diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
index 84b459b38..ce6c4d112 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
 
             var httpMiddleware = function(req,res,next) { next(); }
-            
+
             if (RED.settings.httpNodeMiddleware) {
                 if (typeof RED.settings.httpNodeMiddleware === "function") {
                     httpMiddleware = RED.settings.httpNodeMiddleware;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             var metricsHandler = function(req,res,next) { next(); }
 
             if (this.metric()) {
@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         var nodeMethod = n.method || "GET";
         this.ret = n.ret || "txt";
         var node = this;
+
+        var prox, noprox;
+        if (process.env.http_proxy != null) { prox = process.env.http_proxy; }
+        if (process.env.HTTP_PROXY != null) { prox = process.env.HTTP_PROXY; }
+        if (process.env.no_proxy != null) { noprox = process.env.no_proxy.split(","); }
+        if (process.env.NO_PROXY != null) { noprox = process.env.NO_PROXY.split(","); }
+
         this.on("input",function(msg) {
             var preRequestTimestamp = process.hrtime();
             node.status({fill:"blue",shape:"dot",text:"requesting"});
@@ -256,8 +263,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 }
             }
             var urltotest = url;
-            if (process.env.http_proxy != null) {
-                var match = process.env.http_proxy.match(/^(http:\/\/)?([^:\/]+)(:([0-9]+))?/i);
+            var noproxy;
+            if (noprox) {
+                for (var i in noprox) {
+                    if (url.indexOf(noprox[i]) !== -1) { noproxy=true; }
+                }
+            }
+            if (prox && !noproxy) {
+                var match = prox.match(/^(http:\/\/)?([^:\/]+)(:([0-9]+))?/i);
                 if (match) {
                     opts.protocol = "http:";
                     opts.headers['Host'] = opts.host;