diff --git a/rpc/client.go b/rpc/client.go
index 198ce6357..e9deb3f6d 100644
--- a/rpc/client.go
+++ b/rpc/client.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ const (
 	maxClientSubscriptionBuffer = 20000
 )
 
+const (
+	httpScheme = "http"
+	wsScheme   = "ws"
+	ipcScheme  = "ipc"
+)
+
 // BatchElem is an element in a batch request.
 type BatchElem struct {
 	Method string
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ type BatchElem struct {
 // Client represents a connection to an RPC server.
 type Client struct {
 	idgen    func() ID // for subscriptions
-	isHTTP   bool
+	scheme   string    // connection type: http, ws or ipc
 	services *serviceRegistry
 
 	idCounter uint32
@@ -111,6 +117,10 @@ type clientConn struct {
 
 func (c *Client) newClientConn(conn ServerCodec) *clientConn {
 	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), clientContextKey{}, c)
+	// Http connections have already set the scheme
+	if !c.isHTTP() && c.scheme != "" {
+		ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "scheme", c.scheme)
+	}
 	handler := newHandler(ctx, conn, c.idgen, c.services)
 	return &clientConn{conn, handler}
 }
@@ -136,7 +146,7 @@ func (op *requestOp) wait(ctx context.Context, c *Client) (*jsonrpcMessage, erro
 	select {
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		// Send the timeout to dispatch so it can remove the request IDs.
-		if !c.isHTTP {
+		if !c.isHTTP() {
 			select {
 			case c.reqTimeout <- op:
 			case <-c.closing:
@@ -203,10 +213,18 @@ func newClient(initctx context.Context, connect reconnectFunc) (*Client, error)
 }
 
 func initClient(conn ServerCodec, idgen func() ID, services *serviceRegistry) *Client {
-	_, isHTTP := conn.(*httpConn)
+	scheme := ""
+	switch conn.(type) {
+	case *httpConn:
+		scheme = httpScheme
+	case *websocketCodec:
+		scheme = wsScheme
+	case *jsonCodec:
+		scheme = ipcScheme
+	}
 	c := &Client{
 		idgen:       idgen,
-		isHTTP:      isHTTP,
+		scheme:      scheme,
 		services:    services,
 		writeConn:   conn,
 		close:       make(chan struct{}),
@@ -219,7 +237,7 @@ func initClient(conn ServerCodec, idgen func() ID, services *serviceRegistry) *C
 		reqSent:     make(chan error, 1),
 		reqTimeout:  make(chan *requestOp),
 	}
-	if !isHTTP {
+	if !c.isHTTP() {
 		go c.dispatch(conn)
 	}
 	return c
@@ -250,7 +268,7 @@ func (c *Client) SupportedModules() (map[string]string, error) {
 
 // Close closes the client, aborting any in-flight requests.
 func (c *Client) Close() {
-	if c.isHTTP {
+	if c.isHTTP() {
 		return
 	}
 	select {
@@ -264,7 +282,7 @@ func (c *Client) Close() {
 // This method only works for clients using HTTP, it doesn't have
 // any effect for clients using another transport.
 func (c *Client) SetHeader(key, value string) {
-	if !c.isHTTP {
+	if !c.isHTTP() {
 		return
 	}
 	conn := c.writeConn.(*httpConn)
@@ -298,7 +316,7 @@ func (c *Client) CallContext(ctx context.Context, result interface{}, method str
 	}
 	op := &requestOp{ids: []json.RawMessage{msg.ID}, resp: make(chan *jsonrpcMessage, 1)}
 
-	if c.isHTTP {
+	if c.isHTTP() {
 		err = c.sendHTTP(ctx, op, msg)
 	} else {
 		err = c.send(ctx, op, msg)
@@ -357,7 +375,7 @@ func (c *Client) BatchCallContext(ctx context.Context, b []BatchElem) error {
 	}
 
 	var err error
-	if c.isHTTP {
+	if c.isHTTP() {
 		err = c.sendBatchHTTP(ctx, op, msgs)
 	} else {
 		err = c.send(ctx, op, msgs)
@@ -402,7 +420,7 @@ func (c *Client) Notify(ctx context.Context, method string, args ...interface{})
 	}
 	msg.ID = nil
 
-	if c.isHTTP {
+	if c.isHTTP() {
 		return c.sendHTTP(ctx, op, msg)
 	}
 	return c.send(ctx, op, msg)
@@ -440,7 +458,7 @@ func (c *Client) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, namespace string, channel interf
 	if chanVal.IsNil() {
 		panic("channel given to Subscribe must not be nil")
 	}
-	if c.isHTTP {
+	if c.isHTTP() {
 		return nil, ErrNotificationsUnsupported
 	}
 
@@ -642,3 +660,7 @@ func (c *Client) read(codec ServerCodec) {
 		c.readOp <- readOp{msgs, batch}
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *Client) isHTTP() bool {
+	return c.scheme == httpScheme
+}