diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b6c8df38..67b8811f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Minor: Added link to streamlink docs for easier user setup. (#4217)
 - Minor: Added setting to turn off rendering of reply context. (#4224)
 - Minor: Added setting to select which channels to log. (#4302)
+- Minor: Added support for HTTP and Socks5 proxies through environment variables. (#4321)
 - Minor: Remove sending part of the multipart emoji workaround (#4361)
 - Bugfix: Fixed crash that would occur when performing certain actions after removing all tabs. (#4271)
 - Bugfix: Fixed highlight sounds not reloading on change properly. (#4194)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b412c6895..b9cb6da35 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
         providers/IvrApi.hpp
         providers/LinkResolver.cpp
         providers/LinkResolver.hpp
+        providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.cpp
+        providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp
         providers/RecentMessagesApi.cpp
         providers/RecentMessagesApi.hpp
 
diff --git a/src/common/Env.cpp b/src/common/Env.cpp
index 36757b841..605e49247 100644
--- a/src/common/Env.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Env.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ namespace {
         return defaultValue;
     }
 
+    boost::optional<QString> readOptionalStringEnv(const char *envName)
+    {
+        auto envString = std::getenv(envName);
+        if (envString != nullptr)
+        {
+            return QString(envString);
+        }
+
+        return boost::none;
+    }
+
     uint16_t readPortEnv(const char *envName, uint16_t defaultValue)
     {
         auto envString = std::getenv(envName);
@@ -89,6 +100,7 @@ Env::Env()
           readStringEnv("CHATTERINO2_TWITCH_SERVER_HOST", "irc.chat.twitch.tv"))
     , twitchServerPort(readPortEnv("CHATTERINO2_TWITCH_SERVER_PORT", 443))
     , twitchServerSecure(readBoolEnv("CHATTERINO2_TWITCH_SERVER_SECURE", true))
+    , proxyUrl(readOptionalStringEnv("CHATTERINO2_PROXY_URL"))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/Env.hpp b/src/common/Env.hpp
index b334e8e96..97e5040d8 100644
--- a/src/common/Env.hpp
+++ b/src/common/Env.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <boost/optional.hpp>
 #include <QString>
 
 namespace chatterino {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public:
     const QString twitchServerHost;
     const uint16_t twitchServerPort;
     const bool twitchServerSecure;
+    const boost::optional<QString> proxyUrl;
 };
 
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/common/QLogging.cpp b/src/common/QLogging.cpp
index 8679e7a8d..473d5e4d7 100644
--- a/src/common/QLogging.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QLogging.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoMain, "chatterino.main", logThreshold);
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoMessage, "chatterino.message", logThreshold);
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNativeMessage, "chatterino.nativemessage",
                    logThreshold);
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNetwork, "chatterino.network", logThreshold);
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNotification, "chatterino.notification",
                    logThreshold);
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNuulsuploader, "chatterino.nuulsuploader",
diff --git a/src/common/QLogging.hpp b/src/common/QLogging.hpp
index 0aa50fae6..8c8f0d6c4 100644
--- a/src/common/QLogging.hpp
+++ b/src/common/QLogging.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoLiveupdates);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoMain);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoMessage);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNativeMessage);
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNetwork);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNotification);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoNuulsuploader);
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(chatterinoPubSub);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8ad92e3da..b91631c6d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "BrowserExtension.hpp"
 #include "common/Args.hpp"
+#include "common/Env.hpp"
 #include "common/Modes.hpp"
 #include "common/QLogging.hpp"
 #include "common/Version.hpp"
 #include "providers/IvrApi.hpp"
+#include "providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/api/Helix.hpp"
 #include "RunGui.hpp"
 #include "singletons/Paths.hpp"
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             attachToConsole();
         }
 
+        NetworkConfigurationProvider::applyFromEnv(Env::get());
+
         IvrApi::initialize();
         Helix::initialize();
 
diff --git a/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.cpp b/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57291ac25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp"
+
+#include "common/Env.hpp"
+#include "common/QLogging.hpp"
+
+#include <QNetworkProxy>
+#include <QSslConfiguration>
+#include <QUrl>
+
+namespace {
+/**
+ * Creates a QNetworkProxy from a given URL.
+ *
+ * Creates an HTTP proxy by default, a Socks5 will be created if the scheme is 'socks5'.
+ */
+QNetworkProxy createProxyFromUrl(const QUrl &url)
+{
+    QNetworkProxy proxy;
+    proxy.setHostName(url.host(QUrl::FullyEncoded));
+    proxy.setUser(url.userName(QUrl::FullyEncoded));
+    proxy.setPassword(url.password(QUrl::FullyEncoded));
+    proxy.setPort(url.port(1080));
+
+    if (url.scheme().compare(QStringLiteral("socks5"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) ==
+        0)
+    {
+        proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy);
+        if (!proxy.user().isEmpty() || !proxy.password().isEmpty())
+        {
+            // for some reason, Qt doesn't set the Proxy-Authorization header
+            const auto auth = proxy.user() + ":" + proxy.password();
+            const auto base64 = auth.toUtf8().toBase64();
+            proxy.setRawHeader("Proxy-Authorization",
+                               QByteArray("Basic ").append(base64));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return proxy;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attempts to apply the proxy specified by `url` as the application proxy.
+ */
+void applyProxy(const QString &url)
+{
+    auto proxyUrl = QUrl(url);
+    if (!proxyUrl.isValid() || proxyUrl.isEmpty())
+    {
+        qCDebug(chatterinoNetwork)
+            << "Invalid or empty proxy url: " << proxyUrl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const auto proxy = createProxyFromUrl(proxyUrl);
+
+    QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
+    qCDebug(chatterinoNetwork) << "Set application proxy to" << proxy;
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+void NetworkConfigurationProvider::applyFromEnv(const Env &env)
+{
+    if (env.proxyUrl)
+    {
+        applyProxy(env.proxyUrl.get());
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp b/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6818e761c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "common/QLogging.hpp"
+
+#include <QNetworkProxy>
+#include <websocketpp/connection.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+class Env;
+
+/** This class manipulates the global network configuration (e.g. proxies). */
+class NetworkConfigurationProvider
+{
+public:
+    /** This class should never be instantiated. */
+    NetworkConfigurationProvider() = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the configuration requested from the environment variables.
+     *
+     * Currently a proxy is applied if configured.
+     */
+    static void applyFromEnv(const Env &env);
+
+    template <class C>
+    static void applyToWebSocket(
+        const std::shared_ptr<websocketpp::connection<C>> &connection)
+    {
+        const auto applicationProxy = QNetworkProxy::applicationProxy();
+        if (applicationProxy.type() != QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        std::string url = "http://";
+        url += applicationProxy.hostName().toStdString();
+        url += ":";
+        url += std::to_string(applicationProxy.port());
+        websocketpp::lib::error_code ec;
+        connection->set_proxy(url, ec);
+        if (ec)
+        {
+            qCDebug(chatterinoNetwork)
+                << "Couldn't set websocket proxy:" << ec.value();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        connection->set_proxy_basic_auth(
+            applicationProxy.user().toStdString(),
+            applicationProxy.password().toStdString(), ec);
+        if (ec)
+        {
+            qCDebug(chatterinoNetwork)
+                << "Couldn't set websocket proxy auth:" << ec.value();
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubManager.hpp b/src/providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubManager.hpp
index f849eefda..d596866bc 100644
--- a/src/providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubManager.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubManager.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "common/Version.hpp"
 #include "providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubClient.hpp"
 #include "providers/liveupdates/BasicPubSubWebsocket.hpp"
+#include "providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/PubSubHelpers.hpp"
 #include "util/DebugCount.hpp"
 #include "util/ExponentialBackoff.hpp"
@@ -336,6 +337,8 @@ private:
             return;
         }
 
+        NetworkConfigurationProvider::applyToWebSocket(con);
+
         this->websocketClient_.connect(con);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/PubSubManager.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/PubSubManager.cpp
index 6bfc67d10..644e494cb 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/PubSubManager.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/PubSubManager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "providers/twitch/PubSubManager.hpp"
 
 #include "common/QLogging.hpp"
+#include "providers/NetworkConfigurationProvider.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/PubSubActions.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/PubSubClient.hpp"
 #include "providers/twitch/PubSubHelpers.hpp"
@@ -514,6 +515,8 @@ void PubSub::addClient()
         return;
     }
 
+    NetworkConfigurationProvider::applyToWebSocket(con);
+
     this->websocketClient.connect(con);
 }