diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index b500d354..622239f6 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ management_callback_proxy_cmd(void *arg, const char **p)
     }
     else if (p[2] && p[3])
     {
+        if (dco_enabled(&c->options))
+        {
+            msg(M_INFO, "Proxy set via management, disabling Data Channel Offload.");
+            c->options.tuntap_options.disable_dco = true;
+        }
+
         if (streq(p[1], "HTTP"))
         {
             struct http_proxy_options *ho;