diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9064b70..d9d6c55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ $ ws ws://localhost:3000/ws
 < {"type":"broadcast","payload":"Hello, world"}
 < {"type":"broadcastResult","payload":"Hello, world","listenerCount":1}
 > ^D
-EOF
 ```
 
 ## Other possible options
 
 ```
 Flags:
+  -a, --auth string          auth header value, like 'Bearer $TOKEN'
   -b, --bin2text             print binary message as text
+  -c, --compression          enable compression
   -h, --help                 help for ws
   -m, --init string          connection init message
   -k, --insecure             skip ssl certificate check
@@ -43,6 +44,6 @@ Flags:
   -o, --origin string        websocket origin (default value is formed from URL)
   -p, --pingPong             print out ping/pong messages
   -s, --subprotocal string   sec-websocket-protocal field
-  -t, --timestamp            print timestamps for sent and incoming messages
+  -t, --timestamp            print timestamps for sent and received messages
   -v, --version              print version  
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index 6fe8ebf..9fd648f 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ func getPrefix() string {
 func connect(url string, rlConf *readline.Config) []error {
 	headers := make(http.Header)
 	headers.Add("Origin", options.origin)
-
+	if options.authHeader != "" {
+		headers.Add("Authorization", options.authHeader)
+	}
 	dialer := websocket.Dialer{
 		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
 		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
 			InsecureSkipVerify: options.insecure,
 		},
-		Subprotocols: []string{options.subProtocals},
+		EnableCompression: options.compression,
+		Subprotocols:      []string{options.subProtocals},
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 91c30ec..b2e2f89 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ var (
 		insecure     bool
 		subProtocals string
 		initMsg      string
+		authHeader   string
 		timestamp    bool
 		binAsText    bool
 		pingPong     bool
+		compression  bool
 		pingInterval time.Duration
 	}
 )
@@ -38,11 +40,13 @@ func main() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.printVersion, "version", "v", false, "print version")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.insecure, "insecure", "k", false, "skip ssl certificate check")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.subProtocals, "subprotocal", "s", "", "sec-websocket-protocal field")
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.timestamp, "timestamp", "t", false, "print timestamps for sent and incoming messages")
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.authHeader, "auth", "a", "", "auth header value, like 'Bearer $TOKEN'")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.timestamp, "timestamp", "t", false, "print timestamps for sent and received messages")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.binAsText, "bin2text", "b", false, "print binary message as text")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.pingPong, "pingPong", "p", false, "print out ping/pong messages")
 	rootCmd.Flags().DurationVarP(&options.pingInterval, "interval", "i", 0, "send ping each interval (ex: 20s)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.initMsg, "init", "m", "", "connection init message")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.compression, "compression", "c", false, "enable compression")
 	rootCmd.Execute()
 }