diff --git a/src/System.Private.ServiceModel/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpChannelFactory.cs b/src/System.Private.ServiceModel/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpChannelFactory.cs
index 3cdc4e45e3a..2a41dd47830 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.ServiceModel/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpChannelFactory.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.ServiceModel/src/System/ServiceModel/Channels/HttpChannelFactory.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ internal HttpChannelFactory(HttpTransportBindingElement bindingElement, BindingC
             TransferMode = bindingElement.TransferMode;
             _keepAliveEnabled = bindingElement.KeepAliveEnabled;
 
-            if (bindingElement.ProxyAddress != null)
+            if (bindingElement.Proxy != null)
+                _proxy = bindingElement.Proxy;
+            else if (bindingElement.ProxyAddress != null)
             {
                 if (bindingElement.UseDefaultWebProxy)
                 {