diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr.go b/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr.go
index 7759625f11..08ca90ac46 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
 	context "golang.org/x/net/context"
+
+	_ "github.com/whyrusleeping/ws-transport"
 )
 
 var log = logging.Logger("github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/net/swarm/addr")
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ var SupportedTransportStrings = []string{
 	"/ip6/tcp",
 	"/ip4/udp/utp",
 	"/ip6/udp/utp",
+	"/ip4/tcp/ws",
+	"/ip6/tcp/ws",
 	// "/ip4/udp/udt", disabled because the lib doesnt work on arm
 	// "/ip6/udp/udt", disabled because the lib doesnt work on arm
 }
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr_test.go b/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr_test.go
index 17039967e3..213b7b9f1a 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr_test.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/addr/addr_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func TestFilterAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 		newMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/1234"),
 		newMultiaddr(t, "/ip6/::1/tcp/1234"),
 		newMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/1.2.3.4/udp/1234/utp"),
+		newMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/1234/ws"),
 	}
 
 	goodAndBad := append(good, bad...)
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
index 704beb761e..c342f411c4 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	spdy "github.com/whyrusleeping/go-smux-spdystream"
 	yamux "github.com/whyrusleeping/go-smux-yamux"
 	mafilter "github.com/whyrusleeping/multiaddr-filter"
+	ws "github.com/whyrusleeping/ws-transport"
 	context "golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ func NewSwarm(ctx context.Context, listenAddrs []ma.Multiaddr,
 		transports: []transport.Transport{
 			transport.NewTCPTransport(),
 			transport.NewUtpTransport(),
+			new(ws.WebsocketTransport),
 		},
 		bwc:         bwc,
 		fdRateLimit: make(chan struct{}, concurrentFdDials),
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 792962c66b..0428bc12bf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@
       "hash": "QmSZi9ygLohBUGyHMqE5N6eToPwqcg7bZQTULeVLFu7Q6d",
       "name": "go-libp2p-peerstore",
       "version": "1.2.2"
+    },
+    {
+      "author": "whyrusleeping",
+      "hash": "QmU6T64asAHorS9vUT2LQtCt6mxNpynxL3LXWBtc3tqiB4",
+      "name": "ws-transport",
+      "version": "1.0.5"
     }
   ],
   "gxVersion": "0.4.0",