diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
index 96dce2c86a9..b5aecbc685a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ func TestServeExecInContainerIdleTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 
 	url := fw.testHTTPServer.URL + "/exec/" + podNamespace + "/" + podName + "/" + expectedContainerName + "?c=ls&c=-a&" + api.ExecStdinParam + "=1"
 
-	upgradeRoundTripper := spdy.NewSpdyRoundTripper(nil, true, true)
+	upgradeRoundTripper := spdy.NewRoundTripper(nil, true, true)
 	c := &http.Client{Transport: upgradeRoundTripper}
 
 	resp, err := c.Do(makeReq(t, "POST", url, "v4.channel.k8s.io"))
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper.go
index 2699597e7a5..6309fbc26bb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper.go
@@ -76,19 +76,20 @@ var _ utilnet.TLSClientConfigHolder = &SpdyRoundTripper{}
 var _ httpstream.UpgradeRoundTripper = &SpdyRoundTripper{}
 var _ utilnet.Dialer = &SpdyRoundTripper{}
 
-// NewRoundTripper creates a new SpdyRoundTripper that will use
-// the specified tlsConfig.
-func NewRoundTripper(tlsConfig *tls.Config, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects bool) httpstream.UpgradeRoundTripper {
-	return NewSpdyRoundTripper(tlsConfig, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects)
+// NewRoundTripper creates a new SpdyRoundTripper that will use the specified
+// tlsConfig.
+func NewRoundTripper(tlsConfig *tls.Config, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects bool) *SpdyRoundTripper {
+	return NewRoundTripperWithProxy(tlsConfig, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects, utilnet.NewProxierWithNoProxyCIDR(http.ProxyFromEnvironment))
 }
 
-// NewSpdyRoundTripper creates a new SpdyRoundTripper that will use
-// the specified tlsConfig. This function is mostly meant for unit tests.
-func NewSpdyRoundTripper(tlsConfig *tls.Config, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects bool) *SpdyRoundTripper {
+// NewRoundTripperWithProxy creates a new SpdyRoundTripper that will use the
+// specified tlsConfig and proxy func.
+func NewRoundTripperWithProxy(tlsConfig *tls.Config, followRedirects, requireSameHostRedirects bool, proxier func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error)) *SpdyRoundTripper {
 	return &SpdyRoundTripper{
 		tlsConfig:                tlsConfig,
 		followRedirects:          followRedirects,
 		requireSameHostRedirects: requireSameHostRedirects,
+		proxier:                  proxier,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -116,11 +117,7 @@ func (s *SpdyRoundTripper) Dial(req *http.Request) (net.Conn, error) {
 // dial dials the host specified by req, using TLS if appropriate, optionally
 // using a proxy server if one is configured via environment variables.
 func (s *SpdyRoundTripper) dial(req *http.Request) (net.Conn, error) {
-	proxier := s.proxier
-	if proxier == nil {
-		proxier = utilnet.NewProxierWithNoProxyCIDR(http.ProxyFromEnvironment)
-	}
-	proxyURL, err := proxier(req)
+	proxyURL, err := s.proxier(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper_test.go
index 11c6966d683..caca6670d96 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/httpstream/spdy/roundtripper_test.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestRoundTripAndNewConnection(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("%s: Error creating request: %s", k, err)
 				}
 
-				spdyTransport := NewSpdyRoundTripper(testCase.clientTLS, redirect, redirect)
+				spdyTransport := NewRoundTripper(testCase.clientTLS, redirect, redirect)
 
 				var proxierCalled bool
 				var proxyCalledWithHost string
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func TestRoundTripRedirects(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("Error creating request: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			spdyTransport := NewSpdyRoundTripper(nil, true, true)
+			spdyTransport := NewRoundTripper(nil, true, true)
 			client := &http.Client{Transport: spdyTransport}
 
 			resp, err := client.Do(req)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/spdy/spdy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/spdy/spdy.go
index 53cc7ee18c5..682f964f6f4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/spdy/spdy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/transport/spdy/spdy.go
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ func RoundTripperFor(config *restclient.Config) (http.RoundTripper, Upgrader, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	upgradeRoundTripper := spdy.NewRoundTripper(tlsConfig, true, false)
+	proxy := http.ProxyFromEnvironment
+	if config.Proxy != nil {
+		proxy = config.Proxy
+	}
+	upgradeRoundTripper := spdy.NewRoundTripperWithProxy(tlsConfig, true, false, proxy)
 	wrapper, err := restclient.HTTPWrappersForConfig(config, upgradeRoundTripper)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err