diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index c24d71ebd..823d95296 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -1960,14 +1960,15 @@
 	"     31      46    1365 /etc/passwd\n" 
 
 #define wget_trivial_usage \
-	"[-c|--continue] [-q|--quiet] [-O|--output-document file]\n\t[--header 'header: value'] [-P DIR] url"
+	"[-c|--continue] [-q|--quiet] [-O|--output-document file]\n\t[--header 'header: value'] [-Y|--proxy on/off] [-P DIR] url"
 #define wget_full_usage \
 	"wget retrieves files via HTTP or FTP\n\n" \
 	"Options:\n" \
 	"\t-c\tcontinue retrieval of aborted transfers\n" \
 	"\t-q\tquiet mode - do not print\n" \
 	"\t-P\tSet directory prefix to DIR\n" \
-	"\t-O\tsave to filename ('-' for stdout)"
+	"\t-O\tsave to filename ('-' for stdout)\n" \
+	"\t-Y\tuse proxy ('on' or 'off')"
 
 #define which_trivial_usage \
 	"[COMMAND ...]"
diff --git a/networking/wget.c b/networking/wget.c
index a1c18bcf1..6974c70a8 100644
--- a/networking/wget.c
+++ b/networking/wget.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int n, try=5, status;
 	int port;
-	char *proxy;
+	char *proxy = 0;
 	char *dir_prefix=NULL;
 	char *s, buf[512];
 	struct stat sbuf;
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int got_clen = 0;			/* got content-length: from server	*/
 	FILE *output;				/* socket to web server				*/
 	int quiet_flag = FALSE;		/* Be verry, verry quiet...			*/
+	int noproxy = 0;            /* Use proxies if env vars are set  */
 
 #define LONG_HEADER	1
 	struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -184,12 +185,13 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "quiet",		0, NULL, 'q' },
 		{ "output-document",	1, NULL, 'O' },
 		{ "header",		1, &which_long_opt, LONG_HEADER },
+		{ "proxy",		1, NULL, 'Y' },
 		{ 0,			0, 0, 0 }
 	};
 	/*
 	 * Crack command line.
 	 */
-	while ((n = getopt_long(argc, argv, "cqO:P:", long_options, &option_index)) != EOF) {
+	while ((n = getopt_long(argc, argv, "cqO:P:Y:", long_options, &option_index)) != EOF) {
 		switch (n) {
 		case 'c':
 			++do_continue;
@@ -207,6 +209,10 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
 			 */
 			fname_out = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'Y':
+			if (strcmp(optarg, "off") == 0)
+				noproxy=1;	
+			break;
 		case 0:
 			switch (which_long_opt) {
 				case LONG_HEADER: {
@@ -238,9 +244,11 @@ int wget_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/*
 	 * Use the proxy if necessary.
 	 */
-	proxy = getenv(target.is_ftp ? "ftp_proxy" : "http_proxy");
-	if (proxy)
-		parse_url(xstrdup(proxy), &server);
+	if (!noproxy) {
+		proxy = getenv(target.is_ftp ? "ftp_proxy" : "http_proxy");
+		if (proxy)
+			parse_url(xstrdup(proxy), &server);
+	}
 	
 	/* Guess an output filename */
 	if (!fname_out) {
@@ -818,7 +826,7 @@ progressmeter(int flag)
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: wget.c,v 1.48 2002/04/17 15:33:24 kraai Exp $
+ *	$Id: wget.c,v 1.49 2002/05/14 23:36:45 sandman Exp $
  */