diff --git a/CHANGES/8444.bugfix b/CHANGES/8444.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..774e13064a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/8444.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix ``ws_connect`` not respecting `receive_timeout`` on WS(S) connection.
+-- by :user:`arcivanov`.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index 4442664118f..202193375dd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Anes Abismail
 Antoine Pietri
 Anton Kasyanov
 Anton Zhdan-Pushkin
+Arcadiy Ivanov
 Arseny Timoniq
 Artem Yushkovskiy
 Arthur Darcet
diff --git a/aiohttp/client.py b/aiohttp/client.py
index 2541addcd06..c70ad65c59e 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client.py
@@ -1009,6 +1009,16 @@ async def _ws_connect(
             assert conn is not None
             conn_proto = conn.protocol
             assert conn_proto is not None
+
+            # For WS connection the read_timeout must be either receive_timeout or greater
+            # None == no timeout, i.e. infinite timeout, so None is the max timeout possible
+            if receive_timeout is None:
+                # Reset regardless
+                conn_proto.read_timeout = receive_timeout
+            elif conn_proto.read_timeout is not None:
+                # If read_timeout was set check which wins
+                conn_proto.read_timeout = max(receive_timeout, conn_proto.read_timeout)
+
             transport = conn.transport
             assert transport is not None
             reader: FlowControlDataQueue[WSMessage] = FlowControlDataQueue(
diff --git a/aiohttp/client_proto.py b/aiohttp/client_proto.py
index 28e9d3cd9e5..f8c83240209 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_proto.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_proto.py
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ def _reschedule_timeout(self) -> None:
     def start_timeout(self) -> None:
         self._reschedule_timeout()
 
+    @property
+    def read_timeout(self) -> Optional[float]:
+        return self._read_timeout
+
+    @read_timeout.setter
+    def read_timeout(self, read_timeout: Optional[float]) -> None:
+        self._read_timeout = read_timeout
+
     def _on_read_timeout(self) -> None:
         exc = SocketTimeoutError("Timeout on reading data from socket")
         self.set_exception(exc)
diff --git a/tests/test_client_ws.py b/tests/test_client_ws.py
index 4be404f7752..ebc9d910c1a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_ws.py
+++ b/tests/test_client_ws.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect(ws_key: Any, loop: Any, key_data: Any) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -38,6 +39,97 @@ async def test_ws_connect(ws_key: Any, loop: Any, key_data: Any) -> None:
     assert hdrs.ORIGIN not in m_req.call_args[1]["headers"]
 
 
+async def test_ws_connect_read_timeout_is_reset_to_inf(
+    ws_key: Any, loop: Any, key_data: Any
+) -> None:
+    resp = mock.Mock()
+    resp.status = 101
+    resp.headers = {
+        hdrs.UPGRADE: "websocket",
+        hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
+    }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = 0.5
+    with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os, mock.patch(
+        "aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request"
+    ) as m_req:
+        m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
+        m_req.return_value = loop.create_future()
+        m_req.return_value.set_result(resp)
+
+        res = await aiohttp.ClientSession().ws_connect(
+            "http://test.org", protocols=("t1", "t2", "chat")
+        )
+
+    assert isinstance(res, client.ClientWebSocketResponse)
+    assert res.protocol == "chat"
+    assert hdrs.ORIGIN not in m_req.call_args[1]["headers"]
+    assert resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout is None
+
+
+async def test_ws_connect_read_timeout_stays_inf(
+    ws_key: Any, loop: Any, key_data: Any
+) -> None:
+    resp = mock.Mock()
+    resp.status = 101
+    resp.headers = {
+        hdrs.UPGRADE: "websocket",
+        hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
+    }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
+    with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os, mock.patch(
+        "aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request"
+    ) as m_req:
+        m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
+        m_req.return_value = loop.create_future()
+        m_req.return_value.set_result(resp)
+
+        res = await aiohttp.ClientSession().ws_connect(
+            "http://test.org",
+            protocols=("t1", "t2", "chat"),
+            receive_timeout=0.5,
+        )
+
+    assert isinstance(res, client.ClientWebSocketResponse)
+    assert res.protocol == "chat"
+    assert hdrs.ORIGIN not in m_req.call_args[1]["headers"]
+    assert resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout is None
+
+
+async def test_ws_connect_read_timeout_reset_to_max(
+    ws_key: Any, loop: Any, key_data: Any
+) -> None:
+    resp = mock.Mock()
+    resp.status = 101
+    resp.headers = {
+        hdrs.UPGRADE: "websocket",
+        hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
+        hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
+    }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = 0.5
+    with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os, mock.patch(
+        "aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request"
+    ) as m_req:
+        m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
+        m_req.return_value = loop.create_future()
+        m_req.return_value.set_result(resp)
+
+        res = await aiohttp.ClientSession().ws_connect(
+            "http://test.org",
+            protocols=("t1", "t2", "chat"),
+            receive_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+
+    assert isinstance(res, client.ClientWebSocketResponse)
+    assert res.protocol == "chat"
+    assert hdrs.ORIGIN not in m_req.call_args[1]["headers"]
+    assert resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout == 1.0
+
+
 async def test_ws_connect_with_origin(key_data, loop) -> None:
     resp = mock.Mock()
     resp.status = 403
@@ -68,6 +160,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_with_params(ws_key, loop, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -93,6 +186,7 @@ def read(self, decode=False):
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -215,6 +309,7 @@ async def mock_get(*args, **kwargs):
                 hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: accept,
                 hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "chat",
             }
+            resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
             return resp
 
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
@@ -245,6 +340,7 @@ async def test_close(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -285,6 +381,7 @@ async def test_close_eofstream(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -315,6 +412,7 @@ async def test_close_exc(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -347,6 +445,7 @@ async def test_close_exc2(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -381,6 +480,7 @@ async def test_send_data_after_close(ws_key, key_data, loop) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -409,6 +509,7 @@ async def test_send_data_type_errors(ws_key, key_data, loop) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -437,6 +538,7 @@ async def test_reader_read_exception(ws_key, key_data, loop) -> None:
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    hresp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -501,6 +603,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_non_overlapped_protocols(ws_key, loop, key_data) -> No
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "other,another",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -523,6 +626,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_non_overlapped_protocols_2(ws_key, loop, key_data) ->
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_PROTOCOL: "other,another",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -547,6 +651,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_deflate(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_EXTENSIONS: "permessage-deflate",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -570,6 +675,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_deflate_per_message(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_EXTENSIONS: "permessage-deflate",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.WebSocketWriter") as WebSocketWriter:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
             with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
@@ -602,6 +708,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_deflate_server_not_support(loop, ws_key, key_data) ->
         hdrs.CONNECTION: "upgrade",
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_ACCEPT: ws_key,
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -626,6 +733,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_deflate_notakeover(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_EXTENSIONS: "permessage-deflate; "
         "client_no_context_takeover",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data
@@ -650,6 +758,7 @@ async def test_ws_connect_deflate_client_wbits(loop, ws_key, key_data) -> None:
         hdrs.SEC_WEBSOCKET_EXTENSIONS: "permessage-deflate; "
         "client_max_window_bits=10",
     }
+    resp.connection.protocol.read_timeout = None
     with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.os") as m_os:
         with mock.patch("aiohttp.client.ClientSession.request") as m_req:
             m_os.urandom.return_value = key_data