diff --git a/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcContext.java b/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcContext.java
index 51e098fb1..e5ed7082c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/b44t/messenger/DcContext.java
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ public class DcContext {
       return oauth2url.startsWith("https://accounts.google.com/");
     }
 
+    public void restartIo() {
+      stopIo();
+      startIo();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return true if at least one chat has location streaming enabled
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/proxy/ProxySettingsActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/proxy/ProxySettingsActivity.java
index 3dcb023e3..60310f3e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/proxy/ProxySettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/proxy/ProxySettingsActivity.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class ProxySettingsActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity
         showAddProxyDialog();
       } else {
         DcHelper.set(this, CONFIG_PROXY_ENABLED, proxySwitch.isChecked()? "1" : "0");
-        restartIO();
+        DcHelper.getContext(this).restartIo();
       }
     });
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ProxySettingsActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity
   @Override
   public void onItemClick(String proxyUrl) {
     if (DcHelper.getContext(this).setConfigFromQr(proxyUrl)) {
-      restartIO();
+      DcHelper.getContext(this).restartIo();
       adapter.setSelectedProxy(proxyUrl);
       proxySwitch.setChecked(DcHelper.getInt(this, CONFIG_PROXY_ENABLED) == 1);
     } else {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ProxySettingsActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity
     }
     String proxyUrls = String.join("\n", proxies);
     DcHelper.set(this, CONFIG_PROXY_URL, proxyUrls);
-    restartIO();
+    DcHelper.getContext(this).restartIo();
     adapter.changeData(proxyUrls);
   }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class ProxySettingsActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity
           final DcLot qrParsed = dcContext.checkQr(newProxy);
           if (qrParsed.getState() == DcContext.DC_QR_PROXY) {
             dcContext.setConfigFromQr(newProxy);
-            restartIO();
+            DcHelper.getContext(this).restartIo();
             adapter.changeData(DcHelper.get(this, CONFIG_PROXY_URL));
           } else {
             Toast.makeText(this, R.string.proxy_invalid, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
@@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ public class ProxySettingsActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity
       .show();
   }
 
-  private void restartIO() {
-    DcContext dcContext = DcHelper.getContext(this);
-    dcContext.stopIo();
-    dcContext.startIo();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void handleEvent(@NonNull DcEvent event) {
     if (event.getId() == DcContext.DC_EVENT_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/qr/QrCodeHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/qr/QrCodeHandler.java
index 34a0361bc..98a344986 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/qr/QrCodeHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/qr/QrCodeHandler.java
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ public class QrCodeHandler {
                 BackupTransferActivity.appendSSID(activity, alertDialog.findViewById(android.R.id.message));
                 return;
 
+            case DcContext.DC_QR_PROXY:
+                builder.setTitle(R.string.proxy_use_proxy);
+                builder.setMessage(activity.getString(R.string.proxy_use_proxy_confirm, qrParsed.getText1()));
+                builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.proxy_use_proxy, (dlg, btn) -> {
+                    dcContext.setConfigFromQr(rawString);
+                    dcContext.restartIo();
+                });
+                builder.setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, null);
+                builder.setCancelable(false);
+                break;
+
             case DcContext.DC_QR_WEBRTC:
                 builder.setMessage(activity.getString(R.string.videochat_instance_from_qr, qrParsed.getText1()));
                 builder.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, (dialog, which) -> {
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4b8e7042e..e7af8b4e5 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@
     <string name="proxy_list_header">Saved Proxies</string>
     <string name="proxy_delete">Delete Proxy</string>
     <string name="proxy_delete_explain">Are you sure you want to delete \"%1$s\"?</string>
+    <string name="proxy_use_proxy_confirm">Do you want to use proxy \"%1$s\"?</string>
 
     <!-- deprecated -->
     <string name="login_socks5">SOCKS5</string>