diff --git a/cmd/logcli/main.go b/cmd/logcli/main.go
index e3e4034ce4..0cf8763682 100644
--- a/cmd/logcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/logcli/main.go
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ func newQueryClient(app *kingpin.Application) client.Client {
 	app.Flag("auth-header", "The authorization header used. Can also be set using LOKI_AUTH_HEADER env var.").Default("Authorization").Envar("LOKI_AUTH_HEADER").StringVar(&client.AuthHeader)
 	app.Flag("proxy-url", "The http or https proxy to use when making requests. Can also be set using LOKI_HTTP_PROXY_URL env var.").Default("").Envar("LOKI_HTTP_PROXY_URL").StringVar(&client.ProxyURL)
 	app.Flag("compress", "Request that Loki compress returned data in transit. Can also be set using LOKI_HTTP_COMPRESSION env var.").Default("false").Envar("LOKI_HTTP_COMPRESSION").BoolVar(&client.Compression)
+	app.Flag("envproxy", "Use ProxyFromEnvironment to use net/http ProxyFromEnvironment configuration, eg HTTP_PROXY").Default("false").Envar("LOKI_ENV_PROXY").BoolVar(&client.EnvironmentProxy)
 
 	return client
 }
diff --git a/pkg/logcli/client/client.go b/pkg/logcli/client/client.go
index 1ffbfdedf0..f245a9f057 100644
--- a/pkg/logcli/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/logcli/client/client.go
@@ -74,21 +74,22 @@ type BackoffConfig struct {
 
 // Client contains fields necessary to query a Loki instance
 type DefaultClient struct {
-	TLSConfig       config.TLSConfig
-	Username        string
-	Password        string
-	Address         string
-	OrgID           string
-	Tripperware     Tripperware
-	BearerToken     string
-	BearerTokenFile string
-	Retries         int
-	QueryTags       string
-	NoCache         bool
-	AuthHeader      string
-	ProxyURL        string
-	BackoffConfig   BackoffConfig
-	Compression     bool
+	TLSConfig        config.TLSConfig
+	Username         string
+	Password         string
+	Address          string
+	OrgID            string
+	Tripperware      Tripperware
+	BearerToken      string
+	BearerTokenFile  string
+	Retries          int
+	QueryTags        string
+	NoCache          bool
+	AuthHeader       string
+	ProxyURL         string
+	BackoffConfig    BackoffConfig
+	Compression      bool
+	EnvironmentProxy bool
 }
 
 // Query uses the /api/v1/query endpoint to execute an instant query
@@ -306,6 +307,10 @@ func (c *DefaultClient) doRequest(path, query string, quiet bool, out interface{
 		TLSConfig: c.TLSConfig,
 	}
 
+	if c.EnvironmentProxy {
+		clientConfig.ProxyFromEnvironment = true
+	}
+
 	if c.ProxyURL != "" {
 		prox, err := url.Parse(c.ProxyURL)
 		if err != nil {