diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7444f2..0563e71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -162,3 +162,19 @@ req['Request-Id'] = "#{application_insights_request_id}1" if application_insight
 
 Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port) { |http| http.request(req) }
 ```
+
+### Configuring Telemetry client with Proxy endpoint ###
+```ruby
+require 'application_insights'
+# if proxy server doesnt have authentication, provide arbitrary username and password
+# <proxyhost> : Address or FQDN of the proxy server
+# <port> : port number for the proxy server
+proxy = { :addr => '<proxyhost>', :port => '<port>', :user: '<user>', :pass: '<password>' }
+sender = ApplicationInsights::Channel::AsynchronousSender.new 'https://dc.services.visualstudio.com/v2/track', proxy
+queue = ApplicationInsights::Channel::AsynchronousQueue.new sender
+channel = ApplicationInsights::Channel::TelemetryChannel.new nil, queue
+tc = ApplicationInsights::TelemetryClient.new '<YOUR INSTRUMENTATION KEY GOES HERE>', channel
+# Note: the event will be sent on a separate thread; if the app finishes before
+#       the thread finishes, the data is lost
+tc.track_event 'My event'
+```
diff --git a/lib/application_insights/channel/asynchronous_sender.rb b/lib/application_insights/channel/asynchronous_sender.rb
index da573f0..4786aa1 100644
--- a/lib/application_insights/channel/asynchronous_sender.rb
+++ b/lib/application_insights/channel/asynchronous_sender.rb
@@ -20,15 +20,20 @@ class AsynchronousSender < SenderBase
       SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI = 'https://dc.services.visualstudio.com/v2/track'
       # Initializes a new instance of the class.
       # @param [String] service_endpoint_uri the address of the service to send
+      # @param [Hash] proxy server configuration to send (optional)
       #   telemetry data to.
-      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI)
+      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI, proxy = {})
+        # callers which requires proxy dont require to maintain service endpoint uri which potentially can change
+        if service_endpoint_uri.nil? || service_endpoint_uri.empty?
+          service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI
+        end
         @send_interval = 1.0
         @send_remaining_time = 0
         @send_time = 3.0
         @lock_work_thread = Mutex.new
         @work_thread = nil
         @start_notification_processed = true
-        super service_endpoint_uri
+        super service_endpoint_uri, proxy
       end
 
       # The time span in seconds at which the the worker thread will check the
diff --git a/lib/application_insights/channel/sender_base.rb b/lib/application_insights/channel/sender_base.rb
index 2431bf7..fedd2f1 100644
--- a/lib/application_insights/channel/sender_base.rb
+++ b/lib/application_insights/channel/sender_base.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ module Channel
     class SenderBase
       # Initializes a new instance of the class.
       # @param [String] service_endpoint_uri the address of the service to send
+      # @param [Hash] proxy server configuration to send (optional)
       #   telemetry data to.
-      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri)
+      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri, proxy = {})
         @service_endpoint_uri = service_endpoint_uri
         @queue = nil
         @send_buffer_size = 100
         @logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+        @proxy = proxy
       end
 
       # The service endpoint URI where this sender will send data to.
@@ -41,6 +43,9 @@ def initialize(service_endpoint_uri)
       # The logger for the sender.
       attr_accessor :logger
 
+      # The proxy for the sender.
+      attr_accessor :proxy
+
       # Immediately sends the data passed in to {#service_endpoint_uri}. If the
       # service request fails, the passed in items are pushed back to the {#queue}.
       # @param [Array<Contracts::Envelope>] data_to_send an array of
@@ -60,7 +65,11 @@ def send(data_to_send)
         compressed_data = compress(json)
         request.body = compressed_data
 
-        http = Net::HTTP.new uri.hostname, uri.port
+        if @proxy.nil? || @proxy.empty?
+          http = Net::HTTP.new uri.hostname, uri.port
+        else
+          http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.hostname, uri.port, @proxy[:addr], @proxy[:port], @proxy[:user], @proxy[:pass])
+        end
         if uri.scheme.downcase == 'https'
           http.use_ssl = true
           http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
diff --git a/lib/application_insights/channel/synchronous_sender.rb b/lib/application_insights/channel/synchronous_sender.rb
index ade2f08..7bf8f8a 100644
--- a/lib/application_insights/channel/synchronous_sender.rb
+++ b/lib/application_insights/channel/synchronous_sender.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@ module Channel
     # A synchronous sender that works in conjunction with the {SynchronousQueue}.
     # The queue will call {#send} on the current instance with the data to send.
     class SynchronousSender < SenderBase
-      SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI = 'https://dc.services.visualstudio.com/v2/track'
+      SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI = "https://dc.services.visualstudio.com/v2/track"
       # Initializes a new instance of the class.
       # @param [String] service_endpoint_uri the address of the service to send
+      # @param [Hash] proxy server configuration to send (optional)
       # telemetry data to.
-      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI)
-        super service_endpoint_uri
+      def initialize(service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI, proxy = {})
+        # callers which requires proxy dont require to maintain service endpoint uri which potentially can change
+        if service_endpoint_uri.nil? || service_endpoint_uri.empty?
+          service_endpoint_uri = SERVICE_ENDPOINT_URI
+        end
+        super service_endpoint_uri, proxy
       end
     end
   end