diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
index fefca9f..63f557c 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/config.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ type ServerConfig struct {
 
 	MaxUpstreamBatchSize int `toml:"max_upstream_batch_size"`
 
-	EnableRequestLog     bool `toml:"enable_request_log"`
-	MaxRequestBodyLogLen int  `toml:"max_request_body_log_len"`
-	EnablePprof          bool `toml:"enable_pprof"`
+	EnableRequestLog      bool `toml:"enable_request_log"`
+	MaxRequestBodyLogLen  int  `toml:"max_request_body_log_len"`
+	EnablePprof           bool `toml:"enable_pprof"`
 	EnableXServedByHeader bool `toml:"enable_served_by_header"`
 }
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type RateLimitConfig struct {
 	ExemptUserAgents []string                            `toml:"exempt_user_agents"`
 	ErrorMessage     string                              `toml:"error_message"`
 	MethodOverrides  map[string]*RateLimitMethodOverride `toml:"method_overrides"`
+	IPHeaderOverride string                              `toml:"ip_header_override"`
 }
 
 type RateLimitMethodOverride struct {
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/go.sum b/proxyd/proxyd/go.sum
index e759ce5..a54ffb5 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/go.sum
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/go.sum
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9/go.mod h1:U2L/78B+KVFIx2VmW6onHJQzXtFb+p5y3y2
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9/go.mod h1:H031xJmbD/WCDINGzjvQ9THkh0rPKHF+m2gUSrubnMI=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 h1:UNAjwbU9l54TA3KzvqLGxwWjHmMgBUVhBiTjelZgg3U=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15/go.mod h1:Jdepj2loyihRzMpdS35Xk/zdY8IAYHsh153qUoGf23w=
-github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4 h1:mmDVorXM7PCGKw94cs5zkfA9PSy5pEvNWRP0ET0TIVo=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0 h1:jWpvCLoY8Z/e3VKvlsiIGKtc+UG6U5vzxaoagmhXfyg=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:QUyp042oQthUoa9bqDv0ER0wrtXnBruoNd7aNjkbP+k=
 github.com/mmcloughlin/addchain v0.4.0 h1:SobOdjm2xLj1KkXN5/n0xTIWyZA2+s99UCY1iPfkHRY=
diff --git a/proxyd/proxyd/server.go b/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
index 2b7a1bd..5d262da 100644
--- a/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
+++ b/proxyd/proxyd/server.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	defaultWSWriteTimeout        = 10 * time.Second
 	maxRequestBodyLogLen         = 2000
 	defaultMaxUpstreamBatchSize  = 10
+	defaultRateLimitHeader       = "X-Forwarded-For"
 )
 
 var emptyArrayResponse = json.RawMessage("[]")
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	wsServer               *http.Server
 	cache                  RPCCache
 	srvMu                  sync.Mutex
+	rateLimitHeader        string
 }
 
 type limiterFunc func(method string) bool
@@ -168,6 +170,11 @@ func NewServer(
 		senderLim = limiterFactory(time.Duration(senderRateLimitConfig.Interval), senderRateLimitConfig.Limit, "senders")
 	}
 
+	rateLimitHeader := defaultRateLimitHeader
+	if rateLimitConfig.IPHeaderOverride != "" {
+		rateLimitHeader = rateLimitConfig.IPHeaderOverride
+	}
+
 	return &Server{
 		BackendGroups:        backendGroups,
 		wsBackendGroup:       wsBackendGroup,
@@ -192,6 +199,7 @@ func NewServer(
 		allowedChainIds:        senderRateLimitConfig.AllowedChainIds,
 		limExemptOrigins:       limExemptOrigins,
 		limExemptUserAgents:    limExemptUserAgents,
+		rateLimitHeader:        rateLimitHeader,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -608,7 +616,7 @@ func (s *Server) HandleWS(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 func (s *Server) populateContext(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) context.Context {
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	authorization := vars["authorization"]
-	xff := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+	xff := r.Header.Get(s.rateLimitHeader)
 	if xff == "" {
 		ipPort := strings.Split(r.RemoteAddr, ":")
 		if len(ipPort) == 2 {