diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClient.cs
index 7142ad0e..7e10a27e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClient.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Discord.Net.Rest
         private CancellationToken _cancelToken;
         private bool _isDisposed;
 
-        public DefaultRestClient(string baseUrl, bool useProxy = false)
+        public DefaultRestClient(string baseUrl, bool useProxy = false, IWebProxy webProxy = null)
         {
             _baseUrl = baseUrl;
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ namespace Discord.Net.Rest
                 AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.GZip | DecompressionMethods.Deflate,
                 UseCookies = false,
                 UseProxy = useProxy,
+                Proxy = webProxy
             });
 #pragma warning restore IDISP014
             SetHeader("accept-encoding", "gzip, deflate");
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClientProvider.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClientProvider.cs
index 67b47096..66e3f83c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClientProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Net/DefaultRestClientProvider.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Net;
 
 namespace Discord.Net.Rest
 {
@@ -7,13 +8,13 @@ namespace Discord.Net.Rest
         public static readonly RestClientProvider Instance = Create();
 
         /// <exception cref="PlatformNotSupportedException">The default RestClientProvider is not supported on this platform.</exception>
-        public static RestClientProvider Create(bool useProxy = false)
+        public static RestClientProvider Create(bool useProxy = false, IWebProxy webProxy = null)
         {
             return url =>
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    return new DefaultRestClient(url, useProxy);
+                    return new DefaultRestClient(url, useProxy, webProxy);
                 }
                 catch (PlatformNotSupportedException ex)
                 {