diff --git a/lib/Local.js b/lib/Local.js
index 65d7c1a..eb7c196 100644
--- a/lib/Local.js
+++ b/lib/Local.js
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ function Local(){
           this.proxyPass = '-proxyPass ' + value;
         break;
 
+      case 'forceproxy':
+        if(value)
+          this.forceProxyFlag = '-forceproxy';
+        break;
+
       case 'hosts':
         if(value)
           this.hosts = value;
@@ -195,6 +200,8 @@ function Local(){
       args.push(this.proxyUser);
     if(this.proxyPass)
       args.push(this.proxyPass);
+    if(this.forceProxyFlag)
+      args.push(this.forceProxyFlag);
     if(this.forceFlag)
       args.push(this.forceFlag);
     if(this.verboseFlag)
diff --git a/test/local.js b/test/local.js
index cb5be3d..77755d0 100644
--- a/test/local.js
+++ b/test/local.js
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ describe('Local', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should enable forceproxy', function (done) {
+    bsLocal.start({ key: process.env.BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY, onlyCommand: true, forceproxy: true }, function(){
+      expect(bsLocal.getBinaryArgs().indexOf('-forceproxy')).to.not.equal(-1);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
+
   it('should set localIdentifier', function (done) {
     bsLocal.start({ key: process.env.BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY, onlyCommand: true, localIdentifier: 'abcdef' }, function(){
       expect(bsLocal.getBinaryArgs().indexOf('-localIdentifier abcdef')).to.not.equal(-1);