diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 5c8d08f..ebac90f 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type Engine struct {
 	groups                         []RouteGroup
 	middlewares                    []gin.HandlerFunc
 	wsHandler                      http.Handler
+	wsPath                         string
 	sseBroker                      *SSEBroker
 	swaggerEnabled                 bool
 	swaggerTitle                   string
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func (e *Engine) build() *gin.Engine {
 
 	// Mount WebSocket handler if configured.
 	if e.wsHandler != nil {
-		r.GET("/ws", wrapWSHandler(e.wsHandler))
+		r.GET(resolveWSPath(e.wsPath), wrapWSHandler(e.wsHandler))
 	}
 
 	// Mount SSE endpoint if configured.
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 108d2cb..a608c75 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func WithStatic(urlPrefix, root string) Option {
 }
 
 // WithWSHandler registers a WebSocket handler at GET /ws.
+// Use WithWSPath to customise the route before mounting the handler.
 // Typically this wraps a go-ws Hub.Handler().
 //
 // Example:
@@ -126,6 +127,14 @@ func WithWSHandler(h http.Handler) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithWSPath sets a custom URL path for the WebSocket endpoint.
+// The default path is "/ws".
+func WithWSPath(path string) Option {
+	return func(e *Engine) {
+		e.wsPath = normaliseWSPath(path)
+	}
+}
+
 // WithAuthentik adds Authentik forward-auth middleware that extracts user
 // identity from X-authentik-* headers set by a trusted reverse proxy.
 // The middleware is permissive: unauthenticated requests are allowed through.
diff --git a/spec_builder_helper.go b/spec_builder_helper.go
index 1bf0f38..4ec4961 100644
--- a/spec_builder_helper.go
+++ b/spec_builder_helper.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (e *Engine) OpenAPISpecBuilder() *SpecBuilder {
 		builder.GraphQLPlayground = e.graphql.playground
 	}
 	if e.wsHandler != nil {
-		builder.WSPath = "/ws"
+		builder.WSPath = resolveWSPath(e.wsPath)
 	}
 	if e.sseBroker != nil {
 		builder.SSEPath = resolveSSEPath(e.ssePath)
diff --git a/spec_builder_helper_test.go b/spec_builder_helper_test.go
index 56a829b..1f71551 100644
--- a/spec_builder_helper_test.go
+++ b/spec_builder_helper_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func TestEngine_Good_OpenAPISpecBuilderCarriesEngineMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		api.WithSwaggerServers("https://api.example.com", "/", "https://api.example.com"),
 		api.WithSwaggerLicense("EUPL-1.2", "https://eupl.eu/1.2/en/"),
 		api.WithSwaggerExternalDocs("Developer guide", "https://example.com/docs"),
+		api.WithWSPath("/socket"),
 		api.WithWSHandler(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})),
 		api.WithGraphQL(newTestSchema(), api.WithPlayground(), api.WithGraphQLPath("/gql")),
 		api.WithSSE(broker),
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ func TestEngine_Good_OpenAPISpecBuilderCarriesEngineMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := paths["/gql/playground"]; !ok {
 		t.Fatal("expected GraphQL playground path from engine metadata in generated spec")
 	}
-	if _, ok := paths["/ws"]; !ok {
-		t.Fatal("expected WebSocket path from engine metadata in generated spec")
+	if _, ok := paths["/socket"]; !ok {
+		t.Fatal("expected custom WebSocket path from engine metadata in generated spec")
 	}
 	if _, ok := paths["/events"]; !ok {
 		t.Fatal("expected SSE path from engine metadata in generated spec")
diff --git a/websocket.go b/websocket.go
index 8eb7a33..fc5bedc 100644
--- a/websocket.go
+++ b/websocket.go
@@ -4,14 +4,43 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-// wrapWSHandler adapts a standard http.Handler to a Gin handler for the /ws route.
+// defaultWSPath is the URL path where the WebSocket endpoint is mounted.
+const defaultWSPath = "/ws"
+
+// wrapWSHandler adapts a standard http.Handler to a Gin handler for the WebSocket route.
 // The underlying handler is responsible for upgrading the connection to WebSocket.
 func wrapWSHandler(h http.Handler) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		h.ServeHTTP(c.Writer, c.Request)
 	}
 }
+
+// normaliseWSPath coerces custom WebSocket paths into a stable form.
+// The path always begins with a single slash and never ends with one.
+func normaliseWSPath(path string) string {
+	path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
+	if path == "" {
+		return defaultWSPath
+	}
+
+	path = "/" + strings.Trim(path, "/")
+	if path == "/" {
+		return defaultWSPath
+	}
+
+	return path
+}
+
+// resolveWSPath returns the configured WebSocket path or the default path
+// when no override has been provided.
+func resolveWSPath(path string) string {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(path) == "" {
+		return defaultWSPath
+	}
+	return normaliseWSPath(path)
+}
diff --git a/websocket_test.go b/websocket_test.go
index cbad161..d287364 100644
--- a/websocket_test.go
+++ b/websocket_test.go
@@ -78,6 +78,46 @@ func TestWSEndpoint_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWSEndpoint_Good_CustomPath(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	upgrader := websocket.Upgrader{
+		CheckOrigin: func(r *http.Request) bool { return true },
+	}
+	wsHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		conn, err := upgrader.Upgrade(w, r, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("upgrade error: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer conn.Close()
+		_ = conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte("custom"))
+	})
+
+	e, err := api.New(api.WithWSPath("/socket"), api.WithWSHandler(wsHandler))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(e.Handler())
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	wsURL := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(srv.URL, "http") + "/socket"
+	conn, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(wsURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to dial custom WebSocket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	_, msg, err := conn.ReadMessage()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read custom WebSocket message: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(msg) != "custom" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected message=%q, got %q", "custom", string(msg))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNoWSHandler_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)