diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40b245d..5fec9ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Create a new instance of the Netlify API client with the provided `accessToken`.
   host: 'api.netlify.com',
   pathPrefix: '/api/v1',
   accessToken: '1234myAccessToken',
+  agent: undefined, // e.g. HttpsProxyAgent
   globalParams: {} // parameters you want available for every request.
   // Global params are only sent of the OpenAPI spec specifies the provided params.
 }
@@ -192,6 +193,18 @@ Optional `opts` include:
  }
 ```
 
+## Proxy support
+
+**Node.js only**: If this client is used behind a corporate proxy, you can pass an `HttpsProxyAgent` or any other `http.Agent` that can handle your situation as `agent` option:
+
+```js
+const HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent')
+
+const proxyUri = 'http(s)://[user:password@]proxyhost:port'
+const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyUri)
+const client = new NetlifyAPI('1234myAccessToken', { agent })
+```
+
 ## UMD Builds
 
 A UMD build is provided for your convenience, however browser support is still experimental. Contributions to improve browser support are welcome.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a392180..56bc328 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class NetlifyAPI {
     this.pathPrefix = opts.pathPrefix
     this.globalParams = opts.globalParams
     this.accessToken = opts.accessToken
+    this.agent = opts.agent
   }
 
   get accessToken() {
diff --git a/src/index.test.js b/src/index.test.js
index 1c68122..e7f38d8 100644
--- a/src/index.test.js
+++ b/src/index.test.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const http = require('http')
+
 const test = require('ava')
 const fromString = require('from2-string')
 const { TextHTTPError, JSONHTTPError } = require('micro-api-client')
@@ -12,6 +14,13 @@ const pathPrefix = '/api/v10'
 const host = `${domain}:${port}`
 const origin = `${scheme}://${host}`
 const accessToken = 'testAccessToken'
+const agent = new http.Agent({
+  keepAlive: true,
+  keepAliveMsecs: 60000,
+  maxSockets: 10,
+  maxFreeSockets: 10,
+  timeout: 60000
+})
 
 const getClient = function(opts = {}) {
   return new NetlifyAPI(opts.accessToken, Object.assign({ scheme, host, pathPrefix }, opts))
@@ -23,6 +32,7 @@ test('Default options', async t => {
   t.is(client.host, 'api.netlify.com')
   t.is(client.pathPrefix, '/api/v1')
   t.is(client.accessToken, null)
+  t.is(client.agent, undefined)
   t.deepEqual(client.globalParams, {})
   t.deepEqual(client.defaultHeaders, {
     'User-agent': 'netlify/js-client',
@@ -543,5 +553,32 @@ test('Gives up retrying on API rate limiting after a timeout', async t => {
   t.false(scope.isDone())
 })
 
+test('Can set (proxy) agent', async t => {
+  const client = getClient({ accessToken, agent })
+  t.is(client.agent, agent)
+})
+
+test('(Proxy) agent is passed as request option', async t => {
+  const account_id = '15'
+  const scope = nock(origin)
+    .get(`${pathPrefix}/accounts/${account_id}`)
+    .reply(200)
+
+  const client = getClient({ accessToken, agent })
+  await client.getAccount({ account_id })
+  t.is(scope.interceptors[0].req.options.agent, agent)
+})
+
+test('(Proxy) agent is not passed as request option if not set', async t => {
+  const account_id = '15'
+  const scope = nock(origin)
+    .get(`${pathPrefix}/accounts/${account_id}`)
+    .reply(200)
+
+  const client = getClient({ accessToken })
+  await client.getAccount({ account_id })
+  t.falsy(scope.interceptors[0].req.options.agent)
+})
+
 const TEST_RATE_LIMIT_DELAY = 5e3
 const SECS_TO_MSECS = 1e3
diff --git a/src/methods/index.js b/src/methods/index.js
index 8ff5c8e..e5cd640 100644
--- a/src/methods/index.js
+++ b/src/methods/index.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ const getOpts = function({ verb, parameters }, NetlifyApi, { body }, opts) {
   const optsA = addHttpMethod(verb, opts)
   const optsB = addDefaultHeaders(NetlifyApi, optsA)
   const optsC = addBody(body, parameters, optsB)
-  return optsC
+  const optsD = addAgent(NetlifyApi, optsC)
+  return optsD
 }
 
 // Add the HTTP method based on the OpenAPI definition
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@ const addDefaultHeaders = function(NetlifyApi, opts) {
   })
 }
 
+// Assign fetch agent (like for example HttpsProxyAgent) if there is one
+const addAgent = function(NetlifyApi, opts) {
+  if (NetlifyApi.agent) {
+    return Object.assign({}, opts, { agent: NetlifyApi.agent })
+  } else {
+    return opts
+  }
+}
+
 const makeRequestOrRetry = async function(url, opts) {
   for (let index = 0; index <= MAX_RETRY; index++) {
     const response = await makeRequest(url, opts)