diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c119b3..ffc8fad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ ES|Spain|webservices.amazon.es
 UK|United Kingdom|webservices.amazon.co.uk
 US|United States|webservices.amazon.com
 
+## Proxy
+
+To allow node-apac through proxy, set the proxy configuration
+
+```javascript
+var opHelper = new OperationHelper({
+    awsId:     '[YOUR AWS ID HERE]',
+    awsSecret: '[YOUR AWS SECRET HERE]',
+    assocId:   '[YOUR ASSOCIATE TAG HERE]',
+    proxyHostname:    '[YOUR PROXY HOSTNAME HERE]',
+    proxyPort:    '[YOUR PROXY PORT HERE]', # default 8080
+    proxyUsername: '[YOUR PROXY USERNAME HERE]'
+    proxyPassword: '[YOUR PROXY PASSWORD HERE]'
+});
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Feel free to submit a pull request. If you'd like, you may discuss the change with me first by submitting an issue.
diff --git a/lib/operation-helper.js b/lib/operation-helper.js
index 6b69362..bba30e4 100644
--- a/lib/operation-helper.js
+++ b/lib/operation-helper.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const Throttler = require('./throttler')
 const locale = require('./locale')
 
 const https = require('https')
+const http = require('http')
 const xml2js = require('xml2js')
 
 const defaultXml2JsOptions = {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ class OperationHelper {
         this.baseUri = params.baseUri || OperationHelper.defaultBaseUri
         this.xml2jsOptions = Object.assign({}, defaultXml2JsOptions, params.xml2jsOptions)
         this.throttler = new Throttler(params.maxRequestsPerSecond)
+        if (typeof(params.proxyHostname) === 'string') this.proxyHostname = params.proxyHostname
+        this.proxyPort = params.proxyPort || 8080
+        if (typeof(params.proxyUsername) === 'string') this.proxyUsername = params.proxyUsername
+        if (typeof(params.proxyPassword) === 'string') this.proxyPassword = params.proxyPassword
 
         // set version
         if (typeof(params.version) === 'string') OperationHelper.version = params.version
@@ -91,13 +96,28 @@ class OperationHelper {
         var options = {
             hostname: host,
             path: uri,
-            method: 'GET'
+            method: 'GET',
+        }
+        if (this.proxyHostname) {
+            options = {
+                hostname: this.proxyHostname,
+                port: this.proxyPort,
+                path: 'https://' + host + uri,
+                method: 'GET',
+                headers: {
+                    Host: host
+                }
+            }
+            if (this.proxyUsername) {
+                var auth = 'Basic ' + new Buffer(this.proxyUsername + ':' + this.proxyPassword).toString('base64')
+                options.headers["Proxy-Authorization"] = auth
+            }
         }
 
         var responseBody = ''
 
         const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            var request = https.request(options, function (response) {
+            var request = (this.proxyHostname? http: https).request(options, function (response) {
                 response.setEncoding('utf8')
 
                 response.on('data', function (chunk) {
diff --git a/lib/operation-helper.specs.js b/lib/operation-helper.specs.js
index 9753b5e..f35eb24 100644
--- a/lib/operation-helper.specs.js
+++ b/lib/operation-helper.specs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict"
 
 const https = require('https')
+const http = require('http')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const xml2js = require('xml2js')
 const proxyquire = require('proxyquire')
@@ -243,6 +244,123 @@ describe('OperationHelper', function () {
             })
         })
 
+        describe('#execute with proxy', () => {
+            let requestMock, responseMock, result, outputResponseBody
+            const responseBody = '<it><is><some>xml</some></is></it>'
+            const xml2jsOptions = {foo: 'bar'}
+            const expectedXml2jsOptions = Object.assign({explicitArray: false}, xml2jsOptions)
+            const proxyHostname ='localhost'
+            const proxyPort = 8080
+            const proxyUsername = 'username'
+            const proxyPassword = 'password'
+            const testURI = '/onca/xml';
+
+            context('happy path proxy', () => {
+                let opHelper
+    
+                beforeEach(() => {
+                    opHelper = new OperationHelper({
+                        awsId: 'testAwsId',
+                        awsSecret: 'testAwsSecret',
+                        assocId: 'testAssocId',
+                        proxyHostname: proxyHostname,
+                        proxyPort: proxyPort,
+                        proxyUsername: proxyUsername,
+                        proxyPassword: proxyPassword,
+                        xml2jsOptions
+                    })
+    
+                    responseMock = new EventEmitter()
+                    responseMock.setEncoding = sinon.spy()
+    
+                    requestMock = new EventEmitter()
+                    requestMock.end = () => {
+                        responseMock.emit('data', responseBody.substr(0, 5))
+                        responseMock.emit('data', responseBody.substr(5))
+                        responseMock.emit('end')
+                    }
+    
+                    sinon.stub(http, 'request').returns(requestMock).callsArgWith(1, responseMock)
+                    sinon.stub(opHelper, 'generateUri').returns(testURI)
+                    sinon.spy(xml2js, 'parseString')
+                })
+    
+                afterEach(() => {
+                    http.request.restore()
+                    xml2js.parseString.restore()
+                })
+    
+                const doAssertions = () => {
+                    it('should create an http request to proxy with the correct options', () => {
+                        expect(http.request.callCount).to.equal(1)
+                        expect(http.request.firstCall.args[0]).to.eql({
+                            hostname: proxyHostname,
+                            port: proxyPort,
+                            method: 'GET',
+                            headers: {
+                                Host: locale.DEFAULT_ENDPOINT,                                
+                                "Proxy-Authorization": "Basic "  + new Buffer(proxyUsername + ':' + proxyPassword).toString('base64')
+                            },
+                            path: 'https://' + locale.DEFAULT_ENDPOINT + testURI,
+                        })
+                    })
+    
+                    it('should set the response encoding to utf8 (via proxy)', () => {
+                        expect(responseMock.setEncoding.calledWith('utf8'))
+                    })
+    
+                    it('should provide the raw response body', () => {
+                        expect(outputResponseBody).to.equal(responseBody)
+                    })
+    
+                    it('should pass the xml2jsOptions to xml2js', () => {
+                        expect(xml2js.parseString.firstCall.args[1]).to.eql(expectedXml2jsOptions)
+                    })
+    
+                    it('should parse XML and return result as object', () => {
+                        expect(result).to.eql({
+                            it: {
+                                is: {
+                                    some: 'xml'
+                                }
+                            }
+                        })
+                    })
+                }
+    
+                context('(traditional callback)', () => {
+                    beforeEach((done) => {
+                        opHelper.execute('ItemSearch', {
+                            'SearchIndex': 'Books',
+                            'Keywords': 'harry potter',
+                            'ResponseGroup': 'ItemAttributes,Offers'
+                        }, function (err, _results, _rawResponseBody) {
+                            result = _results
+                            outputResponseBody = _rawResponseBody
+                            done()
+                        })
+                    })
+    
+                    doAssertions()
+                })
+    
+                context('(promise)', () => {
+                    beforeEach(() => {
+                        return opHelper.execute('ItemSearch', {
+                            'SearchIndex': 'Books',
+                            'Keywords': 'harry potter',
+                            'ResponseGroup': 'ItemAttributes,Offers'
+                        }).then((response) => {
+                            result = response.result
+                            outputResponseBody = response.responseBody
+                        })
+                    })
+                    
+                    doAssertions()
+                })
+            })
+        })
+
         context('when the request has an error', () => {
             const error = new Error('testErrorMessage')
             let thrownError, opHelper