diff --git a/src/qt/downloader.cpp b/src/qt/downloader.cpp
index d925c77c..25790895 100644
--- a/src/qt/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/downloader.cpp
@@ -220,3 +220,23 @@ quint64 Downloader::total() const
 {
     return m_httpClient->contentLength();
 }
+
+QString Downloader::proxyAddress() const
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker(&m_proxyMutex);
+    return m_proxyAddress;
+}
+
+void Downloader::setProxyAddress(QString address)
+{
+    m_scheduler.run([this, address] {
+        if (!m_httpClient->set_proxy(address.toStdString()))
+        {
+            qCritical() << "Failed to set proxy address" << address;
+        }
+
+        QMutexLocker locker(&m_proxyMutex);
+        m_proxyAddress = address;
+        emit proxyAddressChanged();
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/downloader.h b/src/qt/downloader.h
index 418627a5..b60eeeae 100644
--- a/src/qt/downloader.h
+++ b/src/qt/downloader.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Downloader : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(bool active READ active NOTIFY activeChanged);
     Q_PROPERTY(quint64 loaded READ loaded NOTIFY loadedChanged);
     Q_PROPERTY(quint64 total READ total NOTIFY totalChanged);
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString proxyAddress READ proxyAddress WRITE setProxyAddress NOTIFY proxyAddressChanged)
 
 public:
     Downloader(QObject *parent = nullptr);
@@ -51,11 +52,14 @@ signals:
     void activeChanged() const;
     void loadedChanged() const;
     void totalChanged() const;
+    void proxyAddressChanged() const;
 
 private:
     bool active() const;
     quint64 loaded() const;
     quint64 total() const;
+    QString proxyAddress() const;
+    void setProxyAddress(QString address);
 
 private:
     bool m_active;
@@ -63,5 +67,7 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<HttpClient> m_httpClient;
     mutable QReadWriteLock m_mutex;
     Network m_network;
+    QString m_proxyAddress;
+    mutable QMutex m_proxyMutex;
     mutable FutureScheduler m_scheduler;
 };