diff --git a/websocketpp/connection.hpp b/websocketpp/connection.hpp
index 480773894e..b5f4325bae 100644
--- a/websocketpp/connection.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/connection.hpp
@@ -497,6 +497,15 @@ public:
      * @return The port component of the connection URI
      */
     uint16_t get_port() const;
+    
+    /// Sets the connection URI
+    /**
+     * This should really only be called by internal library methods unless you
+     * really know what you are doing.
+     *
+     * @param uri The new URI to set
+     */
+    void set_uri(uri_ptr uri);
         
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Pass-through access to the request and response objects //
diff --git a/websocketpp/impl/connection_impl.hpp b/websocketpp/impl/connection_impl.hpp
index 4c2be7c046..8e5d63b86e 100644
--- a/websocketpp/impl/connection_impl.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/impl/connection_impl.hpp
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ uint16_t connection<config>::get_port() const {
     return m_uri->get_port();
 }
 
+template <typename config>
+void connection<config>::set_uri(uri_ptr uri) {
+    //scoped_lock_type lock(m_connection_state_lock);
+    m_uri = uri;
+}
+