diff --git a/src/transports/ws.rs b/src/transports/ws.rs
index 7c2b7381..84f66094 100644
--- a/src/transports/ws.rs
+++ b/src/transports/ws.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,27 @@ impl WsServerTask {
             resource
         );
         let mut client = Client::new(socket, host, &resource);
+        let maybe_encoded = url.password().map(|password| {
+            use headers::authorization::{Authorization, Credentials};
+            Authorization::basic(url.username(), password)
+                .0
+                .encode()
+                .as_bytes()
+                .to_vec()
+        });
+
+        let headers = if let Some(ref head) = maybe_encoded {
+            Some([soketto::handshake::client::Header {
+                name: "Authorization",
+                value: &head,
+            }])
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        if let Some(ref head) = headers {
+            client.set_headers(head);
+        }
         let handshake = client.handshake();
         let (sender, receiver) = match handshake.await? {
             ServerResponse::Accepted { .. } => client.into_builder().finish(),