diff --git a/daphne/cli.py b/daphne/cli.py
index 28cf1b9..dc715a6 100755
--- a/daphne/cli.py
+++ b/daphne/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import sys
+from argparse import ArgumentError, Namespace
 
 from .access import AccessLogGenerator
 from .endpoints import build_endpoint_description_strings
@@ -126,6 +127,25 @@ class CommandLineInterface(object):
             default=False,
             action="store_true",
         )
+        self.arg_proxy_host = self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--proxy-headers-host",
+            dest="proxy_headers_host",
+            help="Specify which header will be used for getting the host "
+            "part. Can be omitted, requires --proxy-headers to be specified "
+            'when passed. "X-Real-IP" (when passed by your webserver) is a '
+            "good candidate for this.",
+            default=False,
+            action="store",
+        )
+        self.arg_proxy_port = self.parser.add_argument(
+            "--proxy-headers-port",
+            dest="proxy_headers_port",
+            help="Specify which header will be used for getting the port "
+            "part. Can be omitted, requires --proxy-headers to be specified "
+            "when passed.",
+            default=False,
+            action="store",
+        )
         self.parser.add_argument(
             "application",
             help="The application to dispatch to as path.to.module:instance.path",
@@ -140,6 +160,37 @@ class CommandLineInterface(object):
         """
         cls().run(sys.argv[1:])
 
+    def _check_proxy_headers_passed(self, argument: str, args: Namespace):
+        """Raise if the `--proxy-headers` weren't specified."""
+        if args.proxy_headers:
+            return
+        raise ArgumentError(
+            argument=argument,
+            message="--proxy-headers has to be passed for this parameter.",
+        )
+
+    def _get_forwarded_host(self, args: Namespace):
+        """
+        Return the default host header from which the remote hostname/ip
+        will be extracted.
+        """
+        if args.proxy_headers_host:
+            self._check_proxy_headers_passed(argument=self.arg_proxy_host, args=args)
+            return args.proxy_headers_host
+        if args.proxy_headers:
+            return "X-Forwarded-For"
+
+    def _get_forwarded_port(self, args: Namespace):
+        """
+        Return the default host header from which the remote hostname/ip
+        will be extracted.
+        """
+        if args.proxy_headers_port:
+            self._check_proxy_headers_passed(argument=self.arg_proxy_port, args=args)
+            return args.proxy_headers_port
+        if args.proxy_headers:
+            return "X-Forwarded-Port"
+
     def run(self, args):
         """
         Pass in raw argument list and it will decode them
@@ -211,12 +262,8 @@ class CommandLineInterface(object):
             ws_protocols=args.ws_protocols,
             root_path=args.root_path,
             verbosity=args.verbosity,
-            proxy_forwarded_address_header="X-Forwarded-For"
-            if args.proxy_headers
-            else None,
-            proxy_forwarded_port_header="X-Forwarded-Port"
-            if args.proxy_headers
-            else None,
+            proxy_forwarded_address_header=self._get_forwarded_host(args=args),
+            proxy_forwarded_port_header=self._get_forwarded_port(args=args),
             proxy_forwarded_proto_header="X-Forwarded-Proto"
             if args.proxy_headers
             else None,
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 7bb45dc..2bbcc42 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # coding: utf8
 
 import logging
+from argparse import ArgumentError
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from daphne.cli import CommandLineInterface
@@ -192,3 +193,52 @@ class TestCLIInterface(TestCase):
         Tests entirely custom endpoints
         """
         self.assertCLI(["-e", "imap:"], {"endpoints": ["imap:"]})
+
+    def test_default_proxyheaders(self):
+        """
+        Passing `--proxy-headers` without a parameter will use the
+        `X-Forwarded-For` header.
+        """
+        self.assertCLI(
+            ["--proxy-headers"], {"proxy_forwarded_address_header": "X-Forwarded-For"}
+        )
+
+    def test_custom_proxyhost(self):
+        """
+        Passing `--proxy-headers-host` will set the used host header to
+        the passed one, and `--proxy-headers` is mandatory.
+        """
+        self.assertCLI(
+            ["--proxy-headers", "--proxy-headers-host", "blah"],
+            {"proxy_forwarded_address_header": "blah"},
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(expected_exception=ArgumentError) as exc:
+            self.assertCLI(
+                ["--proxy-headers-host", "blah"],
+                {"proxy_forwarded_address_header": "blah"},
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.argument_name, "--proxy-headers-host")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            exc.exception.message,
+            "--proxy-headers has to be passed for this parameter.",
+        )
+
+    def test_custom_proxyport(self):
+        """
+        Passing `--proxy-headers-port` will set the used port header to
+        the passed one, and `--proxy-headers` is mandatory.
+        """
+        self.assertCLI(
+            ["--proxy-headers", "--proxy-headers-port", "blah2"],
+            {"proxy_forwarded_port_header": "blah2"},
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(expected_exception=ArgumentError) as exc:
+            self.assertCLI(
+                ["--proxy-headers-port", "blah2"],
+                {"proxy_forwarded_address_header": "blah2"},
+            )
+        self.assertEqual(exc.exception.argument_name, "--proxy-headers-port")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            exc.exception.message,
+            "--proxy-headers has to be passed for this parameter.",
+        )