diff --git a/internal/module/test/websocket-client_test.go b/internal/module/test/websocket-client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff0dce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/module/test/websocket-client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package module_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/jwetzell/showbridge-go/internal/config"
+	"github.com/jwetzell/showbridge-go/internal/module"
+)
+
+func TestWebSocketClientFromRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	registration, ok := module.ModuleRegistry["websocket.client"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("websocket.client module not registered")
+	}
+
+	moduleInstance, err := registration.New(config.ModuleConfig{
+		Id:   "test",
+		Type: "websocket.client",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url": "ws://localhost",
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create websocket.client module: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if moduleInstance.Id() != "test" {
+		t.Fatalf("websocket.client module has wrong id: %s", moduleInstance.Id())
+	}
+
+	if moduleInstance.Type() != "websocket.client" {
+		t.Fatalf("websocket.client module has wrong type: %s", moduleInstance.Type())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBadWebSocketClient(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		params      map[string]any
+		errorString string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "no url param",
+			params:      map[string]any{},
+			errorString: "websocket.client url error: not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "non-string url param",
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"url": 123,
+			},
+			errorString: "websocket.client url error: not a string",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid url param",
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"url": "invalid-url",
+			},
+			errorString: "websocket.client url error: scheme must be ws or wss",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			registration, ok := module.ModuleRegistry["websocket.client"]
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("websocket.client module not registered")
+			}
+
+			moduleInstance, err := registration.New(config.ModuleConfig{
+				Id:     "test",
+				Type:   "websocket.client",
+				Params: test.params,
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if test.errorString != err.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("websocket.client got error '%s', expected '%s'", err.Error(), test.errorString)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = moduleInstance.Start(t.Context(), nil)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("websocket.client expected to fail")
+			}
+
+			if err.Error() != test.errorString {
+				t.Fatalf("websocket.client got error '%s', expected '%s'", err.Error(), test.errorString)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/module/websocket-client.go b/internal/module/websocket-client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb07109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/module/websocket-client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package module
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/google/jsonschema-go/jsonschema"
+	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
+	"github.com/jwetzell/showbridge-go/internal/common"
+	"github.com/jwetzell/showbridge-go/internal/config"
+)
+
+type WebSocketClient struct {
+	config config.ModuleConfig
+	URL    url.URL
+	ctx    context.Context
+	conn   *websocket.Conn
+	router common.RouteIO
+	logger *slog.Logger
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterModule(ModuleRegistration{
+		Type:  "websocket.client",
+		Title: "WebSocket Client",
+		ParamsSchema: &jsonschema.Schema{
+			Type: "object",
+			Properties: map[string]*jsonschema.Schema{
+				"url": {
+					Title: "URL",
+					Type:  "string",
+				},
+			},
+			Required:             []string{"url"},
+			AdditionalProperties: &jsonschema.Schema{Not: &jsonschema.Schema{}},
+		},
+		New: func(config config.ModuleConfig) (common.Module, error) {
+			params := config.Params
+			urlString, err := params.GetString("url")
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("websocket.client url error: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			parsedURL, err := url.Parse(urlString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("websocket.client url error: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			if parsedURL.Scheme != "ws" && parsedURL.Scheme != "wss" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("websocket.client url error: scheme must be ws or wss")
+			}
+
+			return &WebSocketClient{URL: *parsedURL, config: config, logger: CreateLogger(config)}, nil
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) Id() string {
+	return wc.config.Id
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) Type() string {
+	return wc.config.Type
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) SetupConn() error {
+	conn, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(wc.URL.String(), nil)
+	wc.conn = conn
+	return err
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) Start(ctx context.Context, router common.RouteIO) error {
+	wc.logger.Debug("running")
+	wc.router = router
+	moduleContext, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	wc.ctx = moduleContext
+	wc.cancel = cancel
+
+	err := wc.SetupConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	go wc.readLoop()
+
+	<-wc.ctx.Done()
+	wc.logger.Debug("done")
+	if wc.conn != nil {
+		wc.conn.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) readLoop() {
+	for {
+		if wc.conn == nil {
+			wc.SetupConn()
+			continue
+		}
+
+		messageType, message, err := wc.conn.ReadMessage()
+		if err != nil {
+			wc.logger.Error("read error", "error", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if wc.router != nil {
+			switch messageType {
+			case websocket.TextMessage:
+				wc.router.HandleInput(wc.ctx, wc.Id(), string(message))
+			case websocket.BinaryMessage:
+				wc.router.HandleInput(wc.ctx, wc.Id(), message)
+			default:
+				wc.logger.Warn("unsupported message type received", "messageType", messageType)
+			}
+		} else {
+			wc.logger.Error("input received but no router is configured")
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) outputBytes(ctx context.Context, payload []byte) error {
+	if wc.conn == nil {
+		return errors.New("websocket.client client is not setup")
+	}
+	err := wc.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, payload)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) outputString(ctx context.Context, payload string) error {
+	if wc.conn == nil {
+		return errors.New("websocket.client client is not setup")
+	}
+	err := wc.conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(payload))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) Output(ctx context.Context, payload any) error {
+
+	payloadBytes, ok := common.GetAnyAsByteSlice(payload)
+	if ok {
+		return wc.outputBytes(ctx, payloadBytes)
+	} else {
+		payloadString, ok := common.GetAnyAs[string](payload)
+		if ok {
+			return wc.outputString(ctx, payloadString)
+		} else {
+			return errors.New("websocket.client payload must be string or []byte")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (wc *WebSocketClient) Stop() {
+	wc.cancel()
+}