diff --git a/websocket/server.go b/websocket/server.go
index 02a7ecdb..3ef38450 100644
--- a/websocket/server.go
+++ b/websocket/server.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type (
 		config                Config
 		connections           connections
 		rooms                 map[string][]string // by default a connection is joined to a room which has the connection id as its name
-		mu                    sync.Mutex          // for rooms
+		mu                    sync.RWMutex        // for rooms
 		onConnectionListeners []ConnectionFunc
 		//connectionPool        sync.Pool // sadly we can't make this because the websocket connection is live until is closed.
 		handler context.Handler
@@ -305,6 +305,30 @@ func (s *Server) leave(roomName string, connID string) (left bool) {
 	return
 }
 
+// GetTotalConnections returns the number of total connections
+func (s *Server) GetTotalConnections() int {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	l := len(s.connections)
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return l
+}
+
+// GetConnections returns all connections
+func (s *Server) GetConnections() []Connection {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	conns := make([]Connection, len(s.connections), len(s.connections))
+	for i, c := range s.connections {
+		conns[i] = c.value
+	}
+	s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return conns
+}
+
+// GetConnection returns single connection
+func (s *Server) GetConnection(key string) Connection {
+	return s.connections.get(key)
+}
+
 // GetConnectionsByRoom returns a list of Connection
 // which are joined to this room.
 func (s *Server) GetConnectionsByRoom(roomName string) []Connection {