diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f824acca92..b8b37cd44e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5073,6 +5073,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ip": {
+      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-1.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-vd7XARQpCCjAoDnnLvJfWq7ENUo="
+    },
     "node_modules/ip-regex": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-regex/-/ip-regex-4.3.0.tgz",
@@ -7818,6 +7823,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/smart-buffer": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/smart-buffer/-/smart-buffer-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-94hK0Hh8rPqQl2xXc3HsaBoOXKV20MToPkcXvwbISWLEs+64sBq5kFgn2kJDHb1Pry9yrP0dxrCI9RRci7RXKg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.0.0",
+        "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/snapdragon": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snapdragon/-/snapdragon-0.8.2.tgz",
@@ -7960,6 +7974,32 @@
       "dev": true,
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/socks": {
+      "version": "2.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks/-/socks-2.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kLQ9N5ucj8uIcxrDwjm0Jsqk06xdpBjGNQtpXy4Q8/QY2k+fY7nZH8CARy+hkbG+SGAovmzzuauCpBlb8FrnBA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ip": "^1.1.5",
+        "smart-buffer": "^4.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10.13.0",
+        "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/socks-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks-proxy-agent/-/socks-proxy-agent-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-57e7lwCN4Tzt3mXz25VxOErJKXlPfXmkMLnk310v/jwW20jWRVcgsOit+xNkN3eIEdB47GwnfAEBLacZ/wVIKg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^6.0.2",
+        "debug": "^4.3.1",
+        "socks": "^2.6.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/socksv5": {
       "version": "0.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socksv5/-/socksv5-0.0.6.tgz",
@@ -9304,6 +9344,7 @@
         "proper-lockfile": "^4.1.1",
         "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
         "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "socks-proxy-agent": "^6.1.0",
         "stack-utils": "^2.0.3",
         "ws": "^7.4.6",
         "yauzl": "^2.10.0",
@@ -13257,6 +13298,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "ip": {
+      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-1.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-vd7XARQpCCjAoDnnLvJfWq7ENUo="
+    },
     "ip-regex": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-regex/-/ip-regex-4.3.0.tgz",
@@ -14687,6 +14733,7 @@
         "proper-lockfile": "^4.1.1",
         "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
         "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "socks-proxy-agent": "^6.1.0",
         "stack-utils": "^2.0.3",
         "ws": "^7.4.6",
         "yauzl": "^2.10.0",
@@ -15384,6 +15431,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "smart-buffer": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/smart-buffer/-/smart-buffer-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-94hK0Hh8rPqQl2xXc3HsaBoOXKV20MToPkcXvwbISWLEs+64sBq5kFgn2kJDHb1Pry9yrP0dxrCI9RRci7RXKg=="
+    },
     "snapdragon": {
       "version": "0.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snapdragon/-/snapdragon-0.8.2.tgz",
@@ -15505,6 +15557,25 @@
         "kind-of": "^3.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "socks": {
+      "version": "2.6.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks/-/socks-2.6.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kLQ9N5ucj8uIcxrDwjm0Jsqk06xdpBjGNQtpXy4Q8/QY2k+fY7nZH8CARy+hkbG+SGAovmzzuauCpBlb8FrnBA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ip": "^1.1.5",
+        "smart-buffer": "^4.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "socks-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socks-proxy-agent/-/socks-proxy-agent-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-57e7lwCN4Tzt3mXz25VxOErJKXlPfXmkMLnk310v/jwW20jWRVcgsOit+xNkN3eIEdB47GwnfAEBLacZ/wVIKg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "agent-base": "^6.0.2",
+        "debug": "^4.3.1",
+        "socks": "^2.6.1"
+      }
+    },
     "socksv5": {
       "version": "0.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/socksv5/-/socksv5-0.0.6.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/package.json b/packages/playwright-core/package.json
index e1a15856d2..3d99c83811 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "proper-lockfile": "^4.1.1",
     "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "socks-proxy-agent": "^6.1.0",
     "stack-utils": "^2.0.3",
     "ws": "^7.4.6",
     "yauzl": "^2.10.0",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
index e8525077c6..942dd1eac0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/fetch.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import * as http from 'http';
 import * as https from 'https';
 import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
+import { SocksProxyAgent } from 'socks-proxy-agent';
 import { pipeline, Readable, Transform } from 'stream';
 import url from 'url';
 import zlib from 'zlib';
@@ -108,9 +109,16 @@ export abstract class FetchRequest extends SdkObject {
       if (proxy) {
         // TODO: support bypass proxy
         const proxyOpts = url.parse(proxy.server);
-        if (proxy.username)
-          proxyOpts.auth = `${proxy.username}:${proxy.password || ''}`;
-        agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyOpts);
+        if (proxyOpts.protocol?.startsWith('socks')) {
+          agent = new SocksProxyAgent({
+            host: proxyOpts.hostname,
+            port: proxyOpts.port || undefined,
+          });
+        } else {
+          if (proxy.username)
+            proxyOpts.auth = `${proxy.username}:${proxy.password || ''}`;
+          agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyOpts);
+        }
       }
 
       const timeout = defaults.timeoutSettings.timeout(params);
diff --git a/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts b/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
index f6b6ec89af..f32eb9bc98 100644
--- a/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/global-fetch.spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ it('should return error with wrong credentials', async ({ playwright, server })
   expect(response2.status()).toBe(401);
 });
 
+it('should use socks proxy', async ({ playwright, server, socksPort }) => {
+  const request = await playwright.request.newContext({ proxy: {
+    server: `socks5://localhost:${socksPort}`,
+  } });
+  const response = await request.get(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+  expect(await response.text()).toContain('Served by the SOCKS proxy');
+});
+
 it('should pass proxy credentials', async ({ playwright, server, proxyServer }) => {
   proxyServer.forwardTo(server.PORT);
   let auth;