diff --git a/config b/config
index 044ad97..968b63a 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ NGX_ADDON_DEPS="$NGX_ADDON_DEPS                             \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_relay_module.h      \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_streams.h           \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_bitop.h             \
+                $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h    \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/hls/ngx_rtmp_mpegts.h        \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/dash/ngx_rtmp_mp4.h          \
                 "
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ NGX_ADDON_SRCS="$NGX_ADDON_SRCS                             \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_log_module.c        \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_limit_module.c      \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_bitop.c             \
+                $ngx_addon_dir/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.c    \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/hls/ngx_rtmp_hls_module.c    \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/dash/ngx_rtmp_dash_module.c  \
                 $ngx_addon_dir/hls/ngx_rtmp_mpegts.c        \
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp.c b/ngx_rtmp.c
index 0390df7..c079c90 100644
--- a/ngx_rtmp.c
+++ b/ngx_rtmp.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ found:
     addr->bind = listen->bind;
     addr->wildcard = listen->wildcard;
     addr->so_keepalive = listen->so_keepalive;
+    addr->proxy_protocol = listen->proxy_protocol;
 #if (NGX_HAVE_KEEPALIVE_TUNABLE)
     addr->tcp_keepidle = listen->tcp_keepidle;
     addr->tcp_keepintvl = listen->tcp_keepintvl;
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ ngx_rtmp_add_addrs(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_rtmp_port_t *mport,
 
         addrs[i].conf.addr_text.len = len;
         addrs[i].conf.addr_text.data = p;
+        addrs[i].conf.proxy_protocol = addr->proxy_protocol;
     }
 
     return NGX_OK;
@@ -751,6 +753,7 @@ ngx_rtmp_add_addrs6(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_rtmp_port_t *mport,
 
         addrs6[i].conf.addr_text.len = len;
         addrs6[i].conf.addr_text.data = p;
+        addrs6[i].conf.proxy_protocol = addr->proxy_protocol;
     }
 
     return NGX_OK;
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp.h b/ngx_rtmp.h
index 8c53138..d3648f7 100644
--- a/ngx_rtmp.h
+++ b/ngx_rtmp.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned                ipv6only:2;
 #endif
     unsigned                so_keepalive:2;
+    unsigned                proxy_protocol:1;
 #if (NGX_HAVE_KEEPALIVE_TUNABLE)
     int                     tcp_keepidle;
     int                     tcp_keepintvl;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     ngx_rtmp_conf_ctx_t    *ctx;
     ngx_str_t               addr_text;
+    unsigned                proxy_protocol:1;
 } ngx_rtmp_addr_conf_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned                ipv6only:2;
 #endif
     unsigned                so_keepalive:2;
+    unsigned                proxy_protocol:1;
 #if (NGX_HAVE_KEEPALIVE_TUNABLE)
     int                     tcp_keepidle;
     int                     tcp_keepintvl;
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp_core_module.c b/ngx_rtmp_core_module.c
index 3ffedb1..01303c6 100644
--- a/ngx_rtmp_core_module.c
+++ b/ngx_rtmp_core_module.c
@@ -719,6 +719,11 @@ ngx_rtmp_core_listen(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
 #endif
         }
 
+        if (ngx_strcmp(value[i].data, "proxy_protocol") == 0) {
+            ls->proxy_protocol = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+
         ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
                            "the invalid \"%V\" parameter", &value[i]);
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp_init.c b/ngx_rtmp_init.c
index 1492c49..836935d 100644
--- a/ngx_rtmp_init.c
+++ b/ngx_rtmp_init.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <ngx_config.h>
 #include <ngx_core.h>
 #include "ngx_rtmp.h"
+#include "ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h"
 
 
 static void ngx_rtmp_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c);
@@ -130,7 +131,12 @@ ngx_rtmp_init_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
     s->auto_pushed = unix_socket;
 
-    ngx_rtmp_handshake(s);
+    if (addr_conf->proxy_protocol) {
+        ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol(s);
+
+    } else {
+        ngx_rtmp_handshake(s);
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.c b/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a96914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.c
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Roman Arutyunyan
+ */
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include "ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h"
+
+
+static void ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol_recv(ngx_event_t *rev);
+
+
+void
+ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol(ngx_rtmp_session_t *s)
+{
+    ngx_connection_t  *c;
+
+    c = s->connection;
+    c->read->handler =  ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol_recv;
+
+    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_RTMP, s->connection->log, 0,
+                   "proxy_protocol: start");
+
+    ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol_recv(c->read);
+}
+
+
+static void
+ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol_recv(ngx_event_t *rev)
+{
+    u_char               buf[107], *p, *pp, *text;
+    size_t               len;
+    ssize_t              n;
+    ngx_err_t            err;
+    ngx_int_t            i;
+    ngx_addr_t           addr;
+    ngx_connection_t    *c;
+    ngx_rtmp_session_t  *s;
+
+    c = rev->data;
+    s = c->data;
+
+    if (c->destroyed) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (rev->timedout) {
+        ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, NGX_ETIMEDOUT,
+                "proxy_protocol: recv: client timed out");
+        c->timedout = 1;
+        ngx_rtmp_finalize_session(s);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (rev->timer_set) {
+        ngx_del_timer(rev);
+    }
+
+    n = recv(c->fd, buf, sizeof(buf), MSG_PEEK);
+
+    err = ngx_socket_errno;
+
+    if (n == -1) {
+
+        if (err == NGX_EAGAIN) {
+            ngx_add_timer(rev, s->timeout);
+
+            if (ngx_handle_read_event(c->read, 0) != NGX_OK) {
+                ngx_rtmp_finalize_session(s);
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ngx_rtmp_finalize_session(s);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    p = buf;
+
+    if (n <= 8 && ngx_strncmp(p, "PROXY ", 6) != 0) {
+        goto bad_header;
+    }
+
+    n -= 6;
+    p += 6;
+
+    ngx_memzero(&addr, sizeof(ngx_addr_t));
+
+    if (n >= 7 && ngx_strncmp(p, "UNKNOWN", 7) == 0) {
+        n -= 7;
+        p += 7;
+        goto skip;
+    }
+
+    if (n < 5 || ngx_strncmp(p, "TCP", 3) != 0
+        || (p[3] != '4' && p[3] != '6') || p[4] != ' ')
+    {
+        goto bad_header;
+    }
+
+    n -= 5;
+    p += 5;
+
+    pp = ngx_strlchr(p, p + n, ' ');
+
+    if (pp == NULL) {
+        goto bad_header;
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_parse_addr(s->connection->pool, &addr, p, pp - p) != NGX_OK) {
+        goto bad_header;
+    }
+
+    n -= pp - p;
+    p = pp;
+
+skip:
+
+    for (i = 0; i + 1 < n; i++) {
+        if (p[i] == CR && p[i + 1] == LF) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (i + 1 == n) {
+        goto bad_header;
+    }
+
+    n = p - buf + i + 2;
+
+    if (c->recv(c, buf, n) != n) {
+        goto failed;
+    }
+
+    if (addr.socklen) {
+        text = ngx_palloc(s->connection->pool, NGX_SOCKADDR_STRLEN);
+
+        if (text == NULL) {
+            goto failed;
+        }
+
+        len = ngx_sock_ntop(addr.sockaddr, addr.socklen, text,
+                            NGX_SOCKADDR_STRLEN, 0);
+        if (len == 0) {
+            goto failed;
+        }
+
+        c->sockaddr = addr.sockaddr;
+        c->socklen = addr.socklen;
+        c->addr_text.data = text;
+        c->addr_text.len = len;
+
+        ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_RTMP, c->log, 0,
+                       "proxy_protocol: remote_addr:'%V'", &c->addr_text);
+    }
+
+    ngx_rtmp_handshake(s);
+
+    return;
+
+bad_header:
+
+    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_INFO, c->log, 0, "proxy_protocol: bad header");
+
+failed:
+
+    ngx_rtmp_finalize_session(s);
+}
diff --git a/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h b/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e873c3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Roman Arutyunyan
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _NGX_RTMP_PROXY_PROTOCOL_H_INCLUDED_
+#define _NGX_RTMP_PROXY_PROTOCOL_H_INCLUDED_
+
+
+#include <ngx_config.h>
+#include <ngx_core.h>
+#include "ngx_rtmp.h"
+
+
+void ngx_rtmp_proxy_protocol(ngx_rtmp_session_t *c);
+
+
+#endif /* _NGX_RTMP_PROXY_PROTOCOL_H_INCLUDED_ */