diff --git a/include/openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h b/include/openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h
index 06b46babef..7dfce32982 100644
--- a/include/openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h
+++ b/include/openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h
@@ -106,6 +106,19 @@ public:
     /// The key that stores the switch for enabling/disabling the rendering on a master
     /// computer
     static const std::string KeyRenderingMethod;
+    /// The key that stores the http proxy settings for the downloadmanager
+    static const std::string KeyHttpProxy;
+    /// The key that stores the address of the http proxy
+    static const std::string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAddress;
+    /// The key that stores the port of the http proxy
+    static const std::string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPort;
+    /// The key that stores the authentication method of the http proxy
+    static const std::string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAuthentication;
+    /// The key that stores the username to use for authentication to access the http proxy
+    static const std::string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyUser;
+    /// The key that stores the password to use for authentication to access the http proxy
+    static const std::string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPassword;
+
 
     /**
      * Iteratively walks the directory structure starting with \p filename to find the
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.cpp
index 4c2d0bc781..f877595b8f 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include <gdal_priv.h>
-
-
+#include <openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h>
+#include <openspace/engine/configurationmanager.h>
 
 
 namespace {
@@ -170,10 +170,55 @@ namespace openspace {
         if (!GdalHasBeenInitialized) {
             GDALAllRegister();
             CPLSetConfigOption("GDAL_DATA", absPath("${MODULE_GLOBEBROWSING}/gdal_data").c_str());
+            setGdalProxyConfiguration();
             GdalHasBeenInitialized = true;
         }
     }
 
+    void TileDataset::setGdalProxyConfiguration() {
+        ghoul::Dictionary proxySettings;
+        bool proxyEnabled = OsEng.configurationManager().getValue(ConfigurationManager::KeyHttpProxy, proxySettings);
+        if (proxyEnabled) {
+            std::string proxyAddress, proxyPort, proxyUser, proxyPassword, proxyAuth;
+
+            bool success = proxySettings.getValue(ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAddress, proxyAddress);
+            success &= proxySettings.getValue(ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPort, proxyPort);
+            proxySettings.getValue(ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAuthentication, proxyAuth);
+
+            std::string proxyAuthString = "BASIC";
+            if (proxyAuth == "basic" || proxyAuth == "") {
+                proxyAuthString = "BASIC";
+            } else if (proxyAuth == "ntlm") {
+                proxyAuthString = "NTLM";
+            } else if (proxyAuth == "digest") {
+                proxyAuthString = "DIGEST";
+            } else if (proxyAuth == "any") {
+                proxyAuthString = "ANY";
+            } else {
+                success = false;
+            }
+
+            bool userAndPassword = proxySettings.getValue(ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyUser, proxyUser);
+            userAndPassword &= proxySettings.getValue(ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPassword, proxyPassword);
+
+            if (success) {
+                std::string proxy = proxyAddress + ":" + proxyPort;
+                CPLSetConfigOption("GDAL_HTTP_PROXY", proxy.c_str());
+                LDEBUG("Using proxy server " << proxy);
+                if (userAndPassword) {
+                    std::string proxyUserPwd = proxyUser + ":" + proxyPassword;
+                    CPLSetConfigOption("GDAL_HTTP_PROXYUSERPWD", proxyUserPwd.c_str());
+                    CPLSetConfigOption("GDAL_HTTP_PROXYAUTH", proxyAuthString.c_str());
+                    LDEBUG("Using authentication method: " << proxyAuthString);
+                }
+            } else {
+                LERROR("Invalid proxy settings for GDAL");
+            }
+        } else {
+            LDEBUG("Setting up GDAL without proxy server");
+        }
+    }
+
     GDALDataset* TileDataset::gdalDataset(const std::string& gdalDatasetDesc) {
         GDALDataset* dataset = (GDALDataset *)GDALOpen(gdalDatasetDesc.c_str(), GA_ReadOnly);
         if (!dataset) {
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.h b/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.h
index 303c32a13b..fb226ee117 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.h
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/tile/tiledataset.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ namespace openspace {
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
         void gdalEnsureInitialized();
+        void setGdalProxyConfiguration();
         GDALDataset* gdalDataset(const std::string& gdalDatasetDesc);
         bool gdalHasOverviews() const;
         int gdalOverview(const PixelRange& baseRegionSize) const;
diff --git a/src/engine/configurationmanager.cpp b/src/engine/configurationmanager.cpp
index fb0972d471..881a8dfcb2 100644
--- a/src/engine/configurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/configurationmanager.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ const string ConfigurationManager::KeyDisableMasterRendering = "DisableRendering
 const string ConfigurationManager::KeyDownloadRequestURL = "DownloadRequestURL";
 const string ConfigurationManager::KeyRenderingMethod = "RenderingMethod";
 
+const string ConfigurationManager::KeyHttpProxy = "HttpProxy";
+const string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAddress = "Address";
+const string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPort = "Port";
+const string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAuthentication = "Authentication";
+const string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyUser = "User";
+const string ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPassword = "Password";
+
 string ConfigurationManager::findConfiguration(const string& filename) {
     using ghoul::filesystem::Directory;
     
diff --git a/src/engine/configurationmanager_doc.inl b/src/engine/configurationmanager_doc.inl
index fc796a5bb8..f260d37f79 100644
--- a/src/engine/configurationmanager_doc.inl
+++ b/src/engine/configurationmanager_doc.inl
@@ -325,7 +325,45 @@ Documentation ConfigurationManager::Documentation() {
             "or just managing the state of the network. This is desired in cases where "
             "the master computer does not have the resources to render a scene.",
             Optional::Yes
-        }
+        },
+        {
+            ConfigurationManager::KeyHttpProxy,
+            new TableVerifier({
+                {
+                    ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAddress,
+                    new StringVerifier,
+                    "The address of the http proxy"
+                },
+                {
+                    ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPort,
+                    new StringVerifier,
+                    "The port of the http proxy"
+                },
+                {
+                    ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyAuthentication,
+                    new StringInListVerifier(
+                        { "basic", "ntlm", "digest", "any" }
+                    ),
+                    "The authentication method of the http proxy",
+                    Optional::Yes
+                },
+                {
+                    ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyUser,
+                    new StringVerifier,
+                    "The user of the http proxy",
+                    Optional::Yes
+                },
+                {
+                    ConfigurationManager::PartHttpProxyPassword,
+                    new StringVerifier,
+                    "The password of the http proxy",
+                    Optional::Yes
+                }
+            }),
+            "This defines the use for a proxy when fetching data over http."
+            "No proxy will be used if this is left out.",
+            Optional::Yes
+            }
         }
     };
 };