diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index b36faf64b..b919cbb66 100644
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ if [ "${ARCH}" = "x86_64" ]; then
     esac
 fi
 
+if [ -z "${HTTPS_PROXY}" -a -z "${https_proxy}" -a -z "${HTTP_PROXY}" -a -z "${http_proxy}" ]; then
+    # No HTTP(S) proxy configured via environment, check if configured via Git
+    if exists git; then
+        GIT_HTTP_PROXY="$(git config http.proxy || true)"
+        if [ ! -z "${GIT_HTTP_PROXY}" ]; then
+            export HTTPS_PROXY="${GIT_HTTP_PROXY}"
+            export https_proxy="${GIT_HTTP_PROXY}"
+            export HTTP_PROXY="${GIT_HTTP_PROXY}"
+            export http_proxy="${GIT_HTTP_PROXY}"
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
 if [ ! -z "${JDK_URL}" ]; then
     JDK_FILENAME="${DIR}/.jdk/$(basename ${JDK_URL})"
     if [ "${OS}" = "Linux" -o "${OS}" = "Darwin" ]; then