diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f18c2bf..4f03ffb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ serde_derive = "1"
 serde_json = "1"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.6.1"
 serde_qs = "0.4.5"
-url = "1"
 tap-reader = "1"
 try_from = "0.3.2"
 toml = { version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 hyper-old-types = "0.11.0"
 envy = { version = "0.4.0", optional = true }
 log = "0.4.6"
+tungstenite = "0.10.1"
+url = "2.1.1"
+url1x = { version = "1", package = "url" }
 
 [dependencies.chrono]
 version = "0.4"
diff --git a/src/errors.rs b/src/errors.rs
index b48cb0c..65e5fcc 100644
--- a/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/errors.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use tomlcrate::de::Error as TomlDeError;
 #[cfg(feature = "toml")]
 use tomlcrate::ser::Error as TomlSerError;
 use url::ParseError as UrlError;
+use url1x::ParseError as ReqwestUrlError;
+use tungstenite::error::Error as WebSocketError;
 
 /// Convience type over `std::result::Result` with `Error` as the error type.
 pub type Result<T> = ::std::result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Io(IoError),
     /// Wrapper around the `url::ParseError` struct.
     Url(UrlError),
+    /// Wrapper around the `url::ParseError` struct.
+    ReqwestUrl(ReqwestUrlError),
     /// Missing Client Id.
     ClientIdRequired,
     /// Missing Client Secret.
@@ -60,6 +64,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     Envy(EnvyError),
     /// Error serializing to a query string
     SerdeQs(SerdeQsError),
+    /// WebSocket error
+    WebSocket(WebSocketError),
     /// Other errors
     Other(String),
 }
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             Error::Http(ref e) => e,
             Error::Io(ref e) => e,
             Error::Url(ref e) => e,
+            Error::ReqwestUrl(ref e) => e,
             #[cfg(feature = "toml")]
             Error::TomlSer(ref e) => e,
             #[cfg(feature = "toml")]
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             #[cfg(feature = "env")]
             Error::Envy(ref e) => e,
             Error::SerdeQs(ref e) => e,
+            Error::WebSocket(ref e) => e,
 
             Error::Client(..) | Error::Server(..) => {
                 return None
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ from! {
     SerdeError, Serde,
     UrlEncodedError, UrlEncoded,
     UrlError, Url,
+    ReqwestUrlError, ReqwestUrl,
     ApiError, Api,
     #[cfg(feature = "toml")] TomlSerError, TomlSer,
     #[cfg(feature = "toml")] TomlDeError, TomlDe,
@@ -145,6 +154,7 @@ from! {
     HeaderParseError, HeaderParseError,
     #[cfg(feature = "env")] EnvyError, Envy,
     SerdeQsError, SerdeQs,
+    WebSocketError, WebSocket,
     String, Other,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4661784..b82099c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ extern crate serde_urlencoded;
 extern crate tap_reader;
 extern crate try_from;
 extern crate url;
+extern crate url1x;
+extern crate tungstenite;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "env")]
 extern crate envy;
@@ -105,12 +107,13 @@ extern crate indoc;
 
 use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
-    io::{BufRead, BufReader},
+    io::BufRead,
     ops,
 };
 
 use reqwest::{Client, RequestBuilder, Response};
 use tap_reader::Tap;
+use tungstenite::client::AutoStream;
 
 use entities::prelude::*;
 use http_send::{HttpSend, HttpSender};
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ impl From<Data> for Mastodon<HttpSender> {
 }
 
 impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonClient<H> for Mastodon<H> {
-    type Stream = EventReader<BufReader<Response>>;
+    type Stream = EventReader<WebSocket>;
 
     paged_routes! {
         (get) favourites: "favourites" => Status,
@@ -491,124 +494,229 @@ impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonClient<H> for Mastodon<H> {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     fn streaming_user(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/user")))?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "user");
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// returns all public statuses
     fn streaming_public(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/public")))?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "public");
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// Returns all local statuses
     fn streaming_local(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(
-            self.client
-                .get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/public/local")),
-        )?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "public:local");
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// Returns all public statuses for a particular hashtag
     fn streaming_public_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(
-            self.client
-                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/hashtag?tag={}", hashtag))),
-        )?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "hashtag")
+            .append_pair("tag", hashtag);
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// Returns all local statuses for a particular hashtag
     fn streaming_local_hashtag(&self, hashtag: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(
-            self.client
-                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/hashtag/local?tag={}", hashtag))),
-        )?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "hashtag:local")
+            .append_pair("tag", hashtag);
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// Returns statuses for a list
     fn streaming_list(&self, list_id: &str) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(
-            self.client
-                .get(&self.route(&format!("/api/v1/streaming/list?list={}", list_id))),
-        )?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "list")
+            .append_pair("list", list_id);
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
     }
 
     /// Returns all direct messages
     fn streaming_direct(&self) -> Result<Self::Stream> {
-        let response = self.send(self.client.get(&self.route("/api/v1/streaming/direct")))?;
-        let reader = BufReader::new(response);
-        Ok(EventReader(reader))
+        let mut url: url::Url = self.route("/api/v1/streaming").parse()?;
+        url.query_pairs_mut()
+            .append_pair("access_token", &self.token)
+            .append_pair("stream", "direct");
+        let mut url: url::Url = reqwest::get(url.as_str())?.url().as_str().parse()?;
+        let new_scheme = match url.scheme() {
+            "http" => "ws",
+            "https" => "wss",
+            x => return Err(Error::Other(format!("Bad URL scheme: {}", x))),
+        };
+        url.set_scheme(new_scheme).map_err(|_| Error::Other("Bad URL scheme!".to_string()))?;
+
+        let client = tungstenite::connect(url.as_str())?.0;
+
+        Ok(EventReader(WebSocket(client)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// WebSocket newtype so that EventStream can be implemented without coherency issues
+pub struct WebSocket(tungstenite::protocol::WebSocket<AutoStream>);
+
+/// A type that streaming events can be read from
+pub trait EventStream {
+    /// Read a message from this stream
+    fn read_message(&mut self) -> Result<String>;
+}
+
+impl<R: BufRead> EventStream for R {
+    fn read_message(&mut self) -> Result<String> {
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        self.read_line(&mut buf)?;
+        Ok(buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl EventStream for WebSocket {
+    fn read_message(&mut self) -> Result<String> {
+        Ok(self.0.read_message()?.into_text()?)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 /// Iterator that produces events from a mastodon streaming API event stream
-pub struct EventReader<R: BufRead>(R);
-impl<R: BufRead> Iterator for EventReader<R> {
+pub struct EventReader<R: EventStream>(R);
+impl<R: EventStream> Iterator for EventReader<R> {
     type Item = Event;
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         let mut lines = Vec::new();
-        let mut tmp = String::new();
         loop {
-            if let Ok(..) = self.0.read_line(&mut tmp) {
-                let line = tmp.trim().to_string();
-                tmp.clear();
-                if line.starts_with(":") {
+            if let Ok(line) = self.0.read_message() {
+                let line = line.trim().to_string();
+                if line.starts_with(":") || line.is_empty() {
                     continue;
                 }
-                if line.is_empty() && !lines.is_empty() {
-                    if let Ok(event) = self.make_event(&lines) {
-                        lines.clear();
-                        return Some(event);
-                    } else {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
                 lines.push(line);
+                if let Ok(event) = self.make_event(&lines) {
+                    lines.clear();
+                    return Some(event);
+                } else {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<R: BufRead> EventReader<R> {
+impl<R: EventStream> EventReader<R> {
     fn make_event(&self, lines: &[String]) -> Result<Event> {
-        let event = lines
+        let event;
+        let data;
+        if let Some(event_line) = lines
             .iter()
             .find(|line| line.starts_with("event:"))
-            .ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("No `event:` line".to_string()))?;
-        let event = event[6..].trim();
-        let data = lines.iter().find(|line| line.starts_with("data:"));
+        {
+            event = event_line[6..].trim().to_string();
+            data = lines.iter().find(|line| line.starts_with("data:")).map(|x| x[5..].trim().to_string());
+        } else {
+            #[derive(Deserialize)]
+            struct Message {
+                pub event: String,
+                pub payload: Option<String>,
+            }
+            let message = serde_json::from_str::<Message>(&lines[0])?;
+            event = message.event;
+            data = message.payload;
+        }
+        let event: &str = &event;
         Ok(match event {
             "notification" => {
                 let data = data.ok_or_else(|| {
                     Error::Other("Missing `data` line for notification".to_string())
                 })?;
-                let data = data[5..].trim();
                 let notification = serde_json::from_str::<Notification>(&data)?;
                 Event::Notification(notification)
             },
             "update" => {
                 let data =
                     data.ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("Missing `data` line for update".to_string()))?;
-                let data = data[5..].trim();
                 let status = serde_json::from_str::<Status>(&data)?;
                 Event::Update(status)
             },
             "delete" => {
                 let data =
                     data.ok_or_else(|| Error::Other("Missing `data` line for delete".to_string()))?;
-                let data = data[5..].trim().to_string();
                 Event::Delete(data)
             },
             "filters_changed" => Event::FiltersChanged,
@@ -668,7 +776,7 @@ impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonBuilder<H> {
 pub struct MastodonUnauth<H: HttpSend = HttpSender> {
     client: Client,
     http_sender: H,
-    base: url::Url,
+    base: reqwest::Url,
 }
 
 impl MastodonUnauth<HttpSender> {
@@ -682,13 +790,13 @@ impl MastodonUnauth<HttpSender> {
         Ok(MastodonUnauth {
             client: Client::new(),
             http_sender: HttpSender,
-            base: url::Url::parse(&base)?,
+            base: reqwest::Url::parse(&base)?,
         })
     }
 }
 
 impl<H: HttpSend> MastodonUnauth<H> {
-    fn route(&self, url: &str) -> Result<url::Url> {
+    fn route(&self, url: &str) -> Result<reqwest::Url> {
         Ok(self.base.join(url)?)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/page.rs b/src/page.rs
index 3a47ce6..09a2dca 100644
--- a/src/page.rs
+++ b/src/page.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use entities::itemsiter::ItemsIter;
 use hyper_old_types::header::{parsing, Link, RelationType};
 use reqwest::{header::LINK, Response};
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use url::Url;
+use reqwest::Url;
 
 use http_send::HttpSend;
 
diff --git a/src/registration.rs b/src/registration.rs
index 7aba7c5..8417b40 100644
--- a/src/registration.rs
+++ b/src/registration.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use reqwest::{Client, RequestBuilder, Response};
 use try_from::TryInto;
-use url::percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, DEFAULT_ENCODE_SET};
+use url1x::percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, DEFAULT_ENCODE_SET};
 
 use apps::{App, AppBuilder};
 use http_send::{HttpSend, HttpSender};