diff --git a/rpc/client.go b/rpc/client.go
index 722e0e58c..a8e0b6e2a 100644
--- a/rpc/client.go
+++ b/rpc/client.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func New(rpcEndpoint string) *Client {
 	return NewWithCustomRPCClient(rpcClient)
 }
 
-// New creates a new Solana JSON RPC client with the provided custom headers.
+// NewWithHeaders creates a new Solana JSON RPC client with the provided custom headers.
 // The provided headers will be added to each RPC request sent via this RPC client.
 func NewWithHeaders(rpcEndpoint string, headers map[string]string) *Client {
 	opts := &jsonrpc.RPCClientOpts{
@@ -67,6 +67,22 @@ func NewWithHeaders(rpcEndpoint string, headers map[string]string) *Client {
 	return NewWithCustomRPCClient(rpcClient)
 }
 
+// NewWithHTTPClient creates a new Solana JSON RPC client with the provided httpClient.
+// This is particularly useful when one wants to configure a proxy server without relying on
+// the HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY environment variables. http.ProxyFromEnvironment will ignore
+// any HTTP_PROXY/HTTPS_PROXY setting if it resolves to localhost or any RFC1918 private IP
+// which adds considerable friction when testing with a local proxy server
+func NewWithHTTPClient(
+	rpcEndpoint string,
+	httpClient *http.Client,
+) *Client {
+	opts := &jsonrpc.RPCClientOpts{
+		HTTPClient: httpClient,
+	}
+	rpcClient := jsonrpc.NewClientWithOpts(rpcEndpoint, opts)
+	return NewWithCustomRPCClient(rpcClient)
+}
+
 // Close closes the client.
 func (cl *Client) Close() error {
 	if cl.rpcClient == nil {