diff --git a/system/classes/Kohana/Request.php b/system/classes/Kohana/Request.php
index 84bf9dc..be0266b 100644
--- a/system/classes/Kohana/Request.php
+++ b/system/classes/Kohana/Request.php
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ class Kohana_Request implements HTTP_Request {
 
 				unset($client_ips);
 			}
+			elseif (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REAL_IP']))
+			{
+				// The remote IP address
+				Request::$client_ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_X_REAL_IP'];
+			}
 			elseif (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']))
 			{
 				// The remote IP address