diff --git a/docs/luneTypes.d.luau b/docs/luneTypes.d.luau
index 4b3359c..5a927fc 100644
--- a/docs/luneTypes.d.luau
+++ b/docs/luneTypes.d.luau
@@ -294,14 +294,17 @@ export type NetServeHandle = {
 
 	* `next` will no longer return any message(s) and instead instantly return nil
 	* `send` will throw an error stating that the socket has been closed
+
+	Once the websocket has been closed, `closeCode` will no longer be nil, and will be populated with a close
+	code according to the [WebSocket specification](https://www.iana.org/assignments/websocket/websocket.xhtml).
+	This will be an integer between 1000 and 4999, where 1000 is the canonical code for normal, error-free closure.
 ]=]
-declare class NetWebSocket
-	close: () -> ()
-	send: (message: string) -> ()
-	next: () -> string?
-	iter: () -> () -> string
-	function __iter(self): () -> string
-end
+export type NetWebSocket = {
+	closeCode: number?,
+	close: (code: number?) -> (),
+	send: (message: string, asBinaryMessage: boolean?) -> (),
+	next: () -> string?,
+}
 
 --[=[
 	@class Net
diff --git a/packages/lib/src/lua/net/websocket.rs b/packages/lib/src/lua/net/websocket.rs
index c05491d..f495f23 100644
--- a/packages/lib/src/lua/net/websocket.rs
+++ b/packages/lib/src/lua/net/websocket.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{cell::Cell, sync::Arc};
 
 use mlua::prelude::*;
 
-use hyper_tungstenite::{tungstenite::Message as WsMessage, WebSocketStream};
+use hyper_tungstenite::{
+    tungstenite::{
+        protocol::{frame::coding::CloseCode as WsCloseCode, CloseFrame as WsCloseFrame},
+        Message as WsMessage,
+    },
+    WebSocketStream,
+};
 
 use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use tokio::{
@@ -14,6 +20,7 @@ use crate::lua::table::TableBuilder;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct NetWebSocket<T> {
+    close_code: Cell<Option<u16>>,
     stream: Arc<Mutex<WebSocketStream<T>>>,
 }
 
@@ -23,26 +30,83 @@ where
 {
     pub fn new(value: WebSocketStream<T>) -> Self {
         Self {
+            close_code: Cell::new(None),
             stream: Arc::new(Mutex::new(value)),
         }
     }
 
-    pub async fn close(&self) -> LuaResult<()> {
+    pub fn get_lua_close_code(&self) -> LuaValue {
+        match self.close_code.get() {
+            Some(code) => LuaValue::Number(code as f64),
+            None => LuaValue::Nil,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn close(&self, code: Option<u16>) -> LuaResult<()> {
         let mut ws = self.stream.lock().await;
-        ws.close(None).await.map_err(LuaError::external)?;
-        Ok(())
+        let res = ws.close(Some(WsCloseFrame {
+            code: match code {
+                Some(code) if (1000..=4999).contains(&code) => WsCloseCode::from(code),
+                Some(code) => {
+                    return Err(LuaError::RuntimeError(format!(
+                        "Close code must be between 1000 and 4999, got {code}"
+                    )))
+                }
+                None => WsCloseCode::Normal,
+            },
+            reason: "".into(),
+        }));
+        res.await.map_err(LuaError::external)
     }
 
     pub async fn send(&self, msg: WsMessage) -> LuaResult<()> {
         let mut ws = self.stream.lock().await;
-        ws.send(msg).await.map_err(LuaError::external)?;
-        Ok(())
+        ws.send(msg).await.map_err(LuaError::external)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send_lua_string<'lua>(
+        &self,
+        string: LuaString<'lua>,
+        as_binary: Option<bool>,
+    ) -> LuaResult<()> {
+        let msg = if matches!(as_binary, Some(true)) {
+            WsMessage::Binary(string.as_bytes().to_vec())
+        } else {
+            let s = string.to_str().map_err(LuaError::external)?;
+            WsMessage::Text(s.to_string())
+        };
+        self.send(msg).await
     }
 
     pub async fn next(&self) -> LuaResult<Option<WsMessage>> {
         let mut ws = self.stream.lock().await;
-        let item = ws.next().await.transpose();
-        item.map_err(LuaError::external)
+        let item = ws.next().await.transpose().map_err(LuaError::external);
+        match item {
+            Ok(Some(WsMessage::Close(msg))) => {
+                if let Some(msg) = &msg {
+                    self.close_code.replace(Some(msg.code.into()));
+                }
+                Ok(Some(WsMessage::Close(msg)))
+            }
+            val => val,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn next_lua_string<'lua>(&'lua self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaValue> {
+        while let Some(msg) = self.next().await? {
+            let msg_string_opt = match msg {
+                WsMessage::Binary(bin) => Some(lua.create_string(&bin)?),
+                WsMessage::Text(txt) => Some(lua.create_string(&txt)?),
+                // Stop waiting for next message if we get a close message
+                WsMessage::Close(_) => return Ok(LuaValue::Nil),
+                // Ignore ping/pong/frame messages, they are handled by tungstenite
+                _ => None,
+            };
+            if let Some(msg_string) = msg_string_opt {
+                return Ok(LuaValue::String(msg_string));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(LuaValue::Nil)
     }
 }
 
@@ -53,20 +117,20 @@ where
     pub fn into_lua_table(self, lua: &'static Lua) -> LuaResult<LuaTable> {
         let ws = Box::leak(Box::new(self));
         TableBuilder::new(lua)?
-            .with_async_function("close", |_, _: ()| async { ws.close().await })?
-            .with_async_function("send", |_, msg: String| async {
-                ws.send(WsMessage::Text(msg)).await
-            })?
-            .with_async_function("next", |_, _: ()| async {
-                match ws.next().await? {
-                    Some(msg) => Ok(match msg {
-                        WsMessage::Binary(bin) => LuaValue::String(lua.create_string(&bin)?),
-                        WsMessage::Text(txt) => LuaValue::String(lua.create_string(&txt)?),
-                        _ => LuaValue::Nil,
-                    }),
-                    None => Ok(LuaValue::Nil),
-                }
-            })?
+            .with_async_function("close", |_, code| ws.close(code))?
+            .with_async_function("send", |_, (msg, bin)| ws.send_lua_string(msg, bin))?
+            .with_async_function("next", |lua, _: ()| ws.next_lua_string(lua))?
+            .with_metatable(
+                TableBuilder::new(lua)?
+                    .with_function(LuaMetaMethod::Index.name(), |_, key: String| {
+                        if key == "closeCode" {
+                            Ok(ws.get_lua_close_code())
+                        } else {
+                            Ok(LuaValue::Nil)
+                        }
+                    })?
+                    .build_readonly()?,
+            )?
             .build_readonly()
     }
 }