diff --git a/platypush/backend/websocket.py b/platypush/backend/websocket.py
index 99b3dbd138..271a7d66fc 100644
--- a/platypush/backend/websocket.py
+++ b/platypush/backend/websocket.py
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ class WebsocketBackend(Backend):
         * **websockets** (``pip install websockets``)
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, port=8765, bind_address='0.0.0.0', ssl_cert=None, **kwargs):
+    # Websocket client message recv timeout in seconds
+    _websocket_client_timeout = 60
+
+    def __init__(self, port=8765, bind_address='0.0.0.0', ssl_cert=None,
+                 client_timeout=_websocket_client_timeout, **kwargs):
         """
         :param port: Listen port for the websocket server (default: 8765)
         :type port: int
@@ -29,6 +33,9 @@ class WebsocketBackend(Backend):
 
         :param ssl_cert: Path to the PEM certificate file if you want to enable SSL (default: None)
         :type ssl_cert: str
+
+        :param client_timeout: Timeout without any messages being received before closing a client connection. A zero timeout keeps the websocket open until an error occurs (default: 60 seconds)
+        :type ping_timeout: int
         """
 
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ class WebsocketBackend(Backend):
         self.port = port
         self.bind_address = bind_address
         self.ssl_context = None
+        self.client_timeout = client_timeout
 
         if ssl_cert:
             self.ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
@@ -62,29 +70,39 @@ class WebsocketBackend(Backend):
         super().run()
 
         async def serve_client(websocket, path):
-            self.logger.info('New websocket connection from {}'.
+            self.logger.debug('New websocket connection from {}'.
                              format(websocket.remote_address[0]))
 
             try:
-                msg = await websocket.recv()
-                msg = Message.build(msg)
-                self.logger.info('Received message from {}: {}'.
-                                 format(websocket.remote_address[0], msg))
+                while True:
+                    if self.client_timeout:
+                        msg = await asyncio.wait_for(websocket.recv(),
+                                                     timeout=self.client_timeout)
+                    else:
+                        msg = await websocket.recv()
 
-                self.on_message(msg)
+                    msg = Message.build(msg)
+                    self.logger.info('Received message from {}: {}'.
+                                    format(websocket.remote_address[0], msg))
 
-                if isinstance(msg, Request):
-                    response = self.get_message_response(msg)
+                    self.on_message(msg)
+
+                    if isinstance(msg, Request):
+                        response = self.get_message_response(msg)
+                        assert response is not None
 
-                    if response:
                         self.logger.info('Processing response on the websocket backend: {}'.
-                                         format(response))
+                                            format(response))
 
                         await websocket.send(str(response))
+
             except Exception as e:
                 if isinstance(e, websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosed):
-                    self.logger.info('Websocket client {} closed connection'.
-                                     format(websocket.remote_address[0]))
+                    self.logger.debug('Websocket client {} closed connection'.
+                                    format(websocket.remote_address[0]))
+                elif isinstance(e, asyncio.TimeoutError):
+                    self.logger.debug('Websocket connection to {} timed out'.
+                                    format(websocket.remote_address[0]))
                 else:
                     self.logger.exception(e)
 
@@ -96,7 +114,9 @@ class WebsocketBackend(Backend):
             websocket_args['ssl'] = self.ssl_context
 
         loop = get_or_create_event_loop()
-        server = websockets.serve(serve_client, self.bind_address, self.port, **websocket_args)
+        server = websockets.serve(serve_client, self.bind_address, self.port,
+                                  **websocket_args)
+
         loop.run_until_complete(server)
         loop.run_forever()