diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponskrub.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponskrub.py
index 4ba33398e..a55f4150b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponskrub.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponskrub.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from ..compat import compat_shlex_split
 from ..utils import (
     check_executable,
+    cli_option,
     encodeArgument,
     encodeFilename,
     shell_quote,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ def run(self, information):
         cmd = [self.path]
         if not self.cutout:
             cmd += ['-chapter']
+        cmd += cli_option(self._downloader.params, '-proxy', 'proxy')
         cmd += compat_shlex_split(self.args)  # For backward compatibility
         cmd += self._configuration_args(self._exe_name, use_compat=False)
         cmd += ['--', information['id'], filename, temp_filename]