diff --git a/share/etc/oned.conf b/share/etc/oned.conf
index 17361e583c..f8c5bdc891 100644
--- a/share/etc/oned.conf
+++ b/share/etc/oned.conf
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ IM_MAD = [
 #
 #   type      : driver type, supported drivers: xen, kvm, xml
 #
-#   keep_snapshots: do not remove snapshots on power on/off cycles and live 
+#   keep_snapshots: do not remove snapshots on power on/off cycles and live
 #   migrations if the hypervisor supports that.
 #
 #   imported_vms_actions : comma-separated list of actions supported
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ DATASTORE_MAD = [
 #   arguments : for the driver executable
 #       -t number of threads, i.e. number of repo operations at the same time
 #       -m marketplace mads separated by commas
+#  --proxy proxy address if required to access the internet
 #*******************************************************************************
 
 MARKET_MAD = [
diff --git a/src/mad/sh/madcommon.sh b/src/mad/sh/madcommon.sh
index d4948149dd..68442ae09a 100644
--- a/src/mad/sh/madcommon.sh
+++ b/src/mad/sh/madcommon.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ function execute_mad
     fi
 }
 
+function set_proxy
+{
+    local proxy_found proxy arg
+
+    proxy_found=false
+
+    for arg in $*; do
+        echo "arg: |${arg}|" >> /tmp/proxy
+        if $proxy_found ; then
+            proxy=$arg
+            break
+        else
+            if [ "$arg" = "--proxy" ]; then
+                proxy_found=true
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ -n "$proxy" ]; then
+        export http_proxy=$proxy
+    fi
+}
 
 # Set global environment
 if [ -z "${ONE_LOCATION}" ]; then
@@ -89,3 +111,5 @@ if [ $? = 0 ]; then
     RUBYLIB="${RUBYLIB}$(echo $VENDOR/*/lib | tr ' ' ':')"
 fi
 
+# Set the proxy if defined
+set_proxy "$@"
diff --git a/src/market_mad/one_market.rb b/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
index f87ee2d1d9..a97b3eb6dc 100755
--- a/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
+++ b/src/market_mad/one_market.rb
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ end
 
 opts = GetoptLong.new(
     [ '--threads',         '-t', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ],
-    [ '--market-types',    '-m', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ]
+    [ '--market-types',    '-m', GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ],
+    [ '--proxy'                , GetoptLong::OPTIONAL_ARGUMENT ]
 )
 
 mp_type = nil
diff --git a/src/market_mad/remotes/one/monitor b/src/market_mad/remotes/one/monitor
index 1b6978462c..a71345a309 100755
--- a/src/market_mad/remotes/one/monitor
+++ b/src/market_mad/remotes/one/monitor
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class OneMarket
 
         req['User-Agent'] = @agent
 
-        response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port) {|http|
+        response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, :ENV) {|http|
             http.request(req)
         }