diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index a12b8f57..03fb9c7d 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('handshake', function () {
   return this.manager.handshaken[this.id];
 });
 
+/**
+ * Accessor shortcut for the transport type
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+Socket.prototype.__defineGetter__('transport', function () {
+  return this.manager.transports[this.id].name;
+});
+
 /**
  * Accessor shortcut for the logger.
  *
diff --git a/test/transports.websocket.test.js b/test/transports.websocket.test.js
index 7293a670..bb885277 100644
--- a/test/transports.websocket.test.js
+++ b/test/transports.websocket.test.js
@@ -1642,5 +1642,36 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       });
     });
+  },
+
+  'accessing the transport type': function (done) {
+    var cl = client(++ports)
+      , io = create(cl)
+      , ws;
+
+    io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {
+      socket.transport.should.equal('websocket');
+
+      socket.on('disconnect', function () {
+        setTimeout(function () {
+          ws.finishClose();
+          cl.end();
+          io.server.close();
+          done();
+        }, 10);
+      });
+
+      socket.disconnect();
+    });
+
+    cl.handshake(function (sid) {
+      ws = websocket(cl, sid);
+      ws.on('message', function (msg) {
+        if (!ws.connected) {
+          msg.type.should.eql('connect');
+          ws.connected = true;
+        }
+      });
+    });
   }
 };