diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 87bd29b0..021b4ae4 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ const char *mg_url_uri(const char *url) {
 unsigned short mg_url_port(const char *url) {
   struct url u = urlparse(url);
   unsigned short port = 0;
-  if (memcmp(url, "http:", 5) == 0) port = 80;
+  if (memcmp(url, "http:", 5) == 0 || memcmp(url, "ws:", 3) == 0) port = 80;
   if (memcmp(url, "wss:", 4) == 0 || memcmp(url, "https:", 6) == 0) port = 443;
   if (memcmp(url, "mqtt:", 5) == 0) port = 1883;
   if (memcmp(url, "mqtts:", 6) == 0) port = 8883;
diff --git a/src/url.c b/src/url.c
index aef11014..9e35a5bb 100644
--- a/src/url.c
+++ b/src/url.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const char *mg_url_uri(const char *url) {
 unsigned short mg_url_port(const char *url) {
   struct url u = urlparse(url);
   unsigned short port = 0;
-  if (memcmp(url, "http:", 5) == 0) port = 80;
+  if (memcmp(url, "http:", 5) == 0 || memcmp(url, "ws:", 3) == 0) port = 80;
   if (memcmp(url, "wss:", 4) == 0 || memcmp(url, "https:", 6) == 0) port = 443;
   if (memcmp(url, "mqtt:", 5) == 0) port = 1883;
   if (memcmp(url, "mqtts:", 6) == 0) port = 8883;