diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/client/WebSocketConnectionManager.java b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/client/WebSocketConnectionManager.java
index 989100f9359..018267dcc76 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/client/WebSocketConnectionManager.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/client/WebSocketConnectionManager.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class WebSocketConnectionManager extends ConnectionManagerSupport {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected boolean isConnected() {
+	public boolean isConnected() {
 		return (this.webSocketSession != null && this.webSocketSession.isOpen());
 	}