diff --git a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
index d1c690481a..8756ffa3b2 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func New(info logger.Info) (logger.Logger, error) {
 
 	transport := &http.Transport{
 		TLSClientConfig: tlsConfig,
+		Proxy:           http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 	}
 	client := &http.Client{
 		Transport: transport,
diff --git a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
index 796049c69c..9744cb561a 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/splunk/splunk_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/logger"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/env"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -82,6 +84,36 @@ func TestNewMissedToken(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewWithProxy(t *testing.T) {
+	proxy := "http://proxy.testing:8888"
+	reset := env.Patch(t, "HTTP_PROXY", proxy)
+	defer reset()
+
+	// must not be localhost
+	splunkURL := "http://example.com:12345"
+	logger, err := New(logger.Info{
+		Config: map[string]string{
+			splunkURLKey:              splunkURL,
+			splunkTokenKey:            "token",
+			splunkVerifyConnectionKey: "false",
+		},
+		ContainerID: "containeriid",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	splunkLogger := logger.(*splunkLoggerInline)
+
+	proxyFunc := splunkLogger.transport.Proxy
+	require.NotNil(t, proxyFunc)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", splunkURL, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	proxyURL, err := proxyFunc(req)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, proxyURL)
+	require.Equal(t, proxy, proxyURL.String())
+}
+
 // Test default settings
 func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	hec := NewHTTPEventCollectorMock(t)
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/env/env.go b/vendor/github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/env/env.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95a53bee9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/env/env.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*Package env provides functions to test code that read environment variables
+or the current working directory.
+*/
+package env
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/assert"
+)
+
+type helperT interface {
+	Helper()
+}
+
+// Patch changes the value of an environment variable, and returns a
+// function which will reset the the value of that variable back to the
+// previous state.
+func Patch(t assert.TestingT, key, value string) func() {
+	if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+		ht.Helper()
+	}
+	oldValue, ok := os.LookupEnv(key)
+	assert.NilError(t, os.Setenv(key, value))
+	return func() {
+		if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+			ht.Helper()
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			assert.NilError(t, os.Unsetenv(key))
+			return
+		}
+		assert.NilError(t, os.Setenv(key, oldValue))
+	}
+}
+
+// PatchAll sets the environment to env, and returns a function which will
+// reset the environment back to the previous state.
+func PatchAll(t assert.TestingT, env map[string]string) func() {
+	if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+		ht.Helper()
+	}
+	oldEnv := os.Environ()
+	os.Clearenv()
+
+	for key, value := range env {
+		assert.NilError(t, os.Setenv(key, value))
+	}
+	return func() {
+		if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+			ht.Helper()
+		}
+		os.Clearenv()
+		for key, oldVal := range ToMap(oldEnv) {
+			assert.NilError(t, os.Setenv(key, oldVal))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ToMap takes a list of strings in the format returned by os.Environ() and
+// returns a mapping of keys to values.
+func ToMap(env []string) map[string]string {
+	result := map[string]string{}
+	for _, raw := range env {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(raw, "=", 2)
+		switch len(parts) {
+		case 1:
+			result[raw] = ""
+		case 2:
+			result[parts[0]] = parts[1]
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// ChangeWorkingDir to the directory, and return a function which restores the
+// previous working directory.
+func ChangeWorkingDir(t assert.TestingT, dir string) func() {
+	if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+		ht.Helper()
+	}
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.NilError(t, os.Chdir(dir))
+	return func() {
+		if ht, ok := t.(helperT); ok {
+			ht.Helper()
+		}
+		assert.NilError(t, os.Chdir(cwd))
+	}
+}