diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index fee7c84a3..d63b88e21 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -9531,6 +9531,10 @@
 #   ## Specify timeout duration for slower prometheus clients (default is 3s)
 #   # response_timeout = "3s"
 #
+#   ## HTTP Proxy support
+#   # use_system_proxy = false
+#   # http_proxy_url = ""
+#
 #   ## Optional TLS Config
 #   # tls_ca = /path/to/cafile
 #   # tls_cert = /path/to/certfile
diff --git a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
index f0ceda0a5..2d9b52575 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf_windows.conf
@@ -9374,6 +9374,10 @@
 #   ## Specify timeout duration for slower prometheus clients (default is 3s)
 #   # response_timeout = "3s"
 #
+#   ## HTTP Proxy support
+#   # use_system_proxy = false
+#   # http_proxy_url = ""
+#
 #   ## Optional TLS Config
 #   # tls_ca = /path/to/cafile
 #   # tls_cert = /path/to/certfile