diff --git a/manifests/bootstrap-pod-v2.yaml b/manifests/bootstrap-pod-v2.yaml
index 5f06b93e85..ba3c55fcf2 100644
--- a/manifests/bootstrap-pod-v2.yaml
+++ b/manifests/bootstrap-pod-v2.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@ spec:
       privileged: true
       readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
     terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
+    {{if .ControllerConfig.Proxy}}
+    env:
+    {{if .ControllerConfig.Proxy.HTTPProxy}}
+    - name: HTTP_PROXY
+      value: {{.ControllerConfig.Proxy.HTTPProxy}}
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ControllerConfig.Proxy.HTTPSProxy}}
+    - name: HTTPS_PROXY
+      value: {{.ControllerConfig.Proxy.HTTPSProxy}}
+    {{end}}
+    {{if .ControllerConfig.Proxy.NoProxy}}
+    - name: NO_PROXY
+      value: "{{.ControllerConfig.Proxy.NoProxy}}"
+    {{end}}
+    {{end}}
     volumeMounts:
     - name: bootstrap-manifests
       mountPath: /etc/mcc/bootstrap
diff --git a/pkg/operator/render_test.go b/pkg/operator/render_test.go
index 4602089634..8fa55d1892 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/render_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/render_test.go
@@ -321,6 +321,29 @@ func TestRenderAsset(t *testing.T) {
 				"--payload-version=4.8.0-rc.0",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			// Test that bootstrap MCC pod is rendered correctly with proxy config
+			Path: "manifests/bootstrap-pod-v2.yaml",
+			RenderConfig: &renderConfig{
+				TargetNamespace: "testing-namespace",
+				ReleaseVersion:  "4.8.0-rc.0",
+				Images: &ctrlcommon.RenderConfigImages{
+					MachineConfigOperator: "mco-operator-image",
+				},
+				ControllerConfig: mcfgv1.ControllerConfigSpec{
+					Proxy: &configv1.ProxyStatus{
+						HTTPSProxy: "https://i.am.a.proxy.server",
+						NoProxy:    ".cluster.local",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			FindExpected: []string{
+				"image: mco-operator-image",
+				"- name: HTTPS_PROXY\n      value: https://i.am.a.proxy.server",
+				"- name: NO_PROXY\n      value: \".cluster.local\"",
+				"--payload-version=4.8.0-rc.0",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for idx, test := range tests {