diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e18cd25..866d3e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ inbound:
   allowlist: [...]
 ```
 
+### HttpClient
+
+The `httpClient` configuration section modifies the HTTP client used for proxying requests.
+
+Example:
+```yaml
+inbound:
+  httpClient:
+    additionalCACerts:
+    - /path/to/custom/cert.pem
+```
+
 ### GitHub
 
 The `github` configuration section simplifies granting Semgrep access to leave PR comments.
diff --git a/pkg/config.go b/pkg/config.go
index 6092491..314b89f 100644
--- a/pkg/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config.go
@@ -209,14 +209,19 @@ type GitLab struct {
 	Token   string `mapstructure:"token" json:"token"`
 }
 
+type HttpClientConfig struct {
+	AdditionalCACerts []string `mapstructure:"additionalCACerts" json:"additionalCACerts"`
+}
+
 type InboundProxyConfig struct {
-	Wireguard       WireguardBase   `mapstructure:"wireguard" json:"wireguard"`
-	Allowlist       Allowlist       `mapstructure:"allowlist" json:"allowlist"`
-	ProxyListenPort int             `mapstructure:"proxyListenPort" json:"proxyListenPort" validate:"gte=0" default:"80"`
-	Logging         LoggingConfig   `mapstructure:"logging" json:"logging"`
-	Heartbeat       HeartbeatConfig `mapstructure:"heartbeat" json:"heartbeat"`
-	GitHub          *GitHub         `mapstructure:"github" json:"github"`
-	GitLab          *GitLab         `mapstructure:"gitlab" json:"gitlab"`
+	Wireguard       WireguardBase    `mapstructure:"wireguard" json:"wireguard"`
+	Allowlist       Allowlist        `mapstructure:"allowlist" json:"allowlist"`
+	ProxyListenPort int              `mapstructure:"proxyListenPort" json:"proxyListenPort" validate:"gte=0" default:"80"`
+	Logging         LoggingConfig    `mapstructure:"logging" json:"logging"`
+	Heartbeat       HeartbeatConfig  `mapstructure:"heartbeat" json:"heartbeat"`
+	GitHub          *GitHub          `mapstructure:"github" json:"github"`
+	GitLab          *GitLab          `mapstructure:"gitlab" json:"gitlab"`
+	HttpClient      HttpClientConfig `mapstructure:"httpClient" json:"httpClient"`
 }
 
 type FilteredRelayConfig struct {
diff --git a/pkg/http_client.go b/pkg/http_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f10772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/http_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package pkg
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func (hcc *HttpClientConfig) BuildRoundTripper() (http.RoundTripper, error) {
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{
+		Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+		KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		Proxy:                 http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		DialContext:           dialer.DialContext,
+		ForceAttemptHTTP2:     true,
+		MaxIdleConns:          100,
+		IdleConnTimeout:       90 * time.Second,
+		TLSHandshakeTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		ExpectContinueTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
+	}
+
+	if len(hcc.AdditionalCACerts) > 0 {
+		certPool, err := x509.SystemCertPool()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for i := range hcc.AdditionalCACerts {
+			caCert, err := os.ReadFile(hcc.AdditionalCACerts[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add CA cert to pool: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if ok := certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert); !ok {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add CA cert to pool: %v", hcc.AdditionalCACerts[i])
+			}
+		}
+		transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{
+			ClientCAs:  certPool,
+			MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS13,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return transport, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/inbound_proxy.go b/pkg/inbound_proxy.go
index d6b1c3b..e404d55 100644
--- a/pkg/inbound_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/inbound_proxy.go
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ func (config *InboundProxyConfig) Start(tnet *netstack.Net) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid inbound config: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// build http transport (needed for custom CA certs, etc...)
+	transport, err := config.HttpClient.BuildRoundTripper()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// setup http server
 	gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
 	r := gin.New()
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ func (config *InboundProxyConfig) Start(tnet *netstack.Net) error {
 		reqLogger.Info("proxy.request")
 
 		proxy := httputil.ReverseProxy{
+			Transport: transport,
 			Director: func(req *http.Request) {
 				req.URL = destinationUrl
 				req.Host = destinationUrl.Host