diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af25ed983..2ce0f9a87 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         "eventemitter2": "^6.4.9",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
+        "fetch-socks": "^1.3.2",
         "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3",
         "form-data": "^4.0.1",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
@@ -8578,6 +8579,22 @@
         "reusify": "^1.0.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fetch-socks": {
+      "version": "1.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fetch-socks/-/fetch-socks-1.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vkH5+Zgj2yEbU57Cei0iyLgTZ4OkEKJj56Xu3ViB5dpsl599JgEooQ3x6NVagIFRHWnWJ+7K0MO0aIV1TMgvnw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "socks": "^2.8.2",
+        "undici": ">=6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fflate": {
+      "version": "0.8.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fflate/-/fflate-0.8.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cPJU47OaAoCbg0pBvzsgpTPhmhqI5eJjh/JIu8tPj5q+T7iLvW/JAYUqmE7KOB4R1ZyEhzBaIQpQpardBF5z8A==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/figures": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figures/-/figures-3.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eadb1e18e..56e32fcc8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3",
     "form-data": "^4.0.1",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
+    "fetch-socks": "^1.3.2",
     "i18next": "^23.7.19",
     "jimp": "^1.6.0",
     "json-schema": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/src/utils/makeProxyAgent.ts b/src/utils/makeProxyAgent.ts
index ac64b9dec..989fc95e4 100644
--- a/src/utils/makeProxyAgent.ts
+++ b/src/utils/makeProxyAgent.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { socksDispatcher } from 'fetch-socks';
 import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
 import { SocksProxyAgent } from 'socks-proxy-agent';
 import { ProxyAgent } from 'undici';
@@ -18,12 +19,23 @@ function selectProxyAgent(proxyUrl: string): HttpsProxyAgent<string> | SocksProx
   // the end so, we add the protocol constants without the `:` to avoid confusion.
   const PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'http:';
   const PROXY_SOCKS_PROTOCOL = 'socks:';
+  const PROXY_SOCKS5_PROTOCOL = 'socks5:';
 
   switch (url.protocol) {
     case PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL:
       return new HttpsProxyAgent(url);
     case PROXY_SOCKS_PROTOCOL:
-      return new SocksProxyAgent(url);
+    case PROXY_SOCKS5_PROTOCOL: {
+      let urlSocks = '';
+
+      if (url.username && url.password) {
+        urlSocks = `socks://${url.username}:${url.password}@${url.hostname}:${url.port}`;
+      } else {
+        urlSocks = `socks://${url.hostname}:${url.port}`;
+      }
+
+      return new SocksProxyAgent(urlSocks);
+    }
     default:
       throw new Error(`Unsupported proxy protocol: ${url.protocol}`);
   }
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ export function makeProxyAgent(proxy: Proxy | string): HttpsProxyAgent<string> |
   return selectProxyAgent(proxyUrl);
 }
 
-export function makeProxyAgentUndici(proxy: Proxy | string): ProxyAgent {
+export function makeProxyAgentUndici(proxy: Proxy | string) {
   let proxyUrl: string;
   let protocol: string;
 
@@ -55,15 +67,14 @@ export function makeProxyAgentUndici(proxy: Proxy | string): ProxyAgent {
   } else {
     const { host, password, port, protocol: proto, username } = proxy;
     protocol = (proto || 'http').replace(':', '');
-
-    if (protocol === 'socks') {
-      protocol = 'socks5';
-    }
+    if (protocol === 'socks') protocol = 'socks5';
 
     const auth = username && password ? `${username}:${password}@` : '';
     proxyUrl = `${protocol}://${auth}${host}:${port}`;
   }
 
+  protocol = protocol.toLowerCase();
+
   const PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL = 'http';
   const PROXY_HTTPS_PROTOCOL = 'https';
   const PROXY_SOCKS4_PROTOCOL = 'socks4';
@@ -72,10 +83,25 @@ export function makeProxyAgentUndici(proxy: Proxy | string): ProxyAgent {
   switch (protocol) {
     case PROXY_HTTP_PROTOCOL:
     case PROXY_HTTPS_PROTOCOL:
-    case PROXY_SOCKS4_PROTOCOL:
-    case PROXY_SOCKS5_PROTOCOL:
       return new ProxyAgent(proxyUrl);
 
+    case PROXY_SOCKS4_PROTOCOL:
+    case PROXY_SOCKS5_PROTOCOL: {
+      let type: 4 | 5 = 5;
+
+      if (PROXY_SOCKS4_PROTOCOL === protocol) type = 4;
+
+      const url = new URL(proxyUrl);
+
+      return socksDispatcher({
+        type: type,
+        host: url.hostname,
+        port: Number(url.port),
+        userId: url.username || undefined,
+        password: url.password || undefined,
+      });
+    }
+
     default:
       throw new Error(`Unsupported proxy protocol: ${protocol}`);
   }