diff --git a/src/cowboy_req.erl b/src/cowboy_req.erl
index 973cc65b..89758dde 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_req.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_req.erl
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ parse_header(Name, Req, Default)
 		when Name =:= <<"if-modified-since">>;
 			Name =:= <<"if-unmodified-since">> ->
 	parse_header(Name, Req, Default, fun cowboy_http:http_date/1);
+parse_header(Name, Req, Default) when Name =:= <<"sec-websocket-protocol">> ->
+	parse_header(Name, Req, Default,
+		fun (Value) ->
+			cowboy_http:nonempty_list(Value, fun cowboy_http:token/2)
+		end);
 %% @todo Extension parameters.
 parse_header(Name, Req, Default) when Name =:= <<"transfer-encoding">> ->
 	parse_header(Name, Req, Default,