diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 0beeef9..01c7cb4 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ func (c *Context) ContentType() string {
 	return filterFlags(c.requestHeader("Content-Type"))
 }
 
+// IsWebsocket returns true if the request headers indicate that a websocket
+// handshake is being initiated by the client.
+func (c *Context) IsWebsocket() bool {
+	if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(c.requestHeader("Connection")), "upgrade") &&
+		strings.ToLower(c.requestHeader("Upgrade")) == "websocket" {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *Context) requestHeader(key string) string {
 	if values, _ := c.Request.Header[key]; len(values) > 0 {
 		return values[0]
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index e488f42..fe22c49 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -814,3 +814,25 @@ func TestContextGolangContext(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, c.Value("foo"), "bar")
 	assert.Nil(t, c.Value(1))
 }
+
+func TestWebsocketsRequired(t *testing.T) {
+	// Example request from spec: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-1.2
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(httptest.NewRecorder())
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "/chat", nil)
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Host", "server.example.com")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Upgrade", "websocket")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Connection", "Upgrade")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Sec-WebSocket-Key", "dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Origin", "http://example.com")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Sec-WebSocket-Protocol", "chat, superchat")
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Sec-WebSocket-Version", "13")
+
+	assert.True(t, c.IsWebsocket())
+
+	// Normal request, no websocket required.
+	c, _ = CreateTestContext(httptest.NewRecorder())
+	c.Request, _ = http.NewRequest("GET", "/chat", nil)
+	c.Request.Header.Set("Host", "server.example.com")
+
+	assert.False(t, c.IsWebsocket())
+}