diff --git a/examples/esp8266/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA.ino b/examples/esp8266/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA.ino
index 72ffae9..214f5e6 100644
--- a/examples/esp8266/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA.ino
+++ b/examples/esp8266/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA/WebSocketClientSSLWithCA.ino
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ void setup() {
         delay(100);
     }
 
+    //When using BearSSL, client certificate and private key can be set:
+    //webSocket.setSSLClientCertKey(clientCert, clientPrivateKey);
+    //clientCert and clientPrivateKey can be of types (const char *, const char *) , or of types (BearSSL::X509List, BearSSL::PrivateKey)
+    
     webSocket.beginSslWithCA("echo.websocket.org", 443, "/", ENDPOINT_CA_CERT);
     webSocket.onEvent(webSocketEvent);
 }
diff --git a/src/SocketIOclient.cpp b/src/SocketIOclient.cpp
index 6b14319..4233e2c 100644
--- a/src/SocketIOclient.cpp
+++ b/src/SocketIOclient.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,37 @@ void SocketIOclient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String protoc
     WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIO(host, port, url, protocol);
     WebSocketsClient::enableHeartbeat(60 * 1000, 90 * 1000, 5);
 }
+#if defined(HAS_SSL)
+void SocketIOclient::beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * protocol) {
+    WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSL(host, port, url, protocol);
+    WebSocketsClient::enableHeartbeat(60 * 1000, 90 * 1000, 5);
+}
 
+void SocketIOclient::beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url, String protocol) {
+    WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSL(host, port, url, protocol);
+    WebSocketsClient::enableHeartbeat(60 * 1000, 90 * 1000, 5);
+}
+#if !defined(SSL_AXTLS)
+void SocketIOclient::beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
+    WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(host, port, url, CA_cert, protocol);
+    WebSocketsClient::enableHeartbeat(60 * 1000, 90 * 1000, 5);
+}
+
+void SocketIOclient::beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
+    WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(host, port, url, CA_cert, protocol);
+    WebSocketsClient::enableHeartbeat(60 * 1000, 90 * 1000, 5);
+}
+
+void SocketIOclient::setSSLClientCertKey(const char * clientCert, const char * clientPrivateKey) {
+    WebSocketsClient::setSSLClientCertKey(clientCert, clientPrivateKey);
+}
+
+void SocketIOclient::setSSLClientCertKey(BearSSL::X509List * clientCert, BearSSL::PrivateKey * clientPrivateKey) {
+    WebSocketsClient::setSSLClientCertKey(clientCert, clientPrivateKey);
+}
+
+#endif
+#endif
 /**
  * set callback function
  * @param cbEvent SocketIOclientEvent
diff --git a/src/SocketIOclient.h b/src/SocketIOclient.h
index ca0a69b..cf674cb 100644
--- a/src/SocketIOclient.h
+++ b/src/SocketIOclient.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ class SocketIOclient : protected WebSocketsClient {
     void begin(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino");
     void begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino");
 
+#ifdef HAS_SSL
+    void beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino");
+    void beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino");
+#ifndef SSL_AXTLS
+    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+    void setSSLClientCertKey(const char * clientCert = NULL, const char * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
+    void setSSLClientCertKey(BearSSL::X509List * clientCert = NULL, BearSSL::PrivateKey * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
+#endif
+#endif
     bool isConnected(void);
 
     void onEvent(SocketIOclientEvent cbEvent);
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
index 038ff94..6ec0af1 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.cpp
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ void WebSocketsClient::beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * u
     _fingerprint  = fingerprint;
     _CA_cert      = NULL;
 }
-void WebSocketsClient::beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
-    begin(host, port, url, protocol);
-    _client.isSSL = true;
-    _fingerprint  = SSL_FINGERPRINT_NULL;
-    _CA_cert      = new BearSSL::X509List(CA_cert);
-}
 
 void WebSocketsClient::beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
     begin(host, port, url, protocol);
@@ -135,6 +129,20 @@ void WebSocketsClient::beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const ch
     _fingerprint  = SSL_FINGERPRINT_NULL;
     _CA_cert      = CA_cert;
 }
+
+void WebSocketsClient::beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
+    beginSslWithCA(host, port, url, new BearSSL::X509List(CA_cert), protocol);
+}
+
+void WebSocketsClient::setSSLClientCertKey(BearSSL::X509List * clientCert, BearSSL::PrivateKey * clientPrivateKey) {
+    _client_cert = clientCert;
+    _client_key = clientPrivateKey;
+}
+
+void WebSocketsClient::setSSLClientCertKey(const char * clientCert, const char * clientPrivateKey) {
+    setSSLClientCertKey(new BearSSL::X509List(clientCert), new BearSSL::PrivateKey(clientPrivateKey));
+}
+
 #endif    // SSL_AXTLS
 #endif    // HAS_SSL
 
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIO(String host, uint16_t port, String url, Str
 }
 
 #if defined(HAS_SSL)
-void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * protocol) {
+void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * protocol) {     
     begin(host, port, url, protocol);
     _client.isSocketIO = true;
     _client.isSSL      = true;
@@ -159,17 +167,29 @@ void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url,
     beginSocketIOSSL(host.c_str(), port, url.c_str(), protocol.c_str());
 }
 
+#if defined(SSL_BARESSL)
+void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url,  BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
+    begin(host, port, url, protocol);
+    _client.isSocketIO = true;
+    _client.isSSL      = true;
+    _fingerprint       = SSL_FINGERPRINT_NULL;
+    _CA_cert = CA_cert;
+}
+#endif
+
 void WebSocketsClient::beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url, const char * CA_cert, const char * protocol) {
     begin(host, port, url, protocol);
     _client.isSocketIO = true;
     _client.isSSL      = true;
     _fingerprint       = SSL_FINGERPRINT_NULL;
-#if defined(SSL_AXTLS)
-    _CA_cert = CA_cert;
-#else
+#if defined(SSL_BARESSL)
     _CA_cert = new BearSSL::X509List(CA_cert);
+#else
+    _CA_cert = CA_cert;
 #endif
 }
+
+
 #endif
 
 #if(WEBSOCKETS_NETWORK_TYPE != NETWORK_ESP8266_ASYNC)
@@ -213,6 +233,10 @@ void WebSocketsClient::loop(void) {
                 _client.ssl->setFingerprint(_fingerprint);
             } else {
                 _client.ssl->setInsecure();
+            }
+            if(_client_cert && _client_key) {
+                _client.ssl->setClientRSACert(_client_cert, _client_key);
+                DEBUG_WEBSOCKETS("[WS-Client] setting client certificate and key");     
 #endif
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsClient.h b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
index f99dde7..cc9a0c7 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsClient.h
+++ b/src/WebSocketsClient.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class WebSocketsClient : protected WebSockets {
 #else
     void beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const uint8_t * fingerprint = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
     void beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+    void setSSLClientCertKey(BearSSL::X509List * clientCert = NULL, BearSSL::PrivateKey * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
+    void setSSLClientCertKey(const char * clientCert = NULL, const char * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
 #endif
     void beginSslWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
 #endif
@@ -59,9 +61,13 @@ class WebSocketsClient : protected WebSockets {
 #if defined(HAS_SSL)
     void beginSocketIOSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino");
     void beginSocketIOSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino");
-    void beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
-#endif
 
+    void beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+#if defined(SSL_BARESSL)
+    void beginSocketIOSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+#endif
+#endif
+  
 #if(WEBSOCKETS_NETWORK_TYPE != NETWORK_ESP8266_ASYNC)
     void loop(void);
 #else
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ class WebSocketsClient : protected WebSockets {
 #else
     const uint8_t * _fingerprint;
     BearSSL::X509List * _CA_cert;
+    BearSSL::X509List * _client_cert;
+    BearSSL::PrivateKey * _client_key;
 #define SSL_FINGERPRINT_NULL NULL
 #endif