diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 964a6f85..f8592f8b 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [7.3.0] - 2019-11-15
+
+- New ws command: `ws proxy_server`.
+
 ## [7.2.2] - 2019-11-01
 
 - Tag a release + minor reformating.
diff --git a/docs/ws.md b/docs/ws.md
index 2b2ed5cd..6bcba824 100644
--- a/docs/ws.md
+++ b/docs/ws.md
@@ -195,6 +195,15 @@ Server: Python/3.7 websockets/8.0.2
 Upgrade: websocket
 ```
 
+## Websocket proxy
+
+```
+ws proxy_server --remote_host ws://127.0.0.1:9000 -v
+Listening on 127.0.0.1:8008
+```
+
+If you connect to ws://127.0.0.1:8008, the proxy will connect to ws://127.0.0.1:9000 and pass all traffic to this server.
+
 ## File transfer
 
 ```
diff --git a/ws/ws.cpp b/ws/ws.cpp
index e040822e..1cb39a1b 100644
--- a/ws/ws.cpp
+++ b/ws/ws.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     int delayMs = -1;
     int count = 1;
     int jobs = 4;
-    int remotePort = 8008;
     uint32_t maxWaitBetweenReconnectionRetries;
 
     auto addTLSOptions = [&tlsOptions, &verifyNone](CLI::App* app) {
@@ -309,8 +308,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     CLI::App* proxyServerApp = app.add_subcommand("proxy_server", "Proxy server");
     proxyServerApp->add_option("--port", port, "Port");
     proxyServerApp->add_option("--host", hostname, "Hostname");
-    proxyServerApp->add_option("--remote_port", remotePort, "Remote Port");
     proxyServerApp->add_option("--remote_host", remoteHost, "Remote Hostname");
+    proxyServerApp->add_flag("-v", verbose, "Verbose");
 
     CLI11_PARSE(app, argc, argv);
 
@@ -452,7 +451,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     else if (app.got_subcommand("proxy_server"))
     {
-        ret = ix::ws_proxy_server_main(port, hostname, tlsOptions, remoteHost, remotePort);
+        ret = ix::ws_proxy_server_main(port, hostname, tlsOptions, remoteHost, verbose);
     }
     else if (version)
     {
diff --git a/ws/ws.h b/ws/ws.h
index 49eb1a94..42dae715 100644
--- a/ws/ws.h
+++ b/ws/ws.h
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ namespace ix
                              const std::string& hostname,
                              const ix::SocketTLSOptions& tlsOptions,
                              const std::string& remoteHost,
-                             int remotePort);
+                             bool verbose);
 } // namespace ix
diff --git a/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp b/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
index f1cbaddb..e44bff21 100644
--- a/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
+++ b/ws/ws_proxy_server.cpp
@@ -13,33 +13,20 @@ namespace ix
     class ProxyConnectionState : public ix::ConnectionState
     {
     public:
-        void setRemoteHost(const std::string& host)
-        {
-            _remoteHost = host;
-        }
-
-        void setRemotePort(int port)
-        {
-            _remotePort = port;
-        }
-
         ix::WebSocket& webSocket()
         {
             return _serverWebSocket;
         }
 
     private:
-        std::string _remoteHost;
-        int _remotePort;
-
         ix::WebSocket _serverWebSocket;
     };
 
     int ws_proxy_server_main(int port,
                              const std::string& hostname,
                              const ix::SocketTLSOptions& tlsOptions,
-                             const std::string& remoteHost,
-                             int remotePort)
+                             const std::string& remoteUrl,
+                             bool verbose)
     {
         std::cout << "Listening on " << hostname << ":" << port << std::endl;
 
@@ -52,15 +39,13 @@ namespace ix
         server.setConnectionStateFactory(factory);
 
         server.setOnConnectionCallback(
-            [remoteHost, remotePort](std::shared_ptr<ix::WebSocket> webSocket,
-                                     std::shared_ptr<ConnectionState> connectionState) {
+            [remoteUrl, verbose](std::shared_ptr<ix::WebSocket> webSocket,
+                                 std::shared_ptr<ConnectionState> connectionState) {
                 auto state = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ProxyConnectionState>(connectionState);
-                state->setRemoteHost(remoteHost);
-                state->setRemotePort(remotePort);
 
                 // Server connection
                 state->webSocket().setOnMessageCallback(
-                    [webSocket, state](const WebSocketMessagePtr& msg) {
+                    [webSocket, state, verbose](const WebSocketMessagePtr& msg) {
                         if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Open)
                         {
                             std::cerr << "New connection" << std::endl;
@@ -91,13 +76,18 @@ namespace ix
                         else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Message)
                         {
                             std::cerr << "Received " << msg->wireSize << " bytes from server" << std::endl;
+                            if (verbose)
+                            {
+                                std::cerr << "payload " << msg->str << std::endl;
+                            }
+
                             webSocket->send(msg->str, msg->binary);
                         }
                     });
 
                 // Client connection
                 webSocket->setOnMessageCallback(
-                    [state, remoteHost](const WebSocketMessagePtr& msg) {
+                    [state, remoteUrl, verbose](const WebSocketMessagePtr& msg) {
                         if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Open)
                         {
                             std::cerr << "New connection" << std::endl;
@@ -110,7 +100,7 @@ namespace ix
                             }
 
                             // Connect to the 'real' server
-                            std::string url(remoteHost);
+                            std::string url(remoteUrl);
                             url += msg->openInfo.uri;
                             state->webSocket().setUrl(url);
                             state->webSocket().start();
@@ -134,6 +124,10 @@ namespace ix
                         else if (msg->type == ix::WebSocketMessageType::Message)
                         {
                             std::cerr << "Received " << msg->wireSize << " bytes from client" << std::endl;
+                            if (verbose)
+                            {
+                                std::cerr << "payload " << msg->str << std::endl;
+                            }
                             state->webSocket().send(msg->str, msg->binary);
                         }
                     });