diff --git a/server/src/api/validation/settingsValidation.ts b/server/src/api/validation/settingsValidation.ts
index d118cbd4f..50c75b043 100644
--- a/server/src/api/validation/settingsValidation.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/validation/settingsValidation.ts
@@ -40,5 +40,16 @@ export const updateAppSettingsBodyValidation = z
 				temperature: z.number().min(1).max(150).optional(),
 			})
 			.optional(),
+		globalProxyEnabled: z.boolean().optional(),
+		globalProxyId: z.string().nullable().optional(),
 	})
-	.strip();
+	.strip()
+	.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",
+			});
+		}
+	});
diff --git a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.model.ts b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.model.ts
index da766fa83..3dd3c3abe 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.model.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.model.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const AppSettingsSchema = new Schema<AppSettingsDocument>(
 		singleton: { type: Boolean, required: true, unique: true, default: true },
 		version: { type: Number, default: 1 },
 		globalThresholds: { type: thresholdsSchema },
+		globalProxyEnabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+		globalProxyId: { type: String, default: null },
 	},
 	{ timestamps: true }
 );
diff --git a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.repository.mongo.ts b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.repository.mongo.ts
index d88141ce5..d80289a7b 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.repository.mongo.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.repository.mongo.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class MongoSettingsRepository implements ISettingsRepository {
 			singleton: doc.singleton,
 			version: doc.version ?? 1,
 			globalThresholds: doc.globalThresholds ?? undefined,
+			globalProxyEnabled: doc.globalProxyEnabled ?? false,
+			globalProxyId: doc.globalProxyId ?? undefined,
 			createdAt: toDateString(doc.createdAt),
 			updatedAt: toDateString(doc.updatedAt),
 		};
diff --git a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.type.ts b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.type.ts
index 8233ced63..e4d2f9559 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.type.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/app-settings/app-settings.type.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ export interface Settings {
 	singleton: boolean;
 	version: number;
 	globalThresholds?: SettingsThresholds;
+	globalProxyEnabled: boolean;
+	globalProxyId?: string | null;
 	createdAt: string;
 	updatedAt: string;
 }