diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 2224fe7e8..5e95e5c8d 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 release = false
 
 [features]
-default = ["rustls-tls", "kubederive", "ws", "latest", "runtime", "refresh"]
+default = ["rustls-tls", "kubederive", "ws", "latest", "socks5", "runtime", "refresh"]
 kubederive = ["kube/derive"]
 openssl-tls = ["kube/client", "kube/openssl-tls"]
 rustls-tls = ["kube/client", "kube/rustls-tls"]
 runtime = ["kube/runtime", "kube/unstable-runtime"]
+socks5 = ["kube/socks5"]
 refresh = ["kube/oauth", "kube/oidc"]
 ws = ["kube/ws"]
 latest = ["k8s-openapi/latest"]
diff --git a/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs b/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
index a02c48d0e..c114a9f06 100644
--- a/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/kube-client/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub accept_invalid_certs: bool,
     /// Stores information to tell the cluster who you are.
     pub auth_info: AuthInfo,
-    // TODO Actually support proxy or create an example with custom client
-    /// Optional proxy URL.
+    /// Optional proxy URL. Proxy support requires the `socks5` feature.
     pub proxy_url: Option<http::Uri>,
     /// If set, apiserver certificate will be validated to contain this string
     ///