diff --git a/frontend/src/js/profiles.js b/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
index ad52870..4b1555d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/profiles.js
@@ -408,6 +408,27 @@ class ProfileEditor {
         // TOTP / 2FA
         sections.push(this._renderTOTPSection(profile));
 
+        // Proxy
+        sections.push(this._renderSection('Proxy', [
+            this._field('select', 'ssh.proxyType', 'Proxy Type', ssh.proxyType || 'none', {
+                options: [
+                    { value: 'none', label: 'None (direct connection)' },
+                    { value: 'socks5', label: 'SOCKS5' },
+                    { value: 'http', label: 'HTTP CONNECT' },
+                ],
+            }),
+            this._field('text', 'ssh.proxyHost', 'Proxy Host', ssh.proxyHost || '', {
+                placeholder: 'proxy.example.com',
+            }),
+            this._field('number', 'ssh.proxyPort', 'Proxy Port', ssh.proxyPort || 1080, { min: 1, max: 65535 }),
+            this._field('text', 'ssh.proxyUsername', 'Proxy Username', ssh.proxyUsername || '', {
+                placeholder: 'Optional',
+            }),
+            this._field('text', 'ssh.proxyPassword', 'Proxy Password', ssh.proxyPassword || '', {
+                placeholder: 'Optional',
+            }),
+        ], true));
+
         // Advanced
         sections.push(this._renderSection('Advanced', [
             this._field('text', 'ssh.terminalType', 'Terminal Type', ssh.terminalType, { placeholder: 'xterm-256color' }),
@@ -1264,6 +1285,13 @@ class ProfileEditor {
             p.ssh.maxReconnectTries = val('ssh.maxReconnectTries') ?? 5;
             p.ssh.startupCommand = val('ssh.startupCommand') || '';
 
+            // Proxy settings
+            p.ssh.proxyType = val('ssh.proxyType') || 'none';
+            p.ssh.proxyHost = val('ssh.proxyHost') || '';
+            p.ssh.proxyPort = val('ssh.proxyPort') || 1080;
+            p.ssh.proxyUsername = val('ssh.proxyUsername') || '';
+            p.ssh.proxyPassword = val('ssh.proxyPassword') || '';
+
             const authStr = val('ssh.authMethods');
             if (authStr !== undefined) {
                 p.ssh.authMethods = authStr.split(',').map((s) => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 45a705a..1d6de19 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/copilot-ssh-client/app
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.10
 	github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2 v2.12.0
 	github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.5
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.28.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.36.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/valyala/fasttemplate v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/wailsapp/go-webview2 v1.0.22 // indirect
 	github.com/wailsapp/mimetype v1.4.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.42.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7900eef..8207a21 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.5 h1:Bc2HHpjALryKD62ppdEzaFG6VxL6Bc+5v0LYpN8L
 github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.5/go.mod h1:HL4k+OXQfJUWaMnqyuSOc0drfGPX2b51Du6K+MRgZMk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0 h1:WKYxWedPGCTVVl5+WHSSrOBT0O8lx32+zxmHxijgXp4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0/go.mod h1:pO5AFd7FA68rFak7rOAGVuygIISepHftHnr8dr6+sUc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 h1:zO47/JPrL6vsNkINmLoo/PH1gcxpls50DNogFvB5ZGI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0/go.mod h1:3muZ7vA7PBCE6xgPX7nkzzjiUq87kRItoJQM1Yo8S+Q=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210505024714-0287a6fb4125/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.42.0 h1:jzkYrhi3YQWD6MLBJcsklgQsoAcw89EcZbJw8Z614hs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.42.0/go.mod h1:FF1RA5d3u7nAYA4z2TkclSCKh68eSXtiFwcWQpPXdt8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0 h1:d+qAbo5L0orcWAr0a9JweQpjXF19LMXJE8Ey7hwOdUA=
+golang.org/x/net v0.53.0/go.mod h1:JvMuJH7rrdiCfbeHoo3fCQU24Lf5JJwT9W3sJFulfgs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200810151505-1b9f1253b3ed/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -95,12 +99,17 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 h1:vz1N37gP5bs89s7He8XuIYXpyY0+QlsKmzipCbUtyxI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.34.0 h1:O/2T7POpk0ZZ7MAzMeWFSg6S5IpWd/RXDlM9hgM3DR4=
 golang.org/x/term v0.34.0/go.mod h1:5jC53AEywhIVebHgPVeg0mj8OD3VO9OzclacVrqpaAw=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0 h1:UiKe+zDFmJobeJ5ggPwOshJIVt6/Ft0rcfrXZDLWAWY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 h1:rhazDwis8INMIwQ4tpjLDzUhx6RlXqZNPEM0huQojng=
 golang.org/x/text v0.28.0/go.mod h1:U8nCwOR8jO/marOQ0QbDiOngZVEBB7MAiitBuMjXiNU=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0 h1:JfKh3XmcRPqZPKevfXVpI1wXPTqbkE5f7JA92a55Yxg=
+golang.org/x/text v0.36.0/go.mod h1:NIdBknypM8iqVmPiuco0Dh6P5Jcdk8lJL0CUebqK164=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/internal/models/models.go b/internal/models/models.go
index 3a07059..76b5dd6 100644
--- a/internal/models/models.go
+++ b/internal/models/models.go
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ type SSHConfig struct {
 	MaxReconnectTries int               `json:"maxReconnectTries"` // 0 = use default (5)
 	LoginScripts      []LoginScriptStep `json:"loginScripts"`     // expect-style auto-login sequence
 	TOTPSecret        string            `json:"totpSecret"`       // TOTP secret key for 2FA auto-fill (stored encrypted)
+	ProxyType         string            `json:"proxyType"`        // "none", "socks5", "http"
+	ProxyHost         string            `json:"proxyHost"`
+	ProxyPort         int               `json:"proxyPort"`
+	ProxyUsername     string            `json:"proxyUsername"`
+	ProxyPassword     string            `json:"proxyPassword"` // stored in vault for production; inline for simplicity
 	JumpHosts         []JumpHost        `json:"jumpHosts"`
 	PortForwards      []PortForward     `json:"portForwards"`
 	StartupCommand    string            `json:"startupCommand"`
diff --git a/internal/sshclient/sshclient.go b/internal/sshclient/sshclient.go
index 12896fd..7fee8ac 100644
--- a/internal/sshclient/sshclient.go
+++ b/internal/sshclient/sshclient.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package sshclient
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/copilot-ssh-client/app/internal/models"
 	"github.com/pquerna/otp/totp"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
 )
 
 // Client manages a single SSH session lifecycle.
@@ -127,7 +131,18 @@ func (c *Client) connectInternal(
 			port = 22
 		}
 		addr := net.JoinHostPort(c.config.Host, fmt.Sprintf("%d", port))
-		sshConn, err = ssh.Dial("tcp", addr, sshConfig)
+
+		// Dial through proxy if configured, otherwise use direct TCP.
+		conn, dialErr := c.dialTarget(sc, addr, timeout)
+		if dialErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("SSH connection failed: %w", dialErr)
+		}
+		ncc, chans, reqs, sshErr := ssh.NewClientConn(conn, addr, sshConfig)
+		if sshErr != nil {
+			conn.Close()
+			return fmt.Errorf("SSH handshake failed: %w", sshErr)
+		}
+		sshConn = ssh.NewClient(ncc, chans, reqs)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("SSH connection failed: %w", err)
@@ -420,6 +435,91 @@ func isTOTPPrompt(question string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// dialTarget dials the target address, optionally through a SOCKS5 or HTTP
+// CONNECT proxy as configured in the profile's SSH settings.
+func (c *Client) dialTarget(sc models.SSHConfig, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(sc.ProxyType) {
+	case "socks5":
+		return c.dialSOCKS5(sc, addr, timeout)
+	case "http":
+		return c.dialHTTPProxy(sc, addr, timeout)
+	default:
+		// No proxy — direct TCP dial.
+		return net.DialTimeout("tcp", addr, timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+// dialSOCKS5 connects to the target via a SOCKS5 proxy.
+func (c *Client) dialSOCKS5(sc models.SSHConfig, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+	proxyPort := sc.ProxyPort
+	if proxyPort == 0 {
+		proxyPort = 1080
+	}
+	proxyAddr := net.JoinHostPort(sc.ProxyHost, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proxyPort))
+
+	var auth *proxy.Auth
+	if sc.ProxyUsername != "" {
+		auth = &proxy.Auth{
+			User:     sc.ProxyUsername,
+			Password: sc.ProxyPassword,
+		}
+	}
+
+	dialer, err := proxy.SOCKS5("tcp", proxyAddr, auth, &net.Dialer{Timeout: timeout})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SOCKS5 proxy setup failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	conn, err := dialer.Dial("tcp", addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SOCKS5 proxy connection to %s failed: %w", addr, err)
+	}
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+// dialHTTPProxy connects to the target via an HTTP CONNECT proxy.
+func (c *Client) dialHTTPProxy(sc models.SSHConfig, addr string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error) {
+	proxyPort := sc.ProxyPort
+	if proxyPort == 0 {
+		proxyPort = 8080
+	}
+	proxyAddr := net.JoinHostPort(sc.ProxyHost, fmt.Sprintf("%d", proxyPort))
+
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", proxyAddr, timeout)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP proxy connection failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Send CONNECT request.
+	connectReq := fmt.Sprintf("CONNECT %s HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: %s\r\n", addr, addr)
+	if sc.ProxyUsername != "" {
+		cred := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(sc.ProxyUsername + ":" + sc.ProxyPassword))
+		connectReq += fmt.Sprintf("Proxy-Authorization: Basic %s\r\n", cred)
+	}
+	connectReq += "\r\n"
+
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(connectReq)); err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP CONNECT write failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read response.
+	br := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+	resp, err := http.ReadResponse(br, &http.Request{Method: "CONNECT"})
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP CONNECT response read failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP CONNECT proxy returned %d %s", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
 // connectViaJumpHosts establishes the SSH connection through a chain of
 // jump hosts. Each hop opens a new net.Conn through the previous hop's
 // SSH client.