diff --git a/config/config.example.json b/config/config.example.json
index f0cce6d72..d3763e402 100644
--- a/config/config.example.json
+++ b/config/config.example.json
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
     "whatsapp": {
       "enabled": false,
       "bridge_url": "ws://localhost:3001",
+      "proxy": "",
       "use_native": false,
       "session_store_path": "",
       "allow_from": [],
diff --git a/pkg/channels/whatsapp/whatsapp.go b/pkg/channels/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
index 98622fe37..67b02ecf0 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -56,6 +59,16 @@ func (c *WhatsAppChannel) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	dialer := websocket.DefaultDialer
 	dialer.HandshakeTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 
+	if c.config.Proxy != "" {
+		proxyURL, parseErr := url.Parse(c.config.Proxy)
+		if parseErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL %q: %w", c.config.Proxy, parseErr)
+		}
+		dialer.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxyURL)
+	} else if os.Getenv("HTTP_PROXY") != "" || os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY") != "" {
+		dialer.Proxy = http.ProxyFromEnvironment
+	}
+
 	conn, resp, err := dialer.Dial(c.url, nil)
 	if resp != nil {
 		resp.Body.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/channels/whatsapp_native/whatsapp_native.go b/pkg/channels/whatsapp_native/whatsapp_native.go
index d0a74a405..c50276fe0 100644
--- a/pkg/channels/whatsapp_native/whatsapp_native.go
+++ b/pkg/channels/whatsapp_native/whatsapp_native.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -124,6 +126,16 @@ func (c *WhatsAppNativeChannel) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	client := whatsmeow.NewClient(deviceStore, waLogger)
 
+	if c.config.Proxy != "" {
+		proxyURL, parseErr := url.Parse(c.config.Proxy)
+		if parseErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid proxy URL %q: %w", c.config.Proxy, parseErr)
+		}
+		client.SetProxy(http.ProxyURL(proxyURL))
+	} else if os.Getenv("HTTP_PROXY") != "" || os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY") != "" {
+		client.SetProxy(http.ProxyFromEnvironment)
+	}
+
 	// Create runCtx/runCancel BEFORE registering event handler and starting
 	// goroutines so that Stop() can cancel them at any time, including during
 	// the QR-login flow.
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 4e8733cbf..da8ed46d5 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ type StreamingConfig struct {
 type WhatsAppConfig struct {
 	Enabled            bool                `json:"enabled"              yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_ENABLED"`
 	BridgeURL          string              `json:"bridge_url"           yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_BRIDGE_URL"`
+	Proxy              string              `json:"proxy"                yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_PROXY"`
 	UseNative          bool                `json:"use_native"           yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_USE_NATIVE"`
 	SessionStorePath   string              `json:"session_store_path"   yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_SESSION_STORE_PATH"`
 	AllowFrom          FlexibleStringSlice `json:"allow_from"           yaml:"-" env:"PICOCLAW_CHANNELS_WHATSAPP_ALLOW_FROM"`
diff --git a/pkg/migrate/sources/openclaw/openclaw_config.go b/pkg/migrate/sources/openclaw/openclaw_config.go
index 4436c1861..d61b4f333 100644
--- a/pkg/migrate/sources/openclaw/openclaw_config.go
+++ b/pkg/migrate/sources/openclaw/openclaw_config.go
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ type ChannelsConfig struct {
 type WhatsAppConfig struct {
 	Enabled   bool     `json:"enabled"`
 	BridgeURL string   `json:"bridge_url"`
+	Proxy     string   `json:"proxy"`
 	AllowFrom []string `json:"allow_from"`
 }