diff --git a/django_dynamic_fixture/ddf.py b/django_dynamic_fixture/ddf.py
index 1e7f345..dd2d038 100644
--- a/django_dynamic_fixture/ddf.py
+++ b/django_dynamic_fixture/ddf.py
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ def add_configuration(self, model_class, kwargs, name=None):
         import warnings
         if name in [None, True]:
             name = self.DEFAULT_KEY
+        model_class = self._get_concrete_model(model_class)
         if model_class in self.configs and name in self.configs[model_class]:
             if not os.getenv('DDF_SHELL_MODE'):
                 msg = "Override a lesson is an anti-pattern and will turn your test suite very hard to understand."
@@ -250,12 +251,19 @@ def add_configuration(self, model_class, kwargs, name=None):
     def get_configuration(self, model_class, name=None):
         if name is None:
             name = self.DEFAULT_KEY
+        model_class = self._get_concrete_model(model_class)
         # copy is important because this dict will be updated every time in the algorithm.
         config = self.configs.get(model_class, {})
         if name != self.DEFAULT_KEY and name not in config.keys():
             raise InvalidConfigurationError('There is no lesson for model {} with the name "{}"'.format(get_unique_model_name(model_class), name))
         return config.get(name, {}).copy() # default configuration never raises an error
 
+    def _get_concrete_model(self, model_class):
+        if hasattr(model_class, '_meta') and model_class._meta.proxy:
+            return model_class._meta.concrete_model or model_class
+        else:
+            return model_class
+
     def clear(self):
         '''Remove all lessons of the library. Util for the DDF tests.'''
         self.configs = {}
diff --git a/django_dynamic_fixture/models_test.py b/django_dynamic_fixture/models_test.py
index 17d1dde..b36b618 100644
--- a/django_dynamic_fixture/models_test.py
+++ b/django_dynamic_fixture/models_test.py
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@ class Meta:
         app_label = 'django_dynamic_fixture'
 
 
+class ProxyModelForLibrary(ModelForLibrary):
+    class Meta:
+        proxy = True
+        verbose_name = 'Proxy Library'
+        app_label = 'django_dynamic_fixture'
+
+
 class ModelWithUniqueCharField(models.Model):
     text_unique = models.CharField(max_length=20, unique=True)
 
diff --git a/django_dynamic_fixture/tests/test_ddf_teaching_and_lessons.py b/django_dynamic_fixture/tests/test_ddf_teaching_and_lessons.py
index d15639b..95d7961 100644
--- a/django_dynamic_fixture/tests/test_ddf_teaching_and_lessons.py
+++ b/django_dynamic_fixture/tests/test_ddf_teaching_and_lessons.py
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ def test_it_must_use_lessons_for_internal_dependencies(self):
         assert instance.integer == 1000
         assert instance.foreignkey.integer == 1001
 
+    def test_it_uses_lessons_for_base_model_when_creating_a_proxy_model(self):
+        self.ddf.teach(ModelForLibrary, integer=123)
+        instance = self.ddf.get(ProxyModelForLibrary)
+        assert instance.__class__ is ProxyModelForLibrary
+        assert instance.integer == 123
+
+    def test_it_uses_lessons_for_proxy_models_when_creating_the_base_model(self):
+        self.ddf.teach(ProxyModelForLibrary, integer=456)
+        instance = self.ddf.get(ModelForLibrary)
+        assert instance.__class__ is ModelForLibrary
+        assert instance.integer == 456
+
+    def test_it_uses_lessons_for_proxy_models_when_creating_the_proxy_model(self):
+        self.ddf.teach(ProxyModelForLibrary, integer=789)
+        instance = self.ddf.get(ProxyModelForLibrary)
+        assert instance.__class__ is ProxyModelForLibrary
+        assert instance.integer == 789
+
     # Not implemented yet
     # def test_teaching_must_store_ddf_configs_too(self):
     #     self.ddf.teach(ModelForLibrary, fill_nullable_fields=False)