diff --git a/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/handlers.rs b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/handlers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d31e112a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/handlers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//! API handlers for the the [`proxy`](crate::web::api::v1::contexts::proxy) API
+//! context.
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::extract::{Path, State};
+use axum::response::Response;
+
+use super::responses::png_image;
+use crate::cache::image::manager::Error;
+use crate::common::AppData;
+use crate::ui::proxy::map_error_to_image;
+use crate::web::api::v1::extractors::bearer_token::Extract;
+
+/// Get the remote image. It uses the cached image if available.
+#[allow(clippy::unused_async)]
+pub async fn get_proxy_image_handler(
+    State(app_data): State<Arc<AppData>>,
+    Extract(maybe_bearer_token): Extract,
+    Path(url): Path<String>,
+) -> Response {
+    if maybe_bearer_token.is_none() {
+        return png_image(map_error_to_image(&Error::Unauthenticated));
+    }
+
+    let Ok(user_id) = app_data.auth.get_user_id_from_bearer_token(&maybe_bearer_token).await else { return png_image(map_error_to_image(&Error::Unauthenticated)) };
+
+    // code-review: Handling status codes in the frontend other tan OK is quite a pain.
+    // Return OK for now.
+
+    // todo: it also work for other image types but we are always returning the
+    // same content type: `image/png`. If we only support PNG images we should
+    // change the documentation and return an error for other image types.
+
+    // Get image URL from URL path parameter.
+    let image_url = urlencoding::decode(&url).unwrap_or_default().into_owned();
+
+    match app_data.proxy_service.get_image_by_url(&image_url, &user_id).await {
+        Ok(image_bytes) => {
+            // Returns the cached image.
+            png_image(image_bytes)
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            // Returns an error image.
+            png_image(map_error_to_image(&e))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/mod.rs b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/mod.rs
index 29eb0879..c63397a4 100644
--- a/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/mod.rs
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@
 //!   --output mandelbrotset.jpg \
 //!   http://0.0.0.0:3000/v1/proxy/image/https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F2%2F21%2FMandel_zoom_00_mandelbrot_set.jpg%2F1280px-Mandel_zoom_00_mandelbrot_set.jpg
 //! ```
+pub mod handlers;
+pub mod responses;
+pub mod routes;
diff --git a/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/responses.rs b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/responses.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce9730c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/responses.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Response};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use hyper::{header, StatusCode};
+
+#[must_use]
+pub fn png_image(bytes: Bytes) -> Response {
+    (StatusCode::OK, [(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "image/png")], bytes).into_response()
+}
diff --git a/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/routes.rs b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/routes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6bd7bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/web/api/v1/contexts/proxy/routes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//! API routes for the [`proxy`](crate::web::api::v1::contexts::proxy) API context.
+//!
+//! Refer to the [API endpoint documentation](crate::web::api::v1::contexts::proxy).
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::routing::get;
+use axum::Router;
+
+use super::handlers::get_proxy_image_handler;
+use crate::common::AppData;
+
+/// Routes for the [`about`](crate::web::api::v1::contexts::about) API context.
+pub fn router(app_data: Arc<AppData>) -> Router {
+    Router::new().route("/image/:url", get(get_proxy_image_handler).with_state(app_data))
+}
diff --git a/src/web/api/v1/routes.rs b/src/web/api/v1/routes.rs
index 2667bf1b..f012d68c 100644
--- a/src/web/api/v1/routes.rs
+++ b/src/web/api/v1/routes.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use axum::Router;
 
 use super::contexts::about::handlers::about_page_handler;
 //use tower_http::cors::CorsLayer;
-use super::contexts::{about, settings, tag, torrent};
+use super::contexts::{about, proxy, settings, tag, torrent};
 use super::contexts::{category, user};
 use crate::common::AppData;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ pub fn router(app_data: Arc<AppData>) -> Router {
         .nest("/tags", tag::routes::router_for_multiple_resources(app_data.clone()))
         .nest("/settings", settings::routes::router(app_data.clone()))
         .nest("/torrent", torrent::routes::router_for_single_resources(app_data.clone()))
-        .nest("/torrents", torrent::routes::router_for_multiple_resources(app_data.clone()));
+        .nest("/torrents", torrent::routes::router_for_multiple_resources(app_data.clone()))
+        .nest("/proxy", proxy::routes::router(app_data.clone()));
 
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(about_page_handler).with_state(app_data))
diff --git a/tests/e2e/contexts/mod.rs b/tests/e2e/contexts/mod.rs
index fa791e5f..797781be 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/contexts/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/e2e/contexts/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod about;
 pub mod category;
+pub mod proxy;
 pub mod root;
 pub mod settings;
 pub mod tag;
diff --git a/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/contract.rs b/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/contract.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46c8b8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/contract.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+//! API contract for `proxy` context.
+
+mod with_axum_implementation {
+
+    // todo
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/mod.rs b/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2943dbb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/contexts/proxy/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod contract;