diff --git a/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main.go b/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main.go
index ed9f145f..3813617a 100644
--- a/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main.go
+++ b/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller/logging"
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/envconfig"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http/httpproxy"
 )
 
 type RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig struct {
@@ -84,8 +87,8 @@ func run(rc RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig, logger logr.Logger) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	actionsServiceClient, err := actions.NewClient(
-		rc.ConfigureUrl,
+	actionsServiceClient, err := newActionsClientFromConfig(
+		rc,
 		creds,
 		actions.WithUserAgent(fmt.Sprintf("actions-runner-controller/%s", build.Version)),
 		actions.WithLogger(logger),
@@ -155,3 +158,12 @@ func validateConfig(config *RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func newActionsClientFromConfig(config RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig, creds *actions.ActionsAuth, options ...actions.ClientOption) (*actions.Client, error) {
+	proxyFunc := httpproxy.FromEnvironment().ProxyFunc()
+	options = append(options, actions.WithProxy(func(req *http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+		return proxyFunc(req.URL)
+	}))
+
+	return actions.NewClient(config.ConfigureUrl, creds, options...)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main_test.go b/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main_test.go
index bd2d7187..619bfeb6 100644
--- a/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/githubrunnerscalesetlistener/main_test.go
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/actions/actions-runner-controller/github/actions"
 )
 
 func TestConfigValidationMinMax(t *testing.T) {
@@ -90,3 +96,106 @@ func TestConfigValidationConfigUrl(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "GitHubConfigUrl is not provided", "Expected error about missing ConfigureUrl")
 }
+
+func TestProxySettings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("http", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wentThroughProxy := false
+
+		proxy := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			wentThroughProxy = true
+		}))
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			proxy.Close()
+		})
+
+		prevProxy := os.Getenv("http_proxy")
+		os.Setenv("http_proxy", proxy.URL)
+		defer os.Setenv("http_proxy", prevProxy)
+
+		config := RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig{
+			ConfigureUrl: "https://github.com/org/repo",
+		}
+		creds := &actions.ActionsAuth{
+			Token: "token",
+		}
+
+		client, err := newActionsClientFromConfig(config, creds)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = client.Do(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		assert.True(t, wentThroughProxy)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("https", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wentThroughProxy := false
+
+		proxy := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			wentThroughProxy = true
+		}))
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			proxy.Close()
+		})
+
+		prevProxy := os.Getenv("https_proxy")
+		os.Setenv("https_proxy", proxy.URL)
+		defer os.Setenv("https_proxy", prevProxy)
+
+		config := RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig{
+			ConfigureUrl: "https://github.com/org/repo",
+		}
+		creds := &actions.ActionsAuth{
+			Token: "token",
+		}
+
+		client, err := newActionsClientFromConfig(config, creds, actions.WithRetryMax(0))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "https://example.com", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = client.Do(req)
+		// proxy doesn't support https
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, wentThroughProxy)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("no_proxy", func(t *testing.T) {
+		wentThroughProxy := false
+
+		proxy := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			wentThroughProxy = true
+		}))
+		t.Cleanup(func() {
+			proxy.Close()
+		})
+
+		prevProxy := os.Getenv("http_proxy")
+		os.Setenv("http_proxy", proxy.URL)
+		defer os.Setenv("http_proxy", prevProxy)
+
+		prevNoProxy := os.Getenv("no_proxy")
+		os.Setenv("no_proxy", "example.com")
+		defer os.Setenv("no_proxy", prevNoProxy)
+
+		config := RunnerScaleSetListenerConfig{
+			ConfigureUrl: "https://github.com/org/repo",
+		}
+		creds := &actions.ActionsAuth{
+			Token: "token",
+		}
+
+		client, err := newActionsClientFromConfig(config, creds)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://example.com", nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = client.Do(req)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.False(t, wentThroughProxy)
+	})
+}