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@@ -1602,6 +1602,22 @@ added to the `'request'` event.
 Emitted each time there is request. Note that there may be multiple requests
 per connection (in the case of keep-alive connections).
 
+### Event: 'upgrade'
+
+`function (request, socket, head)`
+
+Emitted each time a client requests a http upgrade. If this event isn't
+listened for, then clients requesting an upgrade will have their connections
+closed.
+
+* `request` is the arguments for the http request, as it is in the request event.
+* `socket` is the network socket between the server and client.
+* `head` is an instance of Buffer, the first packet of the upgraded stream, this may be empty.
+
+After this event is emitted, the request's socket will not have a `data`
+event listener, meaning you will need to bind to it in order to handle data
+sent to the server on that socket.
+
 ### Event: 'clientError'
 
 `function (exception) {}`