diff --git a/packages/dart_node_ws/test/ws_test.dart b/packages/dart_node_ws/test/ws_test.dart
index 61e50e5..f73f564 100644
--- a/packages/dart_node_ws/test/ws_test.dart
+++ b/packages/dart_node_ws/test/ws_test.dart
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 @TestOn('node')
 library;
 
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:js_interop';
+import 'dart:js_interop_unsafe';
+
+import 'package:dart_node_core/dart_node_core.dart';
 import 'package:dart_node_coverage/dart_node_coverage.dart';
 import 'package:dart_node_ws/dart_node_ws.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
-//TODO: we need actual web socket server/client interaction tests here.
-
 void main() {
   setUp(initCoverage);
   tearDownAll(() => writeCoverageFile('coverage/coverage.json'));
@@ -79,14 +82,12 @@ void main() {
     test('onConnection registers handler', () {
       createWebSocketServer(port: 9994)
         ..onConnection((client, url) {
-          // Handler registered - just verify it doesn't throw
+          // Handler registered
         })
         ..close();
     });
 
     test('onConnection receives client on connection', () {
-      // The connection test happens in websocket_test.dart (integration tests)
-      // Here we just verify the API works without throwing
       createWebSocketServer(port: 9993)
         ..onConnection((client, url) {
           expect(client, isNotNull);
@@ -95,4 +96,132 @@ void main() {
         ..close();
     });
   });
+
+  group('WebSocket Integration Tests', () {
+    late WebSocketServer server;
+    const testPort = 3456;
+
+    setUp(() async {
+      server = createWebSocketServer(port: testPort);
+    });
+
+    tearDown(() async {
+      server.close();
+      await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 50));
+    });
+
+    test('client can connect to server', () async {
+      final completer = Completer<void>();
+
+      server.onConnection((client, url) {
+        completer.complete();
+      });
+
+      final client = _createWebSocketClient('ws://localhost:$testPort');
+
+      await completer.future.timeout(const Duration(seconds: 2));
+      await _waitForOpen(client);
+      client.close();
+    });
+
+    test('server receives messages from client', () async {
+      final messageCompleter = Completer<String>();
+
+      server.onConnection((serverClient, url) {
+        serverClient.onMessage((message) {
+          messageCompleter.complete(message.text ?? '');
+        });
+      });
+
+      final client = _createWebSocketClient('ws://localhost:$testPort');
+
+      await _waitForOpen(client);
+      _sendMessage(client, 'Hello from client');
+
+      final receivedMessage = await messageCompleter.future.timeout(
+        const Duration(seconds: 2),
+      );
+      expect(receivedMessage, equals('Hello from client'));
+      client.close();
+    });
+
+    test('client receives messages from server', () async {
+      final messageCompleter = Completer<String>();
+
+      server.onConnection((serverClient, url) {
+        serverClient.send('Welcome to server');
+      });
+
+      final client = _createWebSocketClient('ws://localhost:$testPort');
+
+      _onMessage(client, (data) {
+        final message = _extractMessage(data);
+        messageCompleter.complete(message);
+      });
+
+      final receivedMessage = await messageCompleter.future.timeout(
+        const Duration(seconds: 2),
+      );
+      expect(receivedMessage, equals('Welcome to server'));
+      client.close();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+/// Creates a WebSocket client using Node.js ws package
+JSWebSocket _createWebSocketClient(String url) {
+  final ws = requireModule('ws');
+  final wsClass = switch (ws) {
+    final JSFunction f => f,
+    _ => throw StateError('WebSocket module not found'),
+  };
+  return JSWebSocket(wsClass.callAsConstructor<JSObject>(url.toJS));
+}
+
+/// Waits for WebSocket to reach OPEN state
+Future<void> _waitForOpen(JSWebSocket ws) async {
+  final completer = Completer<void>();
+
+  if (ws.readyState == 1) {
+    completer.complete();
+  } else {
+    ws.on('open', (() => completer.complete()).toJS);
+    ws.on(
+      'error',
+      ((JSAny error) => completer.completeError(
+        'Connection failed: $error',
+      )).toJS,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return completer.future.timeout(const Duration(seconds: 2));
+}
+
+/// Sends a message through WebSocket
+void _sendMessage(JSWebSocket ws, String message) {
+  ws.send(message.toJS);
+}
+
+/// Sets up message handler for WebSocket
+void _onMessage(JSWebSocket ws, void Function(JSAny) handler) {
+  ws.on('message', handler.toJS);
+}
+
+/// Extracts string message from JSAny data
+String _extractMessage(JSAny data) {
+  // Convert using JavaScript String() function for safety
+  try {
+    final stringConstructor = globalContext['String'] as JSFunction;
+    return (stringConstructor.callAsFunction(null, data) as JSString).toDart;
+  } catch (_) {
+    return data.toString();
+  }
+}
+
+/// JS interop types for WebSocket client
+extension type JSWebSocket(JSObject _) implements JSObject {
+  external void on(String event, JSFunction handler);
+  external void send(JSAny data);
+  external void close([int? code, String? reason]);
+  external int get readyState;
 }