diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py b/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
index 731d8726..9b7a1ba9 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ class AsyncTermRelation(object):
 
 class AsyncSession(object):
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, wshandler=None):
         self.asyncid = _assign_asyncid(self)
         self.responses = collections.deque()
+        self.wshandler = wshandler
         self._evt = None
         self.termrelations = []
         self.consoles = set([])
         self.reaper = eventlet.spawn_after(15, self.destroy)
 
     def add(self, requestid, rsp):
+        if self.wshandler:
+            self.wshandler(messages.AsyncMessage((requestid, rsp)))
         if self.responses is None:
             return
         self.responses.append((requestid, rsp))
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ class AsyncSession(object):
             self._evt = None
         for console in self.consoles:
             _consolesessions[console]['session'].destroy()
-        self.consoles = None
+        self.consoles = set([])
         self.responses = None
         del _asyncsessions[self.asyncid]
 
@@ -159,14 +162,27 @@ def get_async(env, querydict):
     return _asyncsessions[env['HTTP_CONFLUENTASYNCID']]['asyncsession']
 
 
-def handle_async(env, querydict, threadset):
+def handle_async(env, querydict, threadset, wshandler=None, wsin=None):
     global _cleanthread
     # This may be one of two things, a request for a new async stream
     # or a request for next data from async stream
     # httpapi otherwise handles requests an injecting them to queue
     if 'asyncid' not in querydict or not querydict['asyncid']:
         # This is a new request, create a new multiplexer
-        currsess = AsyncSession()
+        currsess = AsyncSession(wshandler)
+        if wshandler:  # websocket mode, block until exited
+            # just stay alive until client goes away
+            wsin.send(' ASYNCID: {0}'.format(currsess.asyncid))
+            clientmsg = True
+            while clientmsg:
+                # get input from ws...
+                clientmsg = wsin.wait()
+                if clientmsg and clientmsg[0] == '?':
+                    wsin.send('?')
+                elif clientmsg:
+                    print(repr(clientmsg))
+            currsess.destroy()
+            return
         yield messages.AsyncSession(currsess.asyncid)
         return
     if  querydict['asyncid'] not in _asyncsessions:
@@ -190,4 +206,4 @@ def handle_async(env, querydict, threadset):
 
 def set_console_sessions(consolesessions):
     global _consolesessions
-    _consolesessions = consolesessions
\ No newline at end of file
+    _consolesessions = consolesessions
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
index a287971c..aa869a0f 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/httpapi.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def _assign_consessionid(consolesession):
     return sessid
 
 @eventlet.websocket.WebSocketWSGI.configured(
-    supported_protocols=['confluent.console'])
+    supported_protocols=['confluent.console', 'confluent.asyncweb'])
 def wsock_handler(ws):
     sessid = ws.wait()
     sessid = sessid.replace('ConfluentSessionId:', '')
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@ def wsock_handler(ws):
     authdata = auth.authorize(name, ws.path)
     if not authdata:
         return
+    if ws.path == '/sessions/current/async':
+        def asyncwscallback(rsp):
+            rsp = json.dumps(rsp.raw())
+            ws.send(u'!' + rsp)
+        for res in confluent.asynchttp.handle_async({}, {}, None, asyncwscallback, ws):
+            pass
+        return
     if '/console/session' in ws.path or '/shell/sessions/' in ws.path:
         #hard bake JSON into this path, do not support other incarnations
         if '/console/session' in ws.path: