diff --git a/server/src/uds/core/util/Config.py b/server/src/uds/core/util/Config.py
index 4a2ba4249..3b493e556 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/core/util/Config.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/core/util/Config.py
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ class GlobalConfig(object):
     # Allow clients to notify their own ip (if set), or use always the request extracted IP
     HONOR_CLIENT_IP_NOTIFY = Config.section(SECURITY_SECTION).value('honorClientNotifyIP', '0', type=Config.BOOLEAN_FIELD)
 
+    # If there is a proxy in front of us
+    BEHIND_PROXY = Config.section(SECURITY_SECTION).value('Behind a proxy', '0', type=Config.BOOLEAN_FIELD)
+
     # Clusters related vars
 
     # Maximum desired CPU Load. If cpu is over this value, a migration of a service is "desirable"
diff --git a/server/src/uds/core/util/request.py b/server/src/uds/core/util/request.py
index 80b27a8a0..3e4a8e897 100644
--- a/server/src/uds/core/util/request.py
+++ b/server/src/uds/core/util/request.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class GlobalRequestMiddleware(object):
 
         Returns the obtained IP, that is always be a valid ip address.
         '''
+        behind_proxy = GlobalConfig.BEHIND_PROXY.getBool(False)
         try:
             request.ip = request.META['REMOTE_ADDR']
         except:
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ class GlobalRequestMiddleware(object):
 
         try:
             request.ip_proxy = request.META['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'].split(",")[0]
+
+            if behind_proxy  is True:
+                request.ip = request.ip_proxy
+                request.ip_proxy = request.META['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'].split(",")[1]  # Try to get next proxy
+
             request.is_proxy = True
         except:
             request.ip_proxy = request.ip