diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
index 135256d1dc..13a33b96e9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/url.py
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
 
         validate_certs = kwargs.get('validate_certs', True)
         split_lines = kwargs.get('split_lines', True)
+        use_proxy = kwargs.get('use_proxy', True)
 
         ret = []
         for term in terms:
             display.vvvv("url lookup connecting to %s" % term)
             try:
-                response = open_url(term, validate_certs=validate_certs)
+                response = open_url(term, validate_certs=validate_certs, use_proxy=use_proxy)
             except HTTPError as e:
                 raise AnsibleError("Received HTTP error for %s : %s" % (term, str(e)))
             except URLError as e: