diff --git a/plugins/psgi/psgi.h b/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
index 1f56c5d0..696a1191 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
+++ b/plugins/psgi/psgi.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ struct uwsgi_perl {
 	time_t last_auto_reload;
 	struct uwsgi_string_list *auto_reload_ignore;
 	HV *auto_reload_hash;
+
+	int enable_psgix_io;
 };
 
 void init_perl_embedded_module(void);
diff --git a/plugins/psgi/psgi_loader.c b/plugins/psgi/psgi_loader.c
index 6bb8110c..ba1763fc 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/psgi_loader.c
+++ b/plugins/psgi/psgi_loader.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ int init_psgi_app(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, char *app, uint16_t app_len, Pe
 
 		perl_eval_pv("use IO::Handle;", 0);
 		perl_eval_pv("use IO::File;", 0);
+		perl_eval_pv("use IO::Socket;", 0);
 		perl_eval_pv("use Scalar::Util;", 0);
 		if (!uperl.no_die_catch) {
 			perl_eval_pv("use Devel::StackTrace;", 0);
diff --git a/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c b/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
index 0ba27af1..4cd729d6 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/psgi/psgi_plugin.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct uwsgi_plugin psgi_plugin;
 struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_perl_options[] = {
 
         {"psgi", required_argument, 0, "load a psgi app", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uperl.psgi, 0},
+        {"psgi-enable-psgix-io", no_argument, 0, "enable psgix.io support", uwsgi_opt_true, &uperl.enable_psgix_io, 0},
         {"perl-no-die-catch", no_argument, 0, "do not catch $SIG{__DIE__}", uwsgi_opt_true, &uperl.no_die_catch, 0},
         {"perl-local-lib", required_argument, 0, "set perl locallib path", uwsgi_opt_set_str, &uperl.locallib, 0},
 #ifdef PERL_VERSION_STRING
@@ -102,6 +103,31 @@ SV *uwsgi_perl_obj_new(char *class, size_t class_len) {
 	
 }
 
+SV *uwsgi_perl_obj_new_from_fd(char *class, size_t class_len, int fd) {
+	SV *newobj;
+
+        dSP;
+
+        ENTER;
+        SAVETMPS;
+        PUSHMARK(SP);
+	XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv( class, class_len)));
+        XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv( fd )));
+        XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv( "w", 1 )));
+        PUTBACK;
+
+        call_method( "new_from_fd", G_SCALAR);
+
+        SPAGAIN;
+
+        newobj = SvREFCNT_inc(POPs);
+        PUTBACK;
+        FREETMPS;
+        LEAVE;
+
+        return newobj;
+}
+
 SV *uwsgi_perl_call_stream(SV *func) {
 
 	SV *ret = NULL;
@@ -245,7 +271,10 @@ AV *psgi_call(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req, SV *psgi_func, SV *env) {
                 uwsgi_log("[uwsgi-perl error] %s", SvPV_nolen(ERRSV));
         }
 	else {
-		ret = (AV *) SvREFCNT_inc(SvRV(POPs));
+		SV *r = POPs;
+		if (SvROK(r)) {
+			ret = (AV *) SvREFCNT_inc(SvRV(r));
+		}
 	}
 
 	PUTBACK;
@@ -360,7 +389,12 @@ SV *build_psgi_env(struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req) {
 	// cleanup handlers array
 	av = newAV();
 	if (!hv_store(env, "psgix.cleanup.handlers", 22, newRV_noinc((SV *)av ), 0)) goto clear;
-	
+
+	// this call requires a bunch of syscalls, so it hurts performance
+	if (uperl.enable_psgix_io) {
+		SV *io = uwsgi_perl_obj_new_from_fd("IO::Socket", 10, wsgi_req->fd);
+		if (!hv_store(env, "psgix.io", 8, io, 0)) goto clear;
+	}
 
 	SV *pe = uwsgi_perl_obj_new("uwsgi::error", 12);
         if (!hv_store(env, "psgi.errors", 11, pe, 0)) goto clear;
diff --git a/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c b/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
index 8c60d8a4..1f6ceb2b 100644
--- a/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
+++ b/plugins/psgi/uwsgi_plmodule.c
@@ -404,9 +404,20 @@ XS(XS_i_am_the_lord) {
 	}
         XSRETURN_NO;
 }
-
 #endif
 
+XS(XS_connection_fd) {
+	dXSARGS;
+
+	psgi_check_args(0);	
+
+	struct wsgi_request *wsgi_req = current_wsgi_req();
+
+	ST(0) = newSViv(wsgi_req->fd);
+        sv_2mortal(ST(0));
+        XSRETURN(1);	
+}
+
 XS(XS_websocket_handshake) {
 
 	dXSARGS;
@@ -646,6 +657,9 @@ void init_perl_embedded_module() {
 #ifdef UWSGI_SSL
 	psgi_xs(i_am_the_lord);
 #endif
+
+	psgi_xs(connection_fd);
+
 	psgi_xs(alarm);
 	psgi_xs(websocket_handshake);
 	psgi_xs(websocket_recv);