diff --git a/test/browser/ws-api/ws.client.send.test.ts b/test/browser/ws-api/ws.client.send.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84a30b226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/browser/ws-api/ws.client.send.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import type { ws } from 'msw'
+import type { setupWorker } from 'msw/browser'
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import { test, expect } from '../playwright.extend'
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    msw: {
+      ws: typeof ws
+      setupWorker: typeof setupWorker
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+test('sends data to a single client on connection', async ({
+  loadExample,
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await loadExample(require.resolve('./ws.runtime.js'), {
+    skipActivation: true,
+  })
+
+  await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const { setupWorker, ws } = window.msw
+    const service = ws.link('wss://example.com')
+
+    const worker = setupWorker(
+      service.addEventListener('connection', ({ client }) => {
+        // Send a message to the client as soon as it connects.
+        client.send('hello world')
+      }),
+    )
+    await worker.start()
+  })
+
+  const clientMessage = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const socket = new WebSocket('wss://example.com')
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      socket.onmessage = (event) => resolve(event.data)
+      socket.onerror = () => reject(new Error('WebSocket error'))
+    }).finally(() => socket.close())
+  })
+
+  expect(clientMessage).toBe('hello world')
+})
+
+test('sends data to multiple clients on connection', async ({
+  loadExample,
+  browser,
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { compilation } = await loadExample(
+    require.resolve('./ws.runtime.js'),
+    {
+      skipActivation: true,
+    },
+  )
+
+  async function createSocketAndGetFirstMessage(page: Page) {
+    await page.evaluate(async () => {
+      const { setupWorker, ws } = window.msw
+      const service = ws.link('wss://example.com')
+
+      const worker = setupWorker(
+        service.addEventListener('connection', ({ client }) => {
+          // Send a message to the client as soon as it connects.
+          client.send('hello world')
+        }),
+      )
+      await worker.start()
+    })
+
+    return page.evaluate(async () => {
+      const socket = new WebSocket('wss://example.com')
+      return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+        socket.onmessage = (event) => resolve(event.data)
+        socket.onerror = () => reject(new Error('WebSocket error'))
+      }).finally(() => socket.close())
+    })
+  }
+
+  const secondPage = await browser.newPage()
+  await secondPage.goto(compilation.previewUrl)
+
+  const [firstClientMessage, secondClientMessage] = await Promise.all([
+    createSocketAndGetFirstMessage(page),
+    createSocketAndGetFirstMessage(secondPage),
+  ])
+
+  expect(firstClientMessage).toBe('hello world')
+  expect(secondClientMessage).toBe('hello world')
+})
+
+test('sends data in response to a client message', async ({
+  loadExample,
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await loadExample(require.resolve('./ws.runtime.js'), {
+    skipActivation: true,
+  })
+
+  await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const { setupWorker, ws } = window.msw
+    const service = ws.link('wss://example.com')
+
+    const worker = setupWorker(
+      service.addEventListener('connection', ({ client }) => {
+        client.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+          if (typeof event.data === 'string' && event.data === 'hello') {
+            client.send('hello world')
+          }
+        })
+      }),
+    )
+    await worker.start()
+  })
+
+  const clientMessage = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const socket = new WebSocket('wss://example.com')
+    socket.onopen = () => {
+      socket.send('ignore this')
+      socket.send('hello')
+    }
+
+    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+      socket.onmessage = (event) => resolve(event.data)
+      socket.onerror = () => reject(new Error('WebSocket error'))
+    }).finally(() => socket.close())
+  })
+
+  expect(clientMessage).toBe('hello world')
+})
diff --git a/test/browser/ws-api/ws.server.connect.browser.test.ts b/test/browser/ws-api/ws.server.connect.browser.test.ts
index 7741e9b47..c9f070cb5 100644
--- a/test/browser/ws-api/ws.server.connect.browser.test.ts
+++ b/test/browser/ws-api/ws.server.connect.browser.test.ts
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@ test('does not connect to the actual server by default', async ({
     const socket = new WebSocket(serverUrl)
 
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      socket.onmessage = (event) => {
-        resolve(event.data)
-        socket.close()
-      }
-      socket.onerror = reject
-    })
+      socket.onmessage = (event) => resolve(event.data)
+      socket.onerror = () => reject(new Error('WebSocket error'))
+    }).finally(() => socket.close())
   }, server.url)
 
   expect(clientMessage).toBe('mock')