diff --git a/templates/lb/cloud-init.cfg b/templates/lb/cloud-init.cfg
index 69259e5..b09539e 100644
--- a/templates/lb/cloud-init.cfg
+++ b/templates/lb/cloud-init.cfg
@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@ packages:
 - haproxy
 - firewalld
 
+# Uncomment the following lines for HTTP proxy support
+#
+# bootcmd:
+# - |
+#   cloud-init-per once env sh -c "mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/cloud-config.service.d &&
+#   mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/cloud-final.service.d && { cat > /etc/cloud/env <<-EOF
+#   http_proxy=http://admin.itix.lab:3128
+#   https_proxy=http://admin.itix.lab:3128
+#   EOF
+#   } && { cat > /etc/systemd/system/cloud-config.service.d/override.conf <<-EOF
+#   [Service]
+#   EnvironmentFile=/etc/cloud/env
+#   EOF
+#   } && { cat > /etc/systemd/system/cloud-final.service.d/override.conf <<-EOF
+#   [Service]
+#   EnvironmentFile=/etc/cloud/env
+#   EOF
+#   } && systemctl daemon-reload"
+
 runcmd:
 # Enable KVM virsh console access
 - [ "systemctl", "enable", "serial-getty@ttyS0.service" ]
diff --git a/templates/storage/cloud-init.cfg b/templates/storage/cloud-init.cfg
index f0f4a24..6a72590 100644
--- a/templates/storage/cloud-init.cfg
+++ b/templates/storage/cloud-init.cfg
@@ -47,6 +47,23 @@ packages:
 - firewalld
 - nfs-utils
 
+bootcmd:
+- |
+  cloud-init-per once env sh -c "mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/cloud-config.service.d &&
+  mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/cloud-final.service.d && { cat > /etc/cloud/env <<-EOF
+  http_proxy=http://192.168.48.2:3128
+  https_proxy=http://192.168.48.2:3128
+  EOF
+  } && { cat > /etc/systemd/system/cloud-config.service.d/override.conf <<-EOF
+  [Service]
+  EnvironmentFile=/etc/cloud/env
+  EOF
+  } && { cat > /etc/systemd/system/cloud-final.service.d/override.conf <<-EOF
+  [Service]
+  EnvironmentFile=/etc/cloud/env
+  EOF
+  } && systemctl daemon-reload"
+
 runcmd:
 # Enable KVM virsh console access
 - [ "systemctl", "enable", "serial-getty@ttyS0.service" ]