diff --git a/plexapi/alert.py b/plexapi/alert.py
index 79ecc4453..fdf8ac105 100644
--- a/plexapi/alert.py
+++ b/plexapi/alert.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import json
+import socket
+from typing import Callable
 import threading
 
 from plexapi import log
@@ -32,15 +34,17 @@ class AlertListener(threading.Thread):
             callbackError (func): Callback function to call on errors. The callback function
                 will be sent a single argument 'error' which will contain the Error object.
                 :samp:`def my_callback(error): ...`
+            ws_socket (socket): Socket to use for the connection. If not specified, a new socket will be created.
     """
     key = '/:/websockets/notifications'
 
-    def __init__(self, server, callback=None, callbackError=None):
+    def __init__(self, server, callback: Callable = None, callbackError: Callable = None, ws_socket: socket = None):
         super(AlertListener, self).__init__()
         self.daemon = True
         self._server = server
         self._callback = callback
         self._callbackError = callbackError
+        self._socket = ws_socket
         self._ws = None
 
     def run(self):
@@ -52,8 +56,13 @@ def run(self):
         # create the websocket connection
         url = self._server.url(self.key, includeToken=True).replace('http', 'ws')
         log.info('Starting AlertListener: %s', url)
-        self._ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(url, on_message=self._onMessage,
-                                          on_error=self._onError)
+
+        if self._socket:
+            self._ws = websocket.create_connection(url=url, on_message=self._onMessage, on_error=self._onError,
+                                                   socket=self._socket)
+        else:
+            self._ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(url, on_message=self._onMessage, on_error=self._onError)
+
         self._ws.run_forever()
 
     def stop(self):