diff --git a/test/extended/operators/routable.go b/test/extended/operators/routable.go
index 377b65912193..7bb5e7da4715 100644
--- a/test/extended/operators/routable.go
+++ b/test/extended/operators/routable.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-arch] Managed cluster should", func() {
 		ns := oc.KubeFramework().Namespace.Name
 
 		tester := exurl.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), ns).WithErrorPassthrough(true)
+		// Ammend cluster proxy settings to tester pod when applicable
+		proxy := exutil.GetClusterProxyConfig(oc.AdminConfig())
+		tester.WithProxy(proxy.Spec.HTTPProxy)
 
 		tests := []*exurl.Test{}
 
diff --git a/test/extended/router/idle.go b/test/extended/router/idle.go
index 8a17ee7ff7b5..04c1f4eff0f7 100644
--- a/test/extended/router/idle.go
+++ b/test/extended/router/idle.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-network-edge][Conformance][Area:Networking][Feature:Rou
 			o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 
 			urlTester := url.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), oc.Namespace()).WithErrorPassthrough(true)
+			// Get cluster proxy config
+			proxy := exutil.GetClusterProxyConfig(oc.AdminConfig())
+			urlTester.WithProxy(proxy.Spec.HTTPProxy)
+
 			defer urlTester.Close()
 			hostname := getHostnameForRoute(oc, "idle-test")
 			urlTester.Within(urlTimeout, url.Expect("GET", "http://"+hostname).Through(hostname).HasStatusCode(200))
diff --git a/test/extended/router/router.go b/test/extended/router/router.go
index 4aaeaaed3556..9e379bf11414 100644
--- a/test/extended/router/router.go
+++ b/test/extended/router/router.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-network][Feature:Router]", func() {
 	g.Describe("The HAProxy router", func() {
 		g.It("should respond with 503 to unrecognized hosts", func() {
 			t := url.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), ns).WithErrorPassthrough(true)
+			// Get cluster proxy config
+			proxy := exutil.GetClusterProxyConfig(oc.AdminConfig())
+			t.WithProxy(proxy.Spec.HTTPProxy)
 			defer t.Close()
 			t.Within(
 				time.Minute,
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ var _ = g.Describe("[sig-network][Feature:Router]", func() {
 
 			g.By("verifying the router reports the correct behavior")
 			t := url.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), ns).WithErrorPassthrough(true)
+			// Get cluster proxy config
+			proxy := exutil.GetClusterProxyConfig(oc.AdminConfig())
+			t.WithProxy(proxy.Spec.HTTPProxy)
 			defer t.Close()
 			t.Within(
 				3*time.Minute,
diff --git a/test/extended/util/jenkins/ref.go b/test/extended/util/jenkins/ref.go
index 55dced6cbe26..10087fca21ec 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/jenkins/ref.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/jenkins/ref.go
@@ -70,13 +70,18 @@ func NewRef(oc *exutil.CLI) *JenkinsRef {
 	token, err := oc.Run("whoami").Args("-t").Output()
 	o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
 
+	t := exurl.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), oc.Namespace())
+	// Get cluster proxy config
+	proxy := exutil.GetClusterProxyConfig(oc.AdminConfig())
+	t.WithProxy(proxy.Spec.HTTPProxy)
+
 	j := &JenkinsRef{
 		oc:         oc,
 		host:       serviceIP,
 		port:       port,
 		namespace:  oc.Namespace(),
 		token:      token,
-		uri_tester: exurl.NewTester(oc.AdminKubeClient(), oc.Namespace()),
+		uri_tester: t,
 	}
 	return j
 }
diff --git a/test/extended/util/proxy.go b/test/extended/util/proxy.go
index 03771d3c6daa..0b05969abb29 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/proxy.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/proxy.go
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ package util
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	v1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
+
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	rest "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+
+	configclientset "github.com/openshift/client-go/config/clientset/versioned"
 )
 
 // IsClusterProxyEnabled returns true if the cluster has a global proxy enabled
@@ -18,3 +23,10 @@ func IsClusterProxyEnabled(oc *CLI) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	return len(proxy.Status.HTTPProxy) > 0 || len(proxy.Status.HTTPSProxy) > 0, nil
 }
+
+func GetClusterProxyConfig(oc *rest.Config) *v1.Proxy {
+	configClient := configclientset.NewForConfigOrDie(oc)
+	proxy, _ := configClient.ConfigV1().Proxies().Get(context.Background(), "cluster", metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	return proxy
+}
diff --git a/test/extended/util/url/url.go b/test/extended/util/url/url.go
index 5315ee4b70f8..4ba5674de2b6 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/url/url.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/url/url.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Tester struct {
 	namespace        string
 	podName          string
 	errorPassThrough bool
+	proxy            string
 }
 
 func NewTester(client kclientset.Interface, ns string) *Tester {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func (ut *Tester) Response(test *Test) *Response {
 
 func (ut *Tester) Responses(tests ...*Test) []*Response {
 	if len(ut.podName) == 0 {
-		_, err := createExecPod(ut.client, ut.namespace, "execpod")
+		_, err := createExecPod(ut.client, ut.namespace, ut.proxy, "execpod")
 		if err != nil && !apierrs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
 			// exit even on error passthrough, unless the exec pod
 			// was already created by a test running in parallel
@@ -105,6 +106,11 @@ func (ut *Tester) WithErrorPassthrough(pt bool) *Tester {
 	return ut
 }
 
+func (ut *Tester) WithProxy(proxy string) *Tester {
+	ut.proxy = proxy
+	return ut
+}
+
 func (ut *Tester) Podname() string {
 	return ut.podName
 }
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ func (ut *Tester) Within(t time.Duration, tests ...*Test) {
 // createExecPod creates a simple bash pod in a sleep loop used as a
 // vessel for kubectl exec commands.
 // Returns the name of the created pod.
-func createExecPod(clientset kclientset.Interface, ns, name string) (string, error) {
+func createExecPod(clientset kclientset.Interface, ns, proxy, name string) (string, error) {
 	e2e.Logf("Creating new exec pod")
 	immediate := int64(0)
 	execPod := &v1.Pod{
@@ -161,6 +167,14 @@ func createExecPod(clientset kclientset.Interface, ns, name string) (string, err
 			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &immediate,
 		},
 	}
+	// If cluster is using an egress proxy, add the proxy settings to the
+	// execpod's env
+	if len(proxy) > 0 {
+		execPod.Spec.Containers[0].Env = []v1.EnvVar{
+			{Name: "HTTP_PROXY", Value: proxy},
+			{Name: "HTTPS_PROXY", Value: proxy},
+		}
+	}
 	client := clientset.CoreV1()
 	created, err := client.Pods(ns).Create(context.Background(), execPod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {