diff --git a/src/common/sec_websocket_key.rs b/src/common/sec_websocket_key.rs
index 8f6f7c01..84fa1eee 100644
--- a/src/common/sec_websocket_key.rs
+++ b/src/common/sec_websocket_key.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
+use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD, Engine};
+use http::HeaderValue;
+
 /// The `Sec-Websocket-Key` header.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub struct SecWebsocketKey(pub(super) http::HeaderValue);
+pub struct SecWebsocketKey(pub(super) HeaderValue);
 
 derive_header! {
     SecWebsocketKey(_),
     name: SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY
 }
+
+impl From<[u8; 16]> for SecWebsocketKey {
+    fn from(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> Self {
+        let mut value = HeaderValue::from_str(&STANDARD.encode(bytes)).unwrap();
+        value.set_sensitive(true);
+        Self(value)
+    }
+}