diff --git a/examples/gevent_websocket.py b/examples/gevent_websocket.py
index d150df55..dbba9750 100644
--- a/examples/gevent_websocket.py
+++ b/examples/gevent_websocket.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class WebSocketWSGI(object):
             start_response('400 Bad Request', [('Connection','close')])
             return []
                     
-        sock = environ['wsgi.input'].get_socket()
+        sock = environ['gunicorn.socket']
         ws = WebSocket(sock, 
             environ.get('HTTP_ORIGIN'),
             environ.get('HTTP_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL'),
diff --git a/examples/websocket.py b/examples/websocket.py
index e3de91c9..5bef4b28 100644
--- a/examples/websocket.py
+++ b/examples/websocket.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class WebSocketWSGI(object):
             start_response('400 Bad Request', [('Connection','close')])
             return []
    
-        sock = environ['wsgi.input'].get_socket()
+        sock = environ['gunicorn.socket']
         ws = WebSocket(sock, 
             environ.get('HTTP_ORIGIN'),
             environ.get('HTTP_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL'),
diff --git a/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py b/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
index 1b640606..758ae502 100644
--- a/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
+++ b/gunicorn/http/wsgi.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def create(req, sock, client, server, debug=False):
         "wsgi.multithread": False,
         "wsgi.multiprocess": wsgi_multiprocess,
         "wsgi.run_once": False,
+        "gunicorn.socket": sock,
         "SCRIPT_NAME": script_name,
         "SERVER_SOFTWARE": SERVER_VERSION,
         "REQUEST_METHOD": req.method,