diff --git a/client/src/Hooks/useSettingsForm.ts b/client/src/Hooks/useSettingsForm.ts
index 643e9caca..95947928c 100644
--- a/client/src/Hooks/useSettingsForm.ts
+++ b/client/src/Hooks/useSettingsForm.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export const useSettingsForm = ({ data = null }: UseSettingsFormOptions = {}) =>
 			checkTTL: data?.checkTTL ?? 30,
 			pagespeedApiKey: "",
 			systemEmailPassword: "",
+			globalProxyEnabled: data?.globalProxyEnabled ?? false,
+			globalProxyId: data?.globalProxyId ?? null,
 		};
 
 		return { schema: settingsSchema, defaults };
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
index cc1472de2..3377182af 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Settings/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 	Alert,
 	type SelectChangeEvent,
 } from "@mui/material";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { FormProvider, useForm, type FieldPath } from "react-hook-form";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ import { FormTextField } from "@/Components/inputs/forms/FormTextField";
 import { FormSliderField } from "@/Components/inputs/forms/FormSliderField";
 import { FormSwitchField } from "@/Components/inputs/forms/FormSwitchField";
 import { FormNumberField } from "@/Components/inputs/forms/FormNumberField";
+import { FormSelectField } from "@/Components/inputs/forms/FormSelectField";
+import type { ProxyResponse } from "@/Types/Proxy";
 
 interface SettingsResponse {
 	settings: any;
@@ -65,6 +67,17 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 
 	// Fetch settings data from API
 	const { data: fetchedSettings } = useGet<SettingsResponse>("/settings");
+	// Get proxies
+	const { data: proxies } = useGet<ProxyResponse[]>("/proxies/team");
+	const proxyOptions = useMemo(
+		() =>
+			(proxies ?? []).map((proxy) => ({
+				value: proxy.id,
+				label: `${proxy.name} (${proxy.host}:${proxy.port})`,
+			})),
+		[proxies]
+	);
+
 	// Form submission
 	const { patch, loading: isSaving } = usePatch<SettingsFormData, SettingsResponse>();
 
@@ -115,6 +128,8 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 		mode: "onChange",
 	});
 
+	const { watch } = form;
+
 	// Reset form when defaults change
 	useEffect(() => {
 		form.reset(defaults);
@@ -292,6 +307,21 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 
 	const languages = Object.keys(i18n.options.resources || {});
 
+	const globalProxyEnabled = watch("globalProxyEnabled");
+
+	// Enabling the proxy with nothing selected preselects the first proxy
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (
+			globalProxyEnabled &&
+			!form.getValues("globalProxyId") &&
+			proxyOptions.length > 0
+		) {
+			form.setValue("globalProxyId", proxyOptions[0].value, {
+				shouldValidate: true,
+			});
+		}
+	}, [globalProxyEnabled, proxyOptions, form]);
+
 	return (
 		<FormProvider {...form}>
 			<BasePage
@@ -365,6 +395,38 @@ export const SettingsPage = () => {
 							</Stack>
 						}
 					/>
+					{isAdmin && (
+						<ConfigBox
+							title={t("pages.settings.form.globalProxy.title")}
+							subtitle={t("pages.settings.form.globalProxy.description")}
+							rightContent={
+								proxyOptions.length > 0 ? (
+									<Stack>
+										<FormSwitchField
+											name="globalProxyEnabled"
+											labelPlacement="start"
+											label={t("pages.settings.form.globalProxy.option.enabled.label")}
+										/>
+										{globalProxyEnabled && (
+											<FormSelectField
+												fieldLabel={t(
+													"pages.settings.form.globalProxy.option.proxy.label"
+												)}
+												name="globalProxyId"
+												options={proxyOptions}
+											/>
+										)}
+									</Stack>
+								) : (
+									<TextLink
+										text={t("pages.settings.form.globalProxy.option.empty.text")}
+										linkText={t("pages.settings.form.globalProxy.option.empty.link")}
+										href="/proxies"
+									/>
+								)
+							}
+						/>
+					)}
 					{isAdmin && (
 						<ConfigBox
 							title={t("pages.settings.form.pagespeed.title")}
diff --git a/client/src/Validation/settings.ts b/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
index edacd9e4d..cd1f5a3c3 100644
--- a/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
+++ b/client/src/Validation/settings.ts
@@ -1,61 +1,73 @@
 import { CHECK_TTL_SENTINEL } from "@/Types/Check";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
-export const settingsSchema = z.object({
-	systemEmailIgnoreTLS: z.boolean(),
-	systemEmailRequireTLS: z.boolean(),
-	systemEmailRejectUnauthorized: z.boolean(),
-	systemEmailConnectionHost: z
-		.string()
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailSecure: z.boolean().optional(),
-	systemEmailPool: z.boolean().optional(),
-	showURL: z.boolean().optional(),
-	checkTTL: z
-		.number()
-		.int()
-		.min(1, "Please enter a value")
-		.max(CHECK_TTL_SENTINEL, `Maximum ${CHECK_TTL_SENTINEL}`),
-	pagespeedApiKey: z
-		.string()
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailHost: z
-		.string()
-		.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$/, "Invalid hostname or IP address")
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailPort: z.number().int().min(1).max(65535).optional(),
-	systemEmailAddress: z
-		.email("Please enter a valid email address")
-		.or(z.literal(""))
-		.transform((val) => (val === "" ? null : val.toLowerCase().trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailDisplayName: z
-		.string()
-		.max(100, "Display name must be 100 characters or fewer")
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailUser: z
-		.string()
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailPassword: z
-		.string()
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	systemEmailTLSServername: z
-		.string()
-		.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
-		.optional(),
-	globalThresholds: z.object({
-		cpu: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
-		memory: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
-		disk: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
-		temperature: z.number().int().min(1).max(150),
-	}),
-});
+export const settingsSchema = z
+	.object({
+		systemEmailIgnoreTLS: z.boolean(),
+		systemEmailRequireTLS: z.boolean(),
+		systemEmailRejectUnauthorized: z.boolean(),
+		systemEmailConnectionHost: z
+			.string()
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailSecure: z.boolean().optional(),
+		systemEmailPool: z.boolean().optional(),
+		showURL: z.boolean().optional(),
+		checkTTL: z
+			.number()
+			.int()
+			.min(1, "Please enter a value")
+			.max(CHECK_TTL_SENTINEL, `Maximum ${CHECK_TTL_SENTINEL}`),
+		pagespeedApiKey: z
+			.string()
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailHost: z
+			.string()
+			.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$/, "Invalid hostname or IP address")
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailPort: z.number().int().min(1).max(65535).optional(),
+		systemEmailAddress: z
+			.email("Please enter a valid email address")
+			.or(z.literal(""))
+			.transform((val) => (val === "" ? null : val.toLowerCase().trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailDisplayName: z
+			.string()
+			.max(100, "Display name must be 100 characters or fewer")
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailUser: z
+			.string()
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailPassword: z
+			.string()
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		systemEmailTLSServername: z
+			.string()
+			.transform((val) => (val.trim() === "" ? null : val.trim()))
+			.optional(),
+		globalThresholds: z.object({
+			cpu: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
+			memory: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
+			disk: z.number().int().min(1).max(100),
+			temperature: z.number().int().min(1).max(150),
+		}),
+		globalProxyEnabled: z.boolean(),
+		globalProxyId: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+	})
+	.superRefine((body, ctx) => {
+		if (body.globalProxyEnabled === true && !body.globalProxyId) {
+			ctx.addIssue({
+				code: "custom",
+				path: ["globalProxyId"],
+				message: "A proxy must be selected to enable the global proxy",
+			});
+		}
+	});
 
 export type SettingsFormInput = z.input<typeof settingsSchema>;
 export type SettingsFormData = z.infer<typeof settingsSchema>;
diff --git a/client/src/locales/en.json b/client/src/locales/en.json
index b233deba9..e82f84949 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en.json
@@ -643,13 +643,13 @@
 							"label": "Proxy",
 							"value": {
 								"inheritDirect": "Default (direct connection)",
-								"inheritGlobal": "Default (global proxy: {{name}})",
+								"inheritGlobal": "Default ({{name}})",
 								"none": "Never use a proxy",
 								"custom": "Custom proxy"
 							},
 							"description": {
 								"inheritDirect": "No global proxy is configured, connect directly. If a global proxy is later configured, this monitor will use it.",
-								"inheritGlobal": "Follows the global proxy setting — changing it in Settings also changes this monitor's connection.",
+								"inheritGlobal": "Use the global proxy setting",
 								"none": "Always connects directly even if a global proxy is enabled later.",
 								"custom": "Route this monitor's checks through a specific proxy. Overrides global proxy"
 							}
@@ -1362,6 +1362,22 @@
 						}
 					}
 				},
+				"globalProxy": {
+					"title": "Global proxy",
+					"description": "Route monitoring checks through a proxy by default. Applies to all HTTP monitors whose proxy setting is \"Default\"; monitors set to \"Never use a proxy\" or a custom proxy are unaffected.",
+					"option": {
+						"enabled": {
+							"label": "Use global proxy"
+						},
+						"proxy": {
+							"label": "Choose a global proxy"
+						},
+						"empty": {
+							"text": "No proxies configured yet.",
+							"link": "Create one first"
+						}
+					}
+				},
 				"pagespeed": {
 					"title": "Google PageSpeed API key",
 					"description": "Enter your Google PageSpeed API key to enable Google PageSpeed monitoring. Click Reset to update the key.",