diff --git a/conf/config.example.toml b/conf/config.example.toml
index 3a716a8..bb37eb1 100644
--- a/conf/config.example.toml
+++ b/conf/config.example.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ allowed-custom-headers = ["X-Clacks-Overhead"]
 [audit]
 node-id = 0
 collect = false
-include-ip = false
+include-ip = ""
 notify-url = ""
 
 [observability]
diff --git a/src/config.go b/src/config.go
index e2cd683..acc1c66 100644
--- a/src/config.go
+++ b/src/config.go
@@ -152,8 +152,11 @@ type AuditConfig struct {
 	NodeID int `toml:"node-id"`
 	// Whether audit reports should be stored whenever an audit event occurs.
 	Collect bool `toml:"collect"`
-	// Whether audit reports should include principal's IP address.
-	IncludeIPs bool `toml:"include-ip"`
+	// If not empty, includes the principal's IP address in audit reports, with the value specifying
+	// the source of the IP address. If the value is "X-Forwarded-For", the last item of the
+	// corresponding header field (assumed to be comma-separated) is used. If the value is
+	// "RemoteAddr", the connecting host's address is used. Any other value is disallowed.
+	IncludeIPs string `toml:"include-ip"`
 	// Endpoint to notify with a `GET /<notify-url>?<id>` whenever an audit event occurs.
 	NotifyURL *URL `toml:"notify-url"`
 }
diff --git a/src/http.go b/src/http.go
index 2effa15..6095fec 100644
--- a/src/http.go
+++ b/src/http.go
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ package git_pages
 
 import (
 	"cmp"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
@@ -129,3 +132,46 @@ func (e *HTTPEncodings) Negotiate(offers ...string) string {
 	}
 	return preferredAcceptOffer(encs)
 }
+
+func chainHTTPMiddleware(middleware ...func(http.Handler) http.Handler) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return func(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		for idx := len(middleware) - 1; idx >= 0; idx-- {
+			handler = middleware[idx](handler)
+		}
+		return handler
+	}
+}
+
+func remoteAddrMiddleware(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		var readXForwardedFor bool
+		switch config.Audit.IncludeIPs {
+		case "X-Forwarded-For":
+			readXForwardedFor = true
+		case "RemoteAddr", "":
+			readXForwardedFor = false
+		default:
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("config.Audit.IncludeIPs is set to an unknown value (%q)",
+				config.Audit.IncludeIPs))
+		}
+
+		usingOriginalRemoteAddr := true
+		if readXForwardedFor {
+			forwardedFor := strings.Split(r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For"), ",")
+			if len(forwardedFor) > 0 {
+				remoteAddr := strings.TrimSpace(forwardedFor[len(forwardedFor)-1])
+				if remoteAddr != "" {
+					r.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
+					usingOriginalRemoteAddr = false
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if usingOriginalRemoteAddr {
+			if ipAddress, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr); err == nil {
+				r.RemoteAddr = ipAddress
+			}
+		}
+
+		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index 96f4058..f5c1b11 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ func panicHandler(handler http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 func serve(ctx context.Context, listener net.Listener, handler http.Handler) {
 	if listener != nil {
-		handler = panicHandler(handler)
-
 		server := http.Server{Handler: handler}
 		server.Protocols = new(http.Protocols)
 		server.Protocols.SetHTTP1(true)
@@ -537,8 +535,13 @@ func Main() {
 		}
 		backend = NewObservedBackend(backend)
 
-		go serve(ctx, pagesListener, ObserveHTTPHandler(http.HandlerFunc(ServePages)))
-		go serve(ctx, caddyListener, ObserveHTTPHandler(http.HandlerFunc(ServeCaddy)))
+		middleware := chainHTTPMiddleware(
+			panicHandler,
+			remoteAddrMiddleware,
+			ObserveHTTPHandler,
+		)
+		go serve(ctx, pagesListener, middleware(http.HandlerFunc(ServePages)))
+		go serve(ctx, caddyListener, middleware(http.HandlerFunc(ServeCaddy)))
 		go serve(ctx, metricsListener, promhttp.Handler())
 
 		if config.Insecure {
diff --git a/src/pages.go b/src/pages.go
index 7f65c89..4fcaea1 100644
--- a/src/pages.go
+++ b/src/pages.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"maps"
-	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -802,10 +801,8 @@ func postPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 
 func ServePages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	r = r.WithContext(WithPrincipal(r.Context()))
-	if config.Audit.IncludeIPs {
-		if ipAddress, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(r.RemoteAddr); err == nil {
-			GetPrincipal(r.Context()).IpAddress = proto.String(ipAddress)
-		}
+	if config.Audit.IncludeIPs != "" {
+		GetPrincipal(r.Context()).IpAddress = proto.String(r.RemoteAddr)
 	}
 	// We want upstream health checks to be done as closely to the normal flow as possible;
 	// any intentional deviation is an opportunity to miss an issue that will affect our