diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/MSStoreDownload.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/MSStoreDownload.cpp
index 4c7dc63253..dc4f409949 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/MSStoreDownload.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/MSStoreDownload.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 #include <AppinstallerLogging.h>
 #include "AppInstallerMsixInfo.h"
 #include "AppInstallerRuntime.h"
-#include "winget/Locale.h"
+#include "winget/HttpClientHelper.h"
 #include "winget/JsonUtil.h"
+#include "winget/Locale.h"
 #include "winget/MSStoreDownload.h"
+#include "winget/NetworkSettings.h"
 #include "winget/Rest.h"
-#include "winget/HttpClientHelper.h"
 #include "winget/UserSettings.h"
 #ifndef WINGET_DISABLE_FOR_FUZZING
 #include <sfsclient/SFSClient.h>
@@ -910,6 +911,12 @@ namespace AppInstaller::MSStore
             {
                 SFS::RequestParams sfsClientRequest;
                 sfsClientRequest.productRequests = { {std::string{ wuCategoryId }, {}} };
+                const auto& proxyUri = AppInstaller::Settings::Network().GetProxyUri();
+                if (proxyUri)
+                {
+                    AICLI_LOG(Core, Info, << "Passing proxy to SFS client " << *proxyUri);
+                    sfsClientRequest.proxy = *proxyUri;
+                }
 
                 auto requestResult = GetSfsClientInstance()->GetLatestAppDownloadInfo(sfsClientRequest, appContents);
                 if (!requestResult)
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/NetworkSettings.h b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/NetworkSettings.h
index 856055fcc8..ea90ab7f1d 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/NetworkSettings.h
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCommonCore/Public/winget/NetworkSettings.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
     {
         static NetworkSettings& Instance();
 
-        const std::optional<std::string> GetProxyUri() const { return m_proxyUri; }
+        const std::optional<std::string>& GetProxyUri() const { return m_proxyUri; }
         // Sets the proxy URI; may do nothing depending on admin settings and group policy
         void SetProxyUri(const std::optional<std::string>& proxyUri);
 
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ namespace AppInstaller::Settings
     };
 
     NetworkSettings& Network();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}