diff --git a/autoload/gitlab/api.vim b/autoload/gitlab/api.vim
index 9e97e81..bb363de 100644
--- a/autoload/gitlab/api.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitlab/api.vim
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ function! gitlab#api#request(domain, path, ...) abort
     endif
 
     let data = ['-q', '--silent', '-A', 'fugitive-gitlab.vim']
+    let proxy =  FugitiveConfigGet('http.' . root . '.proxy')
+    if len(proxy) == 0
+        let proxy =  FugitiveConfigGet('http.proxy')
+    endif
+    if len(proxy) > 0
+        call extend(data, ['-x', proxy])
+    endif
     for header in headers
         call extend(data, ['-H', header])
     endfor