diff --git a/projects/fal/src/fal/apps.py b/projects/fal/src/fal/apps.py
index 208b7491..30ec503f 100644
--- a/projects/fal/src/fal/apps.py
+++ b/projects/fal/src/fal/apps.py
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@
 import time
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Any, Iterator
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterator
 
 import httpx
 
 from fal import flags
 from fal.sdk import Credentials, get_default_credentials
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from websockets.sync.connection import Connection
+
 _QUEUE_URL_FORMAT = f"https://queue.{flags.FAL_RUN_HOST}/{{app_id}}"
 _REALTIME_URL_FORMAT = f"wss://{flags.FAL_RUN_HOST}/{{app_id}}"
+_WS_URL_FORMAT = f"wss://ws.{flags.FAL_RUN_HOST}/{{app_id}}"
 
 
 def _backwards_compatible_app_id(app_id: str) -> str:
@@ -245,3 +249,127 @@ def _connect(app_id: str, *, path: str = "/realtime") -> Iterator[_RealtimeConne
         url, additional_headers=creds.to_headers(), open_timeout=90
     ) as ws:
         yield _RealtimeConnection(ws)
+
+
+class _MetaMessageFound(Exception): ...
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _WSConnection:
+    """A WS connection to an HTTP Fal app."""
+
+    _ws: Connection
+    _buffer: str | bytes | None = None
+
+    def run(self, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Run an inference task on the app and return the result."""
+        self.send(arguments)
+        return self.recv()
+
+    def send(self, arguments: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        import json
+
+        payload = json.dumps(arguments)
+        self._ws.send(payload)
+
+    def _peek(self) -> bytes | str:
+        if self._buffer is None:
+            self._buffer = self._ws.recv()
+
+        return self._buffer
+
+    def _consume(self) -> None:
+        if self._buffer is None:
+            raise ValueError("No data to consume")
+
+        self._buffer = None
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def _recv(self) -> Iterator[str | bytes]:
+        res = self._peek()
+
+        yield res
+
+        # Only consume if it went through the context manager without raising
+        self._consume()
+
+    def _is_meta(self, res: str | bytes) -> bool:
+        if not isinstance(res, str):
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            json_payload: Any = json.loads(res)
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            return False
+
+        if not isinstance(json_payload, dict):
+            return False
+
+        return "type" in json_payload and "request_id" in json_payload
+
+    def _recv_meta(self, type: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        with self._recv() as res:
+            if not self._is_meta(res):
+                raise ValueError(f"Expected a {type} message")
+
+            json_payload: dict = json.loads(res)
+            if json_payload.get("type") != type:
+                raise ValueError(f"Expected a {type} message")
+
+            return json_payload
+
+    def _recv_response(self) -> Any:
+        import msgpack
+
+        body: bytes = b""
+        while True:
+            try:
+                with self._recv() as res:
+                    if self._is_meta(res):
+                        # Keep the meta message for later
+                        raise _MetaMessageFound()
+
+                    if isinstance(res, str):
+                        return res
+                    else:
+                        body += res
+            except _MetaMessageFound:
+                break
+
+        if not body:
+            raise ValueError("Empty response body")
+
+        return msgpack.unpackb(body)
+
+    def recv(self) -> Any:
+        start = self._recv_meta("start")
+        request_id = start["request_id"]
+
+        response = self._recv_response()
+
+        end = self._recv_meta("end")
+        if end["request_id"] != request_id:
+            raise ValueError("Mismatched request_id in end message")
+
+        return response
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def ws(app_id: str, *, path: str = "") -> Iterator[_WSConnection]:
+    """Connect to a HTTP endpoint but with websocket protocol. This is an internal and
+    experimental API, use it at your own risk."""
+
+    from websockets.sync import client
+
+    app_id = _backwards_compatible_app_id(app_id)
+    url = _WS_URL_FORMAT.format(app_id=app_id)
+    if path:
+        _path = path[len("/") :] if path.startswith("/") else path
+        url += "/" + _path
+
+    creds = get_default_credentials()
+
+    with client.connect(
+        url, additional_headers=creds.to_headers(), open_timeout=90
+    ) as ws:
+        yield _WSConnection(ws)
diff --git a/projects/fal/tests/test_apps.py b/projects/fal/tests/test_apps.py
index 75ffcd36..c03a31d1 100644
--- a/projects/fal/tests/test_apps.py
+++ b/projects/fal/tests/test_apps.py
@@ -395,6 +395,21 @@ def test_app_client(test_app: str, test_nomad_app: str):
     assert response["result"] == 5
 
 
+def test_ws_client(test_app: str):
+    with apps.ws(test_app) as connection:
+        for i in range(3):
+            response = json.loads(connection.run({"lhs": 1, "rhs": i}))
+            assert response["result"] == 1 + i
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            connection.send({"lhs": 2, "rhs": i})
+
+        for i in range(3):
+            # they should be in order
+            response = json.loads(connection.recv())
+            assert response["result"] == 2 + i
+
+
 def test_app_client_old_format(test_app: str):
     assert test_app.count("/") == 1, "Test app should be in new format"
     old_format = test_app.replace("/", "-")