diff --git a/examples/websockets.ru b/examples/websockets.ru
index b74f93f..72a1524 100644
--- a/examples/websockets.ru
+++ b/examples/websockets.ru
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Test < Landline::App
       puts "Client closed read connection"
     end
     socket.write("Hi!")
+    puts IO.select([socket]).inspect
     while (response = socket.read)
       if response
         puts "Client wrote: #{response.inspect}"
diff --git a/lib/landline/extensions/websocket.rb b/lib/landline/extensions/websocket.rb
index 84f44d1..4d035bf 100644
--- a/lib/landline/extensions/websocket.rb
+++ b/lib/landline/extensions/websocket.rb
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ module Landline
         close_write if @writable
       end
 
+      # Obtain internal IO object
+      # @return [IO]
+      def to_io
+        io
+      end
+
       attr_reader :io, :readable, :writable
 
       private