diff --git a/lib/dispatcher/socks5-proxy-agent.js b/lib/dispatcher/socks5-proxy-agent.js
index c0b681929ac..db60a8a025f 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher/socks5-proxy-agent.js
+++ b/lib/dispatcher/socks5-proxy-agent.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const net = require('node:net')
 const { URL } = require('node:url')
 
 let tls // include tls conditionally since it is not always available
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ const debug = debuglog('undici:socks5-proxy')
 const kProxyUrl = Symbol('proxy url')
 const kProxyHeaders = Symbol('proxy headers')
 const kProxyAuth = Symbol('proxy auth')
+const kProxyProtocol = Symbol('proxy protocol')
 const kPools = Symbol('pools')
 const kConnector = Symbol('connector')
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Socks5ProxyAgent extends DispatcherBase {
 
     this[kProxyUrl] = url
     this[kProxyHeaders] = options.headers || {}
+    this[kProxyProtocol] = options.proxyTls ? 'https:' : 'http:'
 
     // Extract auth from URL or options
     this[kProxyAuth] = {
@@ -81,25 +82,20 @@ class Socks5ProxyAgent extends DispatcherBase {
     // Connect to the SOCKS5 proxy
     const socketReady = Promise.withResolvers()
 
-    const onSocketConnect = () => {
-      socket.removeListener('error', onSocketError)
-      socketReady.resolve(socket)
-    }
-
-    const onSocketError = (err) => {
-      socket.removeListener('connect', onSocketConnect)
-      socketReady.reject(err)
-    }
-
-    const socket = net.connect({
+    this[kConnector]({
+      hostname: proxyHost,
       host: proxyHost,
-      port: proxyPort
+      port: proxyPort,
+      protocol: this[kProxyProtocol]
+    }, (err, socket) => {
+      if (err) {
+        socketReady.reject(err)
+      } else {
+        socketReady.resolve(socket)
+      }
     })
 
-    socket.once('connect', onSocketConnect)
-    socket.once('error', onSocketError)
-
-    await socketReady.promise
+    const socket = await socketReady.promise
 
     // Create SOCKS5 client
     const socks5Client = new Socks5Client(socket, this[kProxyAuth])
diff --git a/test/socks5-proxy-agent.js b/test/socks5-proxy-agent.js
index 51587f6d4cb..9ffd9bb953e 100644
--- a/test/socks5-proxy-agent.js
+++ b/test/socks5-proxy-agent.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const net = require('node:net')
 const { tspl } = require('@matteo.collina/tspl')
 const { test } = require('node:test')
 const { request } = require('..')
@@ -34,6 +35,55 @@ test('Socks5ProxyAgent - constructor validation', async (t) => {
   await p.completed
 })
 
+test('Socks5ProxyAgent - uses custom connector for proxy connection', async (t) => {
+  const p = tspl(t, { plan: 3 })
+
+  const server = createServer((req, res) => {
+    res.writeHead(200, { 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ ok: true }))
+  })
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => {
+    server.listen(0, resolve)
+  })
+  const serverPort = server.address().port
+
+  const socksServer = new TestSocks5Server()
+  const socksAddress = await socksServer.listen()
+  let connectorCalled = false
+
+  const proxyWrapper = new Socks5ProxyAgent(`socks5://localhost:${socksAddress.port}`, {
+    connect (opts, callback) {
+      connectorCalled = true
+      const socket = net.connect({
+        host: opts.hostname,
+        port: opts.port
+      })
+      socket.once('connect', () => callback(null, socket))
+      socket.once('error', callback)
+      return socket
+    }
+  })
+
+  const response = await request(`http://localhost:${serverPort}/test`, {
+    dispatcher: proxyWrapper
+  })
+
+  p.equal(response.statusCode, 200, 'should get 200 status code')
+  p.deepEqual(await response.body.json(), { ok: true }, 'should get correct response body')
+  p.equal(connectorCalled, true, 'should use custom connector for proxy connection')
+
+  t.after(async () => {
+    if (proxyWrapper) {
+      await proxyWrapper.close()
+    }
+    await socksServer.close()
+    server.close()
+  })
+
+  await p.completed
+})
+
 test('Socks5ProxyAgent - basic HTTP connection', async (t) => {
   const p = tspl(t, { plan: 2 })