diff --git a/Sources/ApolloWebSocket/DefaultImplementation/WebSocket.swift b/Sources/ApolloWebSocket/DefaultImplementation/WebSocket.swift
index 591697592c..5921a3e25c 100644
--- a/Sources/ApolloWebSocket/DefaultImplementation/WebSocket.swift
+++ b/Sources/ApolloWebSocket/DefaultImplementation/WebSocket.swift
@@ -204,9 +204,14 @@ public final class WebSocket: NSObject, WebSocketClient, StreamDelegate, WebSock
   /// - Parameters:
   ///   - request: A URL request object that provides request-specific information such as the URL.
   ///   - protocol: Protocol to use for communication over the web socket.
-  public init(request: URLRequest, protocol: WSProtocol) {
+  public init(request: URLRequest, protocol: WSProtocol, enableSocksProxy: Bool = false) {
     self.request = request
     self.stream = FoundationStream()
+    
+    if let stream = self.stream as? FoundationStream {
+      stream.enableSOCKSProxy = enableSocksProxy
+    }
+    
     if request.value(forHTTPHeaderField: Constants.headerOriginName) == nil {
       guard let url = request.url else {return}
       var origin = url.absoluteString