diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 408018c7f..4638477bd 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ or `[::1]`, with optional ports. Restart DevSpace after changing
 `oauth.allowedResourceUrls`: the provider reads this policy at server creation.
 After restarting, refresh tokens for removed aliases can no longer mint tokens.
 
+`server.trustProxy` controls how DevSpace derives the client IP used for
+request logs and OAuth rate limiting. `false` ignores forwarding headers.
+`"loopback"` trusts `X-Forwarded-For` only from a proxy on the same machine,
+such as `cloudflared` or a local reverse proxy; this is the recommended value
+for tunnel setups. `true` trusts every hop, so any client can choose its own IP
+by sending `X-Forwarded-For`.
+
 ## Tool modes and UI
 
 `tools.mode` accepts two values:
diff --git a/schema/v1/devspace.schema.json b/schema/v1/devspace.schema.json
index cf9ce8f84..5791288a3 100644
--- a/schema/v1/devspace.schema.json
+++ b/schema/v1/devspace.schema.json
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@
         },
         "trustProxy": {
           "default": false,
-          "type": "boolean"
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "string",
+              "const": "loopback"
+            }
+          ]
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/src/config-schema.ts b/src/config-schema.ts
index 95141fbd9..df758fc18 100644
--- a/src/config-schema.ts
+++ b/src/config-schema.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const serverConfigSchema = z.object({
   port: z.number().int().min(1).max(65_535).default(7676),
   publicBaseUrl: z.string().url().nullable().default(null),
   allowedHosts: z.array(z.string().trim().min(1)).default([]),
-  trustProxy: z.boolean().default(false),
+  trustProxy: z.union([z.boolean(), z.literal("loopback")]).default(false),
 }).strict().prefault({});
 
 const workspacesConfigSchema = z.object({
diff --git a/src/config.test.ts b/src/config.test.ts
index ddb2fc1c3..2792a1c4d 100644
--- a/src/config.test.ts
+++ b/src/config.test.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ try {
   });
 
   assert.equal(loadConfig(env).oauth.ownerToken, env.DEVSPACE_OAUTH_OWNER_TOKEN);
+
+  writeDevspaceConfig({ configVersion: 1, server: { trustProxy: "loopback" } }, env);
+  assert.equal(loadConfig(env).logging.trustProxy, "loopback");
+  assert.throws(
+    () => writeDevspaceConfig({ configVersion: 1, server: { trustProxy: "uniquelocal" as never } }, env),
+    /trustProxy/,
+  );
 } finally {
   rmSync(configDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
 }
diff --git a/src/logger.test.ts b/src/logger.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..123b26b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/logger.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import type { AddressInfo } from "node:net";
+import test from "node:test";
+import express from "express";
+import { requestIp, type TrustProxyMode } from "./logger.js";
+
+async function observedIps(trustProxy: TrustProxyMode): Promise<{ reqIp: string; logged: string }> {
+  const app = express();
+  if (trustProxy) app.set("trust proxy", trustProxy);
+  app.get("/", (req, res) => {
+    res.json({ reqIp: req.ip, logged: requestIp(req, trustProxy) });
+  });
+
+  const server = app.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => server.once("listening", resolve));
+  try {
+    const { port } = server.address() as AddressInfo;
+    // The client supplies the leftmost hop and a CF header; the local proxy appends the real peer.
+    const response = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/`, {
+      headers: {
+        "cf-connecting-ip": "192.0.2.99",
+        "x-forwarded-for": "198.51.100.66, 203.0.113.7",
+      },
+    });
+    return await response.json() as { reqIp: string; logged: string };
+  } finally {
+    server.close();
+  }
+}
+
+test("disabled trust proxy ignores forwarding headers", async () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(await observedIps(false), { reqIp: "127.0.0.1", logged: "127.0.0.1" });
+});
+
+test("loopback trust proxy uses the hop appended by the local proxy", async () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(await observedIps("loopback"), { reqIp: "203.0.113.7", logged: "203.0.113.7" });
+});
+
+test("full trust proxy accepts client-supplied forwarding headers", async () => {
+  assert.deepEqual(await observedIps(true), { reqIp: "198.51.100.66", logged: "192.0.2.99" });
+});
diff --git a/src/logger.ts b/src/logger.ts
index 2bcd2d261..7c7d160db 100644
--- a/src/logger.ts
+++ b/src/logger.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Request } from "express";
 
 export type LogLevel = "silent" | "error" | "warn" | "info" | "debug";
 export type LogFormat = "json" | "pretty";
+export type TrustProxyMode = boolean | "loopback";
 
 export interface LoggingConfig {
   level: LogLevel;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ export interface LoggingConfig {
   assets: boolean;
   toolCalls: boolean;
   shellCommands: boolean;
-  trustProxy: boolean;
+  trustProxy: TrustProxyMode;
 }
 
 type LogFields = Record<string, unknown>;
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ export function logEvent(
   }
 }
 
-export function requestIp(req: Request, trustProxy: boolean): string | undefined {
-  if (trustProxy) {
+export function requestIp(req: Request, trustProxy: TrustProxyMode): string | undefined {
+  // "loopback" lets Express resolve req.ip from hops appended by a local proxy;
+  // the raw headers here would return client-supplied values.
+  if (trustProxy === true) {
     const cfConnectingIp = firstHeaderValue(req.header("cf-connecting-ip"));
     if (cfConnectingIp) return cfConnectingIp;
 
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 0a2792f3f..5a618e635 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ export function createServer(
   });
 
   if (config.logging.trustProxy) {
-    app.set("trust proxy", true);
+    app.set("trust proxy", config.logging.trustProxy);
   }
 
   app.use((req, res, next) => {
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ if (await isMainModule()) {
     console.log(`logging: ${config.logging.level} ${config.logging.format}`);
     console.log(`request logging: ${config.logging.requests ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`);
     console.log(`asset logging: ${config.logging.assets ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`);
-    console.log(`trust proxy: ${config.logging.trustProxy ? "enabled" : "disabled"}`);
+    console.log(`trust proxy: ${config.logging.trustProxy === true ? "enabled" : config.logging.trustProxy || "disabled"}`);
     const artifactDownloadStatus = !config.artifactsEnabled
       ? "disabled"
       : isArtifactDownloadSupportedPlatform()