diff --git a/web/client/localConfig.json b/web/client/localConfig.json
index 58bb307720..96614d6659 100644
--- a/web/client/localConfig.json
+++ b/web/client/localConfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "proxyUrl": "/mapstore/proxy/?url=",
+  "proxyUrl": {
+    "url": "/mapstore/proxy/?url=",
+    "useCORS": ["http://demo.geo-solutions.it/geoserver"]
+  },
   "geoStoreUrl": "/mapstore/rest/geostore/",
   "printUrl": "http://demo.geo-solutions.it/geoserver/pdf/info.json",
   "bingApiKey": "AhuXBu7ipR1gNbBfXhtUAyCZ6rkC5PkWpxs2MnMRZ1ZupxQfivjLCch22ozKSCAn",
diff --git a/web/client/plugins/print/index.js b/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
index 6259715f07..b4ce81c40b 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
+++ b/web/client/plugins/print/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 */
 const {connect} = require('react-redux');
 const {compose} = require('redux');
-
+const ConfigUtils = require('../../utils/ConfigUtils');
 const {Input} = require('react-bootstrap');
 
 const {setPrintParameter, changePrintZoomLevel, changeMapPrintPreview, printCancel} =
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const PrintSubmit = connect((state) => ({
 }))(require('../../components/print/PrintSubmit'));
 
 const PrintPreview = connect((state) => ({
-    url: state.print && state.print.pdfUrl,
+    url: state.print && ConfigUtils.getProxiedUrl(state.print.pdfUrl),
     scale: state.controls && state.controls.print && state.controls.print.viewScale || 0.5,
     currentPage: state.controls && state.controls.print && state.controls.print.currentPage || 1,
     pages: state.controls && state.controls.print && state.controls.print.pages || 1
diff --git a/web/client/utils/ConfigUtils.js b/web/client/utils/ConfigUtils.js
index 3838c87e09..985acc8461 100644
--- a/web/client/utils/ConfigUtils.js
+++ b/web/client/utils/ConfigUtils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 var Proj4js = require('proj4');
 var React = require('react');
-
 var url = require('url');
 
 var axios = require('axios');
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ const centerPropType = React.PropTypes.shape({
     crs: React.PropTypes.string
 });
 
+const {isObject} = require('lodash');
+
 const urlQuery = url.parse(window.location.href, true).query;
 
 const isMobile = require('ismobilejs');
@@ -227,6 +228,38 @@ var ConfigUtils = {
     getProxyUrl: function(config) {
         return config.proxyUrl ? config.proxyUrl : defaultConfig.proxyUrl;
     },
+    getProxiedUrl: function(uri, config = {}) {
+        let sameOrigin = !(uri.indexOf("http") === 0);
+        let urlParts = !sameOrigin && uri.match(/([^:]*:)\/\/([^:]*:?[^@]*@)?([^:\/\?]*):?([^\/\?]*)/);
+        // ajax.addAuthenticationToAxios(config);
+        if (urlParts) {
+            let location = window.location;
+            sameOrigin =
+                urlParts[1] === location.protocol &&
+                urlParts[3] === location.hostname;
+            let uPort = urlParts[4];
+            let lPort = location.port;
+            let defaultPort = location.protocol.indexOf("https") === 0 ? 443 : 80;
+            uPort = uPort === "" ? defaultPort + "" : uPort + "";
+            lPort = lPort === "" ? defaultPort + "" : lPort + "";
+            sameOrigin = sameOrigin && uPort === lPort;
+        }
+        if (!sameOrigin) {
+            let proxyUrl = ConfigUtils.getProxyUrl(config);
+            if (proxyUrl) {
+                let useCORS = [];
+                if (isObject(proxyUrl)) {
+                    useCORS = proxyUrl.useCORS || [];
+                    proxyUrl = proxyUrl.url;
+                }
+                const isCORS = useCORS.reduce((found, current) => found || uri.indexOf(current) === 0, false);
+                if (!isCORS) {
+                    return proxyUrl + encodeURIComponent(uri);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return uri;
+    },
     /**
     * Utility to detect browser properties.
     * Code from leaflet-src.js
diff --git a/web/client/utils/__tests__/ConfigUtils-test.js b/web/client/utils/__tests__/ConfigUtils-test.js
index e4180b7391..af32616b3e 100644
--- a/web/client/utils/__tests__/ConfigUtils-test.js
+++ b/web/client/utils/__tests__/ConfigUtils-test.js
@@ -268,4 +268,14 @@ describe('ConfigUtils', () => {
         expect(layer.url[0]).toBe(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp('proxyUrl'));
         expect(layer.url[1]).toBe(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp('proxyUrl'));
     });
+
+    it('proxied url', () => {
+        expect(ConfigUtils.getProxiedUrl('http://remote.url')).toBe(ConfigUtils.getConfigProp('proxyUrl') + encodeURIComponent('http://remote.url'));
+        expect(ConfigUtils.getProxiedUrl('http://remote.cors', {
+            proxyUrl: {
+                url: 'myproxy',
+                useCORS: ['http://remote.cors']
+            }
+        })).toBe('http://remote.cors');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/web/src/main/resources/proxy.properties b/web/src/main/resources/proxy.properties
index 1817a8f987..27a31dfc82 100644
--- a/web/src/main/resources/proxy.properties
+++ b/web/src/main/resources/proxy.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defaultStreamByteSize=1024
 # ###########
 #hostnameWhitelist = localhost,demo1.geo-solutions.it,demo.geo-solutions.it
 
-mimetypeWhitelist = application/force-download,text/html,text/plain,application/xml,text/xml,application/vnd.ogc.sld+xml,application/vnd.ogc.gml,application/json,application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml,application/x-www-form-urlencoded,image/png
+mimetypeWhitelist = application/force-download,text/html,text/plain,application/xml,text/xml,application/vnd.ogc.sld+xml,application/vnd.ogc.gml,application/json,application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml,application/x-www-form-urlencoded,image/png,application/pdf
 
 methodsWhitelist = GET,POST,PUT
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ reqtypeWhitelist.capabilities = .*[Gg]et[Cc]apabilities.*
 reqtypeWhitelist.featureinfo = .*[Gg]et[Ff]eature[Ii]nfo.*
 reqtypeWhitelist.csw = .*csw.*
 reqtypeWhitelist.geostore = .*geostore.*
-reqtypeWhitelist.generic = (.*exist.*)|(.*servicebox.*)|(.*pdf.*)|(.*map.*)|(.*d.*)|(.*ows.*)
\ No newline at end of file
+reqtypeWhitelist.generic = (.*exist.*)|(.*servicebox.*)|(.*pdf.*)|(.*map.*)|(.*d.*)|(.*ows.*)