diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WSRequestPane/WSAuth/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WSRequestPane/WSAuth/index.js
index 187df08fd..2ca88195f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WSRequestPane/WSAuth/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/WSRequestPane/WSAuth/index.js
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ const WSAuth = ({ item, collection }) => {
       case 'inherit': {
         const source = getEffectiveAuthSource();
 
+        // Check if inherited auth is OAuth2 - not supported for WebSockets
+        if (source?.auth?.mode === 'oauth2') {
+          return (
+            <>
+              <div className="flex flex-row w-full mt-2 gap-2">
+                OAuth 2 not <strong>yet</strong> supported by WebSockets. Using no auth instead.
+              </div>
+            </>
+          );
+        }
+
         // Only show inherited auth if it's one of the supported types
         if (source && supportedAuthModes.includes(source.auth?.mode)) {
           return (
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/ws-event-handlers.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/ws-event-handlers.js
index 3f24ad8ba..e11aadaf6 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/ws-event-handlers.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/ws-event-handlers.js
@@ -249,6 +249,34 @@ const prepareWsRequest = async (item, collection, environment, runtimeVariables,
     }
   }
 
+  // Add API key to the URL if placement is queryparams
+  if (wsRequest.apiKeyAuthValueForQueryParams && wsRequest.apiKeyAuthValueForQueryParams.placement === 'queryparams') {
+    try {
+      const urlObj = new URL(wsRequest.url);
+
+      const globalEnvironmentVariables = request.globalEnvironmentVariables;
+      const promptVariables = collection?.promptVariables || {};
+
+      const interpolationOptions = {
+        globalEnvironmentVariables,
+        envVars,
+        runtimeVariables,
+        promptVariables,
+        processEnvVars
+      };
+
+      const key = interpolateString(wsRequest.apiKeyAuthValueForQueryParams.key, interpolationOptions);
+      const value = interpolateString(wsRequest.apiKeyAuthValueForQueryParams.value, interpolationOptions);
+
+      urlObj.searchParams.set(key, value);
+      wsRequest.url = urlObj.toString();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error adding API key to WebSocket URL:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  delete wsRequest.apiKeyAuthValueForQueryParams;
+
   interpolateVars(wsRequest, envVars, runtimeVariables, processEnvVars);
 
   return wsRequest;
@@ -462,5 +490,6 @@ const registerWsEventHandlers = (window) => {
 
 module.exports = {
   registerWsEventHandlers,
-  wsClient
+  wsClient,
+  prepareWsRequest
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/prepare-ws-request.spec.js b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/prepare-ws-request.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ea77efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/prepare-ws-request.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Mock dependencies before requiring the module
+const { prepareWsRequest } = require('../../src/ipc/network/ws-event-handlers');
+
+describe('prepareWsRequest: API Key Query Params', () => {
+  const createMockItem = (authConfig = {}) => ({
+    uid: 'test-item-uid',
+    request: {
+      url: 'ws://localhost:3001',
+      headers: [],
+      body: {
+        mode: 'raw',
+        ws: []
+      },
+      auth: authConfig,
+      vars: { req: [], res: [] },
+      script: { req: '', res: '' }
+    }
+  });
+
+  const createMockCollection = (collectionAuth = null) => ({
+    uid: 'test-collection-uid',
+    pathname: '/test/path',
+    root: {
+      request: {
+        headers: [],
+        auth: collectionAuth || { mode: 'none' }
+      }
+    },
+    brunoConfig: {},
+    globalEnvironmentVariables: {},
+    promptVariables: {},
+    items: []
+  });
+
+  describe('API Key with Query Params placement', () => {
+    it('should append API key to URL when placement is queryparams', async () => {
+      const item = createMockItem({
+        mode: 'apikey',
+        apikey: {
+          key: 'apiKey',
+          value: 'test-api-key-123',
+          placement: 'queryparams'
+        }
+      });
+      const collection = createMockCollection();
+      const environment = { variables: [] };
+      const runtimeVariables = {};
+
+      const result = await prepareWsRequest(item, collection, environment, runtimeVariables);
+
+      expect(result.url).toContain('apiKey=test-api-key-123');
+      expect(result.url).toBe('ws://localhost:3001/?apiKey=test-api-key-123');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/bruno-tests/src/ws/index.js b/packages/bruno-tests/src/ws/index.js
index d89973dc2..8ed0f4d46 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-tests/src/ws/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-tests/src/ws/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ wss.on('connection', function connection(ws, request) {
         return ws.send(JSON.stringify({
           headers: request.headers
         }));
+      } else if ('func' in obj && obj.func === 'query') {
+        const url = new URL(request.url, `http://${request.headers.host}`);
+        const query = Object.fromEntries(url.searchParams.entries());
+        return ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+          query: query
+        }));
       } else {
         return ws.send(JSON.stringify({
           data: JSON.parse(Buffer.from(data).toString())
diff --git a/tests/websockets/fixtures/collection/ws-test-request-with-query.bru b/tests/websockets/fixtures/collection/ws-test-request-with-query.bru
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dbc55384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/websockets/fixtures/collection/ws-test-request-with-query.bru
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+meta {
+  name: ws-test-request-with-query
+  type: ws
+  seq: 3
+}
+
+ws {
+  url: ws://localhost:8081/ws?testParam=testValue&anotherParam={{variable}}
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+body:ws {
+  name: message 1
+  content: '''
+    {
+      "func":"query"
+    }
+  '''
+}
diff --git a/tests/websockets/query.spec.ts b/tests/websockets/query.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85241cc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/websockets/query.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { test, expect } from '../../playwright';
+import { buildWebsocketCommonLocators } from '../utils/page/locators';
+
+const BRU_REQ_NAME = /^ws-test-request-with-query$/;
+
+test.describe.serial('query params', () => {
+  test('query params are returned if passed', async ({ pageWithUserData: page }) => {
+    const locators = buildWebsocketCommonLocators(page);
+
+    // Open the most recent collection
+    await page.locator('#sidebar-collection-name').click();
+
+    // Click on the required request
+    await page.getByTitle(BRU_REQ_NAME).click();
+    await locators.runner().click();
+
+    // Check if the message has the query params
+    await expect(locators.messages().nth(2).locator('.text-ellipsis')).toHaveText(/\"(testParam)\"\:\s+\"testValue\"/);
+  });
+});