diff --git a/Sources/NIOWebSocket/WebSocketFrame.swift b/Sources/NIOWebSocket/WebSocketFrame.swift
index d6b8a1ff2fd..dc180dff867 100644
--- a/Sources/NIOWebSocket/WebSocketFrame.swift
+++ b/Sources/NIOWebSocket/WebSocketFrame.swift
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 import NIOCore
 
 extension UInt8 {
-    fileprivate func isAnyBitSetInMask(_ mask: UInt8) -> Bool {
+    @usableFromInline
+    internal func isAnyBitSetInMask(_ mask: UInt8) -> Bool {
         self & mask != 0
     }
 
-    fileprivate mutating func changingBitsInMask(_ mask: UInt8, to: Bool) {
+    @usableFromInline
+    internal mutating func changingBitsInMask(_ mask: UInt8, to: Bool) {
         if to {
             self |= mask
         } else {
@@ -159,11 +161,13 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     /// Rather than unpack all the fields from the first byte, and thus take up loads
     /// of storage in the structure, we keep them in their packed form in this byte and
     /// use computed properties to unpack them.
+    @usableFromInline
     internal var firstByte: UInt8 = 0
 
     /// The value of the `fin` bit. If set, this is the last frame in a fragmented frame. If not
     /// set, this frame is one of the intermediate frames in a fragmented frame. Must be set if
     /// a frame is not fragmented at all.
+    @inlinable
     public var fin: Bool {
         get {
             self.firstByte.isAnyBitSetInMask(0x80)
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     }
 
     /// The value of the first reserved bit. Must be `false` unless using an extension that defines its use.
+    @inlinable
     public var rsv1: Bool {
         get {
             self.firstByte.isAnyBitSetInMask(0x40)
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     }
 
     /// The value of the second reserved bit. Must be `false` unless using an extension that defines its use.
+    @inlinable
     public var rsv2: Bool {
         get {
             self.firstByte.isAnyBitSetInMask(0x20)
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     }
 
     /// The value of the third reserved bit. Must be `false` unless using an extension that defines its use.
+    @inlinable
     public var rsv3: Bool {
         get {
             self.firstByte.isAnyBitSetInMask(0x10)
@@ -204,6 +211,7 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     }
 
     /// The opcode for this frame.
+    @inlinable
     public var opcode: WebSocketOpcode {
         get {
             // this is a public initialiser which only fails if the opcode is invalid. But all opcodes in 0...0xF
@@ -216,6 +224,7 @@ public struct WebSocketFrame {
     }
 
     /// The total length of the data in the frame.
+    @inlinable
     public var length: Int {
         data.readableBytes + (extensionData?.readableBytes ?? 0)
     }
@@ -406,3 +415,35 @@ extension WebSocketFrame: CustomDebugStringConvertible {
         "(\(self.description))"
     }
 }
+
+extension WebSocketFrame {
+    /// WebSocketFrame reserved bits option set
+    public struct ReservedBits: OptionSet, Sendable {
+        public var rawValue: UInt8
+
+        @inlinable
+        public init(rawValue: UInt8) {
+            self.rawValue = rawValue
+        }
+
+        @inlinable
+        public static var rsv1: Self { .init(rawValue: 0x40) }
+        @inlinable
+        public static var rsv2: Self { .init(rawValue: 0x20) }
+        @inlinable
+        public static var rsv3: Self { .init(rawValue: 0x10) }
+        @inlinable
+        public static var all: Self { .init(rawValue: 0x70) }
+    }
+
+    /// The value of all the reserved bits. Must be `empty` unless using an extension that defines their use.
+    @inlinable
+    public var reservedBits: ReservedBits {
+        get {
+            .init(rawValue: self.firstByte & 0x70)
+        }
+        set {
+            self.firstByte = (self.firstByte & 0x8F) + newValue.rawValue
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/NIOWebSocketTests/WebSocketMaskingKeyTests.swift b/Tests/NIOWebSocketTests/WebSocketMaskingKeyTests.swift
index ff0cdf148b4..de928497dad 100644
--- a/Tests/NIOWebSocketTests/WebSocketMaskingKeyTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/NIOWebSocketTests/WebSocketMaskingKeyTests.swift
@@ -43,4 +43,41 @@ final class WebSocketMaskingKeyTests: XCTestCase {
             "at least 1 of 1000 random masking keys with default generator should not be all zeros"
         )
     }
+
+    func testGetReservedBits() {
+        let frame = WebSocketFrame(rsv1: true, opcode: .binary, data: .init())
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), false)
+        let frame2 = WebSocketFrame(rsv2: true, opcode: .binary, data: .init())
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame2.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame2.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame2.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), false)
+        let frame3 = WebSocketFrame(rsv3: true, opcode: .binary, data: .init())
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame3.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame3.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame3.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), true)
+    }
+
+    func testSetReservedBits() {
+        var frame = WebSocketFrame(opcode: .binary, data: .init())
+        frame.reservedBits = .rsv1
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.fin, false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.opcode, .binary)
+        frame.reservedBits = .rsv2
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.fin, false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.opcode, .binary)
+        frame.reservedBits = .rsv3
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv1), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv2), false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.reservedBits.contains(.rsv3), true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.fin, false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(frame.opcode, .binary)
+    }
 }