diff --git a/ansible/roles/bifrost/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/bifrost/tasks/start.yml
index d9cd1d0a44..c86e7c0d7a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/bifrost/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/bifrost/tasks/start.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     image: "{{ bifrost_deploy_image_full }}"
     name: "bifrost_deploy"
     privileged: True
+    environment: "{{ container_proxy }}"
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/bifrost/:/etc/bifrost:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bifrost-deploy-behind-proxy-e41f84e8d49a9ddf.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bifrost-deploy-behind-proxy-e41f84e8d49a9ddf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eca34777d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bifrost-deploy-behind-proxy-e41f84e8d49a9ddf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Add support to use bifrost-deploy behind proxy. It uses existing
+    container_proxy variable.