diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 7015cf9e5f4d..216a27fc2dec 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/consul"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/local"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/proxy"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/proxyprocess"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/systemd"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/token"
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ type Agent struct {
 	tokens *token.Store
 
 	// proxyManager is the proxy process manager for managed Connect proxies.
-	proxyManager *proxy.Manager
+	proxyManager *proxyprocess.Manager
 
 	// proxyLock protects proxy information in the local state from concurrent modification
 	proxyLock sync.Mutex
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func (a *Agent) Start() error {
 	// done here after the local state above is loaded in so we can have
 	// a more accurate initial state view.
 	if !c.ConnectTestDisableManagedProxies {
-		a.proxyManager = proxy.NewManager()
+		a.proxyManager = proxyprocess.NewManager()
 		a.proxyManager.AllowRoot = a.config.ConnectProxyAllowManagedRoot
 		a.proxyManager.State = a.State
 		a.proxyManager.Logger = a.logger
diff --git a/agent/proxy/daemon.go b/agent/proxyprocess/daemon.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/daemon.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/daemon.go
index 8b37ffb197af..8887bbaeb0a8 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/daemon.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/daemon.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/daemon_test.go b/agent/proxyprocess/daemon_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/daemon_test.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/daemon_test.go
index 9ea552299a4b..e85838bda185 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/daemon_test.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/daemon_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/exitstatus_other.go b/agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_other.go
similarity index 90%
rename from agent/proxy/exitstatus_other.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_other.go
index 84dd88867d55..b5e4422df47a 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/exitstatus_other.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_other.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !darwin,!linux,!windows
 
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import "os"
 
diff --git a/agent/proxy/exitstatus_syscall.go b/agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_syscall.go
similarity index 94%
rename from agent/proxy/exitstatus_syscall.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_syscall.go
index 1caeda4bf163..65492e3cc318 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/exitstatus_syscall.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/exitstatus_syscall.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build darwin linux windows
 
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"os"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/manager.go b/agent/proxyprocess/manager.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/manager.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/manager.go
index d0b59fb0b589..a4470b7f264a 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/manager.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/manager.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/manager_test.go b/agent/proxyprocess/manager_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/manager_test.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/manager_test.go
index c1d2f66a0c5b..2737b85fb7c2 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/manager_test.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/manager_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/noop.go b/agent/proxyprocess/noop.go
similarity index 96%
rename from agent/proxy/noop.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/noop.go
index 62599f8956d7..219eec719edc 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/noop.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/noop.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 // Noop implements Proxy and does nothing.
 type Noop struct{}
diff --git a/agent/proxy/noop_test.go b/agent/proxyprocess/noop_test.go
similarity index 80%
rename from agent/proxy/noop_test.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/noop_test.go
index 77513ad29f2a..5833b6a606e6 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/noop_test.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/noop_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/process.go b/agent/proxyprocess/process.go
similarity index 95%
rename from agent/proxy/process.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/process.go
index d299941fde07..f9bb10bbe964 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/process.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/process.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"strings"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/process_unix.go b/agent/proxyprocess/process_unix.go
similarity index 98%
rename from agent/proxy/process_unix.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/process_unix.go
index 665b0d09e5d1..08618f0400df 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/process_unix.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/process_unix.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build !windows
 
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/process_windows.go b/agent/proxyprocess/process_windows.go
similarity index 94%
rename from agent/proxy/process_windows.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/process_windows.go
index 99e2248d50cc..8f7bca23f267 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/process_windows.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/process_windows.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build windows
 
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"os"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/proxy.go b/agent/proxyprocess/proxy.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/proxy.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/proxy.go
index 91f44dc998a3..e2ef7fe47a39 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/proxy.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //
 // This package does not contain the built-in proxy for Connect. The source
 // for that is available in the "connect/proxy" package.
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/proxy_test.go b/agent/proxyprocess/proxy_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/proxy_test.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/proxy_test.go
index 0ac0446a8ffd..9db343680b97 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/proxy_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/root.go b/agent/proxyprocess/root.go
similarity index 95%
rename from agent/proxy/root.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/root.go
index 3be5904ae36b..3e987131df40 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/root.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/root.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"os"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/snapshot.go b/agent/proxyprocess/snapshot.go
similarity index 99%
rename from agent/proxy/snapshot.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/snapshot.go
index dbe03fd83dd2..05f07cc44753 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/snapshot.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/snapshot.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/agent/proxy/test.go b/agent/proxyprocess/test.go
similarity index 95%
rename from agent/proxy/test.go
rename to agent/proxyprocess/test.go
index b6b35bb04b59..69de7a6da389 100644
--- a/agent/proxy/test.go
+++ b/agent/proxyprocess/test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package proxy
+package proxyprocess
 
 // defaultTestProxy is the test proxy that is instantiated for proxies with
 // an execution mode of ProxyExecModeTest.
diff --git a/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go b/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
index 48ea721d55f8..987d0aa3a6cd 100644
--- a/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/command/connect/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 
-	proxyAgent "github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/proxy"
+	proxyAgent "github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/proxyprocess"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/flags"
 	proxyImpl "github.com/hashicorp/consul/connect/proxy"