diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
index 3d396a3127b..0c47b88680e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QFile>
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
+#include <QtNetwork/QNetworkProxy>
 #include <QtNetwork/QTcpSocket>
 
 namespace Core {
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ namespace {
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 
-SshConnectionParameters::SshConnectionParameters() :
-    timeout(0),  authType(AuthByKey), port(0)
+SshConnectionParameters::SshConnectionParameters(ProxyType proxyType) :
+    timeout(0),  authType(AuthByKey), port(0), proxyType(proxyType)
 {
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ SshConnectionPrivate::SshConnectionPrivate(SshConnection *conn)
     : m_socket(new QTcpSocket(this)), m_state(SocketUnconnected),
       m_sendFacility(m_socket),
       m_channelManager(new SshChannelManager(m_sendFacility, this)),
+      m_connParams(SshConnectionParameters::DefaultProxy),
       m_error(SshNoError), m_ignoreNextPacket(false), m_conn(conn)
 {
     setupPacketHandlers();
@@ -551,6 +553,8 @@ void SshConnectionPrivate::connectToHost(const SshConnectionParameters &serverIn
     this->m_connParams = serverInfo;
     m_state = SocketConnecting;
     m_timeoutTimer.start(m_connParams.timeout * 1000);
+    m_socket->setProxy(m_connParams.proxyType == SshConnectionParameters::DefaultProxy
+        ? QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy : QNetworkProxy::NoProxy);
     m_socket->connectToHost(serverInfo.host, serverInfo.port);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h
index f57458ea538..73987ba5941 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/ssh/sshconnection.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ class SshConnectionPrivate;
 
 struct CORE_EXPORT SshConnectionParameters
 {
-    SshConnectionParameters();
+    enum ProxyType { DefaultProxy, NoProxy };
+    SshConnectionParameters(ProxyType proxyType);
 
     QString host;
     QString uname;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ struct CORE_EXPORT SshConnectionParameters
     int timeout;
     enum AuthType { AuthByPwd, AuthByKey } authType;
     quint16 port;
+    ProxyType proxyType;
 };
 
 CORE_EXPORT bool operator==(const SshConnectionParameters &p1, const SshConnectionParameters &p2);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index b16738ab62f..87d836dfbbc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ DebuggerStartParameters::DebuggerStartParameters() :
     qmlServerAddress("127.0.0.1"),
     qmlServerPort(0),
     useServerStartScript(false),
+    connParams(SshConnectionParameters::NoProxy),
     toolChainType(ToolChain::UNKNOWN),
     startMode(NoStartMode),
     executableUid(0)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
index cb0337d3f5e..8d9256506ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeviceconfigurations.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QString &name, MaemoDeviceConfig::DeviceType devType)
-    : name(name),
+    : server(Core::SshConnectionParameters::NoProxy),
+      name(name),
       type(devType),
       portsSpec(defaultPortsSpec(type)),
       internalId(MaemoDeviceConfigurations::instance().m_nextId++)
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QString &name, MaemoDeviceConfig::Dev
 
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings,
                                      quint64 &nextId)
-    : name(settings.value(NameKey).toString()),
+    : server(Core::SshConnectionParameters::NoProxy),
+      name(settings.value(NameKey).toString()),
       type(static_cast<DeviceType>(settings.value(TypeKey, DefaultDeviceType).toInt())),
       portsSpec(settings.value(PortsSpecKey, defaultPortsSpec(type)).toString()),
       internalId(settings.value(InternalIdKey, nextId).toULongLong())
@@ -209,7 +211,8 @@ MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig(const QSettings &settings,
 }
 
 MaemoDeviceConfig::MaemoDeviceConfig()
-    : name(QCoreApplication::translate("MaemoDeviceConfig", "(Invalid device)")),
+    : server(Core::SshConnectionParameters::NoProxy),
+      name(QCoreApplication::translate("MaemoDeviceConfig", "(Invalid device)")),
       internalId(InvalidId)
 {
 }