diff --git a/docs/content/recipes/cors.md b/docs/content/recipes/cors.md
index 0b0ac114bfa..129768410d3 100644
--- a/docs/content/recipes/cors.md
+++ b/docs/content/recipes/cors.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 
     srv := handler.NewDefaultServer(starwars.NewExecutableSchema(starwars.NewResolver()))
     srv.AddTransport(&transport.Websocket{
-        Upgrader: websocket.Upgrader{
+        Upgrader: &websocket.Upgrader{
             CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool {
                 // Check against your desired domains here
                  return r.Host == "example.org"
diff --git a/example/chat/server/server.go b/example/chat/server/server.go
index 1592f6b0ab5..e07595319ca 100644
--- a/example/chat/server/server.go
+++ b/example/chat/server/server.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	srv.AddTransport(transport.POST{})
 	srv.AddTransport(transport.Websocket{
 		KeepAlivePingInterval: 10 * time.Second,
-		Upgrader: websocket.Upgrader{
+		Upgrader: &websocket.Upgrader{
 			CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool {
 				return true
 			},
diff --git a/graphql/handler/transport/websocket.go b/graphql/handler/transport/websocket.go
index 3089a877999..e27f86ca785 100644
--- a/graphql/handler/transport/websocket.go
+++ b/graphql/handler/transport/websocket.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const (
 
 type (
 	Websocket struct {
-		Upgrader              websocket.Upgrader
+		Upgrader              WebsocketUpgrader
 		InitFunc              WebsocketInitFunc
 		KeepAlivePingInterval time.Duration
 	}
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ type (
 		ID      string          `json:"id,omitempty"`
 		Type    string          `json:"type"`
 	}
+	WebsocketUpgrader interface {
+		Upgrade(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, responseHeader http.Header) (*websocket.Conn, error)
+	}
 	WebsocketInitFunc func(ctx context.Context, initPayload InitPayload) (context.Context, error)
 )
 
diff --git a/handler/handler.go b/handler/handler.go
index 892df53986a..8eb2680a655 100644
--- a/handler/handler.go
+++ b/handler/handler.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql/handler/lru"
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql/handler/transport"
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/graphql/playground"
-	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 )
 
 // Deprecated: switch to graphql/handler.New
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ func GraphQL(exec graphql.ExecutableSchema, options ...Option) http.HandlerFunc
 // Deprecated: switch to graphql/handler.New
 type Config struct {
 	cacheSize                       int
-	upgrader                        websocket.Upgrader
+	upgrader                        transport.WebsocketUpgrader
 	websocketInitFunc               transport.WebsocketInitFunc
 	connectionKeepAlivePingInterval time.Duration
 	recover                         graphql.RecoverFunc
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ type Config struct {
 type Option func(cfg *Config)
 
 // Deprecated: switch to graphql/handler.New
-func WebsocketUpgrader(upgrader websocket.Upgrader) Option {
+func WebsocketUpgrader(upgrader transport.WebsocketUpgrader) Option {
 	return func(cfg *Config) {
 		cfg.upgrader = upgrader
 	}