diff --git a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.md b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.md
index de4ca9b10e39..f09aed6d6b79 100644
--- a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.md
+++ b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.md
@@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ const { status, data, close } = useWebSocket('ws://websocketurl', {
 })
 ```
 
+### Sub-protocols
+
+List of one or more subprotocols to use, in this case soap and wamp.
+
+```js
+import { useWebSocket } from '@vueuse/core'
+
+const { status, data, send, open, close } = useWebSocket('ws://websocketurl', {
+  protocols: ['soap'], // ['soap', 'wamp']
+})
+```
+
 <!--FOOTER_STARTS-->
 ## Type Declarations
 
@@ -131,6 +143,12 @@ export interface WebSocketOptions {
    * @default true
    */
   immediate?: boolean
+  /**
+   * List of one or more sub-protocol strings
+   *
+   * @default []
+   */
+   protocols?: string[],
 }
 export interface WebSocketResult<T> {
   /**
@@ -172,7 +190,7 @@ export interface WebSocketResult<T> {
  */
 export declare function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
   url: string,
-  options?: WebSocketOptions
+  options?: WebSocketOptions,
 ): WebSocketResult<Data>
 ```
 
@@ -180,5 +198,4 @@ export declare function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
 
 [Source](https://github.com/vueuse/vueuse/blob/main/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts) • [Docs](https://github.com/vueuse/vueuse/blob/main/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.md)
 
-
 <!--FOOTER_ENDS-->
diff --git a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
index d24f08d8b32b..20ebb9558d0e 100644
--- a/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/useWebSocket/index.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ export interface WebSocketOptions {
    * @default true
    */
   immediate?: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * List of one or more sub-protocol strings
+   *
+   * @default []
+   */
+  protocols?: string[]
 }
 
 export interface WebSocketResult<T> {
@@ -124,6 +131,7 @@ export function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
     onError,
     onMessage,
     immediate = true,
+    protocols = [],
   } = options
 
   const data: Ref<Data | null> = ref(null)
@@ -166,7 +174,7 @@ export function useWebSocket<Data = any>(
   }
 
   const _init = () => {
-    const ws = new WebSocket(url)
+    const ws = new WebSocket(url, protocols)
     wsRef.value = ws
     status.value = 'CONNECTING'
     explicitlyClosed = false