diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 68d40c86..12567f57 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	Conn           net.PacketConn // Listening socket (net.PacketConn)
 	Net            transport.Net
 	LoggerFactory  logging.LoggerFactory
+
+	IgnoreTURNResolveErrors bool // TURN server address is not required for some configurations (e.g. proxy)
 }
 
 // Client is a STUN server client.
@@ -114,10 +116,13 @@ func NewClient(config *ClientConfig) (*Client, error) {
 	if len(config.TURNServerAddr) > 0 {
 		turnServ, err = config.Net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", config.TURNServerAddr)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			if !config.IgnoreTURNResolveErrors {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			log.Debugf("Failed to resolve TURN server %s: %s", config.TURNServerAddr, err)
+		} else {
+			log.Debugf("Resolved TURN server %s to %s", config.TURNServerAddr, turnServ)
 		}
-
-		log.Debugf("Resolved TURN server %s to %s", config.TURNServerAddr, turnServ)
 	}
 
 	client := &Client{
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 5df03d6c..c7de552c 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -325,3 +325,27 @@ func TestTCPClientWithoutAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, conn.Close())
 	assert.NoError(t, server.Close())
 }
+
+func TestClientTURNResolving(t *testing.T) {
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp4", "0.0.0.0:13478") //nolint: gosec
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:13478")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = NewClient(&ClientConfig{
+		TURNServerAddr: "unresolvable.turn.server.address:13478",
+		Conn:           NewSTUNConn(conn),
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+
+	_, err = NewClient(&ClientConfig{
+		TURNServerAddr:          "unresolvable.turn.server.address:13478",
+		Conn:                    NewSTUNConn(conn),
+		IgnoreTURNResolveErrors: true,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, conn.Close())
+	assert.NoError(t, listener.Close())
+}