diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SocketClient.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SocketClient.java
index f33c37ec..57293b80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SocketClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SocketClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.net.Proxy;
 import java.net.Socket;
 
 public abstract class SocketClient {
@@ -51,12 +52,25 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
         onConnect();
     }
 
+    public void connect(InetAddress host, int port, Proxy proxy)
+            throws IOException {
+        socket = new Socket(proxy);
+        socket.connect(new InetSocketAddress(host, port), connectTimeout);
+        onConnect();
+    }
+
     public void connect(String hostname, int port)
             throws IOException {
         this.hostname = hostname;
         connect(InetAddress.getByName(hostname), port);
     }
 
+    public void connect(String hostname, int port, Proxy proxy)
+            throws IOException {
+        this.hostname = hostname;
+        connect(InetAddress.getByName(hostname), port, proxy);
+    }
+
     public void connect(InetAddress host, int port,
                         InetAddress localAddr, int localPort)
             throws IOException {
@@ -83,6 +97,16 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
         connect(hostname, defaultPort);
     }
 
+    public void connect(InetAddress host, Proxy proxy)
+            throws IOException {
+        connect(host, defaultPort, proxy);
+    }
+
+    public void connect(String hostname, Proxy proxy)
+            throws IOException {
+        connect(hostname, defaultPort, proxy);
+    }
+
     public void disconnect()
             throws IOException {
         if (socket != null) {
@@ -170,4 +194,4 @@ public abstract class SocketClient {
         output = socket.getOutputStream();
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}