diff --git a/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/gateway.ts b/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/gateway.ts
index 239ce2d91..2027b6476 100644
--- a/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/gateway.ts
+++ b/packages/rivetkit/src/manager/gateway.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import { logger } from "./log";
  *
  * Routes requests based on the Upgrade header:
  * - WebSocket requests: Uses sec-websocket-protocol for routing (target.actor, actor.{id})
+ *   with fallback to query parameters (x_rivet_target, x_rivet_actor, etc.)
  * - HTTP requests: Uses x-rivet-target and x-rivet-actor headers for routing
+ *   with fallback to query parameters (x_rivet_target, x_rivet_actor)
  */
 export async function actorGateway(
 	runConfig: RunnerConfig,
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ export async function actorGateway(
 
 /**
  * Handle WebSocket requests using sec-websocket-protocol for routing
+ * with fallback to query parameters
  */
 async function handleWebSocketGateway(
 	runConfig: RunnerConfig,
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ async function handleWebSocketGateway(
 		throw new WebSocketsNotEnabled();
 	}
 
+	// Parse query parameters for fallback
+	const queryParams = parseQueryParams(c.req.url);
+
 	// Parse configuration from Sec-WebSocket-Protocol header
 	const protocols = c.req.header("sec-websocket-protocol");
 	let target: string | undefined;
@@ -105,8 +111,19 @@ async function handleWebSocketGateway(
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Fallback to query parameters if not provided via protocols
+	target = target || queryParams.get("x_rivet_target");
+	actorId = actorId || queryParams.get("x_rivet_actor");
+	encodingRaw = encodingRaw || queryParams.get("x_rivet_encoding");
+	connParamsRaw = connParamsRaw || queryParams.get("x_rivet_conn_params");
+	connIdRaw = connIdRaw || queryParams.get("x_rivet_conn_id");
+	connTokenRaw = connTokenRaw || queryParams.get("x_rivet_conn_token");
+
 	if (target !== "actor") {
-		return c.text("WebSocket upgrade requires target.actor protocol", 400);
+		return c.text(
+			"WebSocket upgrade requires target.actor protocol or x_rivet_target=actor query parameter",
+			400,
+		);
 	}
 
 	if (!actorId) {
@@ -141,6 +158,7 @@ async function handleWebSocketGateway(
 
 /**
  * Handle HTTP requests using x-rivet headers for routing
+ * with fallback to query parameters
  */
 async function handleHttpGateway(
 	managerDriver: ManagerDriver,
@@ -148,8 +166,14 @@ async function handleHttpGateway(
 	next: Next,
 	strippedPath: string,
 ) {
-	const target = c.req.header(HEADER_RIVET_TARGET);
-	const actorId = c.req.header(HEADER_RIVET_ACTOR);
+	// Parse query parameters for fallback
+	const queryParams = parseQueryParams(c.req.url);
+
+	// Try headers first, then fallback to query parameters
+	const target =
+		c.req.header(HEADER_RIVET_TARGET) || queryParams.get("x_rivet_target");
+	const actorId =
+		c.req.header(HEADER_RIVET_ACTOR) || queryParams.get("x_rivet_actor");
 
 	if (target !== "actor") {
 		return next();
@@ -186,6 +210,22 @@ async function handleHttpGateway(
 	return await managerDriver.proxyRequest(c, proxyRequest, actorId);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Parse query parameters from URL
+ */
+function parseQueryParams(url: string): Map<string, string> {
+	const params = new Map<string, string>();
+	try {
+		const urlObj = new URL(url, "http://dummy"); // Use dummy base for relative URLs
+		urlObj.searchParams.forEach((value, key) => {
+			params.set(key, value);
+		});
+	} catch {
+		// If URL parsing fails, return empty params
+	}
+	return params;
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a WebSocket proxy for test endpoints that forwards messages between server and client WebSockets
  */