diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e3c85c54161613e0b6cd2c641cc18b062822e48..cf71ab81e18fb7333191e24251ae7fafa57a5e60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To utilize the GitLab API for Java in your project, simply add the following dep
 ```java
 dependencies {
     ...
-    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.8.1'
+    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.8.2'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.gitlab4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>gitlab4j-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.8.1</version>
+    <version>4.8.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -68,7 +68,20 @@ gitLabApi.sudo("johndoe")
 // To turn off sudo mode
 gitLabApi.unsudo();
 ```
-
+---
+## Connecting Through a Proxy Server
+As of GitLab4J-API 4.8.2 support has been added for connecting to the GitLab server using an HTTP proxy server:
+```java
+// Log in to the GitLab server using a proxy server (with basic auth on proxy)
+Map<String, Object> proxyConfiguration = ProxyClientConfig.createProxyClientConfig("http://your-proxy-server", "proxy-username", "proxy-password");
+GitLabApi gitLabApi = new GitLabApi("http://your.gitlab.server.com", "YOUR_PRIVATE_TOKEN", null, proxyConfiguration);
+```
+```java
+// Log in to the GitLab server using a proxy server (no auth on proxy)
+Map<String, Object> proxyConfiguration = ProxyClientConfig.createProxyClientConfig("http://your-proxy-server");
+GitLabApi gitLabApi = new GitLabApi("http://your.gitlab.server.com", "YOUR_PRIVATE_TOKEN", null, proxyConfiguration);
+```
+*NOTE: See the Javadoc on the GitLabApi class for a complete list of methods accepting the proxy configuration (clientConfiguration parameter)*
 ---
 ## GitLab API V3 and V4 Support
 As of GitLab4J-API 4.2.0 support has been added for GitLab API V4. If your application requires GitLab API V3,
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8062bc292932867c4a002c2db753e6bd45513d5..a715c66be3ca1b19f0d43c9df927f49ddd9d8daf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@
 			<artifactId>jersey-client</artifactId>
 			<version>${jersey.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.glassfish.jersey.connectors</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jersey-apache-connector</artifactId>
+			<version>${jersey.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
 			<artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiClient.java
index fd82db1f3aabeae3d3d18407a6237e9de7fc8f37..5e4a493505cffd0ba48b6675be7136c9e0b628c3 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/GitLabApiClient.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.Constants.TokenType;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.GitLabApi.ApiVersion;
 import org.gitlab4j.api.utils.JacksonJson;
+import org.glassfish.jersey.apache.connector.ApacheConnectorProvider;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientConfig;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.client.ClientProperties;
 
@@ -211,6 +212,11 @@ public class GitLabApiClient {
 
         clientConfig = new ClientConfig();
         if (clientConfigProperties != null) {
+
+            if (clientConfigProperties.containsKey(ClientProperties.PROXY_URI)) {
+                clientConfig.connectorProvider(new ApacheConnectorProvider());
+            }
+
             for (Map.Entry<String, Object> propertyEntry : clientConfigProperties.entrySet()) {
                 clientConfig.property(propertyEntry.getKey(), propertyEntry.getValue());
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApi.java b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApi.java
index 8a782e1edaf1ee99493c41e695fa551176e47541..382ba9fa3cf705947c2ece7d9191f06f688dfdc3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApi.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gitlab4j/api/TestGitLabApi.java
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ package org.gitlab4j.api;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue;
 
-import org.gitlab4j.api.GitLabApi.ApiVersion;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import org.gitlab4j.api.models.Version;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
@@ -23,9 +24,15 @@ public class TestGitLabApi {
     // The following needs to be set to your test repository
     private static final String TEST_HOST_URL;
     private static final String TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN;
+    private static final String TEST_PROXY_URI;
+    private static final String TEST_PROXY_USERNAME;
+    private static final String TEST_PROXY_PASSWORD;
     static {
         TEST_HOST_URL = TestUtils.getProperty("TEST_HOST_URL");
         TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN = TestUtils.getProperty("TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN");
+        TEST_PROXY_URI = TestUtils.getProperty("TEST_PROXY_URI");
+        TEST_PROXY_USERNAME = TestUtils.getProperty("TEST_PROXY_USERNAME");
+        TEST_PROXY_PASSWORD = TestUtils.getProperty("TEST_PROXY_PASSWORD");
     }
 
     private static GitLabApi gitLabApi;
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ public class TestGitLabApi {
         }
 
         if (problems.isEmpty()) {
-            gitLabApi = new GitLabApi(ApiVersion.V4, TEST_HOST_URL, TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN);
+            gitLabApi = new GitLabApi(TEST_HOST_URL, TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN);
         } else {
             System.err.print(problems);
         }
@@ -66,4 +73,19 @@ public class TestGitLabApi {
         assertNotNull(version.getVersion());
         assertNotNull(version.getRevision());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testProxyConnection() throws GitLabApiException {
+        assumeTrue(TEST_PROXY_URI != null && TEST_PROXY_USERNAME != null && TEST_PROXY_PASSWORD != null);
+
+        // Setup a GitLabApi instance to use a proxy
+        Map<String, Object> clientConfig = ProxyClientConfig.createProxyClientConfig(TEST_PROXY_URI, TEST_PROXY_USERNAME, TEST_PROXY_PASSWORD);
+        GitLabApi gitLabApi = new GitLabApi(TEST_HOST_URL, TEST_PRIVATE_TOKEN, null, clientConfig);
+
+        Version version = gitLabApi.getVersion();
+        assertNotNull(version);
+        System.out.format("version=%s, revision=%s%n", version.getVersion(), version.getRevision());
+        assertNotNull(version.getVersion());
+        assertNotNull(version.getRevision());
+    }
 }