diff --git a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/DiscordSettings.java b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/DiscordSettings.java
index aa69bec9370..3aed831ad40 100644
--- a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/DiscordSettings.java
+++ b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/DiscordSettings.java
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public String getBotToken() {
         return config.getString("token", "");
     }
 
+    // #easteregg
+    public String getHttpProxyServer() {
+        return config.getString("http-proxy-server", "");
+    }
+
     public long getGuildId() {
         return config.getLong("guild", 0);
     }
diff --git a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
index 210a81b21f1..0ab9068bb27 100644
--- a/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
+++ b/EssentialsDiscord/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/discord/JDADiscordService.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.VersionUtil;
+import com.neovisionaries.ws.client.ProxySettings;
+import com.neovisionaries.ws.client.WebSocketFactory;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDABuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Guild;
@@ -168,7 +170,14 @@ public void startup() throws LoginException, InterruptedException {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(tlLiteral("discordErrorNoToken"));
         }
 
+        final WebSocketFactory wsFactory = new WebSocketFactory();
+        if (!plugin.getSettings().getHttpProxyServer().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            final ProxySettings proxySettings = wsFactory.getProxySettings();
+            proxySettings.setServer(plugin.getSettings().getHttpProxyServer());
+        }
+
         jda = JDABuilder.createDefault(plugin.getSettings().getBotToken())
+                .setWebsocketFactory(wsFactory)
                 .addEventListeners(new DiscordListener(this))
                 .enableIntents(GatewayIntent.MESSAGE_CONTENT)
                 .enableCache(CacheFlag.EMOJI)