACT_LAYOUT);
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
index f1dab1ffc..2085b3261 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/net/HttpDownloader.java
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ package org.fdroid.fdroid.net;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import org.fdroid.fdroid.Preferences;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.Proxy;
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException;
@@ -70,7 +75,14 @@ public class HttpDownloader extends Downloader {
     protected void setupConnection() throws IOException {
         if (connection != null)
             return;
-        connection = (HttpURLConnection) sourceUrl.openConnection();
+        Preferences prefs = Preferences.get();
+        if (prefs.isProxyEnabled()) {
+            SocketAddress sa = new InetSocketAddress(prefs.getProxyHost(), prefs.getProxyPort());
+            Proxy proxy = new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, sa);
+            connection = (HttpURLConnection) sourceUrl.openConnection(proxy);
+        } else {
+            connection = (HttpURLConnection) sourceUrl.openConnection();
+        }
     }
 
     protected void doDownload() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferenceFragment.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferenceFragment.java
index 5ef5ca048..b029f437a 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/fragments/PreferenceFragment.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import android.preference.CheckBoxPreference;
 import android.preference.EditTextPreference;
 import android.preference.ListPreference;
 import android.preference.Preference;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.Preferences;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.PreferencesActivity;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.R;
@@ -34,7 +36,10 @@ public class PreferenceFragment
         Preferences.PREF_CACHE_APK,
         Preferences.PREF_EXPERT,
         Preferences.PREF_ROOT_INSTALLER,
-        Preferences.PREF_SYSTEM_INSTALLER
+        Preferences.PREF_SYSTEM_INSTALLER,
+        Preferences.PREF_ENABLE_PROXY,
+        Preferences.PREF_PROXY_HOST,
+        Preferences.PREF_PROXY_PORT,
     };
 
     @Override
@@ -144,6 +149,35 @@ public class PreferenceFragment
             onoffSummary(key, R.string.system_installer_on,
                     R.string.system_installer_off);
 
+        } else if (key.equals(Preferences.PREF_ENABLE_PROXY)) {
+            CheckBoxPreference pref = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(key);
+            pref.setSummary(R.string.enable_proxy_summary);
+            Preference h = findPreference(Preferences.PREF_PROXY_HOST);
+            Preference p = findPreference(Preferences.PREF_PROXY_PORT);
+            if (pref.isChecked()) {
+                h.setEnabled(true);
+                p.setEnabled(true);
+            } else {
+                h.setEnabled(false);
+                p.setEnabled(false);
+            }
+
+        } else if (key.equals(Preferences.PREF_PROXY_HOST)) {
+            EditTextPreference textPref = (EditTextPreference) findPreference(key);
+            String text = Preferences.get().getProxyHost();
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(text) || text.equals(Preferences.DEFAULT_PROXY_HOST))
+                textPref.setSummary(R.string.proxy_host_summary);
+            else
+                textPref.setSummary(text);
+
+        } else if (key.equals(Preferences.PREF_PROXY_PORT)) {
+            EditTextPreference textPref = (EditTextPreference) findPreference(key);
+            int port = Preferences.get().getProxyPort();
+            if (port == Preferences.DEFAULT_PROXY_PORT)
+                textPref.setSummary(R.string.proxy_port_summary);
+            else
+                textPref.setSummary(String.valueOf(port));
+
         }
     }