diff --git a/fasthtml/core.py b/fasthtml/core.py
index bf9ada68..ea326b24 100644
--- a/fasthtml/core.py
+++ b/fasthtml/core.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ def _find_wsp(ws, data, hdrs, arg:str, p:Parameter):
     if isinstance(anno, type):
         if issubclass(anno, HtmxHeaders): return _get_htmx(hdrs)
         if issubclass(anno, Starlette): return ws.scope['app']
+        if issubclass(anno, WebSocket): return ws
     if anno is empty:
         if arg.lower()=='ws': return ws
         if arg.lower()=='scope': return dict2obj(ws.scope)
@@ -642,6 +643,9 @@ def ws(self:FastHTML, path:str, conn=None, disconn=None, name=None, middleware=N
         def f(func=noop): return self.wss.append((func, path, conn, disconn, name, middleware))
         return f
 
+# %% ../nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
+for o in all_meths: setattr(APIRouter, o, partialmethod(APIRouter.__call__, methods=o))
+
 # %% ../nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
 def cookie(key: str, value="", max_age=None, expires=None, path="/", domain=None, secure=False, httponly=False, samesite="lax",):
     "Create a 'set-cookie' `HttpHeader`"
diff --git a/fasthtml/starlette.py b/fasthtml/starlette.py
index deb20795..295be18a 100644
--- a/fasthtml/starlette.py
+++ b/fasthtml/starlette.py
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 from starlette.types import ASGIApp, Receive, Scope, Send
 from starlette.concurrency import run_in_threadpool
 from starlette.background import BackgroundTask, BackgroundTasks
-from starlette.websockets import WebSocketDisconnect
+from starlette.websockets import WebSocketDisconnect, WebSocket
 
diff --git a/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb b/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
index 1cc3a800..d9d0875f 100644
--- a/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/api/00_core.ipynb
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@
     "    if isinstance(anno, type):\n",
     "        if issubclass(anno, HtmxHeaders): return _get_htmx(hdrs)\n",
     "        if issubclass(anno, Starlette): return ws.scope['app']\n",
+    "        if issubclass(anno, WebSocket): return ws\n",
     "    if anno is empty:\n",
     "        if arg.lower()=='ws': return ws\n",
     "        if arg.lower()=='scope': return dict2obj(ws.scope)\n",
@@ -1628,14 +1629,23 @@
    "execution_count": null,
    "id": "72428702",
    "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
+   "outputs": [
+    {
+     "name": "stdout",
+     "output_type": "stream",
+     "text": [
+      "Message text was: Hi!, from client: Address(host='testclient', port=50000)\n"
+     ]
+    }
+   ],
    "source": [
     "@app.ws(\"/ws\")\n",
-    "def ws(self, msg:str): return f\"Message text was: {msg}\"\n",
+    "def ws(self, msg:str, ws:WebSocket): return f\"Message text was: {msg}, from client: {ws.client}\"\n",
     "with cli.websocket_connect('/ws') as ws:\n",
     "    ws.send_text('{\"msg\":\"Hi!\"}')\n",
     "    data = ws.receive_text()\n",
-    "    assert data == 'Message text was: Hi!'"
+    "assert 'Message text was: Hi!' in data\n",
+    "print(data)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -2291,13 +2301,13 @@
      "name": "stdout",
      "output_type": "stream",
      "text": [
-      "Set to 2024-10-24 04:46:03.100239\n"
+      "Set to 2024-10-24 07:04:10.173305\n"
      ]
     },
     {
      "data": {
       "text/plain": [
-       "'Session time: 2024-10-24 04:46:03.100239'"
+       "'Session time: 2024-10-24 07:04:10.173305'"
       ]
      },
      "execution_count": null,
@@ -2525,6 +2535,8 @@
     "def get(): return 'Hi there'\n",
     "@ar(\"/hi\")\n",
     "def post(): return 'Postal'\n",
+    "@ar\n",
+    "def ho(): return 'Ho ho'\n",
     "@ar(\"/hostie\")\n",
     "def show_host(req): return req.headers['host']\n",
     "@ar\n",
@@ -2555,7 +2567,10 @@
     "test_eq(cli.get('/hi').text, 'Hi there')\n",
     "test_eq(cli.post('/hi').text, 'Postal')\n",
     "test_eq(cli.get('/hostie').text, 'testserver')\n",
-    "test_eq(cli.post('/yoyo').text, 'a yoyo')"
+    "test_eq(cli.post('/yoyo').text, 'a yoyo')\n",
+    "\n",
+    "test_eq(cli.get('/ho').text, 'Ho ho')\n",
+    "test_eq(cli.post('/ho').text, 'Ho ho')"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -2571,6 +2586,32 @@
     "    assert data == 'Message text was: Hi!'"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "259a0f53",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "#| export\n",
+    "for o in all_meths: setattr(APIRouter, o, partialmethod(APIRouter.__call__, methods=o))"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "f61d110c",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "@ar.get\n",
+    "def hi2(): return 'Hi there'\n",
+    "@ar.get(\"/hi3\")\n",
+    "def _(): return 'Hi there'\n",
+    "@ar.post(\"/post2\")\n",
+    "def _(): return 'Postal'"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "id": "dfa6f859",
@@ -2631,7 +2672,7 @@
     {
      "data": {
       "text/plain": [
-       "'Cookie was set at time 04:46:03.784300'"
+       "'Cookie was set at time 07:04:14.878397'"
       ]
      },
      "execution_count": null,