diff --git a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/common/RemoteUtils.java b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/common/RemoteUtils.java
--- a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/common/RemoteUtils.java
+++ b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/common/RemoteUtils.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(RemoteUtils.class.getName());
 
     private static final URI URI_FOR_HTTP_PROXY = URI.create("http://oracle.com"); // NOI18N
+    private static final URI URI_FOR_SOCKS_PROXY = URI.create("socks://oracle.com"); // NOI18N
 
 
     private RemoteUtils() {
@@ -184,21 +185,34 @@
     }
 
     @CheckForNull
-    public static HttpProxyInfo getHttpProxy() {
+    public static ProxyInfo getHttpProxy() {
         String proxyHost = NetworkSettings.getProxyHost(URI_FOR_HTTP_PROXY);
         if (proxyHost == null) {
             // no proxy
             return null;
         }
-        return new HttpProxyInfo(proxyHost,
+        return new ProxyInfo(proxyHost,
                 Integer.parseInt(NetworkSettings.getProxyPort(URI_FOR_HTTP_PROXY)),
                 NetworkSettings.getAuthenticationUsername(URI_FOR_HTTP_PROXY),
                 NetworkSettings.getKeyForAuthenticationPassword(URI_FOR_HTTP_PROXY));
     }
 
+    @CheckForNull
+    public static ProxyInfo getSocksProxy() {
+        String proxyHost = NetworkSettings.getProxyHost(URI_FOR_SOCKS_PROXY);
+        if (proxyHost == null) {
+            // no proxy
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new ProxyInfo(proxyHost,
+                Integer.parseInt(NetworkSettings.getProxyPort(URI_FOR_SOCKS_PROXY)),
+                NetworkSettings.getAuthenticationUsername(URI_FOR_SOCKS_PROXY),
+                NetworkSettings.getKeyForAuthenticationPassword(URI_FOR_SOCKS_PROXY));
+    }
+
     //~ Inner classes
 
-    public static final class HttpProxyInfo {
+    public static final class ProxyInfo {
 
         private final String host;
         private final int port;
@@ -206,7 +220,7 @@
         private final String passwordKey;
 
 
-        public HttpProxyInfo(String host, int port, String username, String passwordKey) {
+        public ProxyInfo(String host, int port, String username, String passwordKey) {
             this.host = host;
             this.port = port;
             this.username = username;
diff --git a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/ftp/FtpClient.java b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/ftp/FtpClient.java
--- a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/ftp/FtpClient.java
+++ b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/ftp/FtpClient.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.RemoteException;
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.common.PasswordPanel;
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.common.RemoteUtils;
-import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.common.RemoteUtils.HttpProxyInfo;
+import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.common.RemoteUtils.ProxyInfo;
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.ftp.FtpConfiguration.Encryption;
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.spi.RemoteClient;
 import org.netbeans.modules.php.project.connections.spi.RemoteFile;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
         FtpConfiguration.Security security = configuration.getSecurity();
         if (!security.isPresent()) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "No encryption used");
-            HttpProxyInfo proxyInfo = RemoteUtils.getHttpProxy();
+            ProxyInfo proxyInfo = RemoteUtils.getHttpProxy();
             if (proxyInfo != null) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "HTTP proxy will be used");
                 return new FTPHTTPClient(proxyInfo.getHost(), proxyInfo.getPort(), proxyInfo.getUsername(), proxyInfo.getPassword());
diff --git a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/sftp/SftpClient.java b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/sftp/SftpClient.java
--- a/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/sftp/SftpClient.java
+++ b/php.project/src/org/netbeans/modules/php/project/connections/sftp/SftpClient.java
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.Proxy;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.ProxyHTTP;
+import com.jcraft.jsch.ProxySOCKS5;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.SftpATTRS;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.SftpException;
@@ -151,6 +154,8 @@
             if (StringUtils.hasText(password)) {
                 sftpSession.setPassword(password);
             }
+            // proxy
+            setProxy();
             sftpSession.setUserInfo(new SftpUserInfo(configuration));
             sftpSession.setTimeout(timeout);
             // keep-alive
@@ -175,6 +180,33 @@
 
     }
 
+    private void setProxy() {
+        Proxy proxy = null;
+        RemoteUtils.ProxyInfo proxyInfo = RemoteUtils.getHttpProxy();
+        proxyInfo = RemoteUtils.getSocksProxy();
+        if (proxyInfo != null) {
+            LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "HTTP proxy will be used");
+            ProxyHTTP httpProxy = new ProxyHTTP(proxyInfo.getHost(), proxyInfo.getPort());
+            if (StringUtils.hasText(proxyInfo.getUsername())) {
+                httpProxy.setUserPasswd(proxyInfo.getUsername(), proxyInfo.getPassword());
+            }
+            proxy = httpProxy;
+        } else {
+            proxyInfo = RemoteUtils.getSocksProxy();
+            if (proxyInfo != null) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "SOCKS proxy will be used");
+                ProxySOCKS5 socksProxy = new ProxySOCKS5(proxyInfo.getHost(), proxyInfo.getPort());
+                if (StringUtils.hasText(proxyInfo.getUsername())) {
+                    socksProxy.setUserPasswd(proxyInfo.getUsername(), proxyInfo.getPassword());
+                }
+                proxy = socksProxy;
+            }
+        }
+        if (proxy != null) {
+            sftpSession.setProxy(proxy);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void connect() throws RemoteException {
         init();