diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/eos/eos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/eos/eos.py
index a548f13934..c9162f9d0a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/eos/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/eos/eos.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ eos_provider_spec = {
     'auth_pass': dict(no_log=True, fallback=(env_fallback, ['ANSIBLE_NET_AUTH_PASS'])),
 
     'use_ssl': dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+    'use_proxy': dict(default=True, type='bool'),
     'validate_certs': dict(default=True, type='bool'),
     'timeout': dict(type='int'),
 
@@ -292,10 +293,11 @@ class Eapi:
 
         headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json-rpc'}
         timeout = self._module.params['timeout']
+        use_proxy = self._module.params['provider']['use_proxy']
 
         response, headers = fetch_url(
             self._module, self._url, data=data, headers=headers,
-            method='POST', timeout=timeout
+            method='POST', timeout=timeout, use_proxy=use_proxy
         )
 
         if headers['status'] != 200:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
index 5c563097b7..ab9ac0b919 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/nxos/nxos.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ nxos_provider_spec = {
     'ssh_keyfile': dict(fallback=(env_fallback, ['ANSIBLE_NET_SSH_KEYFILE'])),
 
     'use_ssl': dict(type='bool'),
+    'use_proxy': dict(default=True, type='bool'),
     'validate_certs': dict(type='bool'),
 
     'timeout': dict(type='int'),
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ class Nxapi:
         headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
         result = list()
         timeout = self._module.params['timeout']
+        use_proxy = self._module.params['provider']['use_proxy']
 
         for req in requests:
             if self._nxapi_auth:
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ class Nxapi:
 
             response, headers = fetch_url(
                 self._module, self._url, data=req, headers=headers,
-                timeout=timeout, method='POST'
+                timeout=timeout, method='POST', use_proxy=use_proxy
             )
             self._nxapi_auth = headers.get('set-cookie')
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
index 93ec891c26..872f55f448 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/eos.py
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ options:
             on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.  If the transport
             argument is not eapi, this value is ignored.
         choices: ['yes', 'no']
+      use_proxy:
+        description:
+          - If C(no), the environment variables C(http_proxy) and C(https_proxy) will be ignored.
+        default: 'yes'
+        choices: ['yes', 'no']
+        version_added: "2.5"
+
 notes:
   - For more information on using Ansible to manage Arista EOS devices see U(https://www.ansible.com/ansible-arista-networks).
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
index 5e66fd2c2c..37b84375f1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/module_docs_fragments/nxos.py
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ options:
         met either by individual arguments or values in this dict.
     required: false
     default: null
+  use_proxy:
+    description:
+      - If C(no), the environment variables C(http_proxy) and C(https_proxy) will be ignored.
+    default: 'yes'
+    choices: ['yes', 'no']
+    version_added: "2.5"
+
 notes:
   - For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see U(https://www.ansible.com/ansible-cisco).
 """