diff --git a/src/wormhole/servers/relay_server.py b/src/wormhole/servers/relay_server.py
index 862da9d..0dda261 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/servers/relay_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/servers/relay_server.py
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ class EventsProtocol:
 # note: no versions of IE (including the current IE11) support EventSource
 
 # relay URLs are as follows:   (MESSAGES=[{phase:,body:}..])
+# ("-" indicates a deprecated URL)
 #  GET /list?appid=                                 -> {channelids: [INT..]}
 #  POST /allocate {appid:,side:}                    -> {channelid: INT}
 #   these return all messages (base64) for appid=/channelid= :
 #  POST /add {appid:,channelid:,side:,phase:,body:} -> {messages: MESSAGES}
 #  GET  /get?appid=&channelid= (no-eventsource)     -> {messages: MESSAGES}
-#  GET  /get?appid=&channelid= (eventsource)        -> {phase:, body:}..
+#- GET  /get?appid=&channelid= (eventsource)        -> {phase:, body:}..
+#  GET  /watch?appid=&channelid= (eventsource)      -> {phase:, body:}..
 #  POST /deallocate {appid:,channelid:,side:} -> {status: waiting | deleted}
 # all JSON responses include a "welcome:{..}" key
 
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ class Adder(RelayResource):
         # 'welcome' and 'messages'
         return json_response(request, response)
 
-class Getter(RelayResource):
+class GetterOrWatcher(RelayResource):
     def render_GET(self, request):
         appid = request.args[b"appid"][0].decode("utf-8")
         channelid = int(request.args[b"channelid"][0])
@@ -163,6 +165,25 @@ class Getter(RelayResource):
             ep.sendEvent(old_event)
         return server.NOT_DONE_YET
 
+class Watcher(RelayResource):
+    def render_GET(self, request):
+        appid = request.args[b"appid"][0].decode("utf-8")
+        channelid = int(request.args[b"channelid"][0])
+        app = self._relay.get_app(appid)
+        channel = app.get_channel(channelid)
+        if b"text/event-stream" not in (request.getHeader(b"accept") or b""):
+            raise TypeError("/watch is for EventSource only")
+
+        request.setHeader(b"content-type", b"text/event-stream; charset=utf-8")
+        ep = EventsProtocol(request)
+        ep.sendEvent(json.dumps(self._welcome), name="welcome")
+        old_events = channel.add_listener(ep.sendEvent)
+        request.notifyFinish().addErrback(lambda f:
+                                          channel.remove_listener(ep.sendEvent))
+        for old_event in old_events:
+            ep.sendEvent(old_event)
+        return server.NOT_DONE_YET
+
 class Deallocator(RelayResource):
     def render_POST(self, request):
         content = request.content.read()
@@ -436,7 +457,8 @@ class Relay(resource.Resource, service.MultiService):
         self.putChild(b"list", ChannelLister(self, welcome))
         self.putChild(b"allocate", Allocator(self, welcome))
         self.putChild(b"add", Adder(self, welcome))
-        self.putChild(b"get", Getter(self, welcome))
+        self.putChild(b"get", GetterOrWatcher(self, welcome))
+        self.putChild(b"watch", Watcher(self, welcome))
         self.putChild(b"deallocate", Deallocator(self, welcome))
 
     def getChild(self, path, req):
diff --git a/src/wormhole/test/test_server.py b/src/wormhole/test/test_server.py
index 4223eab..9166a0e 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/test/test_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/test/test_server.py
@@ -273,13 +273,21 @@ class API(ServerBase, unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_watch_message(self):
         # exercise GET /get (the EventSource version)
+        # this API is scheduled to be removed after 0.6.0
+        return self._do_watch("get")
+
+    def test_watch(self):
+        # exercise GET /watch (the EventSource version)
+        return self._do_watch("watch")
+
+    def _do_watch(self, endpoint_name):
         if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
             raise unittest.SkipTest("twisted vs py3")
 
         d = self.post("allocate", {"appid": "app1", "side": "abc"})
         def _allocated(data):
             self.cid = data["channelid"]
-            url = self.build_url("get", "app1", self.cid)
+            url = self.build_url(endpoint_name, "app1", self.cid)
             self.o = OneEventAtATime(url, parser=json.loads)
             return self.o.wait_for_connection()
         d.addCallback(_allocated)