diff --git a/images/deckhand/Dockerfile b/images/deckhand/Dockerfile
index 1198756b..bd902b49 100644
--- a/images/deckhand/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/deckhand/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 ENV container docker
 ENV PORT 9000
 
+ARG HTTP_PROXY=""
+ENV HTTP_PROXY ${HTTP_PROXY}
+ENV http_proxy ${HTTP_PROXY}
+
+ARG HTTPS_PROXY=""
+ENV HTTPS_PROXY ${HTTPS_PROXY}
+ENV https_proxy ${HTTPS_PROXY}
+
+ARG NO_PROXY="127.0.0.1,localhost,.svc.cluster.local"
+ENV NO_PROXY ${NO_PROXY}
+ENV no_proxy ${NO_PROXY}
+
 # Expose port 9000 for application
 EXPOSE $PORT
 
diff --git a/tools/gate/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yaml b/tools/gate/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29f96561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gate/roles/build-images/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property.  All other rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+proxy:
+  http: null
+  https: null
+  noproxy: null
diff --git a/tools/gate/roles/build-images/tasks/build-deckhand-image.yaml b/tools/gate/roles/build-images/tasks/build-deckhand-image.yaml
index a685618e..46682bea 100644
--- a/tools/gate/roles/build-images/tasks/build-deckhand-image.yaml
+++ b/tools/gate/roles/build-images/tasks/build-deckhand-image.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: set zuul_site_mirror_fqdn from env var if not defined
+- name: Set zuul_site_mirror_fqdn from env var if not defined
   when: zuul_site_mirror_fqdn is not defined
   set_fact:
     zuul_site_mirror_fqdn: "{{ lookup('env','zuul_site_mirror_fqdn') }}"
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
       vars:
         work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/{{ zuul_airship_deckhand_relative_path | default('') }}"
 
-    - name: Airship-Deckhand image build path
+    - name: Build Airship-Deckhand Image
+      when: proxy.http is undefined or (proxy.http | trim == "")
       shell: |-
               set -ex;
               docker build \
@@ -47,11 +48,42 @@
       args:
         chdir: "{{ airship_deckhand_path.stdout }}"
         executable: /bin/bash
+      register: result
+      failed_when: "'permission denied' in result.stdout"
+      become: yes
+
+    - name: Build Airship-Deckhand Image Behind Proxy
+      when: proxy.http is defined and (proxy.http | trim != "")
+      shell: |-
+              set -ex;
+              docker build \
+                --network host \
+                --force-rm \
+                --label zuul \
+                --file images/deckhand/Dockerfile \
+                --build-arg HTTP_PROXY="{{ proxy.http }}" \
+                --build-arg HTTPS_PROXY="{{ proxy.https }}" \
+                --build-arg NO_PROXY="{{ proxy.noproxy }}" \
+                {% if zuul_site_mirror_fqdn is defined and zuul_site_mirror_fqdn %}
+                --build-arg UBUNTU_URL="http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/ubuntu/" \
+                --build-arg ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED="true" \
+                --build-arg PIP_INDEX_URL="http://{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}/pypi/simple" \
+                --build-arg PIP_TRUSTED_HOST="{{ zuul_site_mirror_fqdn }}" \
+                {% endif %}
+                .
+      args:
+        chdir: "{{ airship_deckhand_path.stdout }}"
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: result
+      failed_when: "'permission denied' in result.stdout"
+      become: yes
 
     - name: Register Deckhand Image ID
       shell: |-
               set -e;
               echo $( docker images --filter label=zuul | awk '{print $3}' | head -2 | tail -1 )
       register: airship_deckhand_image_id
+      failed_when: "'permission denied' in airship_deckhand_image_id.stdout"
       args:
         chdir: "{{ airship_deckhand_path.stdout }}"
+      become: yes