diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a5111a..7dbcef2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Options
 - `cookies: [NSHTTPCookie]?` An array of NSHTTPCookies. Passed during the handshake. Default is nil.
 - `log: Bool` If `true` socket will log debug messages. Default is false.
 - `sessionDelegate: NSURLSessionDelegate` Sets an NSURLSessionDelegate for the underlying engine. Useful if you need to handle self-signed certs. Default is nil.
+- `path: String` - If the server uses a custom path. ex: `"/swift"`. Default is `""`
 
 Methods
 -------
diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
index e55a5c3..0e05b90 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate, SocketLogClient {
         return self._polling
     }
     var sid = ""
+    var socketPath = ""
     var urlPolling:String?
     var urlWebSocket:String?
     var websocket:Bool {
@@ -94,13 +95,14 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate, SocketLogClient {
     }
     
     public init(client:SocketEngineClient, forcePolling:Bool,
-        forceWebsockets:Bool, withCookies cookies:[NSHTTPCookie]?, logging:Bool,
-        withSessionDelegate sessionDelegate:NSURLSessionDelegate?) {
+        forceWebsockets:Bool, cookies:[NSHTTPCookie]?, logging:Bool,
+        sessionDelegate:NSURLSessionDelegate?, path:String) {
             self.client = client
             self.forcePolling = forcePolling
             self.forceWebsockets = forceWebsockets
             self.cookies = cookies
             self.log = logging
+            self.socketPath = path
             self.session = NSURLSession(configuration: NSURLSessionConfiguration.ephemeralSessionConfiguration(),
                 delegate: sessionDelegate, delegateQueue: self.workQueue)
     }
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ public final class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate, SocketLogClient {
             return ("", "")
         }
         
-        var url = "\(self.client!.socketURL)/socket.io/?transport="
+        var url = "\(self.client!.socketURL)\(self.socketPath)/socket.io/?transport="
         var urlPolling:String
         var urlWebSocket:String
         
diff --git a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
index 733dbcf..b5c3fea 100644
--- a/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
+++ b/SocketIOClientSwift/SocketIOClient.swift
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public final class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient, SocketLogClient
     public var sid:String? {
         return self._sid
     }
+    public var socketPath = ""
+
     
     /**
     Create a new SocketIOClient. opts can be omitted
@@ -103,6 +105,10 @@ public final class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient, SocketLogClient
                 self.log = log
             }
             
+            if let path = opts!["path"] as? String {
+                self.socketPath = path
+            }
+            
             if let polling = opts!["forcePolling"] as? Bool {
                 self.forcePolling = polling
             }
@@ -153,9 +159,11 @@ public final class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient, SocketLogClient
         self.engine = SocketEngine(client: self,
             forcePolling: self.forcePolling,
             forceWebsockets: self.forceWebsockets,
-            withCookies: self.cookies,
+            cookies: self.cookies,
             logging: self.log,
-            withSessionDelegate: self.sessionDelegate)
+            sessionDelegate: self.sessionDelegate,
+            path: self.socketPath
+        )
     }
     
     /**