diff --git a/config/ssh.go b/config/ssh.go
index 549538be..5226f3e1 100644
--- a/config/ssh.go
+++ b/config/ssh.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ type SSHConfig struct {
 	//               See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4253#page-4 section 4.2. Protocol Version Exchange
 	//               The trailing CR and LF characters should NOT be added to this string.
 	ServerVersion SSHServerVersion `json:"serverVersion" yaml:"serverVersion" default:"SSH-2.0-ContainerSSH"`
+	// AllowedProxies is a list of IP addresses or CIDR ranges that are allowed to use the
+	// PROXY protocol to override the connection originator IP address.
+	AllowedProxies []string `json:"allowedProxies" yaml:"allowedProxies"`
 	// Ciphers are the ciphers offered to the client.
 	Ciphers SSHCipherList `json:"ciphers" yaml:"ciphers" default:"[\"chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com\",\"aes256-gcm@openssh.com\",\"aes128-gcm@openssh.com\",\"aes256-ctr\",\"aes192-ctr\",\"aes128-ctr\"]" comment:"SSHCipher suites to use"`
 	// KexAlgorithms are the key exchange algorithms offered to the client.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4eeb666f..6bc225d0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.4.3
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2
 	github.com/oschwald/geoip2-golang v1.5.0
+	github.com/pires/go-proxyproto v0.6.1
 	github.com/qdm12/reprint v0.0.0-20200326205758-722754a53494
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210817164053-32db794688a5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7cac47ed..b096a581 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/9
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1 h1:1Nf83orprkJyknT6h7zbuEGUEjcyVlCxSUGTENmNCRM=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.8.1/go.mod h1:T2/BmBdy8dvIRq1a/8aqjN41wvWlN4lrapLU/GW4pbc=
 github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:uqqh8zWWbv1HBMNONnaR/tNboyR3/BZd58JJSHlUSCU=
+github.com/pires/go-proxyproto v0.6.1 h1:EBupykFmo22SDjv4fQVQd2J9NOoLPmyZA/15ldOGkPw=
+github.com/pires/go-proxyproto v0.6.1/go.mod h1:Odh9VFOZJCf9G8cLW5o435Xf1J95Jw9Gw5rnCjcwzAY=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1-0.20171018195549-f15c970de5b7/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
diff --git a/internal/sshserver/Server_test.go b/internal/sshserver/Server_test.go
index bde94938..2a03f685 100644
--- a/internal/sshserver/Server_test.go
+++ b/internal/sshserver/Server_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerssh/libcontainerssh/service"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+	"github.com/pires/go-proxyproto"
 )
 
 //region Tests
diff --git a/internal/sshserver/serverImpl.go b/internal/sshserver/serverImpl.go
index e85c423f..20ba2b2e 100644
--- a/internal/sshserver/serverImpl.go
+++ b/internal/sshserver/serverImpl.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	messageCodes "github.com/containerssh/libcontainerssh/message"
 	"github.com/containerssh/libcontainerssh/service"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+	"github.com/pires/go-proxyproto"
 )
 
 type serverImpl struct {
@@ -54,11 +55,20 @@ func (s *serverImpl) RunWithLifecycle(lifecycle service.Lifecycle) error {
 		Control: s.socketControl,
 	}
 
+	useProxy := len(s.cfg.AllowedProxies) > 0
+
 	netListener, err := listenConfig.Listen(lifecycle.Context(), "tcp", s.cfg.Listen)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.lock.Unlock()
 		return messageCodes.Wrap(err, messageCodes.ESSHStartFailed, "failed to start SSH server on %s", s.cfg.Listen)
 	}
+	if useProxy {
+		policy := proxyproto.MustStrictWhiteListPolicy(s.cfg.AllowedProxies)
+		netListener = &proxyproto.Listener{
+			Listener: netListener,
+			Policy: policy,
+		}
+	}
 	s.listenSocket = netListener
 	s.lock.Unlock()
 	if err := s.handler.OnReady(); err != nil {
@@ -84,7 +94,13 @@ func (s *serverImpl) RunWithLifecycle(lifecycle service.Lifecycle) error {
 			break
 		}
 		s.wg.Add(1)
-		go s.handleConnection(tcpConn)
+		logger := s.logger
+		if useProxy {
+			proxyConn := tcpConn.(*proxyproto.Conn)
+			proxyIp := proxyConn.Raw().RemoteAddr()
+			logger = logger.WithLabel("fromProxy", proxyIp.(*net.TCPAddr).IP.String())
+		}
+		go s.handleConnection(logger, tcpConn)
 	}
 	lifecycle.Stopping()
 	s.shuttingDown = true
@@ -501,10 +517,10 @@ func (s *serverImpl) createPasswordCallback(
 	return passwordCallback
 }
 
-func (s *serverImpl) handleConnection(conn net.Conn) {
+func (s *serverImpl) handleConnection(logger log.Logger, conn net.Conn) {
 	addr := conn.RemoteAddr().(*net.TCPAddr)
 	connectionID := GenerateConnectionID()
-	logger := s.logger.
+	logger = logger.
 		WithLabel("remoteAddr", addr.IP.String()).
 		WithLabel("connectionId", connectionID)
 	handlerNetworkConnection, err := s.handler.OnNetworkConnection(*addr, connectionID)