diff --git a/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/lib/driver/connection.js b/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/lib/driver/connection.js
index 6bcf16776e..96f82709fd 100644
--- a/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/lib/driver/connection.js
+++ b/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/lib/driver/connection.js
@@ -123,12 +123,27 @@ class Connection extends EventEmitter {
         headers[utils.getUserAgentHeader()] = await utils.getUserAgent();
       }
     }
-
-    const WebSocket = globalThis.WebSocket ?? (await import('ws')).default;
+    // All these options are available to the `ws` package's constructor, but not the global WebSocket class
+    const wsSpecificOptions = new Set([
+      'headers',
+      'ca',
+      'cert',
+      'pfx',
+      'rejectUnauthorized',
+      'agent',
+      'perMessageDeflate',
+    ]);
+    // Check if any `ws` specific options are provided and are non-null / non-undefined
+    const hasWsSpecificOptions = Object.entries(this.options).some(
+      ([key, value]) => wsSpecificOptions.has(key) && ![null, undefined].includes(value),
+    );
+    // Only use the global websocket if we don't have any unsupported options
+    const useGlobalWebSocket = !hasWsSpecificOptions && globalThis.WebSocket;
+    const WebSocket = useGlobalWebSocket || (await import('ws')).default;
 
     this._ws = new WebSocket(
       this.url,
-      globalThis.WebSocket === undefined
+      !useGlobalWebSocket
         ? {
             headers: headers,
             ca: this.options.ca,
diff --git a/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/test/integration/socket-connection-tests.js b/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/test/integration/socket-connection-tests.js
index 43bb80aceb..47ac00fa91 100644
--- a/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/test/integration/socket-connection-tests.js
+++ b/gremlin-javascript/src/main/javascript/gremlin-javascript/test/integration/socket-connection-tests.js
@@ -49,7 +49,45 @@ describe('Connection', function () {
   });
 
   describe('#open()', function () {
+    it('should use the ws WebSocket when ws specific options are provided', function () {
+      let globalWebsocketCalls = 0;
+      globalThis.WebSocket = function () {
+        globalWebsocketCalls++;
+      };
+      const wsSpecificOptions = [
+        'headers',
+        'ca',
+        'cert',
+        'pfx',
+        'rejectUnauthorized',
+        'agent',
+        'perMessageDeflate',
+      ];
+      const allOptionTests = wsSpecificOptions.map((wsOption) => {
+        const connection = helper.getDriverRemoteConnection(`ws://localhost:${testServerPort}/401`, {
+          [wsOption]: 'this option is set',
+        });
+        return connection.open();
+      });
+      return Promise.allSettled(allOptionTests).then(function () {
+        assert.equal(globalWebsocketCalls, 0, 'global WebSocket should be used when no ws specific options are provided');
+      });
+    });
+    it('should use the global WebSocket when options are not provided', function () {
+      let globalWebsocketCalls = 0;
+      globalThis.WebSocket = function () {
+        globalWebsocketCalls++;
+      };
+      const connection = helper.getDriverRemoteConnection(`ws://localhost:${testServerPort}/401`);
+      return connection
+        .open()
+        .catch(() => {})
+        .finally(function () {
+          assert.equal(globalWebsocketCalls, 1, 'global WebSocket should be used when no ws specific options are provided');
+        });
+    });
     it('should handle unexpected response errors with body', function () {
+      globalThis.WebSocket = http.WebSocket;
       const connection = helper.getDriverRemoteConnection(`ws://localhost:${testServerPort}/401`);
       return connection
         .open()
@@ -63,6 +101,7 @@ describe('Connection', function () {
         });
     });
     it('should handle unexpected response errors with no body', function () {
+      globalThis.WebSocket = undefined;
       const connection = helper.getDriverRemoteConnection(`ws://localhost:${testServerPort}/404`);
       return connection
         .open()