diff --git a/runtime/secrets/converter.go b/runtime/secrets/converter.go
index b312c55b..59c07fd4 100644
--- a/runtime/secrets/converter.go
+++ b/runtime/secrets/converter.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ func TLSConfigFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secret *corev1.Secret, opts ...TLS
 // The function expects the secret to contain an "address" field with the
 // proxy URL. Optional "username" and "password" fields can be provided
 // for proxy authentication.
+//
+// Supported proxy schemes are: http, https, and socks5.
+// The proxy URL must not exceed 2048 characters.
 func ProxyURLFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secret *corev1.Secret) (*url.URL, error) {
 	addressData, exists := secret.Data[KeyAddress]
 	if !exists {
@@ -144,10 +149,10 @@ func ProxyURLFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secret *corev1.Secret) (*url.URL, e
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("secret '%s': proxy address is empty", ref)
 	}
 
-	proxyURL, err := url.Parse(address)
+	proxyURL, err := parseProxyURL(address)
 	if err != nil {
 		ref := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(secret)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("secret '%s': failed to parse proxy address '%s': %w", ref, address, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("secret '%s': %w", ref, err)
 	}
 
 	username, hasUsername := secret.Data[KeyUsername]
@@ -162,6 +167,39 @@ func ProxyURLFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secret *corev1.Secret) (*url.URL, e
 	return proxyURL, nil
 }
 
+func parseProxyURL(address string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	if err := validateProxyURLString(address); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse proxy address '%s': %w", address, err)
+	}
+
+	if err := validateProxyURLStruct(u); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return u, nil
+}
+
+func validateProxyURLString(address string) error {
+	if len(address) > MaxProxyURLLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf("proxy URL exceeds maximum length of %d characters", MaxProxyURLLength)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateProxyURLStruct(u *url.URL) error {
+	if !slices.Contains(supportedProxySchemes, u.Scheme) {
+		supportedSchemes := strings.Join(supportedProxySchemes, ", ")
+		return fmt.Errorf("proxy URL must use one of the supported schemes (%s), got '%s'",
+			supportedSchemes, u.Scheme)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BasicAuthFromSecret retrieves basic authentication credentials from a Kubernetes secret.
 //
 // The function expects the secret to contain "username" and "password" fields.
diff --git a/runtime/secrets/converter_test.go b/runtime/secrets/converter_test.go
index 30f54d00..9ba69df3 100644
--- a/runtime/secrets/converter_test.go
+++ b/runtime/secrets/converter_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
@@ -752,6 +753,79 @@ func TestProxyURLFromSecret(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			errMsg: "secret 'default/proxy-secret': failed to parse proxy address",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "socks5 proxy",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("socks5://socks-proxy.example.com:1080"),
+				}),
+			),
+			wantURL: "socks5://socks-proxy.example.com:1080",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "socks5 proxy with authentication",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress:  []byte("socks5://socks-proxy.example.com:1080"),
+					secrets.KeyUsername: []byte("sockuser"),
+					secrets.KeyPassword: []byte("sockpass"),
+				}),
+			),
+			wantURL: "socks5://sockuser:sockpass@socks-proxy.example.com:1080",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unsupported scheme - ftp",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("ftp://ftp.example.com:21"),
+				}),
+			),
+			errMsg: "proxy URL must use one of the supported schemes (http, https, socks5), got 'ftp'",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "unsupported scheme - socks4",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("socks4://proxy.example.com:1080"),
+				}),
+			),
+			errMsg: "proxy URL must use one of the supported schemes (http, https, socks5), got 'socks4'",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "URL exceeds maximum length",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("http://" + strings.Repeat("a", 2050)),
+				}),
+			),
+			errMsg: "proxy URL exceeds maximum length of 2048 characters",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "URL at maximum length boundary",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					// Create a URL exactly 2048 characters (http:// = 7 chars, so 2041 'a's)
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("http://" + strings.Repeat("a", 2041)),
+				}),
+			),
+			wantURL: "http://" + strings.Repeat("a", 2041),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing scheme",
+			secret: testSecret(
+				withName("proxy-secret"),
+				withData(map[string][]byte{
+					secrets.KeyAddress: []byte("//proxy.example.com:8080"),
+				}),
+			),
+			errMsg: "proxy URL must use one of the supported schemes (http, https, socks5), got ''",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/runtime/secrets/secrets.go b/runtime/secrets/secrets.go
index f7fa5e36..38c53c72 100644
--- a/runtime/secrets/secrets.go
+++ b/runtime/secrets/secrets.go
@@ -69,8 +69,15 @@ const (
 	KeySSHPublicKey = "identity.pub"
 	// KeySSHKnownHosts is the key for SSH known hosts data in secrets.
 	KeySSHKnownHosts = "known_hosts"
+
+	// MaxProxyURLLength is the maximum allowed length for proxy URLs.
+	MaxProxyURLLength = 2048
 )
 
+// supportedProxySchemes defines the officially supported proxy URL schemes.
+// See https://fluxcd.io/flux/installation/configuration/proxy-setting for more information.
+var supportedProxySchemes = []string{"http", "https", "socks5"}
+
 // AuthMethods holds all available authentication methods detected from a secret.
 type AuthMethods struct {
 	Basic         *BasicAuth
diff --git a/tests/integration/go.mod b/tests/integration/go.mod
index 40e413e2..6b515239 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go.mod
+++ b/tests/integration/go.mod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/cache v0.12.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.38.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.42.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.91.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.92.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/test-infra/tftestenv v0.0.0-20250626232827-e0ca9c3f8d7b
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.3
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.6