diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
index 277b6a5d6a4db4..3101d8dc76ebd2 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/mod.rs
@@ -662,6 +662,46 @@ fn websocketstream() {
   assert!(status.success());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn websocketstream_ping() {
+  use deno_runtime::deno_websocket::tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite;
+  let _g = util::http_server();
+
+  let script = util::testdata_path().join("websocketstream_ping_test.ts");
+  let root_ca = util::testdata_path().join("tls/RootCA.pem");
+  let mut child = util::deno_cmd()
+    .arg("test")
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("--allow-net")
+    .arg("--cert")
+    .arg(root_ca)
+    .arg(script)
+    .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap();
+
+  let server = std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:4513").unwrap();
+  let (stream, _) = server.accept().unwrap();
+  let mut socket = tungstenite::accept(stream).unwrap();
+  socket
+    .write_message(tungstenite::Message::Text(String::from("A")))
+    .unwrap();
+  socket
+    .write_message(tungstenite::Message::Ping(vec![]))
+    .unwrap();
+  socket
+    .write_message(tungstenite::Message::Text(String::from("B")))
+    .unwrap();
+  let message = socket.read_message().unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(message, tungstenite::Message::Pong(vec![]));
+  socket
+    .write_message(tungstenite::Message::Text(String::from("C")))
+    .unwrap();
+  socket.close(None).unwrap();
+
+  assert!(child.wait().unwrap().success());
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn websocket_server_multi_field_connection_header() {
   let script = util::testdata_path()
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/websocketstream_ping_test.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/websocketstream_ping_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..12f847cd8e4664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/websocketstream_ping_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const wss = new WebSocketStream("ws://127.0.0.1:4513");
+const { readable } = await wss.connection;
+for await (const _ of readable) {
+  //
+}
diff --git a/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js b/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
index 50dfac284eb81a..df87c0c9729401 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
+++ b/ext/websocket/02_websocketstream.js
@@ -232,6 +232,43 @@
                   await this.closed;
                 },
               });
+              const pull = async (controller) => {
+                const { kind, value } = await core.opAsync(
+                  "op_ws_next_event",
+                  this[_rid],
+                );
+
+                switch (kind) {
+                  case "string": {
+                    controller.enqueue(value);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                  case "binary": {
+                    controller.enqueue(value);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                  case "ping": {
+                    await core.opAsync("op_ws_send", this[_rid], {
+                      kind: "pong",
+                    });
+                    await pull(controller);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                  case "closed":
+                  case "close": {
+                    this[_closed].resolve(value);
+                    core.tryClose(this[_rid]);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                  case "error": {
+                    const err = new Error(value);
+                    this[_closed].reject(err);
+                    controller.error(err);
+                    core.tryClose(this[_rid]);
+                    break;
+                  }
+                }
+              };
               const readable = new ReadableStream({
                 start: (controller) => {
                   PromisePrototypeThen(this.closed, () => {
@@ -250,42 +287,7 @@
                     }
                   });
                 },
-                pull: async (controller) => {
-                  const { kind, value } = await core.opAsync(
-                    "op_ws_next_event",
-                    this[_rid],
-                  );
-
-                  switch (kind) {
-                    case "string": {
-                      controller.enqueue(value);
-                      break;
-                    }
-                    case "binary": {
-                      controller.enqueue(value);
-                      break;
-                    }
-                    case "ping": {
-                      await core.opAsync("op_ws_send", this[_rid], {
-                        kind: "pong",
-                      });
-                      break;
-                    }
-                    case "closed":
-                    case "close": {
-                      this[_closed].resolve(value);
-                      core.tryClose(this[_rid]);
-                      break;
-                    }
-                    case "error": {
-                      const err = new Error(value);
-                      this[_closed].reject(err);
-                      controller.error(err);
-                      core.tryClose(this[_rid]);
-                      break;
-                    }
-                  }
-                },
+                pull,
                 cancel: async (reason) => {
                   try {
                     this.close(reason?.code !== undefined ? reason : {});