diff --git a/src/proxy.rs b/src/proxy.rs
index a467436d1..add809ac6 100644
--- a/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/src/proxy.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,15 @@ pub trait IntoProxy {
 impl<S: IntoUrl> IntoProxy for S {
     fn into_proxy(self) -> crate::Result<Url> {
         match self.as_str().into_url() {
-            Ok(ok) => Ok(ok),
+            Ok(mut url) => {
+                // If the scheme is a SOCKS protocol and no port is specified, set the default
+                if url.port().is_none()
+                    && matches!(url.scheme(), "socks4" | "socks4a" | "socks5" | "socks5h")
+                {
+                    let _ = url.set_port(Some(1080));
+                }
+                Ok(url)
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 let mut presumed_to_have_scheme = true;
                 let mut source = e.source();
@@ -910,4 +918,25 @@ mod tests {
             .into_matcher();
         assert!(m.maybe_has_http_auth(), "http forwards");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_socks_proxy_default_port() {
+        {
+            let m = Proxy::all("socks5://example.com").unwrap().into_matcher();
+
+            let http = "http://hyper.rs";
+            let https = "https://hyper.rs";
+
+            assert_eq!(intercepted_uri(&m, http).port_u16(), Some(1080));
+            assert_eq!(intercepted_uri(&m, https).port_u16(), Some(1080));
+
+            // custom port
+            let m = Proxy::all("socks5://example.com:1234")
+                .unwrap()
+                .into_matcher();
+
+            assert_eq!(intercepted_uri(&m, http).port_u16(), Some(1234));
+            assert_eq!(intercepted_uri(&m, https).port_u16(), Some(1234));
+        }
+    }
 }