diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 48c4c3b..938f061 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ function fastifyWebsocket (fastify, opts, next) {
     let handler = routeOptions.handler
 
     if (routeOptions.websocket || routeOptions.wsHandler) {
-      if (routeOptions.method === 'HEAD') {
+      // `method` can also be an array, e.g. ['GET', 'HEAD']
+      const methods = Array.isArray(routeOptions.method) ? routeOptions.method : [routeOptions.method]
+      if (methods.every(method => method === 'HEAD')) {
         return
-      } else if (routeOptions.method !== 'GET') {
+      } else if (methods.some(method => method !== 'GET' && method !== 'HEAD')) {
         throw new Error('websocket handler can only be declared in GET method')
       }
 
diff --git a/test/router.test.js b/test/router.test.js
index a0391f0..6fc952b 100644
--- a/test/router.test.js
+++ b/test/router.test.js
@@ -441,6 +441,43 @@ test('Should throw on wrong HTTP method', (t, end) => {
   })
 })
 
+test('Should accept an array of GET methods', async t => {
+  for (const method of [['GET'], ['GET', 'HEAD']]) {
+    const fastify = Fastify()
+    t.after(() => fastify.close())
+
+    await fastify.register(fastifyWebsocket)
+    fastify.route({
+      method,
+      url: '/echo',
+      websocket: true,
+      handler: (socket) => {
+        socket.once('message', message => socket.send(message))
+      }
+    })
+    await fastify.ready()
+
+    const ws = await fastify.injectWS('/echo')
+    const reply = new Promise(resolve => ws.once('message', data => resolve(data.toString())))
+    ws.send('hi')
+    t.assert.strictEqual(await reply, 'hi')
+    ws.terminate()
+  }
+})
+
+test('Should throw on an array with a non-GET method', async t => {
+  const fastify = Fastify()
+  t.after(() => fastify.close())
+
+  await fastify.register(fastifyWebsocket)
+  t.assert.throws(() => fastify.route({
+    method: ['GET', 'POST'],
+    url: '/echo',
+    websocket: true,
+    handler: () => {}
+  }), { message: 'websocket handler can only be declared in GET method' })
+})
+
 test('Should throw on invalid wsHandler', async t => {
   t.plan(1)
   const fastify = Fastify()