diff --git a/src/hmr-sse-bridge.ts b/src/hmr-sse-bridge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1055bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hmr-sse-bridge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+import type { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'
+import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from 'node:http'
+import type { ViteDevServer } from 'vite'
+
+const SSE_PATH = '/__hmr_sse'
+const SEND_PATH = '/__hmr_send'
+const MAX_POST_BODY = 64 * 1024 // 64KB limit for client messages
+
+export function setupHmrSseBridge(server: ViteDevServer): void {
+  const sseClients = new Set<ServerResponse>()
+
+  // Monkey-patch server.ws.send to also push to SSE clients
+  const originalSend = server.ws.send.bind(server.ws)
+  server.ws.send = (...args: any[]) => {
+    // Call original WebSocket send
+    ;(originalSend as any)(...args)
+
+    // Build the payload string same as Vite does internally
+    let payload: string
+    if (typeof args[0] === 'string') {
+      // server.ws.send(event, data) — custom event, wrap it
+      payload = JSON.stringify({ type: 'custom', event: args[0], data: args[1] })
+    }
+    else {
+      // server.ws.send(payloadObject)
+      payload = JSON.stringify(args[0])
+    }
+
+    // Push to all SSE clients (skip errored ones)
+    for (const res of sseClients) {
+      try {
+        res.write(`data: ${payload}\n\n`)
+      }
+      catch {
+        sseClients.delete(res)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Add middleware for SSE and POST endpoints
+  server.middlewares.use((req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse, next: () => void) => {
+    const url = req.url?.split('?')[0]
+
+    if (url === SSE_PATH && req.method === 'GET') {
+      handleSseConnection(req, res, sseClients)
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (url === SEND_PATH && req.method === 'POST') {
+      handleClientMessage(req, res, server)
+      return
+    }
+
+    next()
+  })
+}
+
+function handleSseConnection(
+  _req: IncomingMessage,
+  res: ServerResponse,
+  sseClients: Set<ServerResponse>,
+): void {
+  res.writeHead(200, {
+    'Content-Type': 'text/event-stream',
+    'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+    'Connection': 'keep-alive',
+  })
+
+  // Send initial connected message (same as Vite's WebSocket)
+  res.write(`data: ${JSON.stringify({ type: 'connected' })}\n\n`)
+
+  sseClients.add(res)
+
+  // Keep-alive ping every 30s
+  const keepAlive = setInterval(() => {
+    try {
+      res.write(': ping\n\n')
+    }
+    catch { cleanup() }
+  }, 30000)
+
+  function cleanup(): void {
+    clearInterval(keepAlive)
+    sseClients.delete(res)
+  }
+
+  res.on('close', cleanup)
+  res.on('error', cleanup)
+}
+
+function handleClientMessage(
+  req: IncomingMessage,
+  res: ServerResponse,
+  server: ViteDevServer,
+): void {
+  let body = ''
+  let overflow = false
+  req.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => {
+    body += chunk.toString()
+    if (body.length > MAX_POST_BODY) {
+      overflow = true
+      req.destroy()
+    }
+  })
+  req.on('end', () => {
+    if (overflow) {
+      res.writeHead(413)
+      res.end('{"ok":false}')
+      return
+    }
+    try {
+      const data = JSON.parse(body)
+      // Forward custom events to Vite's HMR server
+      // Vite client sends: { type: 'custom', event: string, data: any }
+      if (data.type === 'custom' && data.event) {
+        // Trigger listeners registered via server.ws.on(event, handler)
+        // by simulating the internal dispatch with a dummy client
+        const dummyClient = {
+          send: (...args: any[]) => { server.ws.send(...(args as [any])) },
+        }
+        // Access internal customListeners via the 'on' registered handlers
+        // We re-emit by calling the server's hot channel listener mechanism
+        ;(server as any).environments?.client?.hot?.api?.emit?.(data.event, data.data, dummyClient)
+      }
+      res.writeHead(200, {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      })
+      res.end('{"ok":true}')
+    }
+    catch {
+      res.writeHead(400)
+      res.end('{"ok":false}')
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * Client-side script that patches WebSocket to use SSE+fetch on iOS Safari.
+ * This script is injected via Vite's transformIndexHtml hook.
+ */
+export const hmrSseBridgeClientScript = `
+(function() {
+  // Activate when served over HTTPS to bypass WSS self-signed cert issues
+  if (location.protocol !== 'https:') return;
+
+  var OriginalWebSocket = window.WebSocket;
+
+  function SseWebSocket(originalUrl) {
+    var self = this;
+    // WebSocket readyState constants on instance
+    self.CONNECTING = 0;
+    self.OPEN = 1;
+    self.CLOSING = 2;
+    self.CLOSED = 3;
+    self.readyState = 0;
+    self.onopen = null;
+    self.onmessage = null;
+    self.onclose = null;
+    self.onerror = null;
+    self.bufferedAmount = 0;
+    self.extensions = '';
+    self.binaryType = 'blob';
+    self.protocol = 'vite-hmr';
+    self.url = originalUrl;
+    self._listeners = {};
+    self._opened = false;
+
+    var sseUrl = location.origin + '${SSE_PATH}';
+    var sendUrl = location.origin + '${SEND_PATH}';
+    self._sendUrl = sendUrl;
+
+    var es = new EventSource(sseUrl);
+    self._es = es;
+
+    es.onopen = function() {
+      if (self._opened) return;
+      self._opened = true;
+      self.readyState = 1;
+      var evt = new Event('open');
+      if (self.onopen) self.onopen(evt);
+      self._emit('open', evt);
+    };
+
+    es.onmessage = function(e) {
+      var evt = new MessageEvent('message', { data: e.data });
+      if (self.onmessage) self.onmessage(evt);
+      self._emit('message', evt);
+    };
+
+    es.onerror = function() {
+      // EventSource auto-reconnects on error; don't treat as fatal close
+      // Only emit error event, never close event (SSE handles reconnect internally)
+      if (self.readyState >= 2) return;
+      // EventSource auto-reconnects; no action needed
+    };
+  }
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype.send = function(data) {
+    if (this.readyState !== 1) return;
+    fetch(this._sendUrl, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: data
+    }).catch(function() {});
+  };
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype.close = function() {
+    if (this.readyState >= 2) return;
+    this.readyState = 3;
+    if (this._es) this._es.close();
+    var evt = new CloseEvent('close', { code: 1000, reason: '', wasClean: true });
+    if (this.onclose) this.onclose(evt);
+    this._emit('close', evt);
+  };
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype.addEventListener = function(type, fn, options) {
+    if (!this._listeners[type]) this._listeners[type] = [];
+    var entry = { fn: fn, once: !!(options && options.once) };
+    this._listeners[type].push(entry);
+  };
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype.removeEventListener = function(type, fn) {
+    var list = this._listeners[type];
+    if (!list) return;
+    this._listeners[type] = list.filter(function(e) { return e.fn !== fn; });
+  };
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype.dispatchEvent = function(evt) {
+    this._emit(evt.type, evt);
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  SseWebSocket.prototype._emit = function(type, evt) {
+    var list = this._listeners[type];
+    if (!list) return;
+    var remaining = [];
+    list.forEach(function(entry) {
+      entry.fn(evt);
+      if (!entry.once) remaining.push(entry);
+    });
+    this._listeners[type] = remaining;
+  };
+
+  function PatchedWebSocket(url, protocols) {
+    // Only intercept Vite HMR connections (protocol 'vite-hmr')
+    var isViteHmr = protocols === 'vite-hmr'
+      || (Array.isArray(protocols) && protocols.indexOf('vite-hmr') !== -1);
+    if (!isViteHmr) {
+      if (protocols !== undefined) {
+        return new OriginalWebSocket(url, protocols);
+      }
+      return new OriginalWebSocket(url);
+    }
+    return new SseWebSocket(url);
+  }
+
+  PatchedWebSocket.CONNECTING = 0;
+  PatchedWebSocket.OPEN = 1;
+  PatchedWebSocket.CLOSING = 2;
+  PatchedWebSocket.CLOSED = 3;
+  PatchedWebSocket.prototype = Object.create(OriginalWebSocket.prototype);
+  PatchedWebSocket.prototype.constructor = PatchedWebSocket;
+
+  window.WebSocket = PatchedWebSocket;
+})();
+`
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 028a0a7..554dcad 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ import { Table } from 'console-table-printer'
 import c from 'picocolors'
 import { createUnplugin } from 'unplugin'
 import { CaddyInstant } from './caddy'
+import { hmrSseBridgeClientScript, setupHmrSseBridge } from './hmr-sse-bridge'
 import { consola, generateQrcode, getIpv4List, isAdmin, once } from './utils'
 
 let config: ResolvedConfig
 
 let caddy: CaddyInstant
 
+let hmrSseBridgeActive = false
+
 const cwd = process.cwd()
 
 function colorUrl(url: string): string {
@@ -119,6 +122,23 @@ export const unpluginFactory: UnpluginFactory<Options> = options => ({
       const base = server.config.base || '/'
 
       server.printUrls = () => vitePrintUrls(options, source, target, base, _printUrls)
+
+      // Setup SSE bridge for iOS Safari WSS workaround
+      if (options.https) {
+        setupHmrSseBridge(server)
+        hmrSseBridgeActive = true
+        consola.info('HMR SSE bridge enabled for iOS Safari WSS workaround')
+      }
+    },
+    transformIndexHtml() {
+      if (!hmrSseBridgeActive)
+        return []
+      // Inject client-side script to patch WebSocket on iOS Safari
+      return [{
+        tag: 'script',
+        children: hmrSseBridgeClientScript,
+        injectTo: 'head-prepend',
+      }]
     },
   },
   webpack(compiler) {