diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/http/platform/cxx/WebSocketClient.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/http/platform/cxx/WebSocketClient.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include "WebSocketClient.h"
+
+#include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
+#include <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
+#include <folly/Synchronized.h>
+#include <folly/Uri.h>
+#include <folly/system/ThreadName.h>
+#include <react/debug/react_native_assert.h>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <queue>
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+struct WebSocketClient::Impl final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Impl> {
+  void onResolveCompleted(
+      boost::system::error_code ec,
+      const boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type& results);
+
+  void onConnectionCompleted(boost::system::error_code ec);
+
+  void onHandshakeCompleted(boost::system::error_code ec);
+
+  void listen();
+
+  void write();
+
+  void onConnectCallback(bool connected, const std::string& error);
+
+  // Callbacks and Uri
+  OnConnectCallback onConnectCallback_;
+  OnClosedCallback onClosedCallback_;
+  OnMessageCallback onMessageCallback_;
+  std::optional<folly::Uri> uri_;
+
+  // Boost Beast WebSocket Client
+  boost::asio::io_context ioContext_;
+  boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver resolver_{ioContext_};
+  boost::beast::multi_buffer buffer_;
+  folly::Synchronized<
+      boost::beast::websocket::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>>
+      ws_{boost::beast::websocket::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>{
+          ioContext_}};
+
+  // Input and Output handling
+  std::mutex mutexOut_;
+  std::queue<std::string> messagesOut_;
+  std::atomic<bool> isWriting_{false};
+  std::atomic<bool> isClosing_{false};
+};
+
+WebSocketClient::WebSocketClient() noexcept
+    : impl_(std::make_shared<WebSocketClient::Impl>()) {}
+
+WebSocketClient::~WebSocketClient() {
+  WebSocketClient::close("Force close as WebSocketClient being destroyed");
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::setOnClosedCallback(
+    OnClosedCallback&& callback) noexcept {
+  impl_->onClosedCallback_ = std::move(callback);
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::setOnMessageCallback(
+    OnMessageCallback&& callback) noexcept {
+  impl_->onMessageCallback_ = std::move(callback);
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::connect(
+    const std::string& url,
+    OnConnectCallback&& callback) {
+  if (thread_) {
+    react_native_assert(false && "WebSocketClient::connect() called twice");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  impl_->onConnectCallback_ = std::move(callback);
+  impl_->uri_ = folly::Uri{url};
+
+  // Resolve the domain name
+  impl_->resolver_.async_resolve(
+      impl_->uri_->hostname(),
+      std::to_string(impl_->uri_->port()),
+      [weakImpl = std::weak_ptr(impl_)](
+          boost::system::error_code ec,
+          const boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type& results) {
+        if (auto impl = weakImpl.lock()) {
+          impl->onResolveCompleted(ec, results);
+        }
+      });
+
+  // Start the I/O thread
+  static int32_t s_threadId = 0;
+  thread_ = std::make_unique<std::thread>(
+      [weakImpl = std::weak_ptr(impl_), tid = s_threadId++]() {
+        folly::setThreadName("WebSocket" + std::to_string(tid));
+        if (auto impl = weakImpl.lock()) {
+          impl->ioContext_.run();
+        }
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::close(const std::string& reason) {
+  if (!impl_->isClosing_.exchange(true)) {
+    if (impl_->onClosedCallback_) {
+      impl_->onClosedCallback_(reason);
+    }
+    auto ws = impl_->ws_.wlock();
+    if (ws->is_open()) {
+      ws->async_close(
+          boost::beast::websocket::close_reason(reason), [](auto&&) {});
+    } else {
+      ws->next_layer().close();
+    }
+    if (thread_) {
+      thread_->join();
+    }
+  }
+  thread_ = nullptr;
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::send(const std::string& message) {
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(impl_->mutexOut_);
+    impl_->messagesOut_.emplace(message);
+  }
+  impl_->write();
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::ping() {
+  auto ws = impl_->ws_.wlock();
+  // Send a ping message
+  ws->async_ping(
+      {}, [weakImpl = std::weak_ptr(impl_)](boost::beast::error_code ec) {
+        auto impl = weakImpl.lock();
+        if (!impl || impl->isClosing_) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (ec) {
+          LOG(ERROR) << "Error pinging websocket: " << ec.message();
+          return;
+        }
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::onResolveCompleted(
+    boost::system::error_code ec,
+    const boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type& results) {
+  if (ec) {
+    // TODO: Handle retry logic here
+    onConnectCallback(false, "Failed to resolve host");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto ws = ws_.wlock();
+  // Make the connection on the IP address we get from a lookup
+  boost::asio::async_connect(
+      ws->next_layer(),
+      results.begin(),
+      results.end(),
+      [weakImpl = weak_from_this()](
+          boost::system::error_code ec, const auto& /*ep*/) {
+        if (auto impl = weakImpl.lock()) {
+          impl->onConnectionCompleted(ec);
+        }
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::onConnectionCompleted(
+    boost::system::error_code ec) {
+  if (ec) {
+    // TODO: Handle retry logic here
+    onConnectCallback(false, "Failed to connect");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto ws = ws_.wlock();
+  // https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6455#section-3:
+  // > The "resource-name" (also known as /resource name/ in
+  // > https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6455#section-4.1)
+  // > can be constructed by concatenating the following:
+  // >
+  // > o  "/" if the path component is empty
+  // >
+  // > o  the path component
+  // >
+  // > o  "?" if the query component is non-empty
+  // >
+  // > o  the query component
+  auto resourceName = (uri_->path().empty() ? "/" : uri_->path()) +
+      (uri_->query().empty() ? "" : "?" + uri_->query());
+  // Perform the websocket handshake
+  ws->async_handshake(
+      uri_->host() +
+          (uri_->port() == 0 ? "" : ":" + std::to_string(uri_->port())),
+      resourceName,
+      [weakImpl = weak_from_this()](boost::system::error_code ec) {
+        if (auto impl = weakImpl.lock()) {
+          impl->onHandshakeCompleted(ec);
+        }
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::onHandshakeCompleted(boost::system::error_code ec) {
+  if (ec) {
+    // TODO: Handle retry logic here
+    onConnectCallback(false, "Failed to handshake");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  onConnectCallback(true, "Connected");
+
+  // Listen for any messages from the server
+  listen();
+
+  // Start writing any buffered messages
+  write();
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::listen() {
+  if (isClosing_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto ws = ws_.wlock();
+  ws->async_read(
+      buffer_,
+      [weakImpl = weak_from_this()](
+          boost::beast::error_code ec, std::size_t bytes_transferred) {
+        auto impl = weakImpl.lock();
+        if (!impl || impl->isClosing_) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (ec) {
+          LOG(ERROR) << "Error reading from websocket: " << ec.message();
+          return;
+        }
+        std::string message(
+            boost::beast::buffers_to_string(impl->buffer_.data()));
+        if (impl->onMessageCallback_) {
+          impl->onMessageCallback_(message);
+        }
+        impl->buffer_.consume(bytes_transferred);
+        impl->listen();
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::write() {
+  if (isClosing_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (isWriting_) {
+    return;
+  }
+  isWriting_ = true;
+
+  std::shared_ptr<std::string> message;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutexOut_);
+    if (!messagesOut_.empty()) {
+      message = std::make_shared<std::string>(messagesOut_.front());
+      messagesOut_.pop();
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!message || message->empty()) {
+    isWriting_ = false;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto ws = ws_.wlock();
+  ws->async_write(
+      boost::beast::net::buffer(*message),
+      [message, weakImpl = weak_from_this()](
+          boost::beast::error_code ec,
+          std::size_t /*bytes_transferred*/) mutable {
+        auto impl = weakImpl.lock();
+        if (!impl || impl->isClosing_) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (ec) {
+          LOG(ERROR) << "Error writing to websocket: " << ec.message();
+          return;
+        }
+        impl->isWriting_ = false;
+        impl->write();
+        message.reset(); // Release the message after it's been sent
+      });
+}
+
+void WebSocketClient::Impl::onConnectCallback(
+    bool connected,
+    const std::string& error) {
+  if (onConnectCallback_) {
+    onConnectCallback_(connected, error);
+  }
+}
+
+WebSocketClientFactory getWebSocketClientFactory() {
+  return []() { return std::make_unique<WebSocketClient>(); };
+}
+
+} // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/http/platform/cxx/WebSocketClient.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCxxPlatform/react/http/platform/cxx/WebSocketClient.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <react/http/IWebSocketClient.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace facebook::react {
+
+class WebSocketClient : public IWebSocketClient {
+ public:
+  WebSocketClient() noexcept;
+  ~WebSocketClient() override;
+  WebSocketClient(WebSocketClient& other) = delete;
+  WebSocketClient& operator=(WebSocketClient& other) = delete;
+  WebSocketClient(WebSocketClient&& other) = delete;
+  WebSocketClient& operator=(WebSocketClient&& other) = delete;
+
+  void setOnClosedCallback(OnClosedCallback&& callback) noexcept override;
+
+  void setOnMessageCallback(OnMessageCallback&& callback) noexcept override;
+
+  void connect(
+      const std::string& url,
+      OnConnectCallback&& onConnectCallback = nullptr) override;
+
+  void close(const std::string& reason) override;
+
+  void send(const std::string& message) override;
+
+  void ping() override;
+
+ private:
+  struct Impl;
+
+  // Instance data and IO thread
+  const std::shared_ptr<Impl> impl_;
+  std::unique_ptr<std::thread> thread_;
+};
+
+} // namespace facebook::react