diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
index 8e545a6e..032216ef 100755
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_capture.py
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ def main():
             _logger.error(f'--log-timestamp-source={options.log_timestamp_source} is not supported. Only "user-sw" timestamps are supported on non-socket captures.')
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        if isinstance(transport, serial.Serial):
-            transport.timeout = read_timeout_sec
+        set_read_timeout(transport, read_timeout_sec)
 
     # Listen for incoming data.
     decoder = FusionEngineDecoder(warn_on_unrecognized=not options.quiet and not options.summary, return_bytes=True)
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ def _print_status(now):
                         received_data = []
                 # If this is a serial port or file, we set the read timeout above.
                 else:
-                    received_data = transport.read(1024)
+                    received_data = recv_from_transport(transport, 1024)
 
                 bytes_received += len(received_data)
 
diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_filter.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_filter.py
index 5e9b2bb3..03416908 100755
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_filter.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/applications/p1_filter.py
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ def main():
         while True:
             # Need to specify read size or read waits for end of file character.
             # This returns immediately even if 0 bytes are available.
-            if isinstance(input_transport, socket.socket):
-                received_data = input_transport.recv(64)
-            else:
-                received_data = input_transport.read(64)
+            received_data = recv_from_transport(input_transport, 64)
 
             if len(received_data) == 0:
                 time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
index 7e6a2923..c768e8aa 100755
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/socket_timestamping.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import socket
 import struct
 import sys
-from typing import BinaryIO, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias
+from typing import BinaryIO, Optional, Tuple, TypeAlias, Union
 
 
 _CMSG: TypeAlias = tuple[int, int, bytes]
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def enable_socket_timestamping(sock: socket.socket, enable_sw_timestamp: bool, e
         return False
 
 
-def recv(sock: socket.socket, buffer_size: int) -> Tuple[bytes, Optional[float], Optional[float]]:
+def recv(sock: Union[socket.socket, BinaryIO], buffer_size: int) -> Tuple[bytes, Optional[float], Optional[float]]:
     '''!
     Receive data from the specified socket and capture timestamps, if enabled.
 
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ def recv(sock: socket.socket, buffer_size: int) -> Tuple[bytes, Optional[float],
             - The kernel timestamp, if enabled
             - The hardware timestamp, if enabled
     '''
-    if sys.platform == "linux":
+    # Handle non-sockets (websocket, BinaryIO (file), etc.) gracefully.
+    if not isinstance(sock, socket.socket):
+        received_data = sock.read(buffer_size)
+        kernel_ts = None
+        hw_ts = None
+    elif sys.platform == "linux":
         received_data, ancdata, _, _ = sock.recvmsg(buffer_size, 1024)
         kernel_ts, _, hw_ts = parse_timestamps_from_ancdata(ancdata)
     else:
diff --git a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/transport_utils.py b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/transport_utils.py
index 677059f7..2723bde4 100644
--- a/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/transport_utils.py
+++ b/python/fusion_engine_client/utils/transport_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import re
 import socket
 import sys
-from typing import BinaryIO, Callable, TextIO, Union
+from typing import Any, BinaryIO, Callable, TextIO, Union
 
 # WebSocket support is optional. To use, install with:
 #   pip install websockets
@@ -142,6 +142,61 @@ def write(self, data: Union[bytes, bytearray]) -> int:
             raise RuntimeError('Output file not opened.')
 
 
+class WebsocketTransport:
+    """!
+    @brief Websocket wrapper class, mimicking the Python socket API.
+
+    This class defers all function calls and attribute to the underlying `ws.ClientConnection` websocket instance. Any
+    function defined for `ClientConnection` should work on this class (e.g., `close()`).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Note: Omitting "_sec" from argument name for consistent with connect() arguments.
+        self._read_timeout_sec = kwargs.pop('read_timeout', None)
+
+        self._websocket = kwargs.pop('websocket', None)
+        if self._websocket is None:
+            self._websocket = ws.connect(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def set_timeout(self, timeout_sec: float):
+        if timeout_sec < 0.0:
+            self._read_timeout_sec = None
+        else:
+            self._read_timeout_sec = timeout_sec
+
+    def recv(self, unused_size_bytes: int = None) -> bytes:
+        """!
+        @brief Receive data from the websocket.
+
+        @note
+        This function wraps the `ws.ClientConnection.recv()` function. WebSockets are not streaming transports, they are
+        message-oriented. The Python websocket library does not support reading a specified number of bytes. The
+        `unused_size_bytes` parameter is listed here for consistency with `socket.recv()`.
+
+        @param unused_size_bytes Unused.
+
+        @return The received bytes, or NOne on timeout.
+        """
+        try:
+            return self._websocket.recv(self._read_timeout_sec)
+        except TimeoutError as e:
+            # recv() raises a TimeoutError. We'll raise a socket.timeout exception instead for consistency with socket.
+            raise socket.timeout(str(e))
+
+    def __getattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
+        # Defer all queries for attributes and functions that are not members of this class to self._websocket.
+        # __getattribute__() will handle requests for members of this class (recv(), _read_timeout_sec, etc.), and
+        # __getattr() will not be called.
+        return getattr(self._websocket, item)
+
+    def __setattr__(self, item: str, value: Any) -> None:
+        # There is no __setattribute__() like there is for get. See details in __getattr__().
+        if item in ('_read_timeout_sec', '_websocket'):
+            object.__setattr__(self, item, value)
+        else:
+            setattr(self._websocket, item, value)
+
+
 TRANSPORT_HELP_OPTIONS = """\
 - <empty string> - Read from stdin and/or write to stdout
 - [file://](PATH|-) - Read from/write to the specified file, or to stdin/stdout
@@ -166,10 +221,11 @@ def write(self, data: Union[bytes, bytearray]) -> int:
 {TRANSPORT_HELP_OPTIONS}
 """
 
+TransportType = Union[socket.socket, serial.Serial, WebsocketTransport, FileTransport]
+
 
 def create_transport(descriptor: str, timeout_sec: float = None, print_func: Callable = None, mode: str = 'both',
-                     stdout=sys.stdout) -> \
-        Union[socket.socket, serial.Serial, ws.ClientConnection, FileTransport]:
+                     stdout=sys.stdout) -> TransportType:
     # File: path, '-' (stdin/stdout), empty string (stdin/stdout)
     if descriptor in ('', '-'):
         descriptor = 'file://-'
@@ -251,7 +307,7 @@ def create_transport(descriptor: str, timeout_sec: float = None, print_func: Cal
             print_func(f'Connecting to {url}.')
 
         try:
-            transport = ws.connect(url, open_timeout=timeout_sec)
+            transport = WebsocketTransport(url, open_timeout=timeout_sec)
         except TimeoutError:
             raise TimeoutError(f'Timed out connecting to {url}.')
         return transport
@@ -300,3 +356,39 @@ def create_transport(descriptor: str, timeout_sec: float = None, print_func: Cal
         return transport
 
     raise ValueError(f"Unsupported transport descriptor '{descriptor}'.")
+
+
+def recv_from_transport(transport: TransportType, size_bytes: int) -> bytes:
+    '''!
+    @brief Helper function for reading from any type of transport.
+
+    This function abstracts `recv()` vs `read()` calls regardless of transport type.
+
+    @param transport The transport to read from.
+    @param size_bytes The maximum number of bytes to read.
+
+    @return A `bytes` array.
+    '''
+    try:
+        if isinstance(transport, (socket.socket, WebsocketTransport)):
+            return transport.recv(size_bytes)
+        else:
+            return transport.read(size_bytes)
+    except (socket.timeout, TimeoutError):
+        return bytes()
+
+
+def set_read_timeout(transport: TransportType, timeout_sec: float):
+    if isinstance(transport, socket.socket):
+        if timeout_sec == 0:
+            transport.setblocking(False)
+        else:
+            transport.setblocking(True)
+            transport.settimeout(timeout_sec)
+    elif isinstance(transport, WebsocketTransport):
+        transport.set_timeout(timeout_sec)
+    elif isinstance(transport, serial.Serial):
+        transport.timeout = timeout_sec
+    else:
+        # Read timeout not applicable for files.
+        pass