diff --git a/src/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java b/src/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
index 7dcb2a2..7b3a3fa 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 import org.apache.http.impl.DefaultConnectionReuseStrategy;
 import org.apache.http.impl.auth.BasicSchemeFactory;
 import org.apache.http.impl.auth.DigestSchemeFactory;
-import org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpRoutePlanner;
+import org.apache.http.impl.conn.ProxySelectorRoutePlanner;
 import org.apache.http.impl.conn.SingleClientConnManager;
 import org.apache.http.impl.cookie.BestMatchSpecFactory;
 import org.apache.http.impl.cookie.BrowserCompatSpecFactory;
@@ -326,8 +326,10 @@
 
     @Override
     protected HttpRoutePlanner createHttpRoutePlanner() {
-        return new DefaultHttpRoutePlanner
-            (getConnectionManager().getSchemeRegistry());
+        // BEGIN android-changed
+        //     Use the proxy specified by system properties
+        return new ProxySelectorRoutePlanner(getConnectionManager().getSchemeRegistry(), null);
+        // END android-changed
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/ProxySelectorRoutePlanner.java b/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/ProxySelectorRoutePlanner.java
index 136caf4..daa7227 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/ProxySelectorRoutePlanner.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/http/impl/conn/ProxySelectorRoutePlanner.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.SchemeRegistry;
 
 import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnRouteParams;
+import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnRoutePNames;
 
 
 /**
@@ -140,7 +141,18 @@
 
         final InetAddress local =
             ConnRouteParams.getLocalAddress(request.getParams());
-        final HttpHost proxy = determineProxy(target, request, context);
+
+        // BEGIN android-changed
+        //     If the client or request explicitly specifies a proxy (or no
+        //     proxy), prefer that over the ProxySelector's VM-wide default.
+        HttpHost proxy = (HttpHost) request.getParams().getParameter(ConnRoutePNames.DEFAULT_PROXY);
+        if (proxy == null) {
+            proxy = determineProxy(target, request, context);
+        } else if (ConnRouteParams.NO_HOST.equals(proxy)) {
+            // value is explicitly unset
+            proxy = null;
+        }
+        // END android-changed
 
         final Scheme schm =
             this.schemeRegistry.getScheme(target.getSchemeName());