diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9000ceb3..aaef13b3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         "@xterm/headless": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
         "@xterm/xterm": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
         "chrome-remote-interface": "^0.34.0",
-        "http-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
+        "http-proxy-agent": "^9.0.0",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
         "jschardet": "3.1.4",
         "katex": "^0.16.47",
@@ -3620,6 +3620,20 @@
         "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@typespec/ts-http-runtime/node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@vscode/codicons": {
       "version": "0.0.46-12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vscode/codicons/-/codicons-0.0.46-12.tgz",
@@ -3919,6 +3933,19 @@
         "@vscode/windows-ca-certs": "^0.3.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@vscode/proxy-agent/node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep": {
       "version": "1.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vscode/ripgrep/-/ripgrep-1.18.0.tgz",
@@ -4295,6 +4322,20 @@
         "node": ">=16"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@vscode/test-electron/node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@vscode/test-web": {
       "version": "0.0.76",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vscode/test-web/-/test-web-0.0.76.tgz",
@@ -4340,6 +4381,20 @@
         "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@vscode/test-web/node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@vscode/test-web/node_modules/playwright": {
       "version": "1.60.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.60.0.tgz",
@@ -12302,16 +12357,25 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
-      "version": "7.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FcF8VhXYLQcxWCnt/cCpT2apKsRDUGeVEeMqGu4HSTu29U8Yw0TLOjdYIlDsYk3IkUh+taX4IDWpPcCqKDhCjA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "agent-base": "9.0.0",
         "debug": "^4.3.4"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14"
+        "node": ">= 20"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/http-proxy-agent/node_modules/agent-base": {
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/agent-base/-/agent-base-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TQf59BsZnytt8GdJKLPfUZ54g/iaUL2OWDSFCCvMOhsHduDQxO8xC4PNeyIkVcA5KwL2phPSv0douC0fgWzmnA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/http2-wrapper": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d814c33..a214ab06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     "@xterm/headless": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
     "@xterm/xterm": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
     "chrome-remote-interface": "^0.34.0",
-    "http-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
+    "http-proxy-agent": "^9.0.0",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
     "jschardet": "3.1.4",
     "katex": "^0.16.47",
diff --git a/remote/package-lock.json b/remote/package-lock.json
index 7d9d5848..8b7500d9 100644
--- a/remote/package-lock.json
+++ b/remote/package-lock.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "@xterm/headless": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
         "@xterm/xterm": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
         "cookie": "^0.7.0",
-        "http-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
+        "http-proxy-agent": "^9.0.0",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
         "jschardet": "3.1.4",
         "katex": "^0.16.47",
@@ -647,6 +647,19 @@
         "@vscode/windows-ca-certs": "^0.3.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@vscode/proxy-agent/node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
+      "version": "7.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep-universal": {
       "version": "1.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@vscode/ripgrep-universal/-/ripgrep-universal-1.18.0.tgz",
@@ -1083,16 +1096,25 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RbJ5/jmFcNNCcDV5o9eTnBLJ/HszWV0P73bc+Ff4nS/rJj+YaS6IGyiOL0VoBYX+l1Wrl3k63h/KrH+nhJ0XvQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/http-proxy-agent": {
-      "version": "7.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-7.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-T1gkAiYYDWYx3V5Bmyu7HcfcvL7mUrTWiM6yOfa3PIphViJ/gFPbvidQ+veqSOHci/PxBcDabeUNCzpOODJZig==",
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-proxy-agent/-/http-proxy-agent-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FcF8VhXYLQcxWCnt/cCpT2apKsRDUGeVEeMqGu4HSTu29U8Yw0TLOjdYIlDsYk3IkUh+taX4IDWpPcCqKDhCjA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "agent-base": "^7.1.0",
+        "agent-base": "9.0.0",
         "debug": "^4.3.4"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14"
+        "node": ">= 20"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/http-proxy-agent/node_modules/agent-base": {
+      "version": "9.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/agent-base/-/agent-base-9.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TQf59BsZnytt8GdJKLPfUZ54g/iaUL2OWDSFCCvMOhsHduDQxO8xC4PNeyIkVcA5KwL2phPSv0douC0fgWzmnA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/https-proxy-agent": {
diff --git a/remote/package.json b/remote/package.json
index a7aa0208..5ae2b403 100644
--- a/remote/package.json
+++ b/remote/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "@xterm/headless": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
     "@xterm/xterm": "^6.1.0-beta.213",
     "cookie": "^0.7.0",
-    "http-proxy-agent": "^7.0.2",
+    "http-proxy-agent": "^9.0.0",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
     "jschardet": "3.1.4",
     "katex": "^0.16.47",
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/environment/test/node/nativeModules.integrationTest.ts b/src/vs/platform/environment/test/node/nativeModules.integrationTest.ts
index 9b11a712..07706bd7 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/environment/test/node/nativeModules.integrationTest.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/environment/test/node/nativeModules.integrationTest.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ flakySuite('Native Modules (all platforms)', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('http-proxy-agent', async () => {
-		const { default: mod } = await import('http-proxy-agent');
+		const mod = await import('http-proxy-agent');
 		assert.ok(typeof mod.HttpProxyAgent === 'function', testErrorMessage('http-proxy-agent'));
 	});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/request/node/proxy.ts b/src/vs/platform/request/node/proxy.ts
index a87fb31a..29b6497f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/request/node/proxy.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/request/node/proxy.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export async function getProxyAgent(rawRequestURL: string, env: typeof process.e
 	};
 
 	if (requestURL.protocol === 'http:') {
-		const { default: mod } = await import('http-proxy-agent');
+		const mod = await import('http-proxy-agent');
 		return new mod.HttpProxyAgent(proxyURL, opts);
 	} else {
 		const { default: mod } = await import('https-proxy-agent');