diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core/HubConnectionContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core/HubConnectionContext.cs
index c0787f4f03..ebd4fd154e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core/HubConnectionContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core/HubConnectionContext.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR
 
         public string UserIdentifier { get; set; }
 
-        internal virtual IHubProtocol Protocol { get; set; }
+        public virtual IHubProtocol Protocol { get; internal set; }
 
         internal ExceptionDispatchInfo AbortException { get; private set; }