diff --git a/app/ui.js b/app/ui.js
index f3c6d46d..78decb5d 100644
--- a/app/ui.js
+++ b/app/ui.js
@@ -156,6 +156,20 @@ var UI = {
             }
         }
 
+        var path = 'websockify';
+        // If noVNC is not being served at the root path, prefix
+        // the default websocket path with the server path.
+        var pathName = window.location.pathname.slice(1);
+        if (pathName.length != 0) { // We are not at the root path
+            if (pathName.slice(-1) == '/') {
+                // There's a trailing slash.
+                path = pathName + 'websockify';
+            } else {
+                // There's no trailing slash.
+                path = pathName + '/websockify';
+            }
+        }
+        
         /* Populate the controls if defaults are provided in the URL */
         UI.initSetting('host', window.location.hostname);
         UI.initSetting('port', port);
@@ -164,7 +178,7 @@ var UI = {
         UI.initSetting('resize', 'off');
         UI.initSetting('shared', true);
         UI.initSetting('view_only', false);
-        UI.initSetting('path', 'websockify');
+        UI.initSetting('path', path);
         UI.initSetting('repeaterID', '');
         UI.initSetting('reconnect', false);
         UI.initSetting('reconnect_delay', 5000);