diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c54f8776..73b577eef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "25.0.5",
     "eslint-plugin-local-rules": "1.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "4.0.0",
+    "http-proxy-middleware": "^2.0.1",
     "jest": "27.2.5",
     "prettier": "2.4.1",
     "source-map-support": "0.5.20",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1a9048bb6..1fcc74a35 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AuthConfig } from './config/auth.config';
 import { MediaConfig } from './config/media.config';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from './logger/console-logger.service';
 import { BackendType } from './media/backends/backend-type.enum';
+import { setupFrontendProxy } from './utils/frontend-integration';
 import { setupSessionMiddleware } from './utils/session';
 import { setupValidationPipe } from './utils/setup-pipes';
 import { setupPrivateApiDocs, setupPublicApiDocs } from './utils/swagger';
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
       `Serving OpenAPI docs for private api under '/private/apidoc'`,
       'AppBootstrap',
     );
+    setupFrontendProxy(app, logger);
   }
 
   setupSessionMiddleware(app, authConfig);
diff --git a/src/utils/frontend-integration.ts b/src/utils/frontend-integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55d109436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/frontend-integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import { NestExpressApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-express';
+import { createProxyMiddleware } from 'http-proxy-middleware';
+
+import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../logger/console-logger.service';
+import { useUnless } from './use-unless';
+
+export function setupFrontendProxy(
+  app: NestExpressApplication,
+  logger: ConsoleLoggerService,
+): void {
+  logger.log(
+    `Setting up proxy to frontend dev server on port 3001`,
+    'setupFrontendProxy',
+  );
+  const frontendProxy = createProxyMiddleware({
+    logProvider: () => {
+      return {
+        log: (msg) => logger.log(msg, 'FrontendProxy'),
+        debug: (msg) => logger.debug(msg, 'FrontendProxy'),
+        info: (msg) => logger.log(msg, 'FrontendProxy'),
+        warn: (msg) => logger.warn(msg, 'FrontendProxy'),
+        error: (msg) => logger.error(msg, 'FrontendProxy'),
+      };
+    },
+    target: 'http://localhost:3001',
+    changeOrigin: true,
+    ws: true,
+  });
+  app.use(useUnless(['/api', '/public'], frontendProxy));
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/use-unless.ts b/src/utils/use-unless.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddf35a21f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/use-unless.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+
+export function useUnless(
+  paths: string[],
+  middleware: (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => unknown,
+) {
+  return function (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): unknown {
+    if (paths.some((path) => req.path.startsWith(path))) {
+      return next();
+    }
+    return middleware(req, res, next);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 17bbb5b46..85da90bbc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1582,6 +1582,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/http-proxy@npm:^1.17.5":
+  version: 1.17.7
+  resolution: "@types/http-proxy@npm:1.17.7"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node": "*"
+  checksum: 88f9c75ca65378d0287d8d0b1dbeed372c8267f4841fe2f6f2d759522494382d3943bc6cc774bef7dd125464a266bafeda813d3658b17a2d1e74acc4efb6e21c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@npm:*, @types/istanbul-lib-coverage@npm:^2.0.0, @types/istanbul-lib-coverage@npm:^2.0.1":
   version: 2.0.3
   resolution: "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage@npm:2.0.3"
@@ -4172,6 +4181,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"eventemitter3@npm:^4.0.0":
+  version: 4.0.7
+  resolution: "eventemitter3@npm:4.0.7"
+  checksum: 1875311c42fcfe9c707b2712c32664a245629b42bb0a5a84439762dd0fd637fc54d078155ea83c2af9e0323c9ac13687e03cfba79b03af9f40c89b4960099374
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "events@npm:^3.0.0, events@npm:^3.2.0":
   version: 3.3.0
   resolution: "events@npm:3.3.0"
@@ -4502,7 +4518,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.4":
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.0.0, follow-redirects@npm:^1.14.4":
   version: 1.14.4
   resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.14.4"
   peerDependenciesMeta:
@@ -4985,6 +5001,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-plugin-prettier: 4.0.0
     express-session: 1.17.2
     file-type: 16.5.3
+    http-proxy-middleware: ^2.0.1
     jest: 27.2.5
     joi: 17.4.2
     minio: 7.0.19
@@ -5077,6 +5094,30 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"http-proxy-middleware@npm:^2.0.1":
+  version: 2.0.1
+  resolution: "http-proxy-middleware@npm:2.0.1"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/http-proxy": ^1.17.5
+    http-proxy: ^1.18.1
+    is-glob: ^4.0.1
+    is-plain-obj: ^3.0.0
+    micromatch: ^4.0.2
+  checksum: 0de65bc6644b6efae5d26cd3bec071ceaeb92f26856ffee5ecdde9c702ea1435936e7dfb09da2ac0883eada80fdc993e9925902fc10bf6625565d6365f8cb30f
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"http-proxy@npm:^1.18.1":
+  version: 1.18.1
+  resolution: "http-proxy@npm:1.18.1"
+  dependencies:
+    eventemitter3: ^4.0.0
+    follow-redirects: ^1.0.0
+    requires-port: ^1.0.0
+  checksum: f5bd96bf83e0b1e4226633dbb51f8b056c3e6321917df402deacec31dd7fe433914fc7a2c1831cf7ae21e69c90b3a669b8f434723e9e8b71fd68afe30737b6a5
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "http-signature@npm:~1.2.0":
   version: 1.2.0
   resolution: "http-signature@npm:1.2.0"
@@ -5491,6 +5532,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"is-plain-obj@npm:^3.0.0":
+  version: 3.0.0
+  resolution: "is-plain-obj@npm:3.0.0"
+  checksum: a6ebdf8e12ab73f33530641972a72a4b8aed6df04f762070d823808303e4f76d87d5ea5bd76f96a7bbe83d93f04ac7764429c29413bd9049853a69cb630fb21c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "is-potential-custom-element-name@npm:^1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.1
   resolution: "is-potential-custom-element-name@npm:1.0.1"
@@ -6641,7 +6689,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"micromatch@npm:^4.0.4":
+"micromatch@npm:^4.0.2, micromatch@npm:^4.0.4":
   version: 4.0.4
   resolution: "micromatch@npm:4.0.4"
   dependencies:
@@ -8017,6 +8065,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"requires-port@npm:^1.0.0":
+  version: 1.0.0
+  resolution: "requires-port@npm:1.0.0"
+  checksum: eee0e303adffb69be55d1a214e415cf42b7441ae858c76dfc5353148644f6fd6e698926fc4643f510d5c126d12a705e7c8ed7e38061113bdf37547ab356797ff
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "resolve-cwd@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "resolve-cwd@npm:3.0.0"