diff --git a/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h b/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
index 3e4d476599..3683a168de 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/webview_edge.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool SetUserAgent(const wxString& userAgent) override;
     virtual wxString GetUserAgent() const override;
 
+    virtual bool SetProxy(const wxString& proxy) override;
+
     virtual bool RunScript(const wxString& javascript, wxString* output = nullptr) const override;
     virtual void RunScriptAsync(const wxString& javascript, void* clientData = nullptr) const override;
     virtual bool AddScriptMessageHandler(const wxString& name) override;
diff --git a/interface/wx/webview.h b/interface/wx/webview.h
index eac72b8ded..da27d946c3 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webview.h
@@ -1217,7 +1217,8 @@ public:
         The @a proxy string must be a valid proxy specification, e.g. @c
         http://my.local.proxy.corp:8080
 
-        @note Currently this function is only implemented in WebKit2 backend.
+        @note Currently this function is only implemented in WebKit2 and Edge
+            backends and must be called before Create() for the latter one.
 
         @return @true if proxy was set successfully or @false if it failed,
             e.g. because this is not supported by the currently used backend.
diff --git a/samples/webview/webview.cpp b/samples/webview/webview.cpp
index 382e782549..16079ace90 100644
--- a/samples/webview/webview.cpp
+++ b/samples/webview/webview.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,17 @@ WebFrame::WebFrame(const wxString& url, bool isMain, wxWebViewWindowFeatures* wi
 #endif
     // Create the webview
     m_browser = (windowFeatures) ? windowFeatures->GetChildWebView() : wxWebView::New();
+
+#if wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE
+    // With Edge the proxy can only be set before creation, so do it here.
+    if (wxWebView::IsBackendAvailable(wxWebViewBackendEdge))
+    {
+        wxString proxy;
+        if (wxGetEnv("http_proxy", &proxy))
+            m_browser->SetProxy(proxy);
+    }
+#endif // wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE
+
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
     if (m_isMainFrame)
     {
diff --git a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
index 1dae4dc9c8..adaaefb1e0 100644
--- a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,22 @@ public:
 #endif
     }
 
+    bool SetProxy(const wxString& proxy)
+    {
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+        m_webViewEnvironmentOptions->put_AdditionalBrowserArguments(
+            wxString::Format("--proxy-server=\"%s\"", proxy).wc_str()
+        );
+        return true;
+#else
+        wxUnusedVar(proxy);
+
+        wxLogError(_("This program was compiled without support for setting Edge proxy."));
+
+        return false;
+#endif
+    }
+
     virtual void* GetNativeConfiguration() const override
     {
         return m_webViewEnvironmentOptions;
@@ -1358,6 +1374,16 @@ wxString wxWebViewEdge::GetUserAgent() const
 }
 
 
+bool wxWebViewEdge::SetProxy(const wxString& proxy)
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG(!m_impl->m_webViewController, false,
+                "Proxy must be set before calling Create()");
+
+    auto configImpl = static_cast<wxWebViewConfigurationImplEdge*>(m_impl->m_config.GetImpl());
+
+    return configImpl->SetProxy(proxy);
+}
+
 void* wxWebViewEdge::GetNativeBackend() const
 {
     return m_impl->m_webView;