diff --git a/mopidy/audio/actor.py b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
index 133c8424..6ef48a6b 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/actor.py
@@ -244,20 +244,6 @@ class SoftwareMixer(object):
             self._mixer.trigger_mute_changed(self._last_mute)
 
 
-def setup_proxy(element, config):
-    # TODO: reuse in scanner code
-    if not config.get('hostname'):
-        return
-
-    proxy = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.get('scheme', 'http'),
-                            config.get('hostname'),
-                            config.get('port', 80))
-
-    element.set_property('proxy', proxy)
-    element.set_property('proxy-id', config.get('username'))
-    element.set_property('proxy-pw', config.get('password'))
-
-
 class _Handler(object):
     def __init__(self, audio):
         self._audio = audio
@@ -531,8 +517,7 @@ class Audio(pykka.ThreadingActor):
         else:
             self._appsrc.reset()
 
-        if hasattr(source.props, 'proxy'):
-            setup_proxy(source, self._config['proxy'])
+        utils.setup_proxy(source, self._config['proxy'])
 
     def set_uri(self, uri):
         """
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/scan.py b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
index 931a2e3a..38b86437 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/scan.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/scan.py
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ class Scanner(object):
     Helper to get tags and other relevant info from URIs.
 
     :param timeout: timeout for scanning a URI in ms
+    :param proxy_config: dictionary containing proxy config strings.
     :type event: int
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, timeout=1000):
+    def __init__(self, timeout=1000, proxy_config=None):
         self._timeout_ms = timeout
 
         sink = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink')
@@ -29,9 +30,13 @@ class Scanner(object):
         def pad_added(src, pad):
             return pad.link(sink.get_pad('sink'))
 
+        def source_setup(element, source):
+            utils.setup_proxy(source, proxy_config or {})
+
         self._uribin = gst.element_factory_make('uridecodebin')
         self._uribin.set_property('caps', audio_caps)
         self._uribin.connect('pad-added', pad_added)
+        self._uribin.connect('source-setup', source_setup)
 
         self._pipe = gst.element_factory_make('pipeline')
         self._pipe.add(self._uribin)
diff --git a/mopidy/audio/utils.py b/mopidy/audio/utils.py
index 8581fd61..1a8bf6a7 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/utils.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/utils.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ def _artists(tags, artist_name, artist_id=None):
 def convert_tags_to_track(tags):
     """Convert our normalized tags to a track.
 
-    :param :class:`dict` tags: dictionary of tag keys with a list of values
+    :param  tags: dictionary of tag keys with a list of values
+    :type tags: :class:`dict`
     :rtype: :class:`mopidy.models.Track`
     """
     album_kwargs = {}
@@ -130,6 +131,26 @@ def convert_tags_to_track(tags):
     return Track(**track_kwargs)
 
 
+def setup_proxy(element, config):
+    """Configure a GStreamer element with proxy settings.
+
+    :param element: element to setup proxy in.
+    :type element: :class:`gst.GstElement`
+    :param config: proxy settings to use.
+    :type config: :class:`dict`
+    """
+    if not hasattr(element.props, 'proxy') or not config.get('hostname'):
+        return
+
+    proxy = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.get('scheme', 'http'),
+                            config.get('hostname'),
+                            config.get('port', 80))
+
+    element.set_property('proxy', proxy)
+    element.set_property('proxy-id', config.get('username'))
+    element.set_property('proxy-pw', config.get('password'))
+
+
 def convert_taglist(taglist):
     """Convert a :class:`gst.Taglist` to plain Python types.
 
@@ -147,7 +168,8 @@ def convert_taglist(taglist):
     .. _GstTagList: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/doc/gstreamer/\
 0.10.36/gstreamer/html/gstreamer-GstTagList.html
 
-    :param gst.Taglist taglist: A GStreamer taglist to be converted.
+    :param taglist: A GStreamer taglist to be converted.
+    :type taglist: :class:`gst.Taglist`
     :rtype: dictionary of tag keys with a list of values.
     """
     result = {}