diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f97cf3d..5fc902d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Note: The **=** sign is important here. Replacing the equal sign with a space wi
 
 * **websocket_ping_interval**: The period, in seconds, between sending WebSocket ping frames to each client. If a client fails to respond with a pong frame twice in a row, the connection will be closed. Set to 0 to disable sending of WebSocket pings. **(default: 30)**
 
+* **use_stream_tags**: Set to 'true' to enable the use of legacy `<stream>` tags instead of `<open>` and `<close>`. You may need this if your client is not up to date with the spec. **(default: false)**
+
 ### Architecture
 
 The project itself is divided into 4 main components as of now.
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ if the *callback=* GET query parameter is supplied.
 
 * [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0124.html)
 * [http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0206.html](http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0206.html)
-* [http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-moffitt-xmpp-over-websocket-00](http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-moffitt-xmpp-over-websocket-00)
+* [https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-xmpp-websocket-10](https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-xmpp-websocket-10)
 
 
 ### Dependencies
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ if the *callback=* GET query parameter is supplied.
     4. libpurple (pidgin as a client)
     5. [strophe.js websocket client] (https://github.com/superfeedr/strophejs/tree/protocol-ed) [broken link]
     6. [node-xmpp] (https://github.com/astro/node-xmpp)
+    7. [stanza.io] (https://github.com/otalk/stanza.io)
 
 
 ### Tested using
diff --git a/bosh.conf.example.js b/bosh.conf.example.js
index 18bd3c0..1b77934 100644
--- a/bosh.conf.example.js
+++ b/bosh.conf.example.js
@@ -98,5 +98,8 @@ exports.config = {
 	// client. If a client fails to respond with a pong frame twice in a row,
 	// the connection will be closed.
 	// Set to 0 to disable sending of WebSocket pings.
-	websocket_ping_interval: 30
+	websocket_ping_interval: 30,
+
+	// Set to true to use legacy <stream> tags instead of <open> and <close>
+	use_stream_tags: false,
 };
diff --git a/src/websocket.js b/src/websocket.js
index bcf4208..da7e1c3 100644
--- a/src/websocket.js
+++ b/src/websocket.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var STREAM_OPENED   = 2;
 var STREAM_CLOSED   = 3;
 
 var XML_STREAM_CLOSE = '</stream:stream>';
+var XML_CLOSE_TAG = '<close xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing" />';
 
 //
 // Important links:
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
 
 	// Config options
 	var ping_interval = options.websocket_ping_interval;
+    var use_stream_tags = !!options.use_stream_tags;
 
     // State information for XMPP streams
     var sn_state = { };
@@ -104,13 +106,17 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
     
     wsep.on('stream-added', function(sstate) {
         var to = sstate.to || '';
-        var ss_xml = new ltx.Element('stream:stream', {
-            'xmlns': 'jabber:client',
-            'xmlns:stream': 'http://etherx.jabber.org/streams',
+        var tagName = use_stream_tags ? 'stream:stream' : 'open';
+        var attributes = {
+            'xmlns': use_stream_tags ? 'jabber:client' : 'urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing',
             'version': '1.0',
             'xml:lang': 'en',
             'from': to
-        }).toString();
+        }
+        if(use_stream_tags) {
+            attributes['xmlns:stream'] = 'http://etherx.jabber.org/streams'
+        }
+        var ss_xml = new ltx.Element(tagName, attributes).toString();
         if (sstate.has_open_stream_tag) {
             ss_xml = ss_xml.replace('/>', '>');
         }
@@ -125,6 +131,12 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
         if (sstate.has_open_stream_tag) {
             ss_xml = ss_xml.replace('/>', '>');
         }
+
+        if(!use_stream_tags) {
+            ss_xml = ss_xml.replace('<stream:stream', '<open');
+            ss_xml = ss_xml.replace('xmlns="jabber:client"', 'xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing"');
+        }
+
         log.trace("%s sending stream:stream tag on stream restart: %s", sstate.name, ss_xml);
         wsep.emit('response', ss_xml, sstate);
     });
@@ -234,7 +246,7 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
                     message += XML_STREAM_CLOSE;
                     sstate.has_open_stream_tag = true;
                 }
-            } else if (message.indexOf(XML_STREAM_CLOSE) !== -1) {
+            } else if (message.indexOf(XML_STREAM_CLOSE) !== -1 || message.indexOf('<close') !== -1) {
                 // Stream close message from a client must appear in a message
                 // by itself - see draft-moffitt-xmpp-over-websocket-02
                 if (sstate.stream_state === STREAM_CLOSED) {
@@ -254,7 +266,7 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
                 } else {
                     // Raise the stream-terminate event on wsep
                     wsep.emit('stream-terminate', sstate);
-                    wsep.emit('response', XML_STREAM_CLOSE, sstate);
+                    wsep.emit('response', use_stream_tags ? XML_STREAM_CLOSE : XML_CLOSE_TAG, sstate);
                     sstate.terminated = true;
                 }
                 return;
@@ -280,13 +292,13 @@ exports.createServer = function(bosh_server, options, webSocket) {
             // The stream start node is special since we trigger a
             // stream-add event when we get it.
             var ss_node = nodes.filter(function(node) {
-                return typeof node.is === 'function' && node.is('stream');
+                return typeof node.is === 'function' && (node.is('stream') || node.is('open'));
             });
             
             ss_node = us.first(ss_node);
             
             nodes = nodes.filter(function(node) {
-                return typeof node.is === 'function' ? !node.is('stream') : true;
+                return typeof node.is === 'function' ? !(node.is('stream') || node.is('open')) : true;
             });
             
             if (ss_node) {