diff --git a/src/build/functions/edge.ts b/src/build/functions/edge.ts
index 01c85dd342..75fd3bcef8 100644
--- a/src/build/functions/edge.ts
+++ b/src/build/functions/edge.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ const writeHandlerFile = async (
     basePath: nextConfig.basePath,
     i18n: nextConfig.i18n,
     trailingSlash: nextConfig.trailingSlash,
-    skipMiddlewareUrlNormalize: nextConfig.skipMiddlewareUrlNormalize,
+    skipMiddlewareUrlNormalize:
+      nextConfig.skipProxyUrlNormalize ?? nextConfig.skipMiddlewareUrlNormalize,
   }
 
   await writeFile(
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n-skip-normalize/middleware-shared.ts b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n-skip-normalize/middleware-shared.ts
index 976afb54db..145e7e3883 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n-skip-normalize/middleware-shared.ts
+++ b/tests/fixtures/middleware-i18n-skip-normalize/middleware-shared.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ const getResponse = (request: NextRequest) => {
     return NextResponse.next()
   }
 
+  // this is needed for tests to assert next
+  if (url.pathname.includes('dynamic/test')) {
+    const response = NextResponse.next()
+    response.headers.set('x-next-url-pathname', request.nextUrl.pathname)
+    return response
+  }
+
   if (url.pathname === '/old-home') {
     if (url.searchParams.get('override') === 'external') {
       return NextResponse.redirect('https://example.vercel.sh')
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/next.config.js b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/next.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..073c862c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/next.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module.exports = {
+  output: 'standalone',
+  distDir: '.next',
+  generateBuildId: () => 'build-id',
+  i18n: {
+    locales: ['en', 'fr', 'nl', 'es'],
+    defaultLocale: 'en',
+  },
+  skipProxyUrlNormalize: true,
+  experimental: {
+    clientRouterFilter: true,
+    clientRouterFilterRedirects: true,
+  },
+  redirects() {
+    return [
+      {
+        source: '/to-new',
+        destination: '/dynamic/new',
+        permanent: false,
+      },
+    ]
+  },
+  outputFileTracingRoot: __dirname,
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/package.json b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dc69bbb73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "proxy-i18n-skip-normalize",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "npm run build",
+    "dev": "next dev",
+    "build": "next build"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "next": "latest",
+    "react": "18.2.0",
+    "react-dom": "18.2.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/react": "18.2.47"
+  },
+  "test": {
+    "dependencies": {
+      "next": ">=16.0.0-alpha.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/pages/dynamic/[slug].js b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/pages/dynamic/[slug].js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61131835fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/pages/dynamic/[slug].js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export default function Account({ slug }) {
+  return (
+    <p id="dynamic" className="title">
+      Welcome to a /dynamic/[slug]: {slug}
+    </p>
+  )
+}
+
+export function getServerSideProps({ params }) {
+  return {
+    props: {
+      slug: params.slug,
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/proxy.ts b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/proxy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1763ebc933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/proxy-i18n-skip-normalize/proxy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server'
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+
+export async function proxy(request: NextRequest) {
+  const response = NextResponse.next()
+
+  if (response) {
+    response.headers.append('Deno' in globalThis ? 'x-deno' : 'x-node', Date.now().toString())
+    // report Next.js Middleware Runtime (not the execution runtime, but target runtime)
+    // @ts-expect-error EdgeRuntime global not declared
+    response.headers.append('x-runtime', typeof EdgeRuntime !== 'undefined' ? EdgeRuntime : 'node')
+    response.headers.set('x-hello-from-middleware-res', 'hello')
+
+    response.headers.set('x-next-url-pathname', request.nextUrl.pathname)
+
+    return response
+  }
+}
+
+export const config = {
+  runtime: 'nodejs',
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/middleware.test.ts b/tests/integration/middleware.test.ts
index 04153c97de..2ac096082e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/middleware.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/fixture.js'
 import { generateRandomObjectID, startMockBlobStore } from '../utils/helpers.js'
 import { LocalServer } from '../utils/local-server.js'
-import { hasNodeMiddlewareSupport } from '../utils/next-version-helpers.mjs'
+import { hasNodeMiddlewareSupport, nextVersionSatisfies } from '../utils/next-version-helpers.mjs'
 
 beforeEach<FixtureTestContext>(async (ctx) => {
   // set for each test a new deployID and siteID
@@ -693,6 +693,17 @@ for (const {
         expect(bodyFr.requestUrlPathname).toBe('/fr/json')
         expect(bodyFr.nextUrlPathname).toBe('/json')
         expect(bodyFr.nextUrlLocale).toBe('fr')
+
+        const responseData = await invokeEdgeFunction(ctx, {
+          functions: [edgeFunctionNameRoot],
+          origin,
+          url: `/_next/data/build_id/en/dynamic/test.json?slug=test`,
+        })
+
+        expect(
+          responseData.headers.get('x-next-url-pathname'),
+          'nextUrl.pathname should not be normalized due to skipMiddlewareUrlNormalize',
+        ).toEqual('/_next/data/build_id/en/dynamic/test.json')
       })
     })
 
@@ -719,6 +730,37 @@ for (const {
           )
         })
       })
+
+      describe('Proxy specific', () => {
+        test.skipIf(!nextVersionSatisfies('>=16.0.0-alpha.0'))<FixtureTestContext>(
+          'skipProxyUrlNormalize in proxy.ts is supported',
+          async (ctx) => {
+            await createFixture('proxy-i18n-skip-normalize', ctx)
+            await runPlugin(ctx)
+            const origin = await LocalServer.run(async (req, res) => {
+              res.write(
+                JSON.stringify({
+                  url: req.url,
+                  headers: req.headers,
+                }),
+              )
+              res.end()
+            })
+            ctx.cleanup?.push(() => origin.stop())
+
+            const responseData = await invokeEdgeFunction(ctx, {
+              functions: [edgeFunctionNameRoot],
+              origin,
+              url: `/_next/data/build_id/en/dynamic/test.json`,
+            })
+
+            expect(
+              responseData.headers.get('x-next-url-pathname'),
+              'nextUrl.pathname should not be normalized due to skipProxyUrlNormalize',
+            ).toEqual('/_next/data/build_id/en/dynamic/test.json')
+          },
+        )
+      })
     }
   })
 }