diff --git a/crates/settings/src/cli.rs b/crates/settings/src/cli.rs
index ce7e2007..036a0de3 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
-use clap::Parser;
+use std::net;
 use url::URL;
 
 use crate::Settings;
 
-#[derive(Parser, Debug)]
-#[command(name = "Stormlicht")]
-#[command(version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[derive(clap::Parser, Debug)]
+#[command(name = "Stormlicht", version, about="A modern browser engine", long_about = None)]
 pub struct Arguments {
     /// Disable javascript execution
-    #[arg(long)]
-    disable_javascript: Option<bool>,
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue,
+    )]
+    disable_javascript: bool,
 
     /// URL to load initially
-    #[arg(value_parser = parse_url)]
+    #[arg(value_parser = parse_url, value_hint = clap::ValueHint::Url)]
     url: Option<URL>,
+
+    /// Proxy for http requests
+    #[arg(long, value_parser = parse_socketaddr)]
+    proxy: Option<net::SocketAddr>,
 }
 
 impl Arguments {
     pub(crate) fn update_settings(self, settings: &mut Settings) {
-        if let Some(disable_javascript) = self.disable_javascript {
-            settings.disable_javascript = disable_javascript
-        }
+        settings.disable_javascript = settings.disable_javascript;
 
         if let Some(url) = self.url {
             settings.url = url;
@@ -31,3 +35,8 @@ impl Arguments {
 fn parse_url(s: &str) -> Result<URL, String> {
     s.parse().map_err(|e: url::Error| format!("{e:?}"))
 }
+
+fn parse_socketaddr(s: &str) -> Result<net::SocketAddr, String> {
+    s.parse()
+        .map_err(|e: <net::SocketAddr as std::str::FromStr>::Err| format!("{e}"))
+}
diff --git a/crates/settings/src/lib.rs b/crates/settings/src/lib.rs
index 2809f134..eb5dfed2 100644
--- a/crates/settings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/settings/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 mod cli;
 
-use std::sync::LazyLock;
+use std::{net, sync::LazyLock};
 
 use clap::Parser;
 use url::URL;
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub struct Settings {
 
     /// URL to load initially
     pub url: URL,
+
+    /// Proxy for networking
+    pub proxy: Option<net::SocketAddr>,
 }
 
 impl Settings {
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ impl Settings {
         let mut settings = Self::default();
 
         let args = cli::Arguments::parse();
+
         args.update_settings(&mut settings);
 
         settings
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
         Self {
             disable_javascript: false,
             url: WELCOME_PAGE.parse().expect("welcome page is a valid url"),
+            proxy: None,
         }
     }
 }