diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session_settings.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session_settings.cpp
index db93700b89a..33a97c087ca 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session_settings.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session_settings.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ void bind_session_settings()
         .def_readwrite("type", &proxy_settings::type)
         .def_readwrite("proxy_peer_connections", &proxy_settings::proxy_peer_connections)
         .def_readwrite("proxy_hostnames", &proxy_settings::proxy_hostnames)
+        .def_readwrite("proxy_accept_incoming", &proxy_settings::proxy_accept_incoming)
     ;
 #endif
    }
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/proxy_settings.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/proxy_settings.hpp
index 57cf0b64f92..f9906536e8c 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/proxy_settings.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/proxy_settings.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ namespace aux {
 		// This is only supported by SOCKS5 and HTTP.
 		bool proxy_hostnames = true;
 
+		// defaults to false for integration compatibility. It means that the
+		// torrent port is listening with tcp and udp while there is a proxy configured.
+		bool proxy_accept_incoming = false;
+
 		// determines whether or not to exempt peer and web seed connections
 		// from using the proxy. This defaults to true, i.e. peer connections are
 		// proxied by default.
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
index 0446f2b60d6..81edb54d53d 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
@@ -876,6 +876,9 @@ namespace aux {
 			// any). This is only supported by SOCKS5 and HTTP.
 			proxy_hostnames,
 
+			// if true, listening on the defined port will be enabled while using proxy
+			proxy_accept_incoming,
+
 			// if true, peer connections are made (and accepted) over the
 			// configured proxy, if any. Web seeds as well as regular bittorrent
 			// peer connections are considered "peer connections". Anything
diff --git a/simulation/make_proxy_settings.hpp b/simulation/make_proxy_settings.hpp
index f073dabad99..a08c81c5d53 100644
--- a/simulation/make_proxy_settings.hpp
+++ b/simulation/make_proxy_settings.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ inline lt::aux::proxy_settings make_proxy_settings(
 	aux::proxy_settings ps;
 	ps.type = proxy_type;
 	ps.proxy_hostnames = false;
+	ps.proxy_accept_incoming = false;
 	// this IP and ports are specific to test_http_connection.cpp
 	if (proxy_type != settings_pack::none)
 	{
diff --git a/simulation/utils.cpp b/simulation/utils.cpp
index e6496b0d052..644107aa356 100644
--- a/simulation/utils.cpp
+++ b/simulation/utils.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ void set_proxy(lt::session& ses, int proxy_type, test_transfer_flags_t const fla
 	else
 		p.set_str(settings_pack::proxy_hostname, "50.50.50.50");
 	p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_hostnames, true);
+	p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming, false);
 	p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections, bool(flags & tx::proxy_peers));
 	p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_tracker_connections, proxy_peers);
 	p.set_bool(settings_pack::socks5_udp_send_local_ep, true);
diff --git a/src/proxy_settings.cpp b/src/proxy_settings.cpp
index 01fa002555f..587cb8757f6 100644
--- a/src/proxy_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/proxy_settings.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void init(proxy_settings& p, Settings const& sett)
 	p.type = settings_pack::proxy_type_t(sett.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_type));
 	p.port = std::uint16_t(sett.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_port));
 	p.proxy_hostnames = sett.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_hostnames);
+	p.proxy_accept_incoming = sett.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming);
 	p.proxy_peer_connections = sett.get_bool(
 		settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections);
 	p.proxy_tracker_connections = sett.get_bool(
diff --git a/src/session_handle.cpp b/src/session_handle.cpp
index e4bb290eeb8..00268c5842c 100644
--- a/src/session_handle.cpp
+++ b/src/session_handle.cpp
@@ -1040,6 +1040,7 @@ namespace {
 		p.set_int(settings_pack::proxy_type, s.type);
 		p.set_int(settings_pack::proxy_port, s.port);
 		p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_hostnames,s.proxy_hostnames);
+		p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming,s.proxy_accept_incoming);
 		p.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections, s.proxy_peer_connections);
 
 		apply_settings(std::move(p));
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index b1efa6d1e3e..471c8ff9d4b 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ bool ssl_server_name_callback(ssl::stream_handle_type stream_handle, std::string
 					if (val) s.set_int(settings_pack::proxy_type, int(val.int_value()));
 					val = settings.dict_find_int("proxy_hostnames");
 					if (val) s.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_hostnames, val.int_value() != 0);
+					val = settings.dict_find_int("proxy_accept_incoming");
+					if (val) s.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming, val.int_value() != 0);
 					val = settings.dict_find_int("proxy_peer_connections");
 					if (val) s.set_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections, val.int_value() != 0);
 					val = settings.dict_find_string("hostname");
@@ -2056,7 +2058,8 @@ namespace {
 		// if we don't proxy peer connections, don't apply the special logic for
 		// proxies
 		if (m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_type) != settings_pack::none
-			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections))
+			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections)
+			&& !m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming))
 		{
 			// we will be able to accept incoming connections over UDP. so use
 			// one of the ports the user specified to use a consistent port
@@ -2820,12 +2823,12 @@ namespace {
 		async_accept(listener, ssl);
 
 		// don't accept any connections from our local listen sockets if we're
-		// using a proxy. We should only accept peers via the proxy, never
-		// directly.
+		// using a proxy and the correct setting isn't set.
 		// This path is only for accepting incoming TCP sockets. The udp_socket
 		// class also restricts incoming packets based on proxy settings.
 		if (m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_type) != settings_pack::none
-			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections))
+			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections)
+			&& !m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming))
 			return;
 
 		auto listen = std::find_if(m_listen_sockets.begin(), m_listen_sockets.end()
@@ -5522,11 +5525,11 @@ namespace {
 		if (m_listen_sockets.empty()) return 0;
 		if (sock)
 		{
-			// if we're using a proxy, we won't be able to accept any TCP
-			// connections. Not even uTP connections via the port we know about.
 			// The DHT may use the implied port to make it work, but the port we
 			// announce here has no relevance for that.
-			if (sock->flags & listen_socket_t::proxy)
+
+			if (sock->flags & listen_socket_t::proxy
+				&& !m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming))
 				return 0;
 
 			if (!(sock->flags & listen_socket_t::accept_incoming))
@@ -5535,6 +5538,11 @@ namespace {
 			return std::uint16_t(sock->tcp_external_port());
 		}
 
+		if (m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_type) != settings_pack::none
+			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections)
+			&& !m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming))
+			return 0;
+
 #ifdef TORRENT_SSL_PEERS
 		for (auto const& s : m_listen_sockets)
 		{
@@ -5566,9 +5574,6 @@ namespace {
 			return std::uint16_t(sock->tcp_external_port());
 		}
 
-		if (m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::proxy_type) != settings_pack::none
-			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_peer_connections))
-			return 0;
 
 		for (auto const& s : m_listen_sockets)
 		{
@@ -5664,7 +5669,7 @@ namespace {
 
 		if (!s->natpmp_mapper
 			&& !(s->flags & listen_socket_t::local_network)
-			&& !(s->flags & listen_socket_t::proxy))
+			&& m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming))
 		{
 			// the natpmp constructor may fail and call the callbacks
 			// into the session_impl.
@@ -6891,7 +6896,7 @@ namespace {
 		// connected to the internet. The whole point is to forward ports through
 		// the gateway
 		if ((s->flags & listen_socket_t::local_network)
-			|| (s->flags & listen_socket_t::proxy))
+			|| (s->flags & !m_settings.get_bool(settings_pack::proxy_accept_incoming)))
 			return;
 
 		if (!s->upnp_mapper)
diff --git a/src/settings_pack.cpp b/src/settings_pack.cpp
index 5a2c20f7405..42caa308145 100644
--- a/src/settings_pack.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_pack.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ constexpr int DISK_WRITE_MODE = settings_pack::enable_os_cache;
 		SET(enable_dht, true, &session_impl::update_dht),
 		SET(prefer_rc4, false, nullptr),
 		SET(proxy_hostnames, true, nullptr),
+		SET(proxy_accept_incoming, false, nullptr),
 		SET(proxy_peer_connections, true, nullptr),
 		SET(auto_sequential, true, &session_impl::update_auto_sequential),
 		SET(proxy_tracker_connections, true, nullptr),