diff --git a/src/lib/socket.ts b/src/lib/socket.ts
index aedc8110..3f9431d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/socket.ts
+++ b/src/lib/socket.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export interface ISocket {
   readyState: number;
 }
 
+export type SocketFactory = (url: string) => ISocket;
+
 export class TCPSocket implements ISocket {
   private clientId: string;
   private isConnected = false;
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ export class WebSocketWrapper implements ISocket {
   }
 }
 
-export function createSocket(url: string): ISocket {
+const defaultSocketFactory: SocketFactory = (url: string) => {
   if (url.startsWith("wss://")) {
     return new WebSocketWrapper(url);
   }
@@ -169,4 +171,18 @@ export function createSocket(url: string): ISocket {
     return new TCPSocket(url);
   }
   throw new Error("Unsupported socket protocol");
+};
+
+let socketFactory: SocketFactory = defaultSocketFactory;
+
+export function createSocket(url: string): ISocket {
+  return socketFactory(url);
+}
+
+export function setSocketFactory(factory: SocketFactory): void {
+  socketFactory = factory;
+}
+
+export function resetSocketFactory(): void {
+  socketFactory = defaultSocketFactory;
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/socketFactory.test.ts b/tests/lib/socketFactory.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a8e30d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/socketFactory.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({
+  invoke: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/event", () => ({
+  listen: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(() => {})),
+}));
+
+class MockWebSocket {
+  static readonly CONNECTING = 0;
+  static readonly OPEN = 1;
+  static readonly CLOSING = 2;
+  static readonly CLOSED = 3;
+
+  readonly CONNECTING = 0;
+  readonly OPEN = 1;
+  readonly CLOSING = 2;
+  readonly CLOSED = 3;
+
+  readyState = MockWebSocket.CONNECTING;
+  bufferedAmount = 0;
+  extensions = "";
+  protocol = "";
+  binaryType: BinaryType = "blob";
+  url: string;
+  onopen: ((event: Event) => void) | null = null;
+  onmessage: ((event: MessageEvent) => void) | null = null;
+  onclose: ((event: CloseEvent) => void) | null = null;
+  onerror: ((event: Event) => void) | null = null;
+
+  constructor(url: string) {
+    this.url = url;
+  }
+
+  send(): void {}
+
+  close(): void {
+    this.readyState = MockWebSocket.CLOSED;
+  }
+}
+
+vi.stubGlobal("WebSocket", MockWebSocket);
+
+import {
+  createSocket,
+  resetSocketFactory,
+  setSocketFactory,
+  TCPSocket,
+  WebSocketWrapper,
+} from "../../src/lib/socket";
+
+describe("socket factory", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetSocketFactory();
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("allows a custom socket factory to be injected", () => {
+    const fakeSocket = {
+      onopen: null,
+      onmessage: null,
+      onerror: null,
+      onclose: null,
+      send: vi.fn(),
+      close: vi.fn(),
+      readyState: 1,
+    };
+    const factory = vi.fn(() => fakeSocket);
+
+    setSocketFactory(factory);
+
+    const socket = createSocket("wss://irc.example.com:443");
+
+    expect(factory).toHaveBeenCalledWith("wss://irc.example.com:443");
+    expect(socket).toBe(fakeSocket);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps websocket routing as the default behavior", () => {
+    const socket = createSocket("wss://irc.example.com:443");
+
+    expect(socket).toBeInstanceOf(WebSocketWrapper);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps tauri tcp/tls routing as the default behavior", () => {
+    const socket = createSocket("ircs://irc.example.com:6697");
+
+    expect(socket).toBeInstanceOf(TCPSocket);
+  });
+});