diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/README.md b/roles/bootstrap-os/README.md
index c01611dfd..e3400fba5 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/README.md
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Variables are listed with their default values, if applicable.
 
   * `http_proxy`/`https_proxy`
     The role will configure the package manager (if applicable) to download packages via a proxy.
-    This is currently implemented for CentOS/RHEL (`http_proxy` only) as well as Debian and Ubuntu (both `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` are respected)
 
   * `override_system_hostname: true`
     The role will set the hostname of the machine to the name it has according to Ansible's inventory (the variable `{{ inventory_hostname }}`).
diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-coreos.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-coreos.yml
index 48371555d..7347f8432 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-coreos.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-coreos.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 - name: Run bootstrap.sh
   script: bootstrap.sh
   become: true
+  environment:
+    http_proxy: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
+    https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
   when:
     - need_bootstrap.rc != 0
 
diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-fedora.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-fedora.yml
index f25d2f0ff..2eb1fe477 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-fedora.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-fedora.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,26 @@
   tags:
     - facts
 
+- name: Check if a proxy is set in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
+  raw: grep -qs 'proxy=' /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
+  register: need_http_proxy
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: false
+  # This command should always run, even in check mode
+  check_mode: false
+  environment: {}
+  when:
+    - http_proxy is defined
+
+- name: Add http_proxy to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf if http_proxy is defined
+  raw: echo 'proxy={{ http_proxy }}' >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf
+  become: true
+  environment: {}
+  when:
+    - http_proxy is defined
+    - need_http_proxy.rc != 0
+    - not is_atomic
+
 # Fedora's policy as of Fedora 30 is to still install python2 as /usr/bin/python
 # See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FinalizingFedoraSwitchtoPython3 for the current status
 - name: Install python on fedora
diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-opensuse.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-opensuse.yml
index a38f36684..4f2d415d6 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-opensuse.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-opensuse.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 ---
 # OpenSUSE ships with Python installed
 
+- name: Set the http_proxy in /etc/sysconfig/proxy
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/sysconfig/proxy
+    regexp: '^HTTP_PROXY='
+    line: 'HTTP_PROXY="{{ http_proxy }}"'
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - http_proxy is defined
+
+- name: Set the https_proxy in /etc/sysconfig/proxy
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/sysconfig/proxy
+    regexp: '^HTTPS_PROXY='
+    line: 'HTTPS_PROXY="{{ https_proxy }}"'
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - https_proxy is defined
+
+- name: Enable proxies
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/sysconfig/proxy
+    regexp: '^PROXY_ENABLED='
+    line: 'PROXY_ENABLED="yes"'
+  become: true
+  when:
+    - http_proxy is defined or https_proxy is defined
+
 # Without this package, the get_url module fails when trying to handle https
 - name: Install python-cryptography
   zypper: