diff --git a/lib/eth/client.rb b/lib/eth/client.rb
index 541a7b3e..2f24c8e1 100644
--- a/lib/eth/client.rb
+++ b/lib/eth/client.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class ContractExecutionError < StandardError; end
     def self.create(host)
       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 if host.start_with? "ws"
       raise ArgumentError, "Unable to detect client type!"
     end
 
@@ -480,13 +481,17 @@ def send_command(command, args)
         params: marshal(args),
         id: next_id,
       }
-      output = JSON.parse(send_request(payload.to_json))
+      payload = payload.to_json
+      output = send_request(payload)
+      output = JSON.parse(output)
+      pp output["error"]
       raise IOError, output["error"]["message"] unless output["error"].nil?
       output
     end
 
     # Increments the request id.
     def next_id
+      @id ||= 0
       @id += 1
     end
 
@@ -523,3 +528,4 @@ 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..e102bc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/eth/client/ws.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2025 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
+#
+#     ws://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.
+
+# Provides the {Eth} module.
+require "websocket-client-simple"
+
+module Eth
+  class Client::Ws < Client
+    # The host of the HTTP 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
+
+    def initialize(host)
+      super
+      uri = URI.parse(host)
+      raise ArgumentError, "Unable to parse the WS-URI!" unless ["ws", "wss"].include? uri.scheme
+      @host = uri.host
+      @port = uri.port
+      @ssl = uri.scheme == "wss"
+      if uri.query
+        @uri = URI("#{uri.scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}#{uri.path}?#{uri.query}")
+      else
+        @uri = URI("#{uri.scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}#{uri.path}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    def send_request(payload)
+      ws = WebSocket::Client::Simple.connect @uri
+      ws.on :message do |msg|
+        puts "#{@uri}: #{msg}"
+        # id = JSON.parse(JSON.generate(msg.to_s))["id"]
+        # pp id
+        # @response = msg.to_s
+      end
+      ws.on :error do |event|
+        raise "Error connecting to #{@uri}: #{event}"
+      end
+      ws.on :close do
+        puts "#{@uri}: connection closed"
+      end
+      ws.send(payload)
+      # return JSON.generate({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "result": "0x539" })
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/eth/client_spec.rb b/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
index 03d2cd51..5a2c3d0f 100644
--- a/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/eth/client_spec.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
   # 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_ws_path) { "ws://127.0.0.1:8546" }
   let(:geth_http_authed_path) { "http://username:password@127.0.0.1:8545" }
   let(:geth_http_query_path) { "http://127.0.0.1:8545?foo=bar&asdf=qwer" }
   subject(:geth_ipc) { Client.create geth_ipc_path }
   subject(:geth_http) { Client.create geth_http_path }
+  subject(:geth_ws) { Client.create geth_ws_path }
   subject(:geth_http_authed) { Client.create geth_http_authed_path }
   subject(:geth_http_query) { Client.create geth_http_query_path }
 
@@ -45,6 +47,15 @@
       expect(geth_http_query.uri.query).to eq "foo=bar&asdf=qwer"
     end
 
+    it "creates an ws cleint" do
+      expect(geth_ws).to be
+      expect(geth_ws).to be_instance_of Client::Ws
+      expect(geth_ws.host).to eq "127.0.0.1"
+      expect(geth_ws.port).to eq 8546
+      expect(geth_ws.uri.to_s).to eq geth_ws_path
+      expect(geth_ws.ssl).to be_falsy
+    end
+
     it "connects to an drpc api" do
       expect(drpc_mainnet).to be
       expect(drpc_mainnet).to be_instance_of Client::Http
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@
       expect(geth_http_authed.ssl).to be_falsy
     end
 
-    it "functions as geth development client" do
+    it "functions as geth development client (ipc)" do
       expect(geth_ipc.id).to eq 0
       expect(geth_ipc.chain_id).to eq Chain::PRIVATE_GETH
       expect(geth_ipc.default_account).to be_instance_of Address
@@ -76,6 +87,14 @@
       expect(geth_ipc.max_fee_per_gas).to eq Tx::DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE
     end
 
+    it "functions as geth development client (ws)" do
+      expect(geth_ws.id).to eq 0
+      expect(geth_ws.chain_id).to eq Chain::PRIVATE_GETH
+      # expect(geth_ws.default_account).to be_instance_of Address
+      expect(geth_ws.max_priority_fee_per_gas).to eq Tx::DEFAULT_PRIORITY_FEE
+      expect(geth_ws.max_fee_per_gas).to eq Tx::DEFAULT_GAS_PRICE
+    end
+
     it "http can query basic methods" do
 
       # the default account is prefunded; this test fails if you manually drain the account to zero