diff --git a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLConfiguration.java b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLConfiguration.java
index f009889e..9877ce5a 100644
--- a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLConfiguration.java
+++ b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLConfiguration.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class GraphQLConfiguration {
   private final ContextSetting contextSetting;
   private final GraphQLResponseCacheManager responseCacheManager;
   @Getter private final Executor asyncExecutor;
+  @Getter private final List<String> allowedOrigins;
   private HttpRequestHandler requestHandler;
 
   private GraphQLConfiguration(
@@ -49,9 +50,11 @@ private GraphQLConfiguration(
       ContextSetting contextSetting,
       Supplier<BatchInputPreProcessor> batchInputPreProcessor,
       GraphQLResponseCacheManager responseCacheManager,
-      Executor asyncExecutor) {
+      Executor asyncExecutor,
+      List<String> allowedOrigins) {
     this.invocationInputFactory = invocationInputFactory;
     this.asyncExecutor = asyncExecutor;
+    this.allowedOrigins = allowedOrigins;
     this.graphQLInvoker = graphQLInvoker != null ? graphQLInvoker : queryInvoker.toGraphQLInvoker();
     this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
     this.listeners = listeners;
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ public static class Builder {
     private int asyncMaxPoolSize = 200;
     private Executor asyncExecutor;
     private AsyncTaskDecorator asyncTaskDecorator;
+    private List<String> allowedOrigins = new ArrayList<>();
 
     private Builder(GraphQLInvocationInputFactory.Builder invocationInputFactoryBuilder) {
       this.invocationInputFactoryBuilder = invocationInputFactoryBuilder;
@@ -249,6 +253,13 @@ public Builder with(AsyncTaskDecorator asyncTaskDecorator) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder allowedOrigins(List<String> allowedOrigins) {
+      if (allowedOrigins != null) {
+        this.allowedOrigins.addAll(allowedOrigins);
+      }
+      return this;
+    }
+
     private Executor getAsyncExecutor() {
       if (asyncExecutor != null) {
         return asyncExecutor;
@@ -279,7 +290,8 @@ public GraphQLConfiguration build() {
           contextSetting,
           batchInputPreProcessorSupplier,
           responseCacheManager,
-          getAsyncTaskExecutor());
+          getAsyncTaskExecutor(),
+          allowedOrigins);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServlet.java b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServlet.java
index cd22aede..ab88ac16 100644
--- a/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServlet.java
+++ b/graphql-java-servlet/src/main/java/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServlet.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package graphql.kickstart.servlet;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public class GraphQLWebsocketServlet extends Endpoint {
   private final AtomicBoolean isShuttingDown = new AtomicBoolean(false);
   private final AtomicBoolean isShutDown = new AtomicBoolean(false);
   private final Object cacheLock = new Object();
+  private final List<String> allowedOrigins;
 
   public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration configuration) {
     this(configuration, null);
@@ -77,21 +79,23 @@ public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
         configuration.getGraphQLInvoker(),
         configuration.getInvocationInputFactory(),
         configuration.getObjectMapper(),
-        connectionListeners);
+        connectionListeners,
+        configuration.getAllowedOrigins());
   }
 
   public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
       GraphQLInvoker graphQLInvoker,
       GraphQLSubscriptionInvocationInputFactory invocationInputFactory,
       GraphQLObjectMapper graphQLObjectMapper) {
-    this(graphQLInvoker, invocationInputFactory, graphQLObjectMapper, null);
+    this(graphQLInvoker, invocationInputFactory, graphQLObjectMapper, null, emptyList());
   }
 
   public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
       GraphQLInvoker graphQLInvoker,
       GraphQLSubscriptionInvocationInputFactory invocationInputFactory,
       GraphQLObjectMapper graphQLObjectMapper,
-      Collection<SubscriptionConnectionListener> connectionListeners) {
+      Collection<SubscriptionConnectionListener> connectionListeners,
+      List<String> allowedOrigins) {
     List<ApolloSubscriptionConnectionListener> listeners = new ArrayList<>();
     if (connectionListeners != null) {
       connectionListeners.stream()
@@ -114,12 +118,10 @@ public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
                 Stream.of(fallbackSubscriptionProtocolFactory))
             .map(SubscriptionProtocolFactory::getProtocol)
             .collect(toList());
+    this.allowedOrigins = allowedOrigins;
   }
 
   public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
-      GraphQLInvoker graphQLInvoker,
-      GraphQLSubscriptionInvocationInputFactory invocationInputFactory,
-      GraphQLObjectMapper graphQLObjectMapper,
       List<SubscriptionProtocolFactory> subscriptionProtocolFactory,
       SubscriptionProtocolFactory fallbackSubscriptionProtocolFactory) {
 
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ public GraphQLWebsocketServlet(
                 Stream.of(fallbackSubscriptionProtocolFactory))
             .map(SubscriptionProtocolFactory::getProtocol)
             .collect(toList());
+
+    this.allowedOrigins = emptyList();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -202,6 +206,26 @@ private void closeUnexpectedly(Session session, Throwable t) {
     }
   }
 
+  public boolean checkOrigin(String originHeaderValue) {
+    if (originHeaderValue == null || originHeaderValue.isBlank()) {
+      return allowedOrigins.isEmpty();
+    }
+    String originToCheck = trimTrailingSlash(originHeaderValue);
+    if (!allowedOrigins.isEmpty()) {
+      if (allowedOrigins.contains("*")) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return allowedOrigins.stream()
+          .map(this::trimTrailingSlash)
+          .anyMatch(originToCheck::equalsIgnoreCase);
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private String trimTrailingSlash(String origin) {
+    return (origin.endsWith("/") ? origin.substring(0, origin.length() - 1) : origin);
+  }
+
   public void modifyHandshake(
       ServerEndpointConfig sec, HandshakeRequest request, HandshakeResponse response) {
     sec.getUserProperties().put(HANDSHAKE_REQUEST_KEY, request);
diff --git a/graphql-java-servlet/src/test/groovy/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServletSpec.groovy b/graphql-java-servlet/src/test/groovy/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServletSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4074455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-java-servlet/src/test/groovy/graphql/kickstart/servlet/GraphQLWebsocketServletSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package graphql.kickstart.servlet
+
+import spock.lang.Specification
+
+class GraphQLWebsocketServletSpec extends Specification {
+
+  def "checkOrigin without any allowed origins allows given origin"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with no allowed origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin http://localhost:8080"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin("http://localhost:8080")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin without any allowed origins allows when no origin given"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with no allowed origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin null"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin(null)
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin without any allowed origins allows when origin is empty"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with no allowed origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin null"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin(" ")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin with allow all origins allows given origin"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with allow all origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).allowedOrigins(List.of("*")).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin http://localhost:8080"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin("http://localhost:8080")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin with specific allowed origins allows given origin"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with allow all origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).allowedOrigins(List.of("http://localhost:8080")).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin http://localhost:8080"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin("http://localhost:8080")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin with specific allowed origins allows given origin with trailing slash"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with allow all origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).allowedOrigins(List.of("http://localhost:8080")).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin http://localhost:8080/"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin("http://localhost:8080/")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+
+  def "checkOrigin with specific allowed origins with trailing slash allows given origin without trailing slash"() {
+    given: "a websocket servlet with allow all origins"
+    def servlet = new GraphQLWebsocketServlet(GraphQLConfiguration.with(TestUtils.createGraphQlSchema()).allowedOrigins(List.of("http://localhost:8080/")).build())
+
+    when: "we check origin http://localhost:8080"
+    def allowed = servlet.checkOrigin("http://localhost:8080")
+
+    then:
+    allowed
+  }
+}