diff --git a/internal/basecomponent/base.go b/internal/basecomponent/base.go
index a4832372..0fc95e82 100644
--- a/internal/basecomponent/base.go
+++ b/internal/basecomponent/base.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package basecomponent
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -94,7 +95,16 @@ func NewBaseDendrite(cfg *config.Dendrite, componentName string, enableHTTPAPIs
 		logrus.WithError(err).Warnf("Failed to create cache")
 	}
 
+	client := http.Client{Timeout: HTTPClientTimeout}
+	if cfg.Proxy != nil {
+		client.Transport = &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyURL(&url.URL{
+			Scheme: cfg.Proxy.Protocol,
+			Host:   fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", cfg.Proxy.Host, cfg.Proxy.Port),
+		})}
+	}
+
 	httpmux := mux.NewRouter()
+
 	return &BaseDendrite{
 		componentName:  componentName,
 		EnableHTTPAPIs: enableHTTPAPIs,
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ func NewBaseDendrite(cfg *config.Dendrite, componentName string, enableHTTPAPIs
 		ImmutableCache: cache,
 		PublicAPIMux:   httpmux.PathPrefix(httpapis.PublicPathPrefix).Subrouter().UseEncodedPath(),
 		InternalAPIMux: httpmux.PathPrefix(httpapis.InternalPathPrefix).Subrouter().UseEncodedPath(),
-		httpClient:     &http.Client{Timeout: HTTPClientTimeout},
+		httpClient:     &client,
 		KafkaConsumer:  kafkaConsumer,
 		KafkaProducer:  kafkaProducer,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index a20cc0ea..59799585 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -268,6 +268,16 @@ type Dendrite struct {
 	// The config for logging informations. Each hook will be added to logrus.
 	Logging []LogrusHook `yaml:"logging"`
 
+	// The config for setting a proxy to use for server->server requests
+	Proxy *struct {
+		// The protocol for the proxy (http / https / socks5)
+		Protocol string `yaml:"protocol"`
+		// The host where the proxy is listening
+		Host string `yaml:"host"`
+		// The port on which the proxy is listening
+		Port uint16 `yaml:"port"`
+	} `yaml:"proxy"`
+
 	// Any information derived from the configuration options for later use.
 	Derived struct {
 		Registration struct {