diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
index d8d6df08a53..13775062e6b 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/client/JettyWebSocketClient.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client;
 import java.net.URI;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.Session;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.UpgradeRequest;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.api.UpgradeResponse;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.client.ClientUpgradeRequest;
+import org.eclipse.jetty.websocket.client.io.UpgradeListener;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.core.publisher.MonoProcessor;
 
@@ -118,9 +120,11 @@ public class JettyWebSocketClient extends WebSocketClientSupport implements WebS
 		return Mono.fromCallable(
 				() -> {
 					String[] protocols = beforeHandshake(url, headers, handler);
-					ClientUpgradeRequest upgradeRequest = createRequest(headers, protocols);
+					ClientUpgradeRequest upgradeRequest = new ClientUpgradeRequest();
+					upgradeRequest.setSubProtocols(protocols);
 					Object jettyHandler = createJettyHandler(url, handler, completionMono);
-					return this.jettyClient.connect(jettyHandler, url, upgradeRequest);
+					UpgradeListener upgradeListener = new DefaultUpgradeListener(headers);
+					return this.jettyClient.connect(jettyHandler, url, upgradeRequest, upgradeListener);
 				})
 				.then(completionMono);
 	}
@@ -138,11 +142,24 @@ public class JettyWebSocketClient extends WebSocketClientSupport implements WebS
 		return new JettyWebSocketSession(session, info, this.bufferFactory, completion);
 	}
 
-	private ClientUpgradeRequest createRequest(HttpHeaders headers, String[] protocols) {
-		ClientUpgradeRequest request = new ClientUpgradeRequest();
-		request.setSubProtocols(protocols);
-		headers.forEach(request::setHeader);
-		return request;
+
+	private static class DefaultUpgradeListener implements UpgradeListener {
+
+		private final HttpHeaders headers;
+
+
+		public DefaultUpgradeListener(HttpHeaders headers) {
+			this.headers = headers;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void onHandshakeRequest(UpgradeRequest request) {
+			this.headers.forEach(request::setHeader);
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void onHandshakeResponse(UpgradeResponse response) {
+		}
 	}
 
 }
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diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
index f70163cd62e..fbb5eaf026c 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/socket/WebSocketIntegrationTests.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.HandlerMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.handler.SimpleUrlHandlerMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.JettyWebSocketClient;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.socket.client.ReactorNettyWebSocketClient;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -109,10 +108,6 @@ public class WebSocketIntegrationTests extends AbstractWebSocketIntegrationTests
 
 	@Test
 	public void customHeader() throws Exception {
-
-		// TODO
-		assumeFalse(client instanceof JettyWebSocketClient);
-
 		HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
 		headers.add("my-header", "my-value");
 		MonoProcessor<Object> output = MonoProcessor.create();