diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0a6a8f1..899cea9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,11 @@
 *.suo
 /Debug
 /GeneratedFiles
-build
\ No newline at end of file
+build
+/.vs/**
+*.ilk
+*.exp
+*.vcxproj.filters
+*.vcxproj
+*.sln
+*.qmake.stash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/qamqpclient.cpp b/src/qamqpclient.cpp
index 41a0a17..e10fdaa 100644
--- a/src/qamqpclient.cpp
+++ b/src/qamqpclient.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,19 @@ bool QAmqpClient::isConnected() const
     return d->connected;
 }
 
+void QAmqpClient::setProxy(const QNetworkProxy& networkProxy)
+{
+    Q_D(QAmqpClient);
+	d->socket->setProxy(networkProxy);
+}
+
+QNetworkProxy QAmqpClient::proxy() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QAmqpClient);
+    return d->socket->proxy();
+}
+
+
 quint16 QAmqpClient::port() const
 {
     Q_D(const QAmqpClient);
diff --git a/src/qamqpclient.h b/src/qamqpclient.h
index 8b2aa86..48d2879 100644
--- a/src/qamqpclient.h
+++ b/src/qamqpclient.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QHostAddress>
 #include <QSslConfiguration>
 #include <QSslError>
+#include <QNetworkProxy>
 
 #include "qamqpglobal.h"
 
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ class QAMQP_EXPORT QAmqpClient : public QObject
     void setAutoReconnect(bool value, int timeout = 0);
 
     bool isConnected() const;
+    
+    void setProxy(const QNetworkProxy& networkProxy);
+    QNetworkProxy proxy() const;
 
     qint16 channelMax() const;
     void setChannelMax(qint16 channelMax);