diff --git a/integrations/actix-web/src/subscription.rs b/integrations/actix-web/src/subscription.rs
index 4a4f6aea..30ee88e9 100644
--- a/integrations/actix-web/src/subscription.rs
+++ b/integrations/actix-web/src/subscription.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use actix::{
 };
 use actix::{ActorFutureExt, ActorStreamExt};
 use actix_http::error::PayloadError;
-use actix_http::ws;
+use actix_http::{ws, Payload, StatusCode};
 use actix_web::web::Bytes;
-use actix_web::{HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use actix_web::{http, Error, FromRequest, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
 use actix_web_actors::ws::{CloseReason, Message, ProtocolError, WebsocketContext};
 use futures_util::future::Ready;
 use futures_util::stream::Stream;
@@ -20,6 +20,33 @@ use async_graphql::{Data, ObjectType, Result, Schema, SubscriptionType};
 const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 const CLIENT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
+/// A GraphQL protocol extractor.
+///
+/// It extract GraphQL protocol from `SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL` header.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct GraphQLProtocol(WebSocketProtocols);
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl FromRequest for GraphQLProtocol {
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Future = Ready<Self>;
+
+    fn from_request(req: &HttpRequest, payload: &mut Payload) -> Self::Future {
+        Ready(
+            req.headers()
+                .get(http::header::SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL)
+                .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
+                .and_then(|protocols| {
+                    protocols
+                        .split(',')
+                        .find_map(|p| WebSocketProtocols::from_str(p.trim()).ok())
+                })
+                .map(Self)
+                .ok_or_else(|| Error::),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /// Actor for subscription via websocket
 pub struct WSSubscription<Query, Mutation, Subscription, F> {
     schema: Schema<Query, Mutation, Subscription>,
@@ -212,4 +239,4 @@ where
                 .spawn(ctx)
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}