diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5075c20d7400a6e15e649bf3ffbc9d11955ce500..f2ed098b9786cf360b978a0f8f6ba0798af882d1 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.core.filesystem,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.eclipse.core.expressions,
+ org.eclipse.core.net,
  org.eclipse.equinox.security,
  org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.ui.editors,
diff --git a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/DBeaverCore.java b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/DBeaverCore.java
index 3f076041f75dbb3d52726a65d47dc74c796c2d1f..c2c0286707d713b47b9f603c0ee0d4d56a9017db 100644
--- a/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/DBeaverCore.java
+++ b/plugins/org.jkiss.dbeaver.core/src/org/jkiss/dbeaver/core/DBeaverCore.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.jkiss.dbeaver.core;
 
+import org.eclipse.core.net.proxy.IProxyService;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbench;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
+import org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchPlugin;
 import org.jkiss.code.NotNull;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBException;
 import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBeaverPreferences;
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ import org.jkiss.dbeaver.utils.RuntimeUtils;
 import org.jkiss.utils.CommonUtils;
 import org.jkiss.utils.StandardConstants;
 import org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.Authenticator;
@@ -231,6 +234,9 @@ public class DBeaverCore implements DBPPlatform {
         this.navigatorModel = new DBNModel(this);
         this.navigatorModel.initialize();
 
+        // Activate proxy service
+        activateProxyService();
+
         // Activate plugin services
         for (IPluginService pluginService : PluginServiceRegistry.getInstance().getServices()) {
             try {
@@ -247,6 +253,14 @@ public class DBeaverCore implements DBPPlatform {
         log.debug("Core initialized (" + (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime) + "ms)");
     }
 
+    private void activateProxyService() {
+        try {
+            log.debug("Proxy service '" + IProxyService.class.getName() + "' loaded");
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            log.debug("Proxy service not found");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void initializeProjects() {
         final IProgressMonitor monitor = new NullProgressMonitor();
         try {