diff --git a/bazarr/app/config.py b/bazarr/app/config.py
index 2e65d5913..ab6c99122 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/config.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ validators = [
 
     # proxy section
     Validator('proxy.type', must_exist=True, default=None, is_type_of=(NoneType, str),
-              is_in=[None, 'socks5', 'http']),
+              is_in=[None, 'socks5', 'socks5h', 'http']),
     Validator('proxy.url', must_exist=True, default='', is_type_of=str),
     Validator('proxy.port', must_exist=True, default='', is_type_of=(str, int)),
     Validator('proxy.username', must_exist=True, default='', is_type_of=str, cast=str),
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/options.ts b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/options.ts
index 77b1a63bc..098630329 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/options.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/General/options.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ export const securityOptions: SelectorOption<string>[] = [
 
 export const proxyOptions: SelectorOption<string>[] = [
   {
-    label: "Socks5",
+    label: "Socks5 (local DNS)",
     value: "socks5",
   },
+  {
+    label: "Socks5h (remote DNS)",
+    value: "socks5h",
+  },
   {
     label: "HTTP(S)",
     value: "http",