diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/client/deployment/DynamicGraphQLClientWebSocketAuthenticationHttpPermissionsTest.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/client/deployment/DynamicGraphQLClientWebSocketAuthenticationHttpPermissionsTest.java
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+package io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.client.deployment;
+
+import jakarta.annotation.security.RolesAllowed;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql.GraphQLApi;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql.Query;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+import io.smallrye.common.annotation.NonBlocking;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.api.Subscription;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.client.Response;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.client.dynamic.api.DynamicGraphQLClient;
+import io.smallrye.graphql.client.dynamic.api.DynamicGraphQLClientBuilder;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Multi;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.helpers.test.AssertSubscriber;
+import io.vertx.core.http.UpgradeRejectedException;
+
+/**
+ * Due to the complexity of establishing a WebSocket, WebSocket/Subscription testing of the GraphQL server is done here,
+ * as the client framework comes in very useful for establishing the connection to the server.
+ * <br>
+ * This test establishes connections to the server, and ensures that the connected user has the necessary permissions to
+ * execute the operation.
+ */
+public class DynamicGraphQLClientWebSocketAuthenticationHttpPermissionsTest {
+
+    static String url = "http://" + System.getProperty("quarkus.http.host", "localhost") + ":" +
+            System.getProperty("quarkus.http.test-port", "8081") + "/graphql";
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
+                    .addClasses(SecuredApi.class, Foo.class)
+                    .addAsResource("application-secured-http-permissions.properties", "application.properties")
+                    .addAsResource("users.properties")
+                    .addAsResource("roles.properties")
+                    .addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml"));
+
+    @Disabled("TODO: enable after upgrade to smallrye-graphql 1.6.1, with 1.6.0 a websocket upgrade failure causes a hang here")
+    @Test
+    public void testUnauthenticatedForQueryWebSocket() throws Exception {
+        DynamicGraphQLClientBuilder clientBuilder = DynamicGraphQLClientBuilder.newBuilder()
+                .url(url)
+                .executeSingleOperationsOverWebsocket(true);
+        try (DynamicGraphQLClient client = clientBuilder.build()) {
+            try {
+                client.executeSync("{ baz { message} }");
+                Assertions.fail("WebSocket upgrade should fail");
+            } catch (UpgradeRejectedException e) {
+                // ok
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnauthenticatedForSubscriptionWebSocket() throws Exception {
+        DynamicGraphQLClientBuilder clientBuilder = DynamicGraphQLClientBuilder.newBuilder()
+                .url(url);
+        try (DynamicGraphQLClient client = clientBuilder.build()) {
+            AssertSubscriber<Response> subscriber = new AssertSubscriber<>();
+            client.subscription("{ bazSub { message} }").subscribe().withSubscriber(subscriber);
+            subscriber.awaitFailure().assertFailedWith(UpgradeRejectedException.class);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static class Foo {
+
+        private String message;
+
+        public Foo(String foo) {
+            this.message = foo;
+        }
+
+        public String getMessage() {
+            return message;
+        }
+
+        public void setMessage(String message) {
+            this.message = message;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @GraphQLApi
+    public static class SecuredApi {
+
+        @Query
+        @RolesAllowed("fooRole")
+        @NonBlocking
+        public Foo foo() {
+            return new Foo("foo");
+        }
+
+        @Query
+        @RolesAllowed("barRole")
+        public Foo bar() {
+            return new Foo("bar");
+        }
+
+        @Query
+        public Foo baz() {
+            return new Foo("baz");
+        }
+
+        @Subscription
+        @RolesAllowed("fooRole")
+        public Multi<Foo> fooSub() {
+            return Multi.createFrom().emitter(emitter -> {
+                emitter.emit(new Foo("foo"));
+                emitter.complete();
+            });
+        }
+
+        @Subscription
+        @RolesAllowed("barRole")
+        public Multi<Foo> barSub() {
+            return Multi.createFrom().emitter(emitter -> {
+                emitter.emit(new Foo("bar"));
+                emitter.complete();
+            });
+        }
+
+        @Subscription
+        public Multi<Foo> bazSub() {
+            return Multi.createFrom().emitter(emitter -> {
+                emitter.emit(new Foo("baz"));
+                emitter.complete();
+            });
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-secured-http-permissions.properties b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-secured-http-permissions.properties
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+quarkus.security.users.file.enabled=true
+quarkus.security.users.file.plain-text=true
+quarkus.security.users.file.users=users.properties
+quarkus.security.users.file.roles=roles.properties
+quarkus.http.auth.basic=true
+
+quarkus.smallrye-graphql.log-payload=queryAndVariables
+quarkus.smallrye-graphql.print-data-fetcher-exception=true
+quarkus.smallrye-graphql.error-extension-fields=exception,classification,code,description,validationErrorType,queryPath
+
+quarkus.http.auth.permission.authenticated.paths=/graphql
+quarkus.http.auth.permission.authenticated.methods=GET,POST
+quarkus.http.auth.permission.authenticated.policy=authenticated
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