diff --git a/xconn/transports.py b/xconn/transports.py
index 951ca06..ea5ad77 100644
--- a/xconn/transports.py
+++ b/xconn/transports.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
     MSG_TYPE_WAMP,
 )
 from websockets import State, Subprotocol
-from websockets.sync.client import connect
+from websockets.sync.client import connect, unix_connect
 from websockets.sync.connection import Connection
-from websockets.asyncio.client import connect as async_connect
+from websockets.asyncio.client import connect as async_connect, unix_connect as async_unix_connect
 from websockets.asyncio.client import ClientConnection
 
 from xconn.types import IAsyncTransport, ITransport, WebsocketConfig
@@ -160,14 +160,27 @@ def __init__(self, websocket: Connection):
 
     @staticmethod
     def connect(uri: str, subprotocols: Sequence[Subprotocol], config: WebsocketConfig) -> "WebSocketTransport":
-        ws = connect(
-            uri,
-            subprotocols=subprotocols,
-            open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
-            ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
-            ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
-            close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
-        )
+        parsed_url = urlparse(uri)
+        if parsed_url.scheme == "unix+ws":
+            sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+            sock.connect(parsed_url.path)
+            ws = unix_connect(
+                parsed_url.path,
+                subprotocols=subprotocols,
+                open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
+                ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
+                ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
+                close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
+            )
+        else:
+            ws = connect(
+                uri,
+                subprotocols=subprotocols,
+                open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
+                ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
+                ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
+                close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
+            )
 
         return WebSocketTransport(ws)
 
@@ -196,14 +209,25 @@ def __init__(self, websocket: ClientConnection):
     async def connect(
         uri: str, subprotocols: Sequence[Subprotocol], config: WebsocketConfig
     ) -> "AsyncWebSocketTransport":
-        ws = await async_connect(
-            uri,
-            subprotocols=subprotocols,
-            open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
-            ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
-            ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
-            close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
-        )
+        parsed_url = urlparse(uri)
+        if parsed_url.scheme == "unix+ws":
+            ws = await async_unix_connect(
+                parsed_url.path,
+                subprotocols=subprotocols,
+                open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
+                ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
+                ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
+                close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
+            )
+        else:
+            ws = await async_connect(
+                uri,
+                subprotocols=subprotocols,
+                open_timeout=config.open_timeout,
+                ping_interval=config.ping_interval,
+                ping_timeout=config.ping_timeout,
+                close_timeout=config.close_timeout,
+            )
 
         return AsyncWebSocketTransport(ws)