diff --git a/spec/context_spec.cr b/spec/context_spec.cr
index ca03520..a2d9c6c 100644
--- a/spec/context_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/context_spec.cr
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ describe "Context" do
         before_get_context_test: env.get("before_get_context_test"),
       }
     end
+
     request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/")
     io = IO::Memory.new
     response = HTTP::Server::Response.new(io)
diff --git a/spec/middleware/filters_spec.cr b/spec/middleware/filters_spec.cr
index 41853be..1271c78 100644
--- a/spec/middleware/filters_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/middleware/filters_spec.cr
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("GET", "/greetings", :before) { test_filter.modified = "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
     request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/greetings")
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("GET", "/greetings", :before) { test_filter.modified = test_filter.modified == "true" ? "false" : "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("POST", "/greetings", :before) { test_filter.modified = test_filter.modified == "true" ? "false" : "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("GET", "/greetings", :after) { test_filter.modified = "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
     request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/greetings")
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("GET", "/greetings", :after) { test_filter.modified = test_filter.modified == "true" ? "false" : "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
 
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("POST", "/greetings", :after) { test_filter.modified = test_filter.modified == "true" ? "false" : "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
     request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/greetings")
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ describe "Kemal::FilterHandler" do
     filter_middleware._add_route_filter("ALL", "/greetings", :before) { test_filter_third.modified = test_filter_third.modified == "true" ? "false" : "true" }
 
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter_second.modified }
-    kemal.add_route "PUT", "/greetings" { test_filter_third.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "GET", "/greetings" { test_filter.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/greetings" { test_filter_second.modified }
+    kemal.add_http_route "PUT", "/greetings" { test_filter_third.modified }
 
     test_filter.modified.should eq("false")
     test_filter_second.modified.should eq("false")
diff --git a/spec/param_parser_spec.cr b/spec/param_parser_spec.cr
index 4c1992f..00ca690 100644
--- a/spec/param_parser_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/param_parser_spec.cr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe "ParamParser" do
 
   it "parses url params" do
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/hello/:hasan" do |env|
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/hello/:hasan" do |env|
       "hello #{env.params.url["hasan"]}"
     end
     request = HTTP::Request.new("POST", "/hello/cemal")
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe "ParamParser" do
 
   it "decodes url params" do
     kemal = Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE
-    kemal.add_route "POST", "/hello/:email/:money/:spanish" do |env|
+    kemal.add_http_route "POST", "/hello/:email/:money/:spanish" do |env|
       email = env.params.url["email"]
       money = env.params.url["money"]
       spanish = env.params.url["spanish"]
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.cr b/spec/spec_helper.cr
index 6d2e291..fc9b9bf 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.cr
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.cr
@@ -81,5 +81,6 @@ end
 
 Spec.after_each do
   Kemal.config.clear
-  Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.tree = Radix::Tree(Route).new
+  Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.http_routes = Radix::Tree(Route).new
+  Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.ws_routes = Radix::Tree(String).new
 end
diff --git a/spec/websocket_handler_spec.cr b/spec/websocket_handler_spec.cr
index f90618b..759332d 100644
--- a/spec/websocket_handler_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/websocket_handler_spec.cr
@@ -25,4 +25,16 @@ describe "Kemal::WebSocketHandler" do
     io_with_context = create_ws_request_and_return_io(handler, request)
     io_with_context.to_s.should eq("HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\nUpgrade: websocket\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\nSec-Websocket-Accept: s3pPLMBiTxaQ9kYGzzhZRbK+xOo=\r\n\r\n")
   end
+
+  it "fetches named url parameters" do
+    handler = Kemal::WebSocketHandler.new "/:id" { |s, c| c.params.url["id"] }
+    headers = HTTP::Headers{
+      "Upgrade"           => "websocket",
+      "Connection"        => "Upgrade",
+      "Sec-WebSocket-Key" => "dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==",
+    }
+    request = HTTP::Request.new("GET", "/1234", headers)
+    io_with_context = create_ws_request_and_return_io(handler, request)
+    io_with_context.to_s.should eq("HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\nUpgrade: websocket\r\nConnection: Upgrade\r\nSec-Websocket-Accept: s3pPLMBiTxaQ9kYGzzhZRbK+xOo=\r\n\r\n")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal/dsl.cr b/src/kemal/dsl.cr
index 563c681..e622a37 100644
--- a/src/kemal/dsl.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/dsl.cr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FILTER_METHODS = %w(get post put patch delete options all)
 {% for method in HTTP_METHODS %}
   def {{method.id}}(path, &block : HTTP::Server::Context -> _)
     raise Kemal::Exceptions::InvalidPathStartException.new({{method}}, path) unless Kemal::Utils.path_starts_with_slash?(path)
-    Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.add_route({{method}}.upcase, path, &block)
+    Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.add_http_route({{method}}.upcase, path, &block)
   end
 {% end %}
 
diff --git a/src/kemal/ext/context.cr b/src/kemal/ext/context.cr
index 02114fd..ba8a834 100644
--- a/src/kemal/ext/context.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/ext/context.cr
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ class HTTP::Server
     end
 
     def params
-      @request.url_params ||= route_lookup.params
+      connection_type = @request.headers.fetch("Connection", nil)
+      @request.url_params ||= unless connection_type == "Upgrade"
+                                route_lookup.params
+                              else
+                                ws_route_lookup.params
+                              end
+
       @params ||= if @request.param_parser
                     @request.param_parser.not_nil!
                   else
@@ -34,6 +40,14 @@ class HTTP::Server
       route_lookup.found?
     end
 
+    def ws_route_lookup
+      Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.lookup_ws_route(@request.path)
+    end
+
+    def ws_route_defined?
+      ws_route_lookup.found?
+    end
+
     def get(name)
       @store[name]
     end
diff --git a/src/kemal/route_handler.cr b/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
index 4ed2aa9..eba1142 100644
--- a/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/route_handler.cr
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ module Kemal
     include HTTP::Handler
     INSTANCE = new
 
-    property tree
+    property http_routes
+    property ws_routes
 
     def initialize
-      @tree = Radix::Tree(Route).new
+      @http_routes = Radix::Tree(Route).new
+      @ws_routes = Radix::Tree(String).new
     end
 
     def call(context)
@@ -19,14 +21,22 @@ module Kemal
 
     # Adds a given route to routing tree. As an exception each `GET` route additionaly defines
     # a corresponding `HEAD` route.
-    def add_route(method, path, &handler : HTTP::Server::Context -> _)
-      add_to_radix_tree method, path, Route.new(method, path, &handler)
-      add_to_radix_tree("HEAD", path, Route.new("HEAD", path) { |ctx| "" }) if method == "GET"
+    def add_http_route(method, path, &handler : HTTP::Server::Context -> _)
+      add_to_http_radix_tree method, path, Route.new(method, path, &handler)
+      add_to_http_radix_tree("HEAD", path, Route.new("HEAD", path) { |ctx| "" }) if method == "GET"
+    end
+
+    def add_ws_route(path)
+      add_to_ws_radix_tree path
     end
 
     # Check if a route is defined and returns the lookup
     def lookup_route(verb, path)
-      @tree.find radix_path(verb, path)
+      @http_routes.find radix_path(verb, path)
+    end
+
+    def lookup_ws_route(path)
+      @ws_routes.find "/ws#{path}"
     end
 
     # Processes the route if it's a match. Otherwise renders 404.
@@ -49,13 +59,18 @@ module Kemal
       end
     end
 
-    private def radix_path(method : String, path)
+    private def radix_path(method, path)
       "/#{method.downcase}#{path}"
     end
 
-    private def add_to_radix_tree(method, path, route)
+    private def add_to_http_radix_tree(method, path, route)
       node = radix_path method, path
-      @tree.add node, route
+      @http_routes.add node, route
+    end
+
+    private def add_to_ws_radix_tree(path)
+      node = radix_path "ws", path
+      @ws_routes.add node, node
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/src/kemal/websocket_handler.cr b/src/kemal/websocket_handler.cr
index b3907b0..2d9b396 100644
--- a/src/kemal/websocket_handler.cr
+++ b/src/kemal/websocket_handler.cr
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ module Kemal
   class WebSocketHandler < HTTP::WebSocketHandler
     def initialize(@path : String, &@proc : HTTP::WebSocket, HTTP::Server::Context -> Void)
       Kemal.config.add_handler self
+      Kemal::RouteHandler::INSTANCE.add_ws_route @path
     end
 
     def call(context)
-      return call_next(context) unless context.request.path.not_nil! == @path
+      return call_next(context) unless context.ws_route_defined?
       super
     end
   end