diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index e98797f..658bc43 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -20,10 +21,9 @@ import (
 	iputil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/ip"
 	mapsutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/maps"
 	sliceutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/slice"
+	"golang.org/x/net/proxy"
 )
 
-var ()
-
 var (
 	// DefaultMaxPerCNAMEFollows is the default number of times a CNAME can be followed within a trace
 	DefaultMaxPerCNAMEFollows = 32
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ type Client struct {
 	tcpClient    *dns.Client
 	dohClient    *doh.Client
 	dotClient    *dns.Client
+	udpProxy     proxy.Dialer
+	tcpProxy     proxy.Dialer
+	dotProxy     proxy.Dialer
 	knownHosts   map[string][]string
 }
 
@@ -76,39 +79,70 @@ func NewWithOptions(options Options) (*Client, error) {
 		options.MaxPerCNAMEFollows = DefaultMaxPerCNAMEFollows
 	}
 
-	httpClient := doh.NewHttpClientWithTimeout(options.Timeout)
+	httpClient := doh.NewHttpClient(
+		doh.WithTimeout(options.Timeout),
+		doh.WithInsecureSkipVerify(),
+		doh.WithProxy(options.Proxy), // no-op if empty
+	)
 
-	client := Client{
-		options:   options,
-		resolvers: parsedBaseResolvers,
-		udpClient: &dns.Client{
-			Net:     "",
-			Timeout: options.Timeout,
-			Dialer: &net.Dialer{
-				LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(UDP),
-			},
-		},
-		tcpClient: &dns.Client{
-			Net:     TCP.String(),
-			Timeout: options.Timeout,
-			Dialer: &net.Dialer{
-				LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(TCP),
-			},
-		},
-		dohClient: doh.NewWithOptions(
-			doh.Options{
-				HttpClient: httpClient,
-			},
-		),
-		dotClient: &dns.Client{
-			Net:     "tcp-tls",
-			Timeout: options.Timeout,
-			Dialer: &net.Dialer{
-				LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(TCP),
-			},
+	udpDialer := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(UDP)}
+	tcpDialer := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(TCP)}
+	dotDialer := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: options.GetLocalAddr(TCP)}
+
+	udpClient := &dns.Client{
+		Net:     "",
+		Timeout: options.Timeout,
+		Dialer:  udpDialer,
+	}
+	tcpClient := &dns.Client{
+		Net:     TCP.String(),
+		Timeout: options.Timeout,
+		Dialer:  tcpDialer,
+	}
+	dohClient := doh.NewWithOptions(
+		doh.Options{
+			HttpClient: httpClient,
 		},
+	)
+	dotClient := &dns.Client{
+		Net:     "tcp-tls",
+		Timeout: options.Timeout,
+		Dialer:  dotDialer,
+	}
+
+	client := Client{
+		options:    options,
+		resolvers:  parsedBaseResolvers,
+		udpClient:  udpClient,
+		tcpClient:  tcpClient,
+		dohClient:  dohClient,
+		dotClient:  dotClient,
 		knownHosts: knownHosts,
 	}
+
+	if options.Proxy != "" {
+		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(options.Proxy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL: %v", err)
+		}
+		proxyDialer, err := proxy.FromURL(proxyURL, udpDialer)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating proxy dialer: %v", err)
+		}
+		tcpProxyDialer, err := proxy.FromURL(proxyURL, tcpDialer)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating proxy dialer: %v", err)
+		}
+		dotProxyDialer, err := proxy.FromURL(proxyURL, dotDialer)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating proxy dialer: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		client.udpProxy = proxyDialer
+		client.tcpProxy = tcpProxyDialer
+		client.dotProxy = dotProxyDialer
+	}
+
 	if options.ConnectionPoolThreads > 1 {
 		client.udpConnPool = mapsutil.SyncLockMap[string, *ConnPool]{
 			Map: make(mapsutil.Map[string, *ConnPool]),
@@ -170,12 +204,30 @@ func (c *Client) Do(msg *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 		case *NetworkResolver:
 			switch r.Protocol {
 			case TCP:
-				resp, _, err = c.tcpClient.Exchange(msg, resolver.String())
+				if c.tcpProxy != nil {
+					var tcpConn *dns.Conn
+					tcpConn, err = c.dialWithProxy(c.tcpProxy, "tcp", resolver.String())
+					if err != nil {
+						break
+					}
+					defer tcpConn.Close()
+					resp, _, err = c.tcpClient.ExchangeWithConn(msg, tcpConn)
+				} else {
+					resp, _, err = c.tcpClient.Exchange(msg, resolver.String())
+				}
 			case UDP:
 				if c.options.ConnectionPoolThreads > 1 {
 					if udpConnPool, ok := c.udpConnPool.Get(resolver.String()); ok {
 						resp, _, err = udpConnPool.Exchange(context.TODO(), c.udpClient, msg)
 					}
+				} else if c.udpProxy != nil {
+					var udpConn *dns.Conn
+					udpConn, err = c.dialWithProxy(c.udpProxy, "udp", resolver.String())
+					if err != nil {
+						break
+					}
+					defer udpConn.Close()
+					resp, _, err = c.udpClient.ExchangeWithConn(msg, udpConn)
 				} else {
 					resp, _, err = c.udpClient.Exchange(msg, resolver.String())
 				}
@@ -204,6 +256,14 @@ func (c *Client) Do(msg *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, error) {
 	return resp, ErrRetriesExceeded
 }
 
+func (c *Client) dialWithProxy(dialer proxy.Dialer, network, addr string) (*dns.Conn, error) {
+	conn, err := dialer.Dial(network, addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &dns.Conn{Conn: conn}, nil
+}
+
 // Query sends a provided dns request and return enriched response
 func (c *Client) Query(host string, requestType uint16) (*DNSData, error) {
 	return c.QueryMultiple(host, []uint16{requestType})
diff --git a/doh/doh_client.go b/doh/doh_client.go
index 58a61e2..8f47b12 100644
--- a/doh/doh_client.go
+++ b/doh/doh_client.go
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ func NewWithOptions(options Options) *Client {
 }
 
 func New() *Client {
-	httpClient := NewHttpClientWithTimeout(DefaultTimeout)
+	httpClient := NewHttpClient(
+		WithTimeout(DefaultTimeout),
+		WithInsecureSkipVerify(),
+	)
 	return NewWithOptions(Options{DefaultResolver: Cloudflare, HttpClient: httpClient})
 }
 
diff --git a/doh/util.go b/doh/util.go
index e23b2c4..db742f6 100644
--- a/doh/util.go
+++ b/doh/util.go
@@ -3,17 +3,61 @@ package doh
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"time"
 )
 
-func NewHttpClientWithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) *http.Client {
-	httpClient := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: timeout,
-		Transport: &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-				InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-			},
-		},
+// ClientOption defines a function type for configuring an http.Client
+type ClientOption func(*http.Client)
+
+// WithTimeout sets the timeout for the http.Client
+func WithTimeout(timeout time.Duration) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *http.Client) {
+		c.Timeout = timeout
+	}
+}
+
+// WithInsecureSkipVerify sets the InsecureSkipVerify option for the TLS config
+func WithInsecureSkipVerify() ClientOption {
+	return func(c *http.Client) {
+		transport, ok := c.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+		if !ok {
+			transport = &http.Transport{}
+			c.Transport = transport
+		}
+		if transport.TLSClientConfig == nil {
+			transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{}
+		}
+		transport.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+	}
+}
+
+// WithProxy sets a proxy for the http.Client
+func WithProxy(proxyURL string) ClientOption {
+	return func(c *http.Client) {
+		if proxyURL == "" {
+			return
+		}
+		proxyURL, err := url.Parse(proxyURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		transport, ok := c.Transport.(*http.Transport)
+		if !ok {
+			transport = &http.Transport{}
+			c.Transport = transport
+		}
+
+		transport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxyURL)
+	}
+}
+
+// NewHttpClient creates a new http.Client with the given options
+func NewHttpClient(opts ...ClientOption) *http.Client {
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(client)
 	}
-	return httpClient
+	return client
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 01f05f3..32a94c6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/saintfish/chardet v0.0.0-20230101081208-5e3ef4b5456d // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 7e0967e..5a56fa8 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	LocalAddrPort         uint16
 	ConnectionPoolThreads int
 	MaxPerCNAMEFollows    int
+	Proxy                 string
 }
 
 // Returns a net.Addr of a UDP or TCP type depending on whats required