diff --git a/basis/http/client/client.factor b/basis/http/client/client.factor
index b1a9dae..7282295 100644
--- a/basis/http/client/client.factor
+++ b/basis/http/client/client.factor
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ERROR: too-many-redirects ;
 : write-request-line ( request -- request )
     dup
     [ method>> write bl ]
-    [ url>> relative-url present write bl ]
+    [ [ url>> ] [ proxy>> ] bi [ relative-url ] unless present write bl ]
     [ "HTTP/" write version>> write crlf ]
     tri ;
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ SYMBOL: redirects
     [ read-chunked ] [ each-block ] if ; inline
 
 : <request-socket> ( -- stream )
-    request get url>> url-addr ascii <client> drop
+    request get [ proxy>> ] [ url>> ] bi or url-addr ascii <client> drop
     1 minutes over set-timeout ;
 
 : (with-http-request) ( request quot: ( chunk -- ) -- response )