diff --git a/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py b/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
index 781f2cb1ae..818a57807f 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/socket/main.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ log.setLevel(SRC_LOG_LEVELS["SOCKET"])
 
 REDIS = None
 
+# Configure CORS for Socket.IO
+SOCKETIO_CORS_ORIGINS = "*" if CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN == ["*"] else CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN
+
 if WEBSOCKET_MANAGER == "redis":
     if WEBSOCKET_SENTINEL_HOSTS:
         mgr = socketio.AsyncRedisManager(
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ if WEBSOCKET_MANAGER == "redis":
     else:
         mgr = socketio.AsyncRedisManager(WEBSOCKET_REDIS_URL)
     sio = socketio.AsyncServer(
-        cors_allowed_origins=CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN,
+        cors_allowed_origins=SOCKETIO_CORS_ORIGINS,
         async_mode="asgi",
         transports=(["websocket"] if ENABLE_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT else ["polling"]),
         allow_upgrades=ENABLE_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT,
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ if WEBSOCKET_MANAGER == "redis":
     )
 else:
     sio = socketio.AsyncServer(
-        cors_allowed_origins=CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN,
+        cors_allowed_origins=SOCKETIO_CORS_ORIGINS,
         async_mode="asgi",
         transports=(["websocket"] if ENABLE_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT else ["polling"]),
         allow_upgrades=ENABLE_WEBSOCKET_SUPPORT,