diff --git a/Curl.php b/Curl.php
index e777fc8..1c3d660 100644
--- a/Curl.php
+++ b/Curl.php
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ public function __construct(array $options = array(), $followLocationMaxRedirect
 
             curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_PROXY, $proxyHost);
 
+            if (!empty($options['proxy_type'])) {
+                curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE, $options['proxy_type']);
+            }
+
             if (false !== $proxyHost && isset($options['proxy_login'])) {
                 curl_setopt($this->ch, CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD, $options['proxy_login'].':'.$options['proxy_password']);