diff --git a/depicts/wikidata_oauth.py b/depicts/wikidata_oauth.py
index e3e92ef..e441678 100644
--- a/depicts/wikidata_oauth.py
+++ b/depicts/wikidata_oauth.py
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ from flask import current_app, session
 from requests_oauthlib import OAuth1Session
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
+def get_edit_proxy():
+    edit_proxy = current_app.config.get('EDIT_PROXY')
+    if edit_proxy:
+        return {'http': edit_proxy, 'https': edit_proxy}
+    else:
+        return {}
+
 def api_post_request(params):
     app = current_app
     url = 'https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php'
@@ -11,7 +18,8 @@ def api_post_request(params):
                           client_secret=client_secret,
                           resource_owner_key=session['owner_key'],
                           resource_owner_secret=session['owner_secret'])
-    return oauth.post(url, data=params, timeout=4)
+    proxies = get_edit_proxy()
+    return oauth.post(url, data=params, timeout=4, proxies=proxies)
 
 def raw_request(params):
     app = current_app
@@ -22,7 +30,8 @@ def raw_request(params):
                           client_secret=client_secret,
                           resource_owner_key=session['owner_key'],
                           resource_owner_secret=session['owner_secret'])
-    return oauth.get(url, timeout=4)
+    proxies = get_edit_proxy()
+    return oauth.get(url, timeout=4, proxies=proxies)
 
 def api_request(params):
     return raw_request(params).json()