diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 6c5d9c00..558b42b5 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1783,6 +1783,63 @@ static bool http_negotiate(struct pool *pool, int sockd, bool http0)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool socks5_negotiate(struct pool *pool, int sockd)
+{
+	unsigned char atyp, uclen;
+	unsigned short port;
+	char buf[515];
+	int i, len;
+
+	buf[0] = 0x05;
+	buf[1] = 0x01;
+	buf[2] = 0x00;
+	send(sockd, buf, 3, 0);
+	if (recv_byte(sockd) != 0x05 || recv_byte(sockd) != buf[2]) {
+		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Bad response from %s:%s SOCKS5 server",
+		       pool->sockaddr_proxy_url, pool->sockaddr_proxy_port );
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	buf[0] = 0x05;
+	buf[1] = 0x01;
+	buf[2] = 0x00;
+	buf[3] = 0x03;
+	len = (strlen(pool->sockaddr_url));
+	if (len > 255)
+		len = 255;
+	uclen = len;
+	buf[4] = (uclen & 0xff);
+	memcpy(buf + 5, pool->sockaddr_url, len);
+	port = atoi(pool->stratum_port);
+	buf[5 + len] = (port >> 8);
+	buf[6 + len] = (port & 0xff);
+	send(sockd, buf, (7 + len), 0);
+	if (recv_byte(sockd) != 0x05 || recv_byte(sockd) != 0x00) {
+		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Bad response from %s:%s SOCKS5 server",
+			pool->sockaddr_proxy_url, pool->sockaddr_proxy_port );
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	recv_byte(sockd);
+	atyp = recv_byte(sockd);
+	if (atyp == 0x01) {
+		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+			recv_byte(sockd);
+	} else if (atyp == 0x03) {
+		len = recv_byte(sockd);
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+			recv_byte(sockd);
+	} else {
+		applog(LOG_WARNING, "Bad response from %s:%s SOCKS5 server",
+			pool->sockaddr_proxy_url, pool->sockaddr_proxy_port );
+		return false;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+		recv_byte(sockd);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool setup_stratum_socket(struct pool *pool)
 {
 	struct addrinfo servinfobase, *servinfo, *hints, pbase, *p;
@@ -1854,6 +1911,10 @@ static bool setup_stratum_socket(struct pool *pool)
 				if (!http_negotiate(pool, sockd, false))
 					return false;
 				break;
+			case CURLPROXY_SOCKS5:
+				if (!socks5_negotiate(pool, sockd))
+					return false;
+				break;
 			default:
 				applog(LOG_WARNING, "Unsupported proxy type for %s:%s",
 				       pool->sockaddr_proxy_url, pool->sockaddr_proxy_port);