diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 237b4bfb..9cb883a3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 * Support HTTP/2 with rustls #36
 
+* Allow TestServer to open a websocket on any URL # 433
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * Do not override HOST header for client request #428
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@
 * Add implementation of `FromRequest<S>` for `Option<T>` and `Result<T, Error>`
 
 * Allow to handle application prefix, i.e. allow to handle `/app` path
-  for application with `/app` prefix. 
+  for application with `/app` prefix.
   Check [`App::prefix()`](https://actix.rs/actix-web/actix_web/struct.App.html#method.prefix)
   api doc.
 
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index f94732dd..2ec7a98d 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -207,15 +207,23 @@ impl TestServer {
         self.rt.block_on(fut)
     }
 
-    /// Connect to websocket server
-    pub fn ws(
+    /// Connect to websocket server at a given path
+    pub fn ws_at(
         &mut self,
+        path: &str,
     ) -> Result<(ws::ClientReader, ws::ClientWriter), ws::ClientError> {
-        let url = self.url("/");
+        let url = self.url(path);
         self.rt
             .block_on(ws::Client::with_connector(url, self.conn.clone()).connect())
     }
 
+    /// Connect to a websocket server
+    pub fn ws(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> Result<(ws::ClientReader, ws::ClientWriter), ws::ClientError> {
+        self.ws_at("/")
+    }
+    
     /// Create `GET` request
     pub fn get(&self) -> ClientRequestBuilder {
         ClientRequest::get(self.url("/").as_str())
diff --git a/tests/test_ws.rs b/tests/test_ws.rs
index 1ed80bf7..86717272 100644
--- a/tests/test_ws.rs
+++ b/tests/test_ws.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,46 @@ fn test_simple() {
     );
 }
 
+// websocket resource helper function
+fn start_ws_resource(req: &HttpRequest) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    ws::start(req, Ws)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_simple_path() {
+    const PATH:&str = "/v1/ws/";
+
+    // Create a websocket at a specific path.
+    let mut srv = test::TestServer::new(|app| {
+        app.resource(PATH, |r| r.route().f(start_ws_resource));
+    });
+    // fetch the sockets for the resource at a given path.
+    let (reader, mut writer) = srv.ws_at(PATH).unwrap();
+
+    writer.text("text");
+    let (item, reader) = srv.execute(reader.into_future()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(item, Some(ws::Message::Text("text".to_owned())));
+
+    writer.binary(b"text".as_ref());
+    let (item, reader) = srv.execute(reader.into_future()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        item,
+        Some(ws::Message::Binary(Bytes::from_static(b"text").into()))
+    );
+
+    writer.ping("ping");
+    let (item, reader) = srv.execute(reader.into_future()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(item, Some(ws::Message::Pong("ping".to_owned())));
+
+    writer.close(Some(ws::CloseCode::Normal.into()));
+    let (item, _) = srv.execute(reader.into_future()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        item,
+        Some(ws::Message::Close(Some(ws::CloseCode::Normal.into())))
+    );
+}
+
+
 #[test]
 fn test_empty_close_code() {
     let mut srv = test::TestServer::new(|app| app.handler(|req| ws::start(req, Ws)));