diff --git a/ocp_resources/resource.py b/ocp_resources/resource.py
index b74c1af409..5f8b451358 100644
--- a/ocp_resources/resource.py
+++ b/ocp_resources/resource.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Any, Dict, List
 
 import kubernetes
+from kubernetes import client
 from kubernetes.dynamic import DynamicClient, ResourceInstance
 import yaml
 from benedict import benedict
@@ -78,7 +79,11 @@ def _get_api_version(dyn_client: DynamicClient, api_group: str, kind: str) -> st
 
 
 def get_client(
-    config_file: str = "", config_dict: Dict[str, Any] | None = None, context: str = "", **kwargs: Any
+    config_file: str = "",
+    config_dict: Dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    client_configuration: client.Configuration | None = None,
+    context: str = "",
+    **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> DynamicClient:
     """
     Get a kubernetes client.
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ def get_client(
     Args:
         config_file (str): path to a kubeconfig file.
         config_dict (dict): dict with kubeconfig configuration.
+        client_configuration: The kubernetes.client.Configuration to set configs to.
         context (str): name of the context to use.
 
     Returns:
@@ -107,15 +113,24 @@ def get_client(
             )
         )
     try:
-        # Ref: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/blob/v26.1.0/kubernetes/base/config/__init__.py
-        LOGGER.info("Trying to get client via new_client_from_config")
-
         # kubernetes.config.kube_config.load_kube_config sets KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION during module import.
         # If `KUBECONFIG` environment variable is set via code, the `KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION` will be None since
         # is populated during import which comes before setting the variable in code.
         config_file = config_file or os.environ.get("KUBECONFIG", "~/.kube/config")
+        client_configuration = client_configuration or client.Configuration()
+        proxy = os.environ.get("HTTPS_PROXY") or os.environ.get("HTTP_PROXY")
+
+        if proxy:
+            LOGGER.info(f"Trying to get client using proxy {proxy}")
+            client_configuration.proxy = proxy
+
+        # Ref: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/blob/v26.1.0/kubernetes/base/config/__init__.py
+        LOGGER.info("Trying to get client via new_client_from_config")
+
         return kubernetes.dynamic.DynamicClient(
-            client=kubernetes.config.new_client_from_config(config_file=config_file, context=context or None, **kwargs)
+            client=kubernetes.config.new_client_from_config(
+                config_file=config_file, client_configuration=client_configuration, context=context or None, **kwargs
+            )
         )
     except MaxRetryError:
         # Ref: https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/blob/v26.1.0/kubernetes/base/config/incluster_config.py