diff --git a/tests/test_websocket.py b/tests/test_websocket.py
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+import unittest
+import _thread
+import time
+
+from mpos import App, PackageManager
+import mpos.apps
+
+from websocket import WebSocketApp
+
+class TestWebsocket(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    ws = None
+
+    on_open_called = None
+    on_message_called = None
+    on_ping_called = None
+    on_close_called = None
+
+    def on_message(self, wsapp, message: str):
+        print(f"on_message received: {message}")
+        self.on_message_called = True
+        
+    def on_open(self, wsapp):
+        print(f"on_open called: {wsapp}")
+        self.on_open_called = True
+        self.ws.send('{"type": "subscribe","product_ids": ["BTC-USD"],"channels": ["ticker_batch"]}')
+
+    def on_ping(wsapp, message):
+        print("Got a ping!")
+        self.on_ping_called = True
+
+    def on_close(self, wsapp, close_status_code, close_msg):
+        print(f"on_close called: {wsapp}")
+        self.on_close_called = True
+
+    def websocket_thread(self):
+        wsurl = "wss://ws-feed.exchange.coinbase.com"
+
+        self.ws = WebSocketApp(
+            wsurl,
+            on_open=self.on_open,
+            on_close=self.on_close,
+            on_message=self.on_message,
+            on_ping=self.on_ping
+        ) # maybe add other callbacks to reconnect when disconnected etc.
+        self.ws.run_forever()
+
+    def wait_for_ping(self):
+        self.on_ping_called = False
+        for _ in range(60):
+            print("Waiting for on_ping to be called...")
+            if self.on_ping_called:
+                print("yes, it was called!")
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        self.assertTrue(self.on_ping_called)
+
+    def test_it(self):
+        on_open_called = False
+        _thread.stack_size(mpos.apps.good_stack_size())
+        _thread.start_new_thread(self.websocket_thread, ())
+        
+        self.on_open_called = False
+        self.on_message_called = False # message might be received very quickly, before we expect it
+        for _ in range(5):
+            print("Waiting for on_open to be called...")
+            if self.on_open_called:
+                print("yes, it was called!")
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        self.assertTrue(self.on_open_called)
+
+        self.on_message_called = False # message might be received very quickly, before we expect it
+        for _ in range(5):
+            print("Waiting for on_message to be called...")
+            if self.on_message_called:
+                print("yes, it was called!")
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        self.assertTrue(self.on_message_called)
+
+        # Disabled because not all servers send pings:
+        # self.wait_for_ping()
+
+        self.on_close_called = False
+        self.ws.close()
+        for _ in range(5):
+            print("Waiting for on_close to be called...")
+            if self.on_close_called:
+                print("yes, it was called!")
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        self.assertTrue(self.on_close_called)