diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py b/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
index 234f30b4..fd1d2b01 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/__init__.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ of Mopidy. Thus, you probably only want to make the web server available from
 your local network or place it behind a web proxy which takes care or user
 authentication. You have been warned.
 
-This web server exposes a WebSocket at ``/ws``. The WebSocket gives you access
-to Mopidy's full API and enables Mopidy to instantly push events to the client,
-as they happen.
+This web server exposes a WebSocket at ``/mopidy/ws/``. The WebSocket gives you
+access to Mopidy's full API and enables Mopidy to instantly push events to the
+client, as they happen.
 
 The web server can also host any static files, for example the HTML, CSS,
 JavaScript and images needed by a web based Mopidy client. To host static
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py b/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
index ce48b8b3..3f7fa1aa 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/actor.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
 
     def _create_app(self):
         root = RootResource()
-        root.ws = ws.WebSocketResource(self.core)
+        root.mopidy = MopidyResource()
+        root.mopidy.ws = ws.WebSocketResource(self.core)
 
         if settings.HTTP_SERVER_STATIC_DIR:
             static_dir = settings.HTTP_SERVER_STATIC_DIR
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
                 'tools.staticdir.index': 'index.html',
                 'tools.staticdir.dir': static_dir,
             },
-            b'/ws': {
+            b'/mopidy/ws': {
                 'tools.websocket.on': True,
                 'tools.websocket.handler_cls': ws.WebSocketHandler,
             },
@@ -128,3 +129,7 @@ class HttpFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
 
 class RootResource(object):
     pass
+
+
+class MopidyResource(object):
+    pass
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/http/data/index.html b/mopidy/frontends/http/data/index.html
index 74d85dd6..f706a317 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/http/data/index.html
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/http/data/index.html
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <div class="box">
       <h2>WebSocket endpoint</h2>
 
-      <p>Mopidy has a WebSocket endpoint at <a href="/ws/">/ws/</a>. You can
+      <p>Mopidy has a WebSocket endpoint at <code>/mopidy/ws/</code>. You can
       use WebSockets to get notified about events happening in Mopidy. The
       alternative would be to regularly poll the conventional web service for
       updates.</p>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       <p>To connect to the endpoint from a browser with WebSocket support,
       simply enter the following JavaScript code in the browser's console:</p>
 
-      <pre>var ws = new WebSocket("ws://myhost:myport/ws/');
+      <pre>var ws = new WebSocket("ws://myhost:myport/mopidy/ws/');
 ws.onmessage = function (event) {
   console.log("Incoming message: ", event.data);
 };
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ ws.send("Message to the server, ahoy!");</pre>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
       $(function () {
-        var ws = new WebSocket("ws://" + document.location.host + "/ws/");
-        ws.onmessage = function (event) {
-          $("#ws-console").prepend((new Date()).toLocaleTimeString() + ": " + event.data + "\n");
+        var ws = new WebSocket("ws://" + document.location.host + "/mopidy/ws/");
+        ws.onmessage = function (message) {
+          $("#ws-console").prepend(
+            (new Date()).toLocaleTimeString() + ": " + message.data + "\n");
         };
       });
     </script>