diff --git a/examples/with-sockets/io/index.js b/examples/with-sockets/io/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95e55fcf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-sockets/io/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module.exports = function () {
+  const server = require('http').createServer(this.nuxt.renderer.app)
+  const io = require('socket.io')(server)
+
+  // overwrite nuxt.listen()
+  this.nuxt.listen = (port, host) => new Promise((resolve) => server.listen(port || 3000, host || 'localhost', resolve))
+  // close this server on 'close' event
+  this.nuxt.plugin('close', () => new Promise((resolve) => server.close(resolve)))
+
+  // Add `socket.io-client` in vendor
+  this.addVendor('socket.io-client')
+  
+  // Add socket.io events
+  let messages = []
+  io.on('connection', (socket) => {
+    socket.on('last-messages', function (fn) {
+      fn(messages.slice(-50))
+    });
+    socket.on('send-message', function (message) {
+      messages.push(message)
+      socket.broadcast.emit('new-message', message)
+    })
+  });
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/with-sockets/nuxt.config.js b/examples/with-sockets/nuxt.config.js
index 7ca9c60b1f..34e2ec30a1 100644
--- a/examples/with-sockets/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/examples/with-sockets/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 module.exports = {
-  build: {
-    vendor: ['socket.io-client']
-  },
   head: {
     meta: [
       { charset: 'utf-8' },
       { name: 'viewport', content: 'width=device-width, initial-scale=1' }
     ]
   },
+  modules: ['~/io'],
   env: {
-    HOST_URL: process.env.HOST_URL || 'http://localhost:3000'
+    WS_URL: process.env.WS_URL || 'http://localhost:3000'
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/with-sockets/pages/index.vue b/examples/with-sockets/pages/index.vue
index 4e4f66c714..1e2fb24700 100644
--- a/examples/with-sockets/pages/index.vue
+++ b/examples/with-sockets/pages/index.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import socket from '~plugins/socket.io.js'
+import socket from '~/plugins/socket.io.js'
 
 export default {
   asyncData (context, callback) {
diff --git a/examples/with-sockets/plugins/socket.io.js b/examples/with-sockets/plugins/socket.io.js
index 5e553166cd..a404aaec19 100644
--- a/examples/with-sockets/plugins/socket.io.js
+++ b/examples/with-sockets/plugins/socket.io.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import io from 'socket.io-client'
-const socket = io(process.env.HOST_URL)
+const socket = io(process.env.WS_URL)
 
 export default socket