diff --git a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/AsyncConnectionFactory.java b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/AsyncConnectionFactory.java
index 061b4ad7c..2b0847b0a 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/AsyncConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/AsyncConnectionFactory.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static AsyncConnection create(SentryOptions options) {
 
       // TODO: Take configuration values from SentryOptions
       HttpTransport transport =
-          new HttpTransport(options, null, setCredentials, 5000, 5000, false, sentryUrl);
+          new HttpTransport(options, setCredentials, 5000, 5000, false, sentryUrl);
 
       // TODO this should be made configurable at least for the Android case where we can
       // just not attempt to send if the device is offline.
diff --git a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/SentryOptions.java b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/SentryOptions.java
index 192e55f88..e705e9257 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/SentryOptions.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.sentry.core;
 
 import io.sentry.core.util.NonNull;
+import java.net.Proxy;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public class SentryOptions {
   private BeforeSendCallback beforeSend;
   private BeforeBreadcrumbCallback beforeBreadcrumb;
   private String cacheDirPath;
+  private Proxy proxy;
 
   public void addEventProcessor(EventProcessor eventProcessor) {
     eventProcessors.add(eventProcessor);
@@ -129,6 +131,14 @@ public void setCacheDirPath(String cacheDirPath) {
     this.cacheDirPath = cacheDirPath;
   }
 
+  public Proxy getProxy() {
+    return proxy;
+  }
+
+  public void setProxy(Proxy proxy) {
+    this.proxy = proxy;
+  }
+
   public interface BeforeSendCallback {
     SentryEvent execute(SentryEvent event);
   }
diff --git a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransport.java b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransport.java
index 032cf0fec..6bc4806bf 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransport.java
+++ b/sentry-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransport.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public class HttpTransport implements ITransport {
    * obtained from the options.
    *
    * @param options sentry options to read the config from
-   * @param proxy the proxy to use, if any
    * @param connectionConfigurator this consumer is given a chance to set up the request before it
    *     is sent
    * @param connectionTimeoutMills connection timeout in milliseconds
@@ -46,13 +45,12 @@ public class HttpTransport implements ITransport {
    */
   public HttpTransport(
       SentryOptions options,
-      @Nullable Proxy proxy,
       IConnectionConfigurator connectionConfigurator,
       int connectionTimeoutMills,
       int readTimeoutMills,
       boolean bypassSecurity,
       URL sentryUrl) {
-    this.proxy = proxy;
+    this.proxy = options.getProxy();
     this.connectionConfigurator = connectionConfigurator;
     this.serializer = options.getSerializer();
     this.connectionTimeout = connectionTimeoutMills;
diff --git a/sentry-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransportTest.kt b/sentry-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransportTest.kt
index bf7b1324c..440b6031e 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransportTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/core/transport/HttpTransportTest.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ class HttpTransportTest {
         fun getSUT(): HttpTransport {
             val options = SentryOptions()
             options.serializer = serializer
+            options.proxy = proxy
 
-            return object : HttpTransport(options, proxy, requestUpdater, connectionTimeout, readTimeout, bypassSecurity, dsn) {
+            return object : HttpTransport(options, requestUpdater, connectionTimeout, readTimeout, bypassSecurity, dsn) {
                 override fun open(url: URL?, proxy: Proxy?): HttpURLConnection {
                     return connection
                 }