diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 124315b5..040e1aa4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Run `git submodule update --init --recursive` to fetch it.
 
 If your tests are failing make sure you pulled the ethereum/tests 
 submodule and run a local geth node in background with
-`geth --dev --http --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc` as we are running some tests
+`geth --dev --http --ws --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc` as we are running some tests
 against a local live node.
 
 Other static test data is available in `fixtures/`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 982e9104..b5737019 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The goal is to have 100% API documentation available.
 The test suite expects working local HTTP and IPC endpoints with a prefunded developer account, e.g.:
 
 ```shell
-geth --dev --http --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc &
+geth --dev --http --ws --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc &
 ```
 
 It also expects an `$INFURA_TOKEN` in environment to test some ENS queries on mainnet.
diff --git a/bin/setup b/bin/setup
index f1c2f9b2..51542ca8 100755
--- a/bin/setup
+++ b/bin/setup
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ rufo .
 yard doc
 rspec
 
-echo "Tests fail? Run \`geth --dev --http --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc\` in background and try again."
+echo "Tests fail? Run \`geth --dev --http --ws --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc\` in background and try again."
diff --git a/eth.gemspec b/eth.gemspec
index 56c341ab..b290a6a2 100644
--- a/eth.gemspec
+++ b/eth.gemspec
@@ -51,4 +51,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   # scrypt for encrypted key derivation
   spec.add_dependency "scrypt", "~> 3.0"
+
+  # websocket for websocket client
+  spec.add_dependency "websocket-client-simple", "~> 0.6.0"
 end
diff --git a/lib/eth/client.rb b/lib/eth/client.rb
index b75bccad..6b4e0187 100644
--- a/lib/eth/client.rb
+++ b/lib/eth/client.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ class ContractExecutionError < StandardError; end
     # @param host [String] either an HTTP/S host or an IPC path.
     # @return [Eth::Client::Ipc] an IPC client.
     # @return [Eth::Client::Http] an HTTP client.
+    # @return [Eth::Client::Ws] an WebSocket client.
     # @raise [ArgumentError] in case it cannot determine the client type.
-    def self.create(host)
+    def self.create(host, options = {})
       return Client::Ipc.new host if host.end_with? ".ipc"
       return Client::Http.new host if host.start_with? "http"
+      return Client::Ws.new(host, options) if host.start_with? "ws"
       raise ArgumentError, "Unable to detect client type!"
     end
 
@@ -519,3 +521,4 @@ def marshal(params)
 # Load the client/* libraries
 require "eth/client/http"
 require "eth/client/ipc"
+require "eth/client/ws"
diff --git a/lib/eth/client/ws.rb b/lib/eth/client/ws.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..284f8b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/eth/client/ws.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2023 The Ruby-Eth Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+require "websocket-client-simple"
+require "logger"
+
+# Provides the {Eth} module.
+module Eth
+
+  # Provides an WebSocket client.
+  class Client::Ws < Client
+
+    # The host of the WebSocket endpoint.
+    attr_reader :host
+
+    # The port of the HTTP endpoint.
+    attr_reader :port
+
+    # The full URI of the HTTP endpoint, including path.
+    attr_reader :uri
+
+    # Attribute indicator for SSL.
+    attr_reader :ssl
+
+    # Constructor for the WebSocket Client. Should not be used; use
+    # {Client.create} intead.
+    #
+    # @param host [String] an URI pointing to an HTTP RPC-API.
+    def initialize(host, options = {})
+      super(host)
+      uri = URI.parse(host)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Unable to parse the WebSocket-URI!" unless ["ws", "wss"].include? uri.scheme
+      @host = uri.host
+      @port = uri.port
+      @ssl = uri.scheme == "wss"
+      @uri = URI("#{uri.scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}#{uri.path}")
+      setup_websocket(options[:logger])
+    end
+
+    # Sends an RPC request to the connected WebSocket client.
+    #
+    # @param payload [Hash] the RPC request parameters.
+    # @return [Integer] Number of bytes sent by this method.
+    def send_request(payload)
+      @ws.send(payload.to_json)
+    end
+
+    # Checks if the WebSocket connection is open.
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true if the connection is open, false otherwise.
+    def open?
+      @ws.open?
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def setup_websocket(logger)
+      @ws = WebSocket::Client::Simple.connect @uri.to_s
+
+      @ws.on :message do |msg|
+        msg.data
+      end
+
+      @ws.on :open do
+        logger.info "websocket open (#{@host})"
+      end
+
+      @ws.on :close do |e|
+        logger.info "websocket close (#{e.inspect})"
+      end
+
+      @ws.on :error do |e|
+        logger.error "websocket error (#{e.inspect})"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/eth/client_spec.rb b/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
index 46439e07..a04e4167 100644
--- a/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 
 describe Client do
 
-  # run `geth --dev --http --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc`
+  # run `geth --dev --http --ws --ipcpath /tmp/geth.ipc`
   # to provide both http and ipc to pass these tests.
   let(:geth_ipc_path) { "/tmp/geth.ipc" }
   let(:geth_http_path) { "http://127.0.0.1:8545" }
   let(:geth_http_authed_path) { "http://username:password@127.0.0.1:8545" }
+  let(:geth_dev_ws_path) { "ws://127.0.0.1:8546" }
   subject(:geth_ipc) { Client.create geth_ipc_path }
   subject(:geth_http) { Client.create geth_http_path }
   subject(:geth_http_authed) { Client.create geth_http_authed_path }
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@
   # it expects an $INFURA_TOKEN in environment
   let(:infura_api) { "https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/#{ENV["INFURA_TOKEN"]}" }
   subject(:infura_mainnet) { Client.create infura_api }
+  let(:logger) { Logger.new(STDOUT, level: Logger::FATAL) }
+  subject(:geth_dev_ipc) { Client.create geth_dev_ipc_path }
+  subject(:geth_dev_http) { Client.create geth_dev_http_path }
+  subject(:geth_dev_ws) { Client.create(geth_dev_ws_path, { logger: logger }) }
 
   describe ".create .initialize" do
     it "creates an ipc client" do
@@ -31,6 +36,15 @@
       expect(geth_http.ssl).to be_falsy
     end
 
+    it "creates an ws client" do
+      expect(geth_dev_ws).to be
+      expect(geth_dev_ws).to be_instance_of Client::Ws
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.host).to eq "127.0.0.1"
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.port).to eq 8546
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.uri.to_s).to eq geth_dev_ws_path
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.ssl).to be_falsy
+    end
+
     it "connects to an infura api" do
       expect(infura_mainnet).to be
       expect(infura_mainnet).to be_instance_of Client::Http
@@ -424,4 +438,76 @@
       expect(geth_ipc.is_valid_signature(contract, hashed, signature)).to be true
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".send" do
+    it "should set up the WebSocket connection" do
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws")).to be_instance_of(WebSocket::Client::Simple::Client)
+    end
+
+    it "should send a message to the WebSocket server and receive a response" do
+      payload = {
+        id: 1,
+        jsonrpc: "2.0",
+        method: "eth_subscribe",
+        params: ["newHeads"],
+      }
+      received_data = nil
+
+      geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws").on :message do |msg|
+        received_data = JSON.parse(msg.data)
+      end
+
+      # Wait for the connection to be established
+      start_time = Time.now
+      loop do
+        break if geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws").open? || (Time.now - start_time > 3)
+      end
+
+      geth_dev_ws.send_request(payload)
+
+      # Wait for the response to be received
+      start_time = Time.now
+      loop do
+        break if received_data || (Time.now - start_time > 3)
+      end
+
+      expect(received_data["id"]).to eq(payload[:id])
+      expect(received_data["jsonrpc"]).to eq(payload[:jsonrpc])
+      expect(received_data["result"]).to start_with("0x")
+
+      contract = Eth::Contract.from_file(file: "spec/fixtures/contracts/dummy.sol")
+      geth_http.deploy_and_wait(contract)
+
+      expect(received_data["method"]).to eq("eth_subscription")
+      expect(received_data["params"]["subscription"]).to start_with("0x")
+      expect(received_data["params"]["result"]["parentHash"]).to start_with("0x")
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".open?" do
+    it "checks if the WebSocket connection is open" do
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.open?).to be false
+
+      start_time = Time.now
+      loop do
+        break if geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws").open? || (Time.now - start_time > 3)
+      end
+
+      expect(geth_dev_ws.open?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".close?" do
+    it "checks if the WebSocket connection is close" do
+      start_time = Time.now
+      loop do
+        break if geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws").open? || (Time.now - start_time > 3)
+      end
+
+      ws = geth_dev_ws.instance_variable_get("@ws")
+      expect(ws.closed?).to be false
+      ws.close
+      expect(ws.closed?).to be true
+    end
+  end
 end