diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer.eo
index a2feaa1783..d2766f5f0f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer.eo
@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ interface Efl.Net.Dialer (Efl.Net.Socket) {
             }
         }
 
+        @property proxy {
+            [[Controls/retrieve if the dialer should use a proxy.
+
+              The proxy is an URL in the form such as:
+                - http://username:password\@proxyserver:port
+                - http://username\@proxyserver:port
+                - http://proxyserver:port
+                - http://proxyserver  (default port)
+                - socks5://username:password\@proxyserver:port
+                - socks5://username\@proxyserver:port
+                - socks5://proxyserver:port
+                - socks5://proxyserver (default port)
+            ]]
+            get { }
+            set { }
+            values {
+                proxy_url: string; [[may be empty or NULL to unset]]
+            }
+        }
+
         @property timeout_dial {
             [[The timeout in seconds to use for dialing/connecting.
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.c b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.c
index 97504c5e32..b835d93f02 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 typedef struct _Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data
 {
    Eina_Stringshare *address_dial;
+   Eina_Stringshare *proxy;
    Eina_Bool connected;
    double timeout_dial;
 } Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ _efl_net_dialer_tcp_efl_object_destructor(Eo *o, Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data *pd)
    efl_destructor(efl_super(o, MY_CLASS));
 
    eina_stringshare_replace(&pd->address_dial, NULL);
+   eina_stringshare_replace(&pd->proxy, NULL);
 }
 
 EOLIAN static Eina_Error
@@ -157,10 +159,23 @@ _efl_net_dialer_tcp_efl_net_dialer_address_dial_get(Eo *o EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Net_D
    return pd->address_dial;
 }
 
+EOLIAN static void
+_efl_net_dialer_tcp_efl_net_dialer_proxy_set(Eo *o EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data *pd, const char *proxy_url)
+{
+   // TODO: apply proxy
+   eina_stringshare_replace(&pd->proxy, proxy_url);
+}
+
+EOLIAN static const char *
+_efl_net_dialer_tcp_efl_net_dialer_proxy_get(Eo *o EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data *pd)
+{
+   return pd->proxy;
+}
+
 EOLIAN static void
 _efl_net_dialer_tcp_efl_net_dialer_timeout_dial_set(Eo *o EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Net_Dialer_Tcp_Data *pd, double seconds)
 {
-   ERR("TODO: when using ecore_con_info/threads, set timeout");
+   // TODO: when using ecore_con_info/threads, set timeout
    pd->timeout_dial = seconds;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.eo
index 5b02c68c6d..ba2497d10f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_net_dialer_tcp.eo
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class Efl.Net.Dialer.Tcp (Efl.Net.Socket.Tcp, Efl.Net.Dialer) {
         Efl.Net.Dialer.dial;
         Efl.Net.Dialer.address_dial;
         Efl.Net.Dialer.connected;
+        Efl.Net.Dialer.proxy;
         Efl.Net.Dialer.timeout_dial;
         Efl.Io.Closer.close;
     }