diff --git a/gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py b/gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py
index add76388..14b14a15 100644
--- a/gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/websocket_messaging.py
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ class TokenHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
 
 class DistributeHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):
+   
+   def check_origin(self, origin):
+      return True
+
     def open(self, params):
         group, token, name = params.split('/') + [None, None]
         self.group = group or 'default'