diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed554110ce4abfcb8e07191a3ee06ed85b56c44d..e3b0fdf6d6a725164a040dc95088c922535c4faf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ find_package(
   REQUIRED)
 
 add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(webchannel)
diff --git a/webchannel/CMakeLists.txt b/webchannel/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5df8bb47b29e500cfa0d1e9929785bb8fde668d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+add_executable(
+  libmueb-webchannel
+  shared/websockettransport.h
+  shared/websocketclientwrapper.h
+  muebchannel.h
+  shared/websockettransport.cpp
+  shared/websocketclientwrapper.cpp
+  main.cc
+  muebchannel.cc)
+
+find_package(
+  Qt5
+  COMPONENTS WebChannel WebSockets Widgets
+  REQUIRED)
+target_link_libraries(libmueb-webchannel PRIVATE Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets Qt5::WebChannel
+                                                 Qt5::WebSockets muebtransmitter muebreceiver)
diff --git a/webchannel/index.html b/webchannel/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..330c4207ab196aa4fce7fb193cf0c12bb0bcd49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="./shared/qwebchannel.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        //BEGIN SETUP
+        window.onload = function () {
+            if (location.search != "")
+                var baseUrl = (/[?&]webChannelBaseUrl=([A-Za-z0-9\-:/\.]+)/.exec(location.search)[1]);
+            else
+                var baseUrl = "ws://localhost:12345";
+
+            console.log("Connecting to WebSocket server at " + baseUrl + ".");
+            var socket = new WebSocket(baseUrl);
+
+            socket.onclose = function () {
+                console.error("web channel closed");
+            };
+            socket.onerror = function (error) {
+                console.error("web channel error: " + error);
+            };
+            socket.onopen = function () {
+                console.log("WebSocket connected, setting up QWebChannel.");
+                new QWebChannel(socket, function (channel) {
+                    // make mueb_channel object accessible globally
+                    window.mueb_channel = channel.objects.mueb_channel;
+
+                    mueb_channel.SendFrame.connect(function (message) {
+                        document.getElementById("image").src = message;
+                    });
+
+                    //mueb_channel.ReceiveFrame("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAaCAIAAABZ+cloAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH5QIUEgA5b0FMLwAAABl0RVh0Q29tbWVudABDcmVhdGVkIHdpdGggR0lNUFeBDhcAAAAlSURBVEjH7c1BAQAABASwo39nUvDaCqwmtzoCgUAgEAgEgpdgAdm7ATNLz2wUAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC");
+
+                    console.log("Connected to WebChannel, ready to send/receive messages!");
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        //END SETUP
+    </script>
+    <title>Libmueb channel test</title>
+</head>
+
+<body>
+    <img id="image" width="320" height="260" style="image-rendering: pixelated;"></img>
+</body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webchannel/main.cc b/webchannel/main.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8629d48f7a3948fba8b99c2987ec9c76d0a06e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/main.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QWebChannel>
+#include <QWebSocketServer>
+
+#include "muebchannel.h"
+#include "shared/websocketclientwrapper.h"
+#include "shared/websockettransport.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  QApplication a(argc, argv);
+
+  // setup the QWebSocketServer
+  QWebSocketServer server(QStringLiteral("QWebChannel libmueb Server"),
+                          QWebSocketServer::NonSecureMode);
+  if (!server.listen(QHostAddress::LocalHost, 12345)) {
+    qFatal("Failed to open web socket server.");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  // wrap WebSocket clients in QWebChannelAbstractTransport objects
+  WebSocketClientWrapper clientWrapper(&server);
+
+  // setup the channel
+  QWebChannel channel;
+  QObject::connect(&clientWrapper, &WebSocketClientWrapper::clientConnected,
+                   &channel, &QWebChannel::connectTo);
+
+  // setup the MuebChannel and publish it to the QWebChannel
+  MuebChannel mueb_channel;
+  channel.registerObject(QStringLiteral("mueb_channel"), &mueb_channel);
+
+  return a.exec();
+}
diff --git a/webchannel/muebchannel.cc b/webchannel/muebchannel.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..410410103846dc15ca5f869cb2254055a9356edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/muebchannel.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "muebchannel.h"
+
+#include <QBuffer>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QString>
+
+MuebChannel::MuebChannel(QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent),
+      transmitter_(MuebTransmitter::Instance()),
+      receiver_(MuebReceiver::Instance()) {
+  connect(&receiver_, &MuebReceiver::FrameChanged, this,
+          &MuebChannel::FrameChanged);
+}
+
+void MuebChannel::ReceiveFrame(QString frame) {
+  auto idx = frame.indexOf(',');
+
+  if (idx > 0) {
+    frame = frame.mid(idx);
+  }
+
+  if (auto result = QByteArray::fromBase64Encoding(frame.toLatin1())) {
+    transmitter_.SendFrame(QImage::fromData(*result, "PNG"));
+  }
+}
+
+void MuebChannel::FrameChanged(QPixmap frame) {
+  QByteArray ba;
+  QBuffer buf(&ba);
+  buf.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+  frame.save(&buf, "PNG");
+  QByteArray base64 = ba.toBase64().prepend("data:image/png;base64,");
+  buf.close();
+
+  emit SendFrame(base64);
+}
diff --git a/webchannel/muebchannel.h b/webchannel/muebchannel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9cc6ba7944e0ef54a3a993f51bbd1df131518ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/muebchannel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef LIBMUEB_MUEBTRANSMITTERCHANNEL_H_
+#define LIBMUEB_MUEBTRANSMITTERCHANNEL_H_
+
+#include <QImage>
+#include <QObject>
+
+#include "muebreceiver.h"
+#include "muebtransmitter.h"
+
+/*
+    An instance of this class gets published over the WebChannel and is then
+   accessible to HTML clients.
+*/
+class MuebChannel : public QObject {
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+ public:
+  explicit MuebChannel(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+ signals:
+  /*
+        This signal is emitted from the C++ side and the text displayed on the
+     HTML client side.
+    */
+  void SendFrame(QString frame);
+
+ public slots:
+  /*
+        This slot is invoked from the HTML client side and the text displayed on
+     the server side.
+    */
+  void ReceiveFrame(QString frame);
+
+ private:
+  MuebTransmitter& transmitter_;
+  MuebReceiver& receiver_;
+
+  void FrameChanged(QPixmap frame);
+};
+
+#endif  // LIBMUEB_MUEBTRANSMITTERCHANNEL_H_
diff --git a/webchannel/shared/qwebchannel.js b/webchannel/shared/qwebchannel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..32ad51eb7de524d5b7221e32711882d6d3d4957e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/shared/qwebchannel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,448 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2016 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, info@kdab.com, author Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtWebChannel module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL3 included in the
+** packaging of this file. Please review the following information to
+** ensure the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 requirements
+** will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 2.0 or (at your option) the GNU General
+** Public license version 3 or any later version approved by the KDE Free
+** Qt Foundation. The licenses are as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL2 and LICENSE.GPL3
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html and
+** https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+"use strict";
+
+var QWebChannelMessageTypes = {
+    signal: 1,
+    propertyUpdate: 2,
+    init: 3,
+    idle: 4,
+    debug: 5,
+    invokeMethod: 6,
+    connectToSignal: 7,
+    disconnectFromSignal: 8,
+    setProperty: 9,
+    response: 10,
+};
+
+var QWebChannel = function(transport, initCallback)
+{
+    if (typeof transport !== "object" || typeof transport.send !== "function") {
+        console.error("The QWebChannel expects a transport object with a send function and onmessage callback property." +
+                      " Given is: transport: " + typeof(transport) + ", transport.send: " + typeof(transport.send));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var channel = this;
+    this.transport = transport;
+
+    this.send = function(data)
+    {
+        if (typeof(data) !== "string") {
+            data = JSON.stringify(data);
+        }
+        channel.transport.send(data);
+    }
+
+    this.transport.onmessage = function(message)
+    {
+        var data = message.data;
+        if (typeof data === "string") {
+            data = JSON.parse(data);
+        }
+        switch (data.type) {
+            case QWebChannelMessageTypes.signal:
+                channel.handleSignal(data);
+                break;
+            case QWebChannelMessageTypes.response:
+                channel.handleResponse(data);
+                break;
+            case QWebChannelMessageTypes.propertyUpdate:
+                channel.handlePropertyUpdate(data);
+                break;
+            default:
+                console.error("invalid message received:", message.data);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.execCallbacks = {};
+    this.execId = 0;
+    this.exec = function(data, callback)
+    {
+        if (!callback) {
+            // if no callback is given, send directly
+            channel.send(data);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (channel.execId === Number.MAX_VALUE) {
+            // wrap
+            channel.execId = Number.MIN_VALUE;
+        }
+        if (data.hasOwnProperty("id")) {
+            console.error("Cannot exec message with property id: " + JSON.stringify(data));
+            return;
+        }
+        data.id = channel.execId++;
+        channel.execCallbacks[data.id] = callback;
+        channel.send(data);
+    };
+
+    this.objects = {};
+
+    this.handleSignal = function(message)
+    {
+        var object = channel.objects[message.object];
+        if (object) {
+            object.signalEmitted(message.signal, message.args);
+        } else {
+            console.warn("Unhandled signal: " + message.object + "::" + message.signal);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.handleResponse = function(message)
+    {
+        if (!message.hasOwnProperty("id")) {
+            console.error("Invalid response message received: ", JSON.stringify(message));
+            return;
+        }
+        channel.execCallbacks[message.id](message.data);
+        delete channel.execCallbacks[message.id];
+    }
+
+    this.handlePropertyUpdate = function(message)
+    {
+        message.data.forEach(data => {
+            var object = channel.objects[data.object];
+            if (object) {
+                object.propertyUpdate(data.signals, data.properties);
+            } else {
+                console.warn("Unhandled property update: " + data.object + "::" + data.signal);
+            }
+        });
+        channel.exec({type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.idle});
+    }
+
+    this.debug = function(message)
+    {
+        channel.send({type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.debug, data: message});
+    };
+
+    channel.exec({type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.init}, function(data) {
+        for (const objectName of Object.keys(data)) {
+            new QObject(objectName, data[objectName], channel);
+        }
+
+        // now unwrap properties, which might reference other registered objects
+        for (const objectName of Object.keys(channel.objects)) {
+            channel.objects[objectName].unwrapProperties();
+        }
+
+        if (initCallback) {
+            initCallback(channel);
+        }
+        channel.exec({type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.idle});
+    });
+};
+
+function QObject(name, data, webChannel)
+{
+    this.__id__ = name;
+    webChannel.objects[name] = this;
+
+    // List of callbacks that get invoked upon signal emission
+    this.__objectSignals__ = {};
+
+    // Cache of all properties, updated when a notify signal is emitted
+    this.__propertyCache__ = {};
+
+    var object = this;
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    this.unwrapQObject = function(response)
+    {
+        if (response instanceof Array) {
+            // support list of objects
+            return response.map(qobj => object.unwrapQObject(qobj))
+        }
+        if (!(response instanceof Object))
+            return response;
+
+        if (!response["__QObject*__"] || response.id === undefined) {
+            var jObj = {};
+            for (const propName of Object.keys(response)) {
+                jObj[propName] = object.unwrapQObject(response[propName]);
+            }
+            return jObj;
+        }
+
+        var objectId = response.id;
+        if (webChannel.objects[objectId])
+            return webChannel.objects[objectId];
+
+        if (!response.data) {
+            console.error("Cannot unwrap unknown QObject " + objectId + " without data.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var qObject = new QObject( objectId, response.data, webChannel );
+        qObject.destroyed.connect(function() {
+            if (webChannel.objects[objectId] === qObject) {
+                delete webChannel.objects[objectId];
+                // reset the now deleted QObject to an empty {} object
+                // just assigning {} though would not have the desired effect, but the
+                // below also ensures all external references will see the empty map
+                // NOTE: this detour is necessary to workaround QTBUG-40021
+                Object.keys(qObject).forEach(name => delete qObject[name]);
+            }
+        });
+        // here we are already initialized, and thus must directly unwrap the properties
+        qObject.unwrapProperties();
+        return qObject;
+    }
+
+    this.unwrapProperties = function()
+    {
+        for (const propertyIdx of Object.keys(object.__propertyCache__)) {
+            object.__propertyCache__[propertyIdx] = object.unwrapQObject(object.__propertyCache__[propertyIdx]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function addSignal(signalData, isPropertyNotifySignal)
+    {
+        var signalName = signalData[0];
+        var signalIndex = signalData[1];
+        object[signalName] = {
+            connect: function(callback) {
+                if (typeof(callback) !== "function") {
+                    console.error("Bad callback given to connect to signal " + signalName);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex] = object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex] || [];
+                object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex].push(callback);
+
+                // only required for "pure" signals, handled separately for properties in propertyUpdate
+                if (isPropertyNotifySignal)
+                    return;
+
+                // also note that we always get notified about the destroyed signal
+                if (signalName === "destroyed" || signalName === "destroyed()" || signalName === "destroyed(QObject*)")
+                    return;
+
+                // and otherwise we only need to be connected only once
+                if (object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex].length == 1) {
+                    webChannel.exec({
+                        type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.connectToSignal,
+                        object: object.__id__,
+                        signal: signalIndex
+                    });
+                }
+            },
+            disconnect: function(callback) {
+                if (typeof(callback) !== "function") {
+                    console.error("Bad callback given to disconnect from signal " + signalName);
+                    return;
+                }
+                object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex] = object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex] || [];
+                var idx = object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex].indexOf(callback);
+                if (idx === -1) {
+                    console.error("Cannot find connection of signal " + signalName + " to " + callback.name);
+                    return;
+                }
+                object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex].splice(idx, 1);
+                if (!isPropertyNotifySignal && object.__objectSignals__[signalIndex].length === 0) {
+                    // only required for "pure" signals, handled separately for properties in propertyUpdate
+                    webChannel.exec({
+                        type: QWebChannelMessageTypes.disconnectFromSignal,
+                        object: object.__id__,
+                        signal: signalIndex
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Invokes all callbacks for the given signalname. Also works for property notify callbacks.
+     */
+    function invokeSignalCallbacks(signalName, signalArgs)
+    {
+        var connections = object.__objectSignals__[signalName];
+        if (connections) {
+            connections.forEach(function(callback) {
+                callback.apply(callback, signalArgs);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.propertyUpdate = function(signals, propertyMap)
+    {
+        // update property cache
+        for (const propertyIndex of Object.keys(propertyMap)) {
+            var propertyValue = propertyMap[propertyIndex];
+            object.__propertyCache__[propertyIndex] = this.unwrapQObject(propertyValue);
+        }
+
+        for (const signalName of Object.keys(signals)) {
+            // Invoke all callbacks, as signalEmitted() does not. This ensures the
+            // property cache is updated before the callbacks are invoked.
+            invokeSignalCallbacks(signalName, signals[signalName]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this.signalEmitted = function(signalName, signalArgs)
+    {
+        invokeSignalCallbacks(signalName, this.unwrapQObject(signalArgs));
+    }
+
+    function addMethod(methodData)
+    {
+        var methodName = methodData[0];
+        var methodIdx = methodData[1];
+
+        // Fully specified methods are invoked by id, others by name for host-side overload resolution
+        var invokedMethod = methodName[methodName.length - 1] === ')' ? methodIdx : methodName
+
+        object[methodName] = function() {
+            var args = [];
+            var callback;
+            var errCallback;
+            for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
+                var argument = arguments[i];
+                if (typeof argument === "function")
+                    callback = argument;
+                else if (argument instanceof QObject && webChannel.objects[argument.__id__] !== undefined)
+                    args.push({
+                        "id": argument.__id__
+                    });
+                else
+                    args.push(argument);
+            }
+
+            var result;
+            // during test, webChannel.exec synchronously calls the callback
+            // therefore, the promise must be constucted before calling
+            // webChannel.exec to ensure the callback is set up
+            if (!callback && (typeof(Promise) === 'function')) {
+              result = new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
+                callback = resolve;
+                errCallback = reject;
+              });
+            }
+
+            webChannel.exec({
+                "type": QWebChannelMessageTypes.invokeMethod,
+                "object": object.__id__,
+                "method": invokedMethod,
+                "args": args
+            }, function(response) {
+                if (response !== undefined) {
+                    var result = object.unwrapQObject(response);
+                    if (callback) {
+                        (callback)(result);
+                    }
+                } else if (errCallback) {
+                  (errCallback)();
+                }
+            });
+
+            return result;
+        };
+    }
+
+    function bindGetterSetter(propertyInfo)
+    {
+        var propertyIndex = propertyInfo[0];
+        var propertyName = propertyInfo[1];
+        var notifySignalData = propertyInfo[2];
+        // initialize property cache with current value
+        // NOTE: if this is an object, it is not directly unwrapped as it might
+        // reference other QObject that we do not know yet
+        object.__propertyCache__[propertyIndex] = propertyInfo[3];
+
+        if (notifySignalData) {
+            if (notifySignalData[0] === 1) {
+                // signal name is optimized away, reconstruct the actual name
+                notifySignalData[0] = propertyName + "Changed";
+            }
+            addSignal(notifySignalData, true);
+        }
+
+        Object.defineProperty(object, propertyName, {
+            configurable: true,
+            get: function () {
+                var propertyValue = object.__propertyCache__[propertyIndex];
+                if (propertyValue === undefined) {
+                    // This shouldn't happen
+                    console.warn("Undefined value in property cache for property \"" + propertyName + "\" in object " + object.__id__);
+                }
+
+                return propertyValue;
+            },
+            set: function(value) {
+                if (value === undefined) {
+                    console.warn("Property setter for " + propertyName + " called with undefined value!");
+                    return;
+                }
+                object.__propertyCache__[propertyIndex] = value;
+                var valueToSend = value;
+                if (valueToSend instanceof QObject && webChannel.objects[valueToSend.__id__] !== undefined)
+                    valueToSend = { "id": valueToSend.__id__ };
+                webChannel.exec({
+                    "type": QWebChannelMessageTypes.setProperty,
+                    "object": object.__id__,
+                    "property": propertyIndex,
+                    "value": valueToSend
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    data.methods.forEach(addMethod);
+
+    data.properties.forEach(bindGetterSetter);
+
+    data.signals.forEach(function(signal) { addSignal(signal, false); });
+
+    Object.assign(object, data.enums);
+}
+
+//required for use with nodejs
+if (typeof module === 'object') {
+    module.exports = {
+        QWebChannel: QWebChannel
+    };
+}
diff --git a/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.cpp b/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..16be85e3ef433fe6296e5f76093eb45b8711934d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, info@kdab.com, author Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtWebChannel module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** BSD License Usage
+** Alternatively, you may use this file under the terms of the BSD license
+** as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+**     distribution.
+**   * Neither the name of The Qt Company Ltd nor the names of its
+**     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "websocketclientwrapper.h"
+#include "websockettransport.h"
+
+#include <QWebSocketServer>
+
+/*!
+    \brief Wraps connected QWebSockets clients in WebSocketTransport objects.
+
+    This code is all that is required to connect incoming WebSockets to the WebChannel. Any kind
+    of remote JavaScript client that supports WebSockets can thus receive messages and access the
+    published objects.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Construct the client wrapper with the given parent.
+
+    All clients connecting to the QWebSocketServer will be automatically wrapped
+    in WebSocketTransport objects.
+*/
+WebSocketClientWrapper::WebSocketClientWrapper(QWebSocketServer *server, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent)
+    , m_server(server)
+{
+    connect(server, &QWebSocketServer::newConnection,
+            this, &WebSocketClientWrapper::handleNewConnection);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Wrap an incoming WebSocket connection in a WebSocketTransport object.
+*/
+void WebSocketClientWrapper::handleNewConnection()
+{
+    emit clientConnected(new WebSocketTransport(m_server->nextPendingConnection()));
+}
diff --git a/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.h b/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..efb8b4b0d1f87610308b99a81d674156dae1f120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/shared/websocketclientwrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, info@kdab.com, author Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtWebChannel module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** BSD License Usage
+** Alternatively, you may use this file under the terms of the BSD license
+** as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+**     distribution.
+**   * Neither the name of The Qt Company Ltd nor the names of its
+**     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef WEBSOCKETCLIENTWRAPPER_H
+#define WEBSOCKETCLIENTWRAPPER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class WebSocketTransport;
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QWebSocketServer;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+class WebSocketClientWrapper : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    WebSocketClientWrapper(QWebSocketServer *server, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+signals:
+    void clientConnected(WebSocketTransport *client);
+
+private slots:
+    void handleNewConnection();
+
+private:
+    QWebSocketServer *m_server;
+};
+
+#endif // WEBSOCKETCLIENTWRAPPER_H
diff --git a/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.cpp b/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e4ce50a3cd451d1bcd5588c19228ab8f0e99067c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, info@kdab.com, author Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtWebChannel module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** BSD License Usage
+** Alternatively, you may use this file under the terms of the BSD license
+** as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+**     distribution.
+**   * Neither the name of The Qt Company Ltd nor the names of its
+**     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "websockettransport.h"
+
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QWebSocket>
+
+/*!
+    \brief QWebChannelAbstractSocket implementation that uses a QWebSocket internally.
+
+    The transport delegates all messages received over the QWebSocket over its
+    textMessageReceived signal. Analogously, all calls to sendTextMessage will
+    be send over the QWebSocket to the remote client.
+*/
+
+/*!
+    Construct the transport object and wrap the given socket.
+
+    The socket is also set as the parent of the transport object.
+*/
+WebSocketTransport::WebSocketTransport(QWebSocket *socket)
+: QWebChannelAbstractTransport(socket)
+, m_socket(socket)
+{
+    connect(socket, &QWebSocket::textMessageReceived,
+            this, &WebSocketTransport::textMessageReceived);
+    connect(socket, &QWebSocket::disconnected,
+            this, &WebSocketTransport::deleteLater);
+}
+
+/*!
+    Destroys the WebSocketTransport.
+*/
+WebSocketTransport::~WebSocketTransport()
+{
+    m_socket->deleteLater();
+}
+
+/*!
+    Serialize the JSON message and send it as a text message via the WebSocket to the client.
+*/
+void WebSocketTransport::sendMessage(const QJsonObject &message)
+{
+    QJsonDocument doc(message);
+    m_socket->sendTextMessage(QString::fromUtf8(doc.toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact)));
+}
+
+/*!
+    Deserialize the stringified JSON messageData and emit messageReceived.
+*/
+void WebSocketTransport::textMessageReceived(const QString &messageData)
+{
+    QJsonParseError error;
+    QJsonDocument message = QJsonDocument::fromJson(messageData.toUtf8(), &error);
+    if (error.error) {
+        qWarning() << "Failed to parse text message as JSON object:" << messageData
+                   << "Error is:" << error.errorString();
+        return;
+    } else if (!message.isObject()) {
+        qWarning() << "Received JSON message that is not an object: " << messageData;
+        return;
+    }
+    emit messageReceived(message.object(), this);
+}
diff --git a/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.h b/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..252eaebe07ff032da0685984201972359c3eee88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webchannel/shared/websockettransport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2016 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company, info@kdab.com, author Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@kdab.com>
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the QtWebChannel module of the Qt Toolkit.
+**
+** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:BSD$
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** BSD License Usage
+** Alternatively, you may use this file under the terms of the BSD license
+** as follows:
+**
+** "Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+** met:
+**   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+**   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+**     the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+**     distribution.
+**   * Neither the name of The Qt Company Ltd nor the names of its
+**     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+**     from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+** "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+** A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+** OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+** SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+** LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+** OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE."
+**
+** $QT_END_LICENSE$
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef WEBSOCKETTRANSPORT_H
+#define WEBSOCKETTRANSPORT_H
+
+#include <QWebChannelAbstractTransport>
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QWebSocket;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+class WebSocketTransport : public QWebChannelAbstractTransport
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit WebSocketTransport(QWebSocket *socket);
+    virtual ~WebSocketTransport();
+
+    void sendMessage(const QJsonObject &message) override;
+
+private slots:
+    void textMessageReceived(const QString &message);
+
+private:
+    QWebSocket *m_socket;
+};
+
+#endif // WEBSOCKETTRANSPORT_H