diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
index 957b7d8ed..315f3caaa 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
     var ws = require("ws");
     var inspect = require("util").inspect;
     var url = require("url");
+    var HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');
+
 
     var serverUpgradeAdded = false;
     function handleServerUpgrade(request, socket, head) {
@@ -55,7 +57,28 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
         function startconn() {    // Connect to remote endpoint
             node.tout = null;
+            var prox, noprox;
+            if (process.env.http_proxy) { prox = process.env.http_proxy; }
+            if (process.env.HTTP_PROXY) { prox = process.env.HTTP_PROXY; }
+            if (process.env.no_proxy) { noprox = process.env.no_proxy.split(","); }
+            if (process.env.NO_PROXY) { noprox = process.env.NO_PROXY.split(","); }
+            
+            var noproxy = false;
+            if (noprox) {
+                for (var i in noprox) {
+                    if (node.path.indexOf(noprox[i].trim()) !== -1) { noproxy=true; }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            var agent = undefined;
+            if (prox && !noproxy) {
+                agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(prox);
+            }
+
             var options = {};
+            if (agent) {
+                options.agent = agent;
+            }
             if (node.tls) {
                 var tlsNode = RED.nodes.getNode(node.tls);
                 if (tlsNode) {