diff --git a/websocket_transport.go b/websocket_transport.go
index 391c012..bd8a87b 100644
--- a/websocket_transport.go
+++ b/websocket_transport.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 )
 
+const maxPacketSize = 32768
+
 const pingTimeout = time.Duration(5) * time.Second
 
 var ServerDoesNotSupportXmppOverWebsocket = errors.New("The websocket server does not support the xmpp subprotocol")
@@ -22,17 +23,23 @@ type WebsocketTransport struct {
 	Config  TransportConfiguration
 	decoder *xml.Decoder
 	wsConn  *websocket.Conn
-	netConn net.Conn
+	queue   chan []byte
 	logFile io.Writer
+
+	closeCtx  context.Context
+	closeFunc context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 func (t *WebsocketTransport) Connect() (string, error) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	t.queue = make(chan []byte, 256)
+	t.closeCtx, t.closeFunc = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
+	var ctx context.Context
+	ctx = context.Background()
 	if t.Config.ConnectTimeout > 0 {
-		var cancel context.CancelFunc
-		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(t.Config.ConnectTimeout)*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
+		var cancelConnect context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancelConnect = context.WithTimeout(t.closeCtx, time.Duration(t.Config.ConnectTimeout)*time.Second)
+		defer cancelConnect()
 	}
 
 	wsConn, response, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, t.Config.Address, &websocket.DialOptions{
@@ -42,28 +49,30 @@ func (t *WebsocketTransport) Connect() (string, error) {
 		return "", NewConnError(err, true)
 	}
 	if response.Header.Get("Sec-WebSocket-Protocol") != "xmpp" {
-		_ = wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusBadGateway, "Could not negotiate XMPP subprotocol")
+		t.cleanup(websocket.StatusBadGateway)
 		return "", NewConnError(ServerDoesNotSupportXmppOverWebsocket, true)
 	}
 
+	wsConn.SetReadLimit(maxPacketSize)
 	t.wsConn = wsConn
-	t.netConn = websocket.NetConn(ctx, t.wsConn, websocket.MessageText)
+	t.startReader()
 
-	handshake := fmt.Sprintf("<open xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing\" to=\"%s\" version=\"1.0\" />", t.Config.Domain)
+	handshake := fmt.Sprintf(`<open xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing" to="%s" version="1.0" />`, t.Config.Domain)
 	if _, err = t.Write([]byte(handshake)); err != nil {
-		_ = wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusBadGateway, "XMPP handshake error")
+		t.cleanup(websocket.StatusBadGateway)
 		return "", NewConnError(err, false)
 	}
 
 	handshakeResponse := make([]byte, 2048)
 	if _, err = t.Read(handshakeResponse); err != nil {
-		_ = wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusBadGateway, "XMPP handshake error")
+		t.cleanup(websocket.StatusBadGateway)
+
 		return "", NewConnError(err, false)
 	}
 
 	var openResponse = stanza.WebsocketOpen{}
 	if err = xml.Unmarshal(handshakeResponse, &openResponse); err != nil {
-		_ = wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusBadGateway, "XMPP handshake error")
+		t.cleanup(websocket.StatusBadGateway)
 		return "", NewConnError(err, false)
 	}
 
@@ -73,6 +82,32 @@ func (t *WebsocketTransport) Connect() (string, error) {
 	return openResponse.Id, nil
 }
 
+// startReader runs a go function that keeps reading from the websocket. This
+// is required to allow Ping() to work: Ping requires a Reader to be running
+// to process incoming control frames.
+func (t WebsocketTransport) startReader() {
+	go func() {
+		buffer := make([]byte, maxPacketSize)
+		for {
+			_, reader, err := t.wsConn.Reader(t.closeCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			n, err := reader.Read(buffer)
+			if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+				return
+			}
+			if n > 0 {
+				// We need to make a copy, otherwise we will overwrite the slice content
+				// on the next iteration of the for loop.
+				tmp := make([]byte, len(buffer))
+				copy(tmp, buffer)
+				t.queue <- tmp
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
 func (t WebsocketTransport) StartTLS() error {
 	return TLSNotSupported
 }
@@ -90,31 +125,52 @@ func (t WebsocketTransport) IsSecure() bool {
 }
 
 func (t WebsocketTransport) Ping() error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), pingTimeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(t.closeCtx, pingTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	return t.wsConn.Ping(ctx)
 }
 
-func (t *WebsocketTransport) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = t.netConn.Read(p)
-	if t.logFile != nil && n > 0 {
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(t.logFile, "RECV:\n%s\n\n", p)
+func (t *WebsocketTransport) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	select {
+	case <-t.closeCtx.Done():
+		return 0, t.closeCtx.Err()
+	case data := <-t.queue:
+		if t.logFile != nil && len(data) > 0 {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(t.logFile, "RECV:\n%s\n\n", data)
+		}
+		copy(p, data)
+		return len(data), nil
 	}
-	return
 }
 
-func (t WebsocketTransport) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (t WebsocketTransport) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 	if t.logFile != nil {
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(t.logFile, "SEND:\n%s\n\n", p)
 	}
-	return t.netConn.Write(p)
+	return len(p), t.wsConn.Write(t.closeCtx, websocket.MessageText, p)
 }
 
 func (t WebsocketTransport) Close() error {
 	t.Write([]byte("<close xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-framing\" />"))
-	return t.netConn.Close()
+	return t.wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusGoingAway, "Done")
 }
 
 func (t *WebsocketTransport) LogTraffic(logFile io.Writer) {
 	t.logFile = logFile
 }
+
+func (t *WebsocketTransport) cleanup(code websocket.StatusCode) {
+	if t.queue != nil {
+		close(t.queue)
+		t.queue = nil
+	}
+	if t.wsConn != nil {
+		t.wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusGoingAway, "Done")
+		t.wsConn = nil
+	}
+	if t.closeFunc != nil {
+		t.closeFunc()
+		t.closeFunc = nil
+		t.closeCtx = nil
+	}
+}