diff --git a/examples/srv_accept_unmasked_frames.rs b/examples/srv_accept_unmasked_frames.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04acbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/srv_accept_unmasked_frames.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use std::{net::TcpListener, thread::spawn};
+use tungstenite::{
+    handshake::server::{Request, Response},
+    protocol::WebSocketConfig,
+    server::accept_hdr_with_config,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    env_logger::init();
+    let server = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:3012").unwrap();
+    for stream in server.incoming() {
+        spawn(move || {
+            let callback = |req: &Request, mut response: Response| {
+                println!("Received a new ws handshake");
+                println!("The request's path is: {}", req.uri().path());
+                println!("The request's headers are:");
+                for (ref header, _value) in req.headers() {
+                    println!("* {}", header);
+                }
+
+                // Let's add an additional header to our response to the client.
+                let headers = response.headers_mut();
+                headers.append("MyCustomHeader", ":)".parse().unwrap());
+                headers.append("SOME_TUNGSTENITE_HEADER", "header_value".parse().unwrap());
+
+                Ok(response)
+            };
+
+            let config = Some(WebSocketConfig {
+                max_send_queue: None,
+                max_message_size: None,
+                max_frame_size: None,
+                // This setting allows to accept client frames which are not masked
+                // This is not in compliance with RFC 6455 but might be handy in some
+                // rare cases where it is necessary to integrate with existing/legacy
+                // clients which are sending unmasked frames
+                server_allow_unmasked: Some(true),
+            });
+
+            let mut websocket = accept_hdr_with_config(stream.unwrap(), callback, config).unwrap();
+
+            loop {
+                let msg = websocket.read_message().unwrap();
+                if msg.is_binary() || msg.is_text() {
+                    println!("received message {}", msg);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/protocol/mod.rs b/src/protocol/mod.rs
index 72485e9..6714005 100644
--- a/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ pub struct WebSocketConfig {
     /// be reasonably big for all normal use-cases but small enough to prevent memory eating
     /// by a malicious user.
     pub max_frame_size: Option<usize>,
+    /// If set to true it will allow the websocket server to accept unmasked frames from client.
+    /// Even though this behaviour is not in compliance with RFC 6455 (which requires the server
+    /// to close the connection when unmasked frame from client is received) it might be handy in some cases
+    /// as there are existing applications sending unmasked client frames.
+    pub server_allow_unmasked: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 impl Default for WebSocketConfig {
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ impl Default for WebSocketConfig {
             max_send_queue: None,
             max_message_size: Some(64 << 20),
             max_frame_size: Some(16 << 20),
+            server_allow_unmasked: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -449,9 +455,22 @@ impl WebSocketContext {
                     } else {
                         // The server MUST close the connection upon receiving a
                         // frame that is not masked. (RFC 6455)
-                        return Err(Error::Protocol(
-                            "Received an unmasked frame from client".into(),
-                        ));
+                        // The only exception here is if the user explicitly accepts given
+                        // stream (by tungstenite::server::accept_with_config or tungstenite::server::accept_hdr_with_config)
+                        // with WebSocketConfig.server_allow_unmasked set to Some(true)
+                        if let Some(server_allow_unmasked_val) =
+                            self.get_config().server_allow_unmasked
+                        {
+                            if server_allow_unmasked_val == false {
+                                return Err(Error::Protocol(
+                                    "Received an unmasked frame from client".into(),
+                                ));
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            return Err(Error::Protocol(
+                                "Received an unmasked frame from client".into(),
+                            ));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 Role::Client => {