diff --git a/launcher/jnlp/launcher.go b/launcher/jnlp/launcher.go
index 42ea128..aeac80c 100644
--- a/launcher/jnlp/launcher.go
+++ b/launcher/jnlp/launcher.go
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ func (launcher *Launcher) command() (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	if splash := launcher.getSplashScreen(); splash != "" {
 		javaArgs = append(javaArgs, fmt.Sprintf("-splash:%s", splash))
 	}
+	javaArgs = append(javaArgs, launcher.getProxyArgs()...)
 	if jnlp.AppDescription != nil {
 		javaArgs = append(javaArgs, jnlp.AppDescription.MainClass)
 		for _, appArg := range jnlp.AppDescription.Arguments {
@@ -290,6 +291,55 @@ func (launcher *Launcher) command() (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	return cmd, nil
 }
 
+func (launcher *Launcher) getProxyArgs() []string {
+	args := []string{}
+	if !settings.UseHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable() {
+		return args
+	}
+
+	args = append(args, launcher.getHttpProxyArgs()...)
+	args = append(args, launcher.getHttpsProxyArgs()...)
+	return args
+}
+
+func (launcher *Launcher) getHttpProxyArgs() []string {
+	args := []string{}
+	httpProxy := os.Getenv("HTTP_PROXY")
+	uri, err := url.Parse(httpProxy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return args
+	}
+
+	if uri.Hostname() != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("-Dhttp.proxyHost=%s", uri.Hostname()))
+	}
+
+	if uri.Port() != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("-Dhttp.proxyPort=%s", uri.Port()))
+	}
+
+	return args
+}
+
+func (launcher *Launcher) getHttpsProxyArgs() []string {
+	args := []string{}
+	httpsProxy := os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
+	uri, err := url.Parse(httpsProxy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return args
+	}
+
+	if uri.Hostname() != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("-Dhttps.proxyHost=%s", uri.Hostname()))
+	}
+
+	if uri.Port() != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("-Dhttps.proxyPort=%s", uri.Port()))
+	}
+
+	return args
+}
+
 func (launcher *Launcher) exec() error {
 	cmd, err := launcher.command()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 12fd6bd..7419abc 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -244,6 +244,11 @@ func UseHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable() bool {
 	return useHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable
 }
 
+// SetUseHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable allows overriding the default determined by the OS
+func SetUseHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable(use bool) {
+	useHttpProxyEnvironmentVariable = use
+}
+
 func init() {
 	javaExecutable = getJavaExecutable()
 	jarSignerExecutable = getJARSignerExecutable()