diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index c4e5f2198d..0c2f4945b9 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ export abstract class APIRequestContext extends SdkObject {
           }
         });
 
+        // when using socks proxy, having the socket means the connection got established
+        if (agent instanceof SocksProxyAgent)
+          tcpConnectionAt ??= monotonicTime();
+
         serverIPAddress = socket.remoteAddress;
         serverPort = socket.remotePort;
       });
diff --git a/tests/library/har.spec.ts b/tests/library/har.spec.ts
index 1d8dbf55a1..3a10347825 100644
--- a/tests/library/har.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/har.spec.ts
@@ -868,8 +868,7 @@ it('should include timings when using http proxy', async ({ contextFactory, serv
   expect(log.entries[0].timings.connect).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 });
 
-// socks proxy library doesnt emit an event to know when the TCP connection starts
-it.fail('should include timings when using socks proxy', async ({ contextFactory, server, socksPort }, testInfo) => {
+it('should include timings when using socks proxy', async ({ contextFactory, server, socksPort }, testInfo) => {
   const { page, getLog } = await pageWithHar(contextFactory, testInfo, { proxy: { server: `socks5://localhost:${socksPort}` } });
   const response = await page.request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
   await response.body();