diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.html
index 8a97c50ab..a7b54d72f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.html
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-config-input-subprotocol"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> <span data-i18n="websocket.label.subprotocol"></span></label>
-        <input id="node-config-input-subprotocol" type="text" data-i18n="[placeholder]websocket.placeholder.subprotocol">
+        <input type="text" id="node-config-input-subprotocol">
     </div>
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-config-input-wholemsg" data-i18n="websocket.sendrec"></label>
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
index c22e3dea1..0ceac5b01 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/22-websocket.js
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
         // Store local copies of the node configuration (as defined in the .html)
         node.path = n.path;
-        node.subprotocol = n.subprotocol; // optional client protocol
+        if (typeof n.subprotocol === "string") {
+            // Split the string on comma and trim each result
+            node.subprotocol = n.subprotocol.split(",").map(v => v.trim())
+        } else {
+            node.subprotocol = [];
+        }
         node.wholemsg = (n.wholemsg === "true");
 
         node._inputNodes = [];    // collection of nodes that want to receive events
diff --git a/test/nodes/core/network/22-websocket_spec.js b/test/nodes/core/network/22-websocket_spec.js
index 4ab96f8ff..21f415531 100644
--- a/test/nodes/core/network/22-websocket_spec.js
+++ b/test/nodes/core/network/22-websocket_spec.js
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ describe('websocket Node', function() {
             var flow = [
                 { id: "server", type: "websocket-listener", path: "/ws" },
                 { id: "n1", type: "websocket-client", path: getWsUrl("/ws") },
-                { id: "n2", type: "websocket-client", path: getWsUrl("/ws"), subprotocol: "testprotocol" }];
+                { id: "n2", type: "websocket-client", path: getWsUrl("/ws"), subprotocol: "testprotocol1, testprotocol2" }];
             helper.load(websocketNode, flow, function() {
-                helper.getNode("n1").should.have.property("subprotocol", undefined);
-                helper.getNode("n2").should.have.property("subprotocol", "testprotocol");
+                helper.getNode("n1").should.have.property("subprotocol", []);
+                helper.getNode("n2").should.have.property("subprotocol", ["testprotocol1","testprotocol2"]);
                 done();
             });
         });