diff --git a/cmd/common.go b/cmd/common.go
index 03db1e74..a03ab436 100644
--- a/cmd/common.go
+++ b/cmd/common.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 var dependencies = Dependencies{}
 var keychainPassphrase string
+var proxyUrl string
 
 type Dependencies struct {
 	Logger    log.Logger
@@ -107,11 +109,21 @@ func initWithCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	dependencies.Machine = machine.New(machine.Args{OS: dependencies.OS})
 	dependencies.CookieJar = newCookieJar(dependencies.Machine)
 	dependencies.Keychain = newKeychain(dependencies.Machine, dependencies.Logger, interactive)
+	var proxyUrlParsed *url.URL
+	if proxyUrl != "" {
+		parsedUrl, err := url.Parse(proxyUrl)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error: invalid proxy url: %v\n", proxyUrl)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		proxyUrlParsed = parsedUrl
+	}
 	dependencies.AppStore = appstore.NewAppStore(appstore.Args{
 		CookieJar:       dependencies.CookieJar,
 		OperatingSystem: dependencies.OS,
 		Keychain:        dependencies.Keychain,
 		Machine:         dependencies.Machine,
+		ProxyUrl:        proxyUrlParsed,
 	})
 
 	util.Must("", createConfigDirectory(dependencies.OS, dependencies.Machine))
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index fa746c0f..1ec8452c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func rootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "enables verbose logs")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&nonInteractive, "non-interactive", "", false, "run in non-interactive session")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&keychainPassphrase, "keychain-passphrase", "", "passphrase for unlocking keychain")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&proxyUrl, "proxy", "", "url of a HTTP proxy to be used")
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(authCmd())
 	cmd.AddCommand(downloadCmd())
diff --git a/pkg/appstore/appstore.go b/pkg/appstore/appstore.go
index f6b15f48..cf867711 100644
--- a/pkg/appstore/appstore.go
+++ b/pkg/appstore/appstore.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package appstore
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
+
 	"github.com/majd/ipatool/v2/pkg/http"
 	"github.com/majd/ipatool/v2/pkg/keychain"
 	"github.com/majd/ipatool/v2/pkg/util/machine"
@@ -47,13 +49,14 @@ type Args struct {
 	CookieJar       http.CookieJar
 	OperatingSystem operatingsystem.OperatingSystem
 	Machine         machine.Machine
+	ProxyUrl        *url.URL
 }
 
 func NewAppStore(args Args) AppStore {
 	clientArgs := http.Args{
 		CookieJar: args.CookieJar,
+		ProxyUrl:  args.ProxyUrl,
 	}
-
 	return &appstore{
 		keychain:       args.Keychain,
 		loginClient:    http.NewClient[loginResult](clientArgs),
diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index a6369b40..e734167f 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"howett.net/plist"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type client[R interface{}] struct {
 
 type Args struct {
 	CookieJar CookieJar
+	ProxyUrl  *url.URL
 }
 
 type AddHeaderTransport struct {
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ func (t *AddHeaderTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error
 }
 
 func NewClient[R interface{}](args Args) Client[R] {
+	var proxy http.RoundTripper
+	if args.ProxyUrl != nil {
+		proxy = &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyURL(args.ProxyUrl)}
+	} else {
+		proxy = http.DefaultTransport
+	}
 	return &client[R]{
 		internalClient: http.Client{
 			Timeout: 0,
@@ -60,7 +68,7 @@ func NewClient[R interface{}](args Args) Client[R] {
 
 				return nil
 			},
-			Transport: &AddHeaderTransport{http.DefaultTransport},
+			Transport: &AddHeaderTransport{proxy},
 		},
 		cookieJar: args.CookieJar,
 	}