diff --git a/lib/providers/socketio.js b/lib/providers/socketio.js
index 74e2368bbd..d0f798d3d8 100644
--- a/lib/providers/socketio.js
+++ b/lib/providers/socketio.js
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ var _ = require('lodash');
 var socketio = require('socket.io');
 var Proto = require('uberproto');
 
+// The position of the params parameters for a service method so that we can extend them
+// default is 1
+var paramsPositions = {
+  find: 0,
+  update: 2,
+  patch: 2
+};
+
 module.exports = function(config) {
   return function() {
     var app = this;
@@ -38,8 +46,14 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
           _.each(services, function(service, path) {
             _.each(self.methods, function(method) {
               var name = path + '::' + method;
-              if (service[method]) {
-                socket.on(name, service[method].bind(service));
+              var position = typeof paramsPositions[method] !== 'undefined' ? paramsPositions[method] : 1;
+
+              if (typeof service[method] === 'function') {
+                socket.on(name, function() {
+                  var args = _.toArray(arguments);
+                  args[position] = _.extend({}, args[position], socket.handshake.feathers);
+                  service[method].apply(service, args);
+                });
               }
             });
           });
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bbe0840153..567f7b4349 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ app.configure(feathers.socketio(function(io) {
 }));
 ```
 
+Similar than the REST middleware, the SocketIO handshakes `feathers` property will be extended
+for service parameters:
+
+```js
+app.configure(feathers.socketio(function(io) {
+  io.set('authorization', function (handshake, callback) {
+    handshake.feathers.user = { name: 'David' };
+  });
+}));
+
+app.use('todos', {
+  create: function(data, params, callback) {
+    // When called via SocketIO:
+    params.user // -> { name: 'David' }
+  }
+});
+```
+
 Once the server has been started with `app.listen()` the SocketIO object is available as `app.io`.
 
 ### Primus
diff --git a/test/providers/socketio.test.js b/test/providers/socketio.test.js
index 3623b9efa2..4d2fd42e62 100644
--- a/test/providers/socketio.test.js
+++ b/test/providers/socketio.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var _ = require('lodash');
 var feathers = require('../../lib/feathers');
 var io = require('socket.io-client');
+var assert = require('assert');
 
 var fixture = require('./service-fixture');
 var todoService = fixture.Service;
 var verify = fixture.verify;
 
 describe('SocketIO provider', function () {
-  var server, socket;
+  var server, socket, app,
+    socketParams = {
+      user: { name: 'David' },
+      provider: 'socketio'
+    };
 
   before(function () {
     // This seems to be the only way to not get the
@@ -16,12 +22,17 @@ describe('SocketIO provider', function () {
     var oldlog = console.log;
     console.log = function () {};
 
-    server = feathers()
+    app = feathers()
       .configure(feathers.socketio(function(io) {
         io.set('log level', 0);
+        io.set('authorization', function (handshake, callback) {
+          handshake.feathers = socketParams;
+          callback(null, true);
+        });
       }))
-      .use('todo', todoService)
-      .listen(7886);
+      .use('todo', todoService);
+
+    server = app.listen(7886);
 
     console.log = oldlog;
 
@@ -33,6 +44,47 @@ describe('SocketIO provider', function () {
     server.close(done);
   });
 
+  it('passes handshake as service parameters', function(done) {
+    var service = app.lookup('todo');
+    var old = {
+      find: service.find,
+      create: service.create,
+      update: service.update,
+      remove: service.remove
+    };
+
+    service.find = function(params) {
+      assert.deepEqual(params, socketParams, 'Handshake parameters passed on proper position');
+      old.find.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
+    service.create = function(data, params) {
+      assert.deepEqual(params, socketParams, 'Passed handshake parameters');
+      old.create.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
+    service.update = function(id, data, params) {
+      assert.deepEqual(params, _.extend(socketParams, {
+        test: 'param'
+      }), 'Extended handshake paramters with original');
+      old.update.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
+    service.remove = function(id, params) {
+      assert.equal(params.provider, 'socketio', 'Handshake parameters have priority');
+      old.remove.apply(this, arguments);
+    };
+
+    socket.emit('todo::create', {}, {}, function () {
+      socket.emit('todo::update', 1, {}, { test: 'param' }, function() {
+        socket.emit('todo::remove', 1, { provider: 'something' }, function() {
+          _.extend(service, old);
+          done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('CRUD', function () {
     it('::find', function (done) {
       socket.emit('todo::find', {}, function (error, data) {