diff --git a/src/app/upgrade.cpp b/src/app/upgrade.cpp
index 01d3ddef8..0aa568d75 100644
--- a/src/app/upgrade.cpp
+++ b/src/app/upgrade.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 namespace
 {
-    const int MIGRATION_VERSION = 5;
+    const int MIGRATION_VERSION = 6;
     const QString MIGRATION_VERSION_KEY = u"Meta/MigrationVersion"_qs;
 
     void exportWebUIHttpsFiles()
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ namespace
             switch (number)
             {
             case 0:
-                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::None);
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, u"None"_qs);
                 break;
             case 1:
                 settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::HTTP);
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ namespace
                 settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5);
                 break;
             case 3:
-                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::HTTP_PW);
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, u"HTTP_PW"_qs);
                 break;
             case 4:
-                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW);
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(key, u"SOCKS5_PW"_qs);
                 break;
             case 5:
                 settingsStorage->storeValue(key, Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4);
@@ -369,6 +369,42 @@ namespace
         }
     }
 
+    void migrateProxySettings()
+    {
+        auto *settingsStorage = SettingsStorage::instance();
+        const auto proxyType = settingsStorage->loadValue<QString>(u"Network/Proxy/Type"_qs, u"None"_qs);
+        const auto onlyForTorrents = settingsStorage->loadValue<bool>(u"Network/Proxy/OnlyForTorrents"_qs)
+                || (proxyType == u"SOCKS4");
+
+        if (proxyType == u"None")
+        {
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Type"_qs, Net::ProxyType::HTTP);
+
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/BitTorrent"_qs, false);
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/RSS"_qs, false);
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/Misc"_qs, false);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/BitTorrent"_qs, true);
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/RSS"_qs, !onlyForTorrents);
+            settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/Misc"_qs, !onlyForTorrents);
+
+            if (proxyType == u"HTTP_PW"_qs)
+            {
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Type"_qs, Net::ProxyType::HTTP);
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/AuthEnabled"_qs, true);
+            }
+            else if (proxyType == u"SOCKS5_PW"_qs)
+            {
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/Type"_qs, Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5);
+                settingsStorage->storeValue(u"Network/Proxy/AuthEnabled"_qs, true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        settingsStorage->removeValue(u"Network/Proxy/OnlyForTorrents"_qs);
+    }
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     void migrateMemoryPrioritySettings()
     {
@@ -442,6 +478,9 @@ bool upgrade()
             migrateChineseLocale();
         }
 
+        if (version < 6)
+            migrateProxySettings();
+
         version = MIGRATION_VERSION;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
index 5f9aee315..ac8af8f43 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/sessionimpl.cpp
@@ -1629,37 +1629,40 @@ lt::settings_pack SessionImpl::loadLTSettings() const
     settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::active_checking, maxActiveCheckingTorrents());
 
     // proxy
-    const auto proxyManager = Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance();
-    const Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConfig = proxyManager->proxyConfiguration();
-
-    switch (proxyConfig.type)
+    settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::none);
+    if (Preferences::instance()->useProxyForBT())
     {
-    case Net::ProxyType::HTTP:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::http);
-        break;
-    case Net::ProxyType::HTTP_PW:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::http_pw);
-        break;
-    case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks4);
-        break;
-    case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks5);
-        break;
-    case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks5_pw);
-        break;
-    case Net::ProxyType::None:
-    default:
-        settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::none);
-    }
+        const auto proxyManager = Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance();
+        const Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConfig = proxyManager->proxyConfiguration();
+
+        switch (proxyConfig.type)
+        {
+        case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4:
+            settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks4);
+            break;
+
+        case Net::ProxyType::HTTP:
+            if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
+                settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::http_pw);
+            else
+                settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::http);
+            break;
+
+        case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5:
+            if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
+                settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks5_pw);
+            else
+                settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_type, lt::settings_pack::socks5);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
 
-    if (proxyConfig.type != Net::ProxyType::None)
-    {
         settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::proxy_hostname, proxyConfig.ip.toStdString());
         settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::proxy_port, proxyConfig.port);
 
-        if (proxyManager->isAuthenticationRequired())
+        if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
         {
             settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::proxy_username, proxyConfig.username.toStdString());
             settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::proxy_password, proxyConfig.password.toStdString());
@@ -2493,7 +2496,7 @@ bool SessionImpl::addTorrent(const QString &source, const AddTorrentParams &para
         LogMsg(tr("Downloading torrent, please wait... Source: \"%1\"").arg(source));
         // Launch downloader
         Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(Net::DownloadRequest(source).limit(MAX_TORRENT_SIZE)
-                , true, this, &SessionImpl::handleDownloadFinished);
+                , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes(), this, &SessionImpl::handleDownloadFinished);
         m_downloadedTorrents[source] = params;
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/src/base/net/dnsupdater.cpp b/src/base/net/dnsupdater.cpp
index 3c0031b33..fb1a588e9 100644
--- a/src/base/net/dnsupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/dnsupdater.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void DNSUpdater::checkPublicIP()
 
     DownloadManager::instance()->download(
             DownloadRequest(u"http://checkip.dyndns.org"_qs).userAgent(QStringLiteral("qBittorrent/" QBT_VERSION_2))
-            , true, this, &DNSUpdater::ipRequestFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes(), this, &DNSUpdater::ipRequestFinished);
 
     m_lastIPCheckTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
 }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void DNSUpdater::updateDNSService()
     m_lastIPCheckTime = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
     DownloadManager::instance()->download(
             DownloadRequest(getUpdateUrl()).userAgent(QStringLiteral("qBittorrent/" QBT_VERSION_2))
-            , true, this, &DNSUpdater::ipUpdateFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes(), this, &DNSUpdater::ipUpdateFinished);
 }
 
 QString DNSUpdater::getUpdateUrl() const
diff --git a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
index 6dc0b2e70..96f206bc1 100644
--- a/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/downloadmanager.cpp
@@ -119,12 +119,14 @@ Net::DownloadManager *Net::DownloadManager::m_instance = nullptr;
 Net::DownloadManager::DownloadManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_networkCookieJar {new NetworkCookieJar(this)}
+    , m_networkManager {new QNetworkAccessManager(this)}
 {
     m_networkManager->setCookieJar(m_networkCookieJar);
     connect(m_networkManager, &QNetworkAccessManager::sslErrors, this, &Net::DownloadManager::ignoreSslErrors);
 
     connect(ProxyConfigurationManager::instance(), &ProxyConfigurationManager::proxyConfigurationChanged
             , this, &DownloadManager::applyProxySettings);
+    connect(Preferences::instance(), &Preferences::changed, this, &DownloadManager::applyProxySettings);
     applyProxySettings();
 }
 
@@ -224,10 +226,10 @@ void Net::DownloadManager::applyProxySettings()
 
     m_proxy = QNetworkProxy(QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
 
-    if (!proxyManager->isProxyOnlyForTorrents() && (proxyConfig.type != ProxyType::None))
+    if (proxyConfig.type != ProxyType::SOCKS4)
     {
         // Proxy enabled
-        if ((proxyConfig.type == ProxyType::SOCKS5) || (proxyConfig.type == ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW))
+        if (proxyConfig.type == ProxyType::SOCKS5)
         {
             qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "using SOCKS proxy";
             m_proxy.setType(QNetworkProxy::Socks5Proxy);
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ void Net::DownloadManager::applyProxySettings()
         m_proxy.setPort(proxyConfig.port);
 
         // Authentication?
-        if (proxyManager->isAuthenticationRequired())
+        if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
         {
             qDebug("Proxy requires authentication, authenticating...");
             m_proxy.setUser(proxyConfig.username);
diff --git a/src/base/net/geoipmanager.cpp b/src/base/net/geoipmanager.cpp
index c8ef7bea0..c4a32b9ce 100644
--- a/src/base/net/geoipmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/geoipmanager.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ void GeoIPManager::downloadDatabaseFile()
 {
     const QDateTime curDatetime = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
     const QString curUrl = DATABASE_URL.arg(QLocale::c().toString(curDatetime, u"yyyy-MM"));
-    DownloadManager::instance()->download({curUrl}, true, this, &GeoIPManager::downloadFinished);
+    DownloadManager::instance()->download(
+            {curUrl}, Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+            , this, &GeoIPManager::downloadFinished);
 }
 
 QString GeoIPManager::lookup(const QHostAddress &hostAddr) const
diff --git a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
index cf703bc4f..589d651e3 100644
--- a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ bool Net::operator==(const ProxyConfiguration &left, const ProxyConfiguration &r
     return (left.type == right.type)
             && (left.ip == right.ip)
             && (left.port == right.port)
+            && (left.authEnabled == right.authEnabled)
             && (left.username == right.username)
             && (left.password == right.password);
 }
@@ -49,19 +50,20 @@ using namespace Net;
 ProxyConfigurationManager *ProxyConfigurationManager::m_instance = nullptr;
 
 ProxyConfigurationManager::ProxyConfigurationManager(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject {parent}
-    , m_storeProxyOnlyForTorrents {SETTINGS_KEY(u"OnlyForTorrents"_qs)}
+    : QObject(parent)
     , m_storeProxyType {SETTINGS_KEY(u"Type"_qs)}
     , m_storeProxyIP {SETTINGS_KEY(u"IP"_qs)}
     , m_storeProxyPort {SETTINGS_KEY(u"Port"_qs)}
+    , m_storeProxyAuthEnabled {SETTINGS_KEY(u"AuthEnabled"_qs)}
     , m_storeProxyUsername {SETTINGS_KEY(u"Username"_qs)}
     , m_storeProxyPassword {SETTINGS_KEY(u"Password"_qs)}
 {
-    m_config.type = m_storeProxyType.get(ProxyType::None);
-    if ((m_config.type < ProxyType::None) || (m_config.type > ProxyType::SOCKS4))
-        m_config.type = ProxyType::None;
+    m_config.type = m_storeProxyType.get(ProxyType::HTTP);
+    if ((m_config.type < ProxyType::HTTP) || (m_config.type > ProxyType::SOCKS4))
+        m_config.type = ProxyType::HTTP;
     m_config.ip = m_storeProxyIP.get(u"0.0.0.0"_qs);
     m_config.port = m_storeProxyPort.get(8080);
+    m_config.authEnabled = m_storeProxyAuthEnabled;
     m_config.username = m_storeProxyUsername;
     m_config.password = m_storeProxyPassword;
 }
@@ -96,25 +98,10 @@ void ProxyConfigurationManager::setProxyConfiguration(const ProxyConfiguration &
         m_storeProxyType = config.type;
         m_storeProxyIP = config.ip;
         m_storeProxyPort = config.port;
+        m_storeProxyAuthEnabled = config.authEnabled;
         m_storeProxyUsername = config.username;
         m_storeProxyPassword = config.password;
 
         emit proxyConfigurationChanged();
     }
 }
-
-bool ProxyConfigurationManager::isProxyOnlyForTorrents() const
-{
-    return m_storeProxyOnlyForTorrents || (m_config.type == ProxyType::SOCKS4);
-}
-
-void ProxyConfigurationManager::setProxyOnlyForTorrents(const bool onlyForTorrents)
-{
-    m_storeProxyOnlyForTorrents = onlyForTorrents;
-}
-
-bool ProxyConfigurationManager::isAuthenticationRequired() const
-{
-    return m_config.type == ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW
-            || m_config.type == ProxyType::HTTP_PW;
-}
diff --git a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.h b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.h
index 4b0414f82..3b998eda1 100644
--- a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.h
+++ b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.h
@@ -39,20 +39,18 @@ namespace Net
 
     enum class ProxyType
     {
-        None = 0,
         HTTP = 1,
         SOCKS5 = 2,
-        HTTP_PW = 3,
-        SOCKS5_PW = 4,
         SOCKS4 = 5
     };
     Q_ENUM_NS(ProxyType)
 
     struct ProxyConfiguration
     {
-        ProxyType type = ProxyType::None;
+        ProxyType type = ProxyType::HTTP;
         QString ip = u"0.0.0.0"_qs;
         ushort port = 8080;
+        bool authEnabled = false;
         QString username;
         QString password;
     };
@@ -74,10 +72,6 @@ namespace Net
 
         ProxyConfiguration proxyConfiguration() const;
         void setProxyConfiguration(const ProxyConfiguration &config);
-        bool isProxyOnlyForTorrents() const;
-        void setProxyOnlyForTorrents(bool onlyForTorrents);
-
-        bool isAuthenticationRequired() const;
 
     signals:
         void proxyConfigurationChanged();
@@ -85,10 +79,10 @@ namespace Net
     private:
         static ProxyConfigurationManager *m_instance;
         ProxyConfiguration m_config;
-        SettingValue<bool> m_storeProxyOnlyForTorrents;
         SettingValue<ProxyType> m_storeProxyType;
         SettingValue<QString> m_storeProxyIP;
         SettingValue<ushort> m_storeProxyPort;
+        SettingValue<bool> m_storeProxyAuthEnabled;
         SettingValue<QString> m_storeProxyUsername;
         SettingValue<QString> m_storeProxyPassword;
     };
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.cpp b/src/base/preferences.cpp
index e2aade35d..9e2636997 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/base/preferences.cpp
@@ -1619,6 +1619,37 @@ void Preferences::setNetworkCookies(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookies)
     setValue(u"Network/Cookies"_qs, rawCookies);
 }
 
+bool Preferences::useProxyForBT() const
+{
+    return value<bool>(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/BitTorrent"_qs);
+}
+
+void Preferences::setUseProxyForBT(const bool value)
+{
+    setValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/BitTorrent"_qs, value);
+}
+
+bool Preferences::useProxyForRSS() const
+{
+    return value<bool>(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/RSS"_qs);
+}
+
+void Preferences::setUseProxyForRSS(const bool value)
+{
+    setValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/RSS"_qs, value);
+}
+
+bool Preferences::useProxyForGeneralPurposes() const
+{
+    return value<bool>(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/Misc"_qs);
+}
+
+
+void Preferences::setUseProxyForGeneralPurposes(const bool value)
+{
+    setValue(u"Network/Proxy/Profiles/Misc"_qs, value);
+}
+
 bool Preferences::isSpeedWidgetEnabled() const
 {
     return value(u"SpeedWidget/Enabled"_qs, true);
diff --git a/src/base/preferences.h b/src/base/preferences.h
index 86e81cae7..2cc338133 100644
--- a/src/base/preferences.h
+++ b/src/base/preferences.h
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@ public:
     QList<QNetworkCookie> getNetworkCookies() const;
     void setNetworkCookies(const QList<QNetworkCookie> &cookies);
 
+    bool useProxyForBT() const;
+    void setUseProxyForBT(bool value);
+    bool useProxyForRSS() const;
+    void setUseProxyForRSS(bool value);
+    bool useProxyForGeneralPurposes() const;
+    void setUseProxyForGeneralPurposes(bool value);
+
     // SpeedWidget
     bool isSpeedWidgetEnabled() const;
     void setSpeedWidgetEnabled(bool enabled);
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
index f5544d8a9..1502db0ad 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_feed.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/logger.h"
 #include "base/net/downloadmanager.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "base/profile.h"
 #include "base/utils/fs.h"
 #include "feed_serializer.h"
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ void Feed::refresh()
 
     // NOTE: Should we allow manually refreshing for disabled session?
 
-    m_downloadHandler = Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(m_url, true);
+    m_downloadHandler = Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(m_url, Preferences::instance()->useProxyForRSS());
     connect(m_downloadHandler, &Net::DownloadHandler::finished, this, &Feed::handleDownloadFinished);
 
     if (!m_iconPath.exists())
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ void Feed::downloadIcon()
     const auto iconUrl = u"%1://%2/favicon.ico"_qs.arg(url.scheme(), url.host());
     Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(
             Net::DownloadRequest(iconUrl).saveToFile(true).destFileName(m_iconPath)
-            , true, this, &Feed::handleIconDownloadFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForRSS(), this, &Feed::handleIconDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 int Feed::updateArticles(const QList<QVariantHash> &loadedArticles)
diff --git a/src/base/search/searchpluginmanager.cpp b/src/base/search/searchpluginmanager.cpp
index 2cf748134..e5881bd2c 100644
--- a/src/base/search/searchpluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/search/searchpluginmanager.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ SearchPluginManager::SearchPluginManager()
 
     connect(Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance(), &Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::proxyConfigurationChanged
             , this, &SearchPluginManager::applyProxySettings);
+    connect(Preferences::instance(), &Preferences::changed
+            , this, &SearchPluginManager::applyProxySettings);
     applyProxySettings();
 
     updateNova();
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@ void SearchPluginManager::installPlugin(const QString &source)
     {
         using namespace Net;
         DownloadManager::instance()->download(DownloadRequest(source).saveToFile(true)
-                , true, this, &SearchPluginManager::pluginDownloadFinished);
+                , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+                , this, &SearchPluginManager::pluginDownloadFinished);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -329,7 +332,8 @@ void SearchPluginManager::checkForUpdates()
     // Download version file from update server
     using namespace Net;
     DownloadManager::instance()->download({m_updateUrl + u"versions.txt"}
-            , true, this, &SearchPluginManager::versionInfoDownloadFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+            , this, &SearchPluginManager::versionInfoDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 SearchDownloadHandler *SearchPluginManager::downloadTorrent(const QString &siteUrl, const QString &url)
@@ -391,31 +395,40 @@ void SearchPluginManager::applyProxySettings()
 
     // Define environment variables for urllib in search engine plugins
     QString proxyStrHTTP, proxyStrSOCK;
-    if (!proxyManager->isProxyOnlyForTorrents())
+    if (Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes())
     {
         switch (proxyConfig.type)
         {
-        case Net::ProxyType::HTTP_PW:
-            proxyStrHTTP = u"http://%1:%2@%3:%4"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.username
-                , proxyConfig.password, proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
-            break;
         case Net::ProxyType::HTTP:
-            proxyStrHTTP = u"http://%1:%2"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
+            {
+                proxyStrHTTP = u"http://%1:%2@%3:%4"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.username
+                        , proxyConfig.password, proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                proxyStrHTTP = u"http://%1:%2"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            }
             break;
+
         case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5:
-            proxyStrSOCK = u"%1:%2"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
-            break;
-        case Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW:
-            proxyStrSOCK = u"%1:%2@%3:%4"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.username
-                , proxyConfig.password, proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            if (proxyConfig.authEnabled)
+            {
+                proxyStrSOCK = u"%1:%2@%3:%4"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.username
+                    , proxyConfig.password, proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                proxyStrSOCK = u"%1:%2"_qs.arg(proxyConfig.ip, QString::number(proxyConfig.port));
+            }
             break;
+
         default:
             qDebug("Disabling HTTP communications proxy");
         }
 
         qDebug("HTTP communications proxy string: %s"
-               , qUtf8Printable((proxyConfig.type == Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5) || (proxyConfig.type == Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW)
-                            ? proxyStrSOCK : proxyStrHTTP));
+               , qUtf8Printable((proxyConfig.type == Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5) ? proxyStrSOCK : proxyStrHTTP));
     }
 
     qputenv("http_proxy", proxyStrHTTP.toLocal8Bit());
diff --git a/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp b/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
index dbc0c5fda..a839cb3c2 100644
--- a/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "base/bittorrent/torrentcontentlayout.h"
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/net/downloadmanager.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "base/settingsstorage.h"
 #include "base/torrentfileguard.h"
 #include "base/utils/compare.h"
@@ -481,7 +482,8 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::show(const QString &source, const BitTorrent::AddTorre
         // Launch downloader
         Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(
                 Net::DownloadRequest(source).limit(MAX_TORRENT_SIZE)
-                , true, dlg, &AddNewTorrentDialog::handleDownloadFinished);
+                , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+                , dlg, &AddNewTorrentDialog::handleDownloadFinished);
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 306dbe80e..1efebd8b3 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1949,7 +1949,8 @@ void MainWindow::installPython()
 #endif
     Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(
             Net::DownloadRequest(installerURL).saveToFile(true)
-            , true, this, &MainWindow::pythonDownloadFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+            , this, &MainWindow::pythonDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::pythonDownloadFinished(const Net::DownloadResult &result)
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index afa03b70a..2dfaf344f 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "base/rss/rss_session.h"
 #include "base/torrentfileguard.h"
 #include "base/torrentfileswatcher.h"
-#include "base/utils/fs.h"
 #include "base/utils/misc.h"
 #include "base/utils/net.h"
 #include "base/utils/password.h"
@@ -770,42 +769,25 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadConnectionTabOptions()
     }
 
     const auto *proxyConfigManager = Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance();
-    Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConf = proxyConfigManager->proxyConfiguration();
-    using Net::ProxyType;
-    bool useProxyAuth = false;
-    switch (proxyConf.type)
-    {
-    case ProxyType::SOCKS4:
-        m_ui->comboProxyType->setCurrentIndex(1);
-        break;
-
-    case ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW:
-        useProxyAuth = true;
-        // fallthrough
-    case ProxyType::SOCKS5:
-        m_ui->comboProxyType->setCurrentIndex(2);
-        break;
-
-    case ProxyType::HTTP_PW:
-        useProxyAuth = true;
-        // fallthrough
-    case ProxyType::HTTP:
-        m_ui->comboProxyType->setCurrentIndex(3);
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        m_ui->comboProxyType->setCurrentIndex(0);
-    }
+    const Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConf = proxyConfigManager->proxyConfiguration();
+
+    m_ui->comboProxyType->addItem(tr("SOCKS4"), QVariant::fromValue(Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4));
+    m_ui->comboProxyType->addItem(tr("SOCKS5"), QVariant::fromValue(Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5));
+    m_ui->comboProxyType->addItem(tr("HTTP"), QVariant::fromValue(Net::ProxyType::HTTP));
+    m_ui->comboProxyType->setCurrentIndex(m_ui->comboProxyType->findData(QVariant::fromValue(proxyConf.type)));
+    adjustProxyOptions();
+
     m_ui->textProxyIP->setText(proxyConf.ip);
     m_ui->spinProxyPort->setValue(proxyConf.port);
-    m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setChecked(useProxyAuth);
+    m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setChecked(proxyConf.authEnabled);
     m_ui->textProxyUsername->setText(proxyConf.username);
     m_ui->textProxyPassword->setText(proxyConf.password);
 
+    m_ui->checkProxyBitTorrent->setChecked(Preferences::instance()->useProxyForBT());
     m_ui->checkProxyPeerConnections->setChecked(session->isProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled());
-    m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->setChecked(proxyConfigManager->isProxyOnlyForTorrents());
     m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setChecked(session->isProxyHostnameLookupEnabled());
-    enableProxy(m_ui->comboProxyType->currentIndex());
+    m_ui->checkProxyRSS->setChecked(Preferences::instance()->useProxyForRSS());
+    m_ui->checkProxyMisc->setChecked(Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes());
 
     m_ui->checkIPFilter->setChecked(session->isIPFilteringEnabled());
     m_ui->textFilterPath->setDialogCaption(tr("Choose an IP filter file"));
@@ -830,14 +812,17 @@ void OptionsDialog::loadConnectionTabOptions()
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxUploads, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinMaxUploadsPerTorrent, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 
-    connect(m_ui->comboProxyType, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableProxy);
+    connect(m_ui->comboProxyType, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::adjustProxyOptions);
     connect(m_ui->comboProxyType, qComboBoxCurrentIndexChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->textProxyIP, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->spinProxyPort, qSpinBoxValueChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 
+    connect(m_ui->checkProxyBitTorrent, &QGroupBox::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->checkProxyBitTorrent, &QGroupBox::toggled, this, &ThisType::adjustProxyOptions);
     connect(m_ui->checkProxyPeerConnections, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
-    connect(m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->checkProxyRSS, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
+    connect(m_ui->checkProxyMisc, &QAbstractButton::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
 
     connect(m_ui->checkProxyAuth, &QGroupBox::toggled, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
     connect(m_ui->textProxyUsername, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &ThisType::enableApplyButton);
@@ -868,11 +853,15 @@ void OptionsDialog::saveConnectionTabOptions() const
     proxyConf.type = getProxyType();
     proxyConf.ip = getProxyIp();
     proxyConf.port = getProxyPort();
+    proxyConf.authEnabled = m_ui->checkProxyAuth->isChecked();
     proxyConf.username = getProxyUsername();
     proxyConf.password = getProxyPassword();
-    proxyConfigManager->setProxyOnlyForTorrents(m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->isChecked());
     proxyConfigManager->setProxyConfiguration(proxyConf);
 
+    Preferences::instance()->setUseProxyForBT(m_ui->checkProxyBitTorrent->isChecked());
+    Preferences::instance()->setUseProxyForRSS(m_ui->checkProxyRSS->isChecked());
+    Preferences::instance()->setUseProxyForGeneralPurposes(m_ui->checkProxyMisc->isChecked());
+
     session->setProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled(m_ui->checkProxyPeerConnections->isChecked());
     session->setProxyHostnameLookupEnabled(m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->isChecked());
 
@@ -1321,21 +1310,7 @@ bool OptionsDialog::isIPFilteringEnabled() const
 
 Net::ProxyType OptionsDialog::getProxyType() const
 {
-    switch (m_ui->comboProxyType->currentIndex())
-    {
-    case 1:
-        return Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4;
-    case 2:
-        if (isProxyAuthEnabled())
-            return Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5_PW;
-        return Net::ProxyType::SOCKS5;
-    case 3:
-        if (isProxyAuthEnabled())
-            return Net::ProxyType::HTTP_PW;
-        return Net::ProxyType::HTTP;
-    default:
-        return Net::ProxyType::None;
-    }
+    return m_ui->comboProxyType->currentData().value<Net::ProxyType>();
 }
 
 int OptionsDialog::getPort() const
@@ -1512,41 +1487,29 @@ void OptionsDialog::toggleComboRatioLimitAct()
     m_ui->comboRatioLimitAct->setEnabled(m_ui->checkMaxRatio->isChecked() || m_ui->checkMaxSeedingMinutes->isChecked());
 }
 
-void OptionsDialog::enableProxy(const int index)
-{
-    if (index >= 1)
-    { // Any proxy type is used
-        //enable
-        m_ui->lblProxyIP->setEnabled(true);
-        m_ui->textProxyIP->setEnabled(true);
-        m_ui->lblProxyPort->setEnabled(true);
-        m_ui->spinProxyPort->setEnabled(true);
-        m_ui->checkProxyPeerConnections->setEnabled(true);
-        if (index >= 2)
-        { // SOCKS5 or HTTP
-            m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setEnabled(true);
-            m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->setEnabled(true);
-            m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setEnabled(true);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setEnabled(false);
-            m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->setEnabled(false);
-            m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->setChecked(true);
-            m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setEnabled(false);
-        }
+void OptionsDialog::adjustProxyOptions()
+{
+    const auto currentProxyType = m_ui->comboProxyType->currentData().value<Net::ProxyType>();
+    const bool isAuthSupported = (currentProxyType != Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4);
+
+    m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setEnabled(isAuthSupported);
+
+    if (currentProxyType == Net::ProxyType::SOCKS4)
+    {
+        m_ui->labelProxyTypeIncompatible->setVisible(true);
+
+        m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setEnabled(false);
+        m_ui->checkProxyRSS->setEnabled(false);
+        m_ui->checkProxyMisc->setEnabled(false);
     }
     else
-    { // No proxy
-        // disable
-        m_ui->lblProxyIP->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->textProxyIP->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->lblProxyPort->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->spinProxyPort->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->checkProxyPeerConnections->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->isProxyOnlyForTorrents->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setEnabled(false);
-        m_ui->checkProxyAuth->setEnabled(false);
+    {
+        // SOCKS5 or HTTP
+        m_ui->labelProxyTypeIncompatible->setVisible(false);
+
+        m_ui->checkProxyHostnameLookup->setEnabled(m_ui->checkProxyBitTorrent->isChecked());
+        m_ui->checkProxyRSS->setEnabled(true);
+        m_ui->checkProxyMisc->setEnabled(true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1578,11 +1541,6 @@ bool OptionsDialog::isProxyEnabled() const
     return m_ui->comboProxyType->currentIndex();
 }
 
-bool OptionsDialog::isProxyAuthEnabled() const
-{
-    return m_ui->checkProxyAuth->isChecked();
-}
-
 QString OptionsDialog::getProxyIp() const
 {
     return m_ui->textProxyIP->text().trimmed();
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
index 819f0a694..5f56e7545 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public slots:
     void showConnectionTab();
 
 private slots:
-    void enableProxy(int index);
+    void adjustProxyOptions();
     void on_buttonBox_accepted();
     void on_buttonBox_rejected();
     void applySettings();
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ private:
     int getMaxSeedingMinutes() const;
     // Proxy options
     bool isProxyEnabled() const;
-    bool isProxyAuthEnabled() const;
     QString getProxyIp() const;
     unsigned short getProxyPort() const;
     QString getProxyUsername() const;
diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
index 2693cef96..62625686d 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.ui
@@ -1800,51 +1800,20 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item>
-                  <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboProxyType">
-                   <item>
-                    <property name="text">
-                     <string>(None)</string>
-                    </property>
-                   </item>
-                   <item>
-                    <property name="text">
-                     <string>SOCKS4</string>
-                    </property>
-                   </item>
-                   <item>
-                    <property name="text">
-                     <string>SOCKS5</string>
-                    </property>
-                   </item>
-                   <item>
-                    <property name="text">
-                     <string>HTTP</string>
-                    </property>
-                   </item>
-                  </widget>
+                  <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboProxyType" />
                  </item>
                  <item>
                   <widget class="QLabel" name="lblProxyIP">
-                   <property name="enabled">
-                    <bool>false</bool>
-                   </property>
                    <property name="text">
                     <string>Host:</string>
                    </property>
                   </widget>
                  </item>
                  <item>
-                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="textProxyIP">
-                   <property name="enabled">
-                    <bool>false</bool>
-                   </property>
-                  </widget>
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="textProxyIP" />
                  </item>
                  <item>
                   <widget class="QLabel" name="lblProxyPort">
-                   <property name="enabled">
-                    <bool>false</bool>
-                   </property>
                    <property name="text">
                     <string>Port:</string>
                    </property>
@@ -1852,9 +1821,6 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                  </item>
                  <item>
                   <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinProxyPort">
-                   <property name="enabled">
-                    <bool>false</bool>
-                   </property>
                    <property name="minimum">
                     <number>1</number>
                    </property>
@@ -1869,44 +1835,17 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                 </layout>
                </item>
                <item>
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyPeerConnections">
-                 <property name="enabled">
-                  <bool>false</bool>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="toolTip">
-                  <string>Otherwise, the proxy server is only used for tracker connections</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Use proxy for peer connections</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="isProxyOnlyForTorrents">
-                 <property name="toolTip">
-                  <string>RSS feeds, search engine, software updates or anything else other than torrent transfers and related operations (such as peer exchanges) will use a direct connection</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Use proxy only for torrents</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="checked">
-                  <bool>false</bool>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
-               <item>
-                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyHostnameLookup">
-                 <property name="enabled">
-                  <bool>true</bool>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="toolTip">
-                  <string>If checked, hostname lookups are done via the proxy.</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Use proxy for hostname lookups</string>
-                 </property>
-                </widget>
-               </item>
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="labelProxyTypeIncompatible">
+                   <property name="font">
+                    <font>
+                     <italic>true</italic>
+                    </font>
+                   </property>
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Some options are incompatible with the chosen proxy type!</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
                <item>
                 <widget class="QGroupBox" name="checkProxyAuth">
                  <property name="enabled">
@@ -1960,6 +1899,67 @@ readme[0-9].txt: filter 'readme1.txt', 'readme2.txt' but not 'readme10.txt'.</st
                  </layout>
                 </widget>
                </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="checkProxyBitTorrent">
+                 <property name="title">
+                  <string>Use proxy for BitTorrent purposes</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="checkable">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="checked">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                 <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayoutProxyBitTorrent">
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyPeerConnections">
+                    <property name="toolTip">
+                     <string>Otherwise, the proxy server is only used for tracker connections</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Use proxy for peer connections</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyHostnameLookup">
+                    <property name="toolTip">
+                     <string>If checked, hostname lookups are done via the proxy</string>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Use proxy for hostname lookups</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                 </layout>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyRSS">
+                 <property name="toolTip">
+                  <string>RSS feeds will use proxy</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Use proxy for RSS purposes</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="checked">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkProxyMisc">
+                 <property name="toolTip">
+                  <string>Search engine, software updates or anything else will use proxy</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Use proxy for general purposes</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="checked">
+                  <bool>false</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
               </layout>
              </widget>
             </item>
@@ -3716,12 +3716,14 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.</string>
   <tabstop>comboProxyType</tabstop>
   <tabstop>textProxyIP</tabstop>
   <tabstop>spinProxyPort</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>checkProxyPeerConnections</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>isProxyOnlyForTorrents</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>checkProxyHostnameLookup</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkProxyAuth</tabstop>
   <tabstop>textProxyUsername</tabstop>
   <tabstop>textProxyPassword</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkProxyBitTorrent</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkProxyPeerConnections</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkProxyHostnameLookup</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkProxyRSS</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>checkProxyMisc</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkIPFilter</tabstop>
   <tabstop>textFilterPath</tabstop>
   <tabstop>IpFilterRefreshBtn</tabstop>
diff --git a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
index 82effa0ca..7d6de7807 100644
--- a/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/programupdater.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/net/downloadmanager.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "base/utils/version.h"
 #include "base/version.h"
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void ProgramUpdater::checkForUpdates() const
     // the filehost can identify it and contact us.
     Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(
             Net::DownloadRequest(RSS_URL).userAgent(QStringLiteral("qBittorrent/" QBT_VERSION_2 " ProgramUpdater (www.qbittorrent.org)"))
-            , true, this, &ProgramUpdater::rssDownloadFinished);
+            , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes(), this, &ProgramUpdater::rssDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 QString ProgramUpdater::getNewVersion() const
diff --git a/src/gui/properties/trackersadditiondialog.cpp b/src/gui/properties/trackersadditiondialog.cpp
index 72dbbd1ca..ed5f5df92 100644
--- a/src/gui/properties/trackersadditiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/properties/trackersadditiondialog.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "base/bittorrent/trackerentry.h"
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/net/downloadmanager.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "gui/uithememanager.h"
 #include "ui_trackersadditiondialog.h"
 
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ void TrackersAdditionDialog::onDownloadButtonClicked()
     m_ui->downloadButton->setEnabled(false);
     setCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
 
-    Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(url, true, this, &TrackersAdditionDialog::onTorrentListDownloadFinished);
+    Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(url, Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
+            , this, &TrackersAdditionDialog::onTorrentListDownloadFinished);
 }
 
 void TrackersAdditionDialog::onTorrentListDownloadFinished(const Net::DownloadResult &result)
diff --git a/src/gui/search/pluginselectdialog.cpp b/src/gui/search/pluginselectdialog.cpp
index 71222ae98..e97e627c7 100644
--- a/src/gui/search/pluginselectdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/search/pluginselectdialog.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "base/global.h"
 #include "base/net/downloadmanager.h"
+#include "base/preferences.h"
 #include "base/utils/fs.h"
 #include "gui/autoexpandabledialog.h"
 #include "gui/uithememanager.h"
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ void PluginSelectDialog::addNewPlugin(const QString &pluginName)
         using namespace Net;
         DownloadManager::instance()->download(
                 DownloadRequest(plugin->url + u"/favicon.ico").saveToFile(true)
-                , true, this, &PluginSelectDialog::iconDownloadFinished);
+                , Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes(), this, &PluginSelectDialog::iconDownloadFinished);
     }
     item->setText(PLUGIN_VERSION, plugin->version.toString());
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/transferlistfilterswidget.cpp b/src/gui/transferlistfilterswidget.cpp
index cc405ee04..e2eee9e0b 100644
--- a/src/gui/transferlistfilterswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/transferlistfilterswidget.cpp
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ void TrackerFiltersList::downloadFavicon(const QString &url)
 {
     if (!m_downloadTrackerFavicon) return;
     Net::DownloadManager::instance()->download(
-            Net::DownloadRequest(url).saveToFile(true), true
+            Net::DownloadRequest(url).saveToFile(true), Preferences::instance()->useProxyForGeneralPurposes()
             , this, &TrackerFiltersList::handleFavicoDownloadFinished);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
index 39a432ee4..0fdfff096 100644
--- a/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/api/appcontroller.cpp
@@ -194,16 +194,18 @@ void AppController::preferencesAction()
     // Proxy Server
     const auto *proxyManager = Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance();
     Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConf = proxyManager->proxyConfiguration();
-    data[u"proxy_type"_qs] = static_cast<int>(proxyConf.type);
+    data[u"proxy_type"_qs] = Utils::String::fromEnum(proxyConf.type);
     data[u"proxy_ip"_qs] = proxyConf.ip;
     data[u"proxy_port"_qs] = proxyConf.port;
-    data[u"proxy_auth_enabled"_qs] = proxyManager->isAuthenticationRequired(); // deprecated
+    data[u"proxy_auth_enabled"_qs] = proxyConf.authEnabled;
     data[u"proxy_username"_qs] = proxyConf.username;
     data[u"proxy_password"_qs] = proxyConf.password;
 
+    data[u"proxy_bittorrent"_qs] = pref->useProxyForBT();
     data[u"proxy_peer_connections"_qs] = session->isProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled();
-    data[u"proxy_torrents_only"_qs] = proxyManager->isProxyOnlyForTorrents();
     data[u"proxy_hostname_lookup"_qs] = session->isProxyHostnameLookupEnabled();
+    data[u"proxy_rss"_qs] = pref->useProxyForRSS();
+    data[u"proxy_misc"_qs] = pref->useProxyForGeneralPurposes();
 
     // IP Filtering
     data[u"ip_filter_enabled"_qs] = session->isIPFilteringEnabled();
@@ -610,23 +612,29 @@ void AppController::setPreferencesAction()
     auto proxyManager = Net::ProxyConfigurationManager::instance();
     Net::ProxyConfiguration proxyConf = proxyManager->proxyConfiguration();
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_type"_qs))
-        proxyConf.type = static_cast<Net::ProxyType>(it.value().toInt());
+        proxyConf.type = Utils::String::toEnum(it.value().toString(), Net::ProxyType::HTTP);
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_ip"_qs))
         proxyConf.ip = it.value().toString();
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_port"_qs))
         proxyConf.port = it.value().toUInt();
+    if (hasKey(u"proxy_auth_enabled"_qs))
+        proxyConf.authEnabled = it.value().toBool();
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_username"_qs))
         proxyConf.username = it.value().toString();
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_password"_qs))
         proxyConf.password = it.value().toString();
     proxyManager->setProxyConfiguration(proxyConf);
 
+    if (hasKey(u"proxy_bittorrent"_qs))
+        pref->setUseProxyForBT(it.value().toBool());
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_peer_connections"_qs))
         session->setProxyPeerConnectionsEnabled(it.value().toBool());
-    if (hasKey(u"proxy_torrents_only"_qs))
-        proxyManager->setProxyOnlyForTorrents(it.value().toBool());
     if (hasKey(u"proxy_hostname_lookup"_qs))
         session->setProxyHostnameLookupEnabled(it.value().toBool());
+    if (hasKey(u"proxy_rss"_qs))
+        pref->setUseProxyForRSS(it.value().toBool());
+    if (hasKey(u"proxy_misc"_qs))
+        pref->setUseProxyForGeneralPurposes(it.value().toBool());
 
     // IP Filtering
     if (hasKey(u"ip_filter_enabled"_qs))
diff --git a/src/webui/webapplication.h b/src/webui/webapplication.h
index b4351002e..79e0740f9 100644
--- a/src/webui/webapplication.h
+++ b/src/webui/webapplication.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include "base/utils/version.h"
 #include "api/isessionmanager.h"
 
-inline const Utils::Version<3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 8, 20};
+inline const Utils::Version<3, 2> API_VERSION {2, 9, 0};
 
 class APIController;
 class AuthController;
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
index fca47c2b9..5bf0ec1c2 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
@@ -350,10 +350,9 @@
                 </td>
                 <td>
                     <select id="peer_proxy_type_select" onchange="qBittorrent.Preferences.updatePeerProxySettings();">
-                        <option value="none">QBT_TR((None))QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
-                        <option value="socks4">QBT_TR(SOCKS4)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
-                        <option value="socks5">QBT_TR(SOCKS5)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
-                        <option value="http">QBT_TR(HTTP)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                        <option value="SOCKS4">QBT_TR(SOCKS4)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                        <option value="SOCKS5">QBT_TR(SOCKS5)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
+                        <option value="HTTP">QBT_TR(HTTP)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</option>
                     </select>
                 </td>
                 <td>
@@ -370,18 +369,7 @@
                 </td>
             </tr>
         </table>
-        <div class="formRow">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="use_peer_proxy_checkbox" />
-            <label for="use_peer_proxy_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for peer connections)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
-        </div>
-        <div class="formRow">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox" />
-            <label for="proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy only for torrents)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
-        </div>
-        <div class="formRow">
-            <input type="checkbox" id="proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox" title="QBT_TR(If checked, hostname lookups are done via the proxy.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]" />
-            <label for="proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for hostname lookup)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
-        </div>
+
         <fieldset class="settings">
             <legend>
                 <input type="checkbox" id="peer_proxy_auth_checkbox" onclick="qBittorrent.Preferences.updatePeerProxyAuthSettings();" />
@@ -409,6 +397,29 @@
                 <span>QBT_TR(Info: The password is saved unencrypted)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</span>
             </div>
         </fieldset>
+
+        <fieldset class="settings">
+            <legend>
+                <input type="checkbox" id="proxy_bittorrent_checkbox" onclick="qBittorrent.Preferences.updatePeerProxySettings();" />
+                <label for="proxy_bittorrent_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for BitTorrent purposes)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+            </legend>
+            <div class="formRow">
+                <input type="checkbox" id="use_peer_proxy_checkbox" />
+                <label for="use_peer_proxy_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for peer connections)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="formRow">
+                <input type="checkbox" id="proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox" title="QBT_TR(If checked, hostname lookups are done via the proxy.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]" />
+                <label for="proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for hostname lookup)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+            </div>
+        </fieldset>
+        <div class="formRow">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="proxy_rss_checkbox" />
+            <label for="proxy_rss_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for RSS purposes)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="formRow">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="proxy_misc_checkbox" />
+            <label for="proxy_misc_checkbox">QBT_TR(Use proxy for general purposes)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsDialog]</label>
+        </div>
     </fieldset>
 
     <fieldset class="settings">
@@ -1575,21 +1586,14 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
         };
 
         const updatePeerProxySettings = function() {
-            const isPeerProxyTypeSelected = $('peer_proxy_type_select').getProperty('value') != "none";
-            $('peer_proxy_host_text').setProperty('disabled', !isPeerProxyTypeSelected);
-            $('peer_proxy_port_value').setProperty('disabled', !isPeerProxyTypeSelected);
-            $('use_peer_proxy_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', !isPeerProxyTypeSelected);
             const proxyType = $('peer_proxy_type_select').getProperty('value');
-            const isPeerProxyAuthenticatable = (proxyType === "socks5") || (proxyType === "http");
-            $('proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', !isPeerProxyAuthenticatable);
-
-            if ($('peer_proxy_type_select').getProperty('value') === "socks4")
-                $('proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox').setProperty('checked', true);
-
-            const canPeerProxyResolveHostnames = (proxyType === "socks5") || (proxyType === "http");
-            $('proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox').setProperty('disabled', !canPeerProxyResolveHostnames);
+            const isProxySocks4 = (proxyType === "SOCKS4");
 
-            $('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', !isPeerProxyAuthenticatable);
+            $('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isProxySocks4);
+            $('use_peer_proxy_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', !$('proxy_bittorrent_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            $('proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox').setProperty('disabled', isProxySocks4 || !$('proxy_bittorrent_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            $('proxy_rss_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isProxySocks4);
+            $('proxy_misc_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isProxySocks4);
 
             updatePeerProxyAuthSettings();
         };
@@ -1945,31 +1949,18 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                         updateMaxUploadsPerTorrentEnabled();
 
                         // Proxy Server
-                        switch (pref.proxy_type.toInt()) {
-                            case 5: //SOCKS4
-                                $('peer_proxy_type_select').setProperty('value', 'socks4');
-                                break;
-                            case 2: // SOCKS5
-                            case 4: // SOCKS5_PW
-                                $('peer_proxy_type_select').setProperty('value', 'socks5');
-                                break;
-                            case 1: // HTTP
-                            case 3: // HTTP_PW
-                                $('peer_proxy_type_select').setProperty('value', 'http');
-                                break;
-                            default: // NONE
-                                $('peer_proxy_type_select').setProperty('value', 'none');
-                        }
-                        updatePeerProxySettings();
+                        $('peer_proxy_type_select').setProperty('value', pref.proxy_type);
                         $('peer_proxy_host_text').setProperty('value', pref.proxy_ip);
                         $('peer_proxy_port_value').setProperty('value', pref.proxy_port);
                         $('use_peer_proxy_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_peer_connections);
-                        $('proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_torrents_only);
                         $('proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_hostname_lookup);
+                        $('proxy_bittorrent_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_bittorrent);
+                        $('proxy_rss_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_rss);
+                        $('proxy_misc_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_misc);
                         $('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.proxy_auth_enabled);
-                        updatePeerProxyAuthSettings();
                         $('peer_proxy_username_text').setProperty('value', pref.proxy_username);
                         $('peer_proxy_password_text').setProperty('value', pref.proxy_password);
+                        updatePeerProxySettings();
 
                         // IP Filtering
                         $('ipfilter_text_checkbox').setProperty('checked', pref.ip_filter_enabled);
@@ -2286,43 +2277,17 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
             settings.set('max_uploads_per_torrent', max_uploads_per_torrent);
 
             // Proxy Server
-            const proxy_type_str = $('peer_proxy_type_select').getProperty('value');
-            let proxy_type = 0;
-            let proxy_auth_enabled = false;
-            if (proxy_type_str == "socks5") {
-                if ($('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').getProperty('checked')) {
-                    proxy_type = 4;
-                    proxy_auth_enabled = true;
-                }
-                else {
-                    proxy_type = 2;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                if (proxy_type_str == "socks4") {
-                    proxy_type = 5;
-                }
-                else {
-                    if (proxy_type_str == "http") {
-                        if ($('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').getProperty('checked')) {
-                            proxy_type = 3;
-                            proxy_auth_enabled = true;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            proxy_type = 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            settings.set('proxy_type', proxy_type);
-            settings.set('proxy_auth_enabled', proxy_auth_enabled);
+            settings.set('proxy_type', $('peer_proxy_type_select').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('proxy_ip', $('peer_proxy_host_text').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('proxy_port', $('peer_proxy_port_value').getProperty('value').toInt());
-            settings.set('proxy_peer_connections', $('use_peer_proxy_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
-            settings.set('proxy_torrents_only', $('proxy_only_for_torrents_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
-            settings.set('proxy_hostname_lookup', $('proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            settings.set('proxy_auth_enabled', $('peer_proxy_auth_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
             settings.set('proxy_username', $('peer_proxy_username_text').getProperty('value'));
             settings.set('proxy_password', $('peer_proxy_password_text').getProperty('value'));
+            settings.set('proxy_bittorrent', $('proxy_bittorrent_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            settings.set('proxy_peer_connections', $('use_peer_proxy_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            settings.set('proxy_hostname_lookup', $('proxyHostnameLookupCheckbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            settings.set('proxy_rss', $('proxy_rss_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
+            settings.set('proxy_misc', $('proxy_misc_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
 
             // IP Filtering
             settings.set('ip_filter_enabled', $('ipfilter_text_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));