diff --git a/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver.h b/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver.h
index ceb9106b..ff9c945f 100644
--- a/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver.h
+++ b/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ class Q_WEBSOCKETS_EXPORT QWebSocketServer : public QObject
     void sslErrors(const QList<QSslError> &errors);
     void preSharedKeyAuthenticationRequired(QSslPreSharedKeyAuthenticator *authenticator);
 #endif
+    void preStartedEncryptionHandshake(QSslSocket *pTcpSocket);
     void closed();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver_p.cpp b/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver_p.cpp
index 3196ca79..96935efc 100644
--- a/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver_p.cpp
+++ b/src/websockets/qwebsocketserver_p.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ void QWebSocketServerPrivate::init()
                                     Qt::QueuedConnection);
             QObjectPrivate::connect(pSslServer, &QSslServer::startedEncryptionHandshake,
                                     this, &QWebSocketServerPrivate::startHandshakeTimeout);
+            QObject::connect(pSslServer, &QSslServer::startedEncryptionHandshake,
+                             q, &QWebSocketServer::preStartedEncryptionHandshake);
             QObject::connect(pSslServer, &QSslServer::peerVerifyError,
                              q, &QWebSocketServer::peerVerifyError);
             QObject::connect(pSslServer, &QSslServer::sslErrors,