diff --git a/lib/clients/websocket.js b/lib/clients/websocket.js
index 3f1be79f..57f4bc46 100644
--- a/lib/clients/websocket.js
+++ b/lib/clients/websocket.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
     productIDs,
     websocketURI = 'wss://ws-feed.gdax.com',
     auth = null,
-    { heartbeat = false } = {}
+    { heartbeat = false, channels = null } = {}
   ) {
     super();
     this.productIDs = Utils.determineProductIDs(productIDs);
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
         'Invalid or incomplete authentication credentials. You should either provide all of the secret, key and passphrase fields, or leave auth null'
       );
     }
+    this.channels = channels;
     this.auth = auth || {};
     this.heartbeat = heartbeat;
     this.connect();
@@ -61,9 +62,17 @@ class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
       product_ids: this.productIDs,
     };
 
+    if (this.channels) {
+      subscribeMessage.channels = this.channels;
+    }
+
     // Add Signature
     if (this.auth.secret) {
-      let sig = signRequest(this.auth, 'GET', '/users/self');
+      let sig = signRequest(
+        this.auth,
+        'GET',
+        this.channels ? '/users/self/verify' : '/users/self'
+      );
       Object.assign(subscribeMessage, sig);
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ class WebsocketClient extends EventEmitter {
 
     if (this.heartbeat) {
       // send heartbeat
-      var heartbeatMessage = {
+      const heartbeatMessage = {
         type: 'heartbeat',
         on: true,
       };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99be47f1..0111b2ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gdax",
-  "version": "0.4.3",
+  "version": "0.4.4",
   "author": "Coinbase",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/coinbase/gdax-node/issues",
   "contributors": [
diff --git a/tests/websocket.spec.js b/tests/websocket.spec.js
index 6704235e..b4c7613b 100644
--- a/tests/websocket.spec.js
+++ b/tests/websocket.spec.js
@@ -130,6 +130,34 @@ suite('WebsocketClient', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  test('passes channels through', done => {
+    const server = testserver(++port, () => {
+      new Gdax.WebsocketClient(
+        'ETH-USD',
+        'ws://localhost:' + port,
+        {
+          key: 'suchkey',
+          secret: 'suchsecret',
+          passphrase: 'muchpassphrase',
+        },
+        { channels: ['user', 'ticker'] }
+      );
+    });
+    server.on('connection', socket => {
+      socket.on('message', data => {
+        const msg = JSON.parse(data);
+        assert.equal(msg.type, 'subscribe');
+        assert.equal(msg.key, 'suchkey');
+        assert.equal(msg.passphrase, 'muchpassphrase');
+        assert.deepEqual(msg.channels, ['user', 'ticker']);
+        assert(msg.timestamp);
+        assert(msg.signature);
+        server.close();
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 test('passes heartbeat details through', done => {