diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 68139ff..15201fc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hyperware_process_lib"
-version = "2.3.1"
+version = "3.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy",
  "alloy-primitives",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 666ab45..77dc266 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "hyperware_process_lib"
 authors = ["Sybil Technologies AG"]
-version = "2.3.1"
+version = "3.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A library for writing Hyperware processes in Rust."
 homepage = "https://hyperware.ai"
diff --git a/src/http/server.rs b/src/http/server.rs
index 18bb940..8255730 100644
--- a/src/http/server.rs
+++ b/src/http/server.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ pub enum HttpServerRequest {
     WebSocketOpen {
         path: String,
         channel_id: u32,
+        #[serde(default)]
+        source_socket_addr: Option<String>,
+        /// IP address from proxy headers (X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP, Cf-Connecting-Ip)
+        #[serde(default)]
+        forwarded_for: Option<String>,
     },
     /// Processes can both SEND and RECEIVE this kind of [`crate::Request`]
     /// (send as [`HttpServerAction::WebSocketPush`]).
@@ -300,6 +305,8 @@ pub struct HttpServer {
     ws_paths: HashMap<String, WsBindingConfig>,
     /// A mapping of WebSocket paths to the channels that are open on them.
     ws_channels: HashMap<String, HashSet<u32>>,
+    /// A mapping of WebSocket channel IDs to their client socket addresses.
+    ws_channel_addrs: HashMap<u32, String>,
     /// The timeout given for `http-server:distro:sys` to respond to a configuration request.
     pub timeout: u64,
 }
@@ -451,6 +458,7 @@ impl HttpServer {
             http_paths: HashMap::new(),
             ws_paths: HashMap::new(),
             ws_channels: HashMap::new(),
+            ws_channel_addrs: HashMap::new(),
             timeout,
         }
     }
@@ -983,11 +991,27 @@ impl HttpServer {
     }
 
     /// Handle a WebSocket open event from the HTTP server.
-    pub fn handle_websocket_open(&mut self, path: &str, channel_id: u32) {
+    pub fn handle_websocket_open(
+        &mut self,
+        path: &str,
+        channel_id: u32,
+        source_socket_addr: Option<String>,
+        forwarded_for: Option<String>,
+    ) {
         self.ws_channels
             .entry(path.to_string())
             .or_insert(HashSet::new())
             .insert(channel_id);
+        // Store the client IP, preferring forwarded_for (from proxy headers) over socket addr
+        let client_ip = forwarded_for.or(source_socket_addr);
+        if let Some(ip) = client_ip {
+            self.ws_channel_addrs.insert(channel_id, ip);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the socket address for a WebSocket channel.
+    pub fn get_ws_channel_addr(&self, channel_id: u32) -> Option<&String> {
+        self.ws_channel_addrs.get(&channel_id)
     }
 
     /// Handle a WebSocket close event from the HTTP server.
@@ -995,6 +1019,7 @@ impl HttpServer {
         self.ws_channels.iter_mut().for_each(|(_, channels)| {
             channels.remove(&channel_id);
         });
+        self.ws_channel_addrs.remove(&channel_id);
     }
 
     pub fn parse_request(&self, body: &[u8]) -> Result<HttpServerRequest, HttpServerError> {
@@ -1024,8 +1049,13 @@ impl HttpServer {
                 channel_id,
                 message_type,
             } => ws_handler(channel_id, message_type, last_blob().unwrap_or_default()),
-            HttpServerRequest::WebSocketOpen { path, channel_id } => {
-                self.handle_websocket_open(&path, channel_id);
+            HttpServerRequest::WebSocketOpen {
+                path,
+                channel_id,
+                source_socket_addr,
+                forwarded_for,
+            } => {
+                self.handle_websocket_open(&path, channel_id, source_socket_addr, forwarded_for);
             }
             HttpServerRequest::WebSocketClose(channel_id) => {
                 self.handle_websocket_close(channel_id);
diff --git a/src/hyperapp.rs b/src/hyperapp.rs
index a73287f..5990311 100644
--- a/src/hyperapp.rs
+++ b/src/hyperapp.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ pub fn get_server() -> Option<&'static mut HttpServer> {
     APP_HELPERS.with(|ctx| ctx.borrow().current_server.map(|ptr| unsafe { &mut *ptr }))
 }
 
+/// Get the socket address for a WebSocket channel by its ID.
+/// Returns None if the channel doesn't exist or has no recorded address.
+pub fn get_ws_channel_addr(channel_id: u32) -> Option<String> {
+    get_server().and_then(|server| server.get_ws_channel_addr(channel_id).cloned())
+}
+
+pub fn get_http_request() -> Option<IncomingHttpRequest> {
+    APP_HELPERS.with(|helpers| {
+        helpers
+            .borrow()
+            .current_http_context
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|ctx| ctx.request.clone())
+    })
+}
+
 pub fn get_http_method() -> Option<String> {
     APP_HELPERS.with(|helpers| {
         helpers