diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
index 2982e41dbbec7..7209c4fb01faf 100644
--- a/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
+++ b/docs/content/using-npm/config.md
@@ -556,8 +556,9 @@ The string that starts all the debugging log output.
 * Type: url
 
 A proxy to use for outgoing https requests. If the `HTTPS_PROXY` or
-`https_proxy` or `HTTP_PROXY` or `http_proxy` environment variables are set,
-proxy settings will be honored by the underlying `request` library.
+`https_proxy` environment variables are set, proxy settings will be honored
+by the underlying `request` library. "npm config" prior to environment config.
+You can set a socks server address in this field to use a socks proxy.
 
 #### if-present
 
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ The node version to use when checking a package's `engines` map.
 * Default: null
 * Type: String or Array
 
-A comma-separated string or an array of domain extensions that a proxy should not be used for.
+A comma-separated string of domain extensions that a proxy should not be used for.
 
 #### offline
 
@@ -914,9 +915,10 @@ Set to `false` to suppress the progress bar.
 * Default: null
 * Type: url
 
-A proxy to use for outgoing http requests. If the `HTTP_PROXY` or
-`http_proxy` environment variables are set, proxy settings will be
-honored by the underlying `request` library.
+A proxy to use for outgoing https requests. If the `HTTPS_PROXY` or
+`https_proxy` environment variables are set, proxy settings will be honored
+by the underlying `request` library. "npm config" prior to environment config.
+You can set a socks server address in this field to use a socks proxy.
 
 #### read-only
 
diff --git a/lib/utils/flat-options.js b/lib/utils/flat-options.js
index d6decdbf79361..1f5ee13c68603 100644
--- a/lib/utils/flat-options.js
+++ b/lib/utils/flat-options.js
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ const flatOptions = npm => npm.flatOptions || Object.freeze({
   ...getScopesAndAuths(npm),
 
   // npm fund exclusive option to select an item from a funding list
-  which: npm.config.get('which')
+  which: npm.config.get('which'),
+
+  // socks proxy surely can be configured in https-proxy and proxy field
+  proxy: npm.config.get('https-proxy') || npm.config.get('proxy'),
+  noproxy: npm.config.get('noproxy')
 })
 
 const getPreferOnline = npm => {
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test-lib-utils-flat-options.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/test-lib-utils-flat-options.js-TAP.test.js
index d9aa8e8b631f3..7be9764149c5f 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test-lib-utils-flat-options.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test-lib-utils-flat-options.js-TAP.test.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Object {
   "metricsRegistry": "metrics-registry",
   "nodeBin": "/path/to/some/node",
   "nodeVersion": "1.2.3",
+  "noproxy": "noproxy",
   "npmBin": "/path/to/npm/bin.js",
   "npmCommand": null,
   "npmSession": "12345",
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Object {
   "prefix": "/path/to/npm/cli",
   "preid": "preid",
   "projectScope": "@npmcli",
+  "proxy": "proxy",
   "readOnly": "read-only",
   "rebuildBundle": "rebuild-bundle",
   "registry": "registry",
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/flat-options.js b/test/lib/utils/flat-options.js
index daade6663977b..ca8f0c121bc82 100644
--- a/test/lib/utils/flat-options.js
+++ b/test/lib/utils/flat-options.js
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ class MockConfig {
       'user-agent': 'user-agent',
       '@scope:registry': '@scope:registry',
       '//nerf.dart:_authToken': '//nerf.dart:_authToken',
+      'proxy': 'proxy',
+      'noproxy': 'noproxy',
       ...opts
     }]
   }