diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/README.md b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/README.md
index 4d164e7194..b240fe71b2 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/README.md
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/README.md
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ npm install -g meteor --ignore-meteor-setup-exec-path
 ```
 
 (or by setting the environment variable `npm_config_ignore_meteor_setup_exec_path=true`)
+
+### Proxy configuration
+
+Setting the `https_proxy` or `HTTPS_PROXY` environment variable to a valid proxy URL will cause the
+downloader to use the configured proxy to retrieve the Meteor files.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
index c495d31999..6f52bfb93b 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const { DownloaderHelper } = require('node-downloader-helper');
+const HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');
 const cliProgress = require('cli-progress');
 const Seven = require('node-7z');
 const path = require('path');
@@ -143,6 +144,15 @@ try {
 
 download();
 
+function generateProxyAgent() {
+  const proxyUrl = process.env.https_proxy || process.env.HTTPS_PROXY;
+  if (!proxyUrl) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyUrl);
+}
+
 function download() {
   const start = Date.now();
   const downloadProgress = new cliProgress.SingleBar(
@@ -158,6 +168,9 @@ function download() {
     retry: { maxRetries: 5, delay: 5000 },
     override: true,
     fileName: tarGzName,
+    httpsRequestOptions: {
+      agent: generateProxyAgent()
+    }
   });
 
   dl.on('progress', ({ progress }) => {