diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index c3bc6af..645cdde 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
 import baseConfig from '@hono/eslint-config'
 
-export default [...baseConfig]
+export default [
+  ...baseConfig,
+  {
+    files: ['src/**/*.ts'],
+    rules: {
+      'no-restricted-imports': [
+        'error',
+        {
+          paths: [
+            // Don't allow imports from 'ws` in src to prevent leaking ws types into the public API
+            {
+              name: 'ws',
+              message:
+                'Import websocket types from src/websocket-types.ts instead of from `ws`, see src/websocket-types.ts and https://github.com/honojs/node-server/issues/353 for more details.',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  },
+]
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c083a0e..d41b69a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export { upgradeWebSocket } from './websocket'
 export { getRequestListener } from './listener'
 export { RequestError } from './request'
 export type { HttpBindings, Http2Bindings, ServerType } from './types'
+export type { WebSocketData, WebSocketLike, WebSocketServerLike } from './websocket-types'
diff --git a/src/listener.ts b/src/listener.ts
index 8845b6c..3c4bea7 100644
--- a/src/listener.ts
+++ b/src/listener.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const drainIncoming = (incoming: IncomingMessage | Http2ServerRequest): void =>
 
 const makeCloseHandler =
   (
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     req: any,
     incoming: IncomingMessage | Http2ServerRequest,
     outgoing: ServerResponse | Http2ServerResponse,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 82b0d8a..2b03d56 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import type { WebSocketServer } from 'ws'
 import type {
   createServer,
   IncomingMessage,
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import type {
   createServer as createHttpsServer,
   ServerOptions as HttpsServerOptions,
 } from 'node:https'
+import type { WebSocketServerLike } from './websocket-types'
 
 export type HttpBindings = {
   incoming: IncomingMessage
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export type Options = {
   port?: number
   hostname?: string
   websocket?: {
-    server: WebSocketServer
+    server: WebSocketServerLike
   }
 } & ServerOptions
 
diff --git a/src/websocket-types.ts b/src/websocket-types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..048a81e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/websocket-types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * This is the minimal public interface for WebSocket that is compatible with `ws` (`@types/ws`)
+ * https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/blob/master/types/ws/index.d.ts
+ *
+ * If you need more methods, copy the extra types over from the types file linked above.
+ * Don't import types from `ws` directly, as it will cause issues with users who have `skipLibCheck` enabled.
+ * See https://github.com/honojs/node-server/issues/353 for more details.
+ */
+import type { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http'
+import type { Duplex } from 'node:stream'
+
+type WSReadyState = 0 | 1 | 2 | 3
+
+export type WebSocketData = string | ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array | readonly Uint8Array[]
+
+export type WebSocketSendOptions = {
+  compress?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface WebSocketLike {
+  protocol: string
+  readyState: WSReadyState
+  close(code?: number, reason?: string): void
+  send(data: string | ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView, options?: WebSocketSendOptions): void
+  on(event: 'message', listener: (data: WebSocketData, isBinary: boolean) => void): this
+  on(event: 'close', listener: (code: number, reason: Uint8Array) => void): this
+  on(event: 'error', listener: (error: unknown) => void): this
+  off(event: 'message', listener: (data: WebSocketData, isBinary: boolean) => void): this
+}
+
+export interface WebSocketServerLike {
+  options: {
+    noServer?: boolean
+  }
+  on(event: 'connection', listener: (ws: WebSocketLike, request: IncomingMessage) => void): this
+  on(event: 'headers', listener: (headers: string[]) => void): this
+  off(event: 'headers', listener: (headers: string[]) => void): this
+  emit(event: 'connection', ws: WebSocketLike, request: IncomingMessage): boolean
+  handleUpgrade(
+    request: IncomingMessage,
+    socket: Duplex,
+    head: Buffer,
+    callback: (ws: WebSocketLike) => void
+  ): void
+  close(): void
+}
diff --git a/src/websocket.ts b/src/websocket.ts
index 69c778c..eff1103 100644
--- a/src/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/websocket.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { UpgradeWebSocket, WSContext } from 'hono/ws'
 import { defineWebSocketHelper } from 'hono/ws'
-import type { RawData, WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from 'ws'
 import type { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http'
 import { STATUS_CODES } from 'node:http'
 import type { Duplex } from 'node:stream'
 import type { FetchCallback, ServerType } from './types'
+import type { WebSocketData, WebSocketLike, WebSocketServerLike } from './websocket-types'
 
 interface CloseEventInit extends EventInit {
   code?: number
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export const CloseEvent: typeof globalThis.CloseEvent =
 
 const generateConnectionSymbol = () => Symbol('connection')
 
-type WaitForWebSocket = (request: IncomingMessage, connectionSymbol: symbol) => Promise<WebSocket>
+type WaitForWebSocket = (
+  request: IncomingMessage,
+  connectionSymbol: symbol
+) => Promise<WebSocketLike>
 
 const CONNECTION_SYMBOL_KEY: unique symbol = Symbol('CONNECTION_SYMBOL_KEY')
 const WAIT_FOR_WEBSOCKET_SYMBOL: unique symbol = Symbol('WAIT_FOR_WEBSOCKET_SYMBOL')
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ const WAIT_FOR_WEBSOCKET_SYMBOL: unique symbol = Symbol('WAIT_FOR_WEBSOCKET_SYMB
 export type UpgradeBindings = {
   incoming: IncomingMessage
   outgoing: undefined
-  wss: WebSocketServer
+  wss: WebSocketServerLike
   [CONNECTION_SYMBOL_KEY]?: symbol
   [WAIT_FOR_WEBSOCKET_SYMBOL]?: WaitForWebSocket
 }
@@ -119,13 +122,13 @@ const createUpgradeRequest = (request: IncomingMessage): Request => {
 export const setupWebSocket = (options: {
   server: ServerType
   fetchCallback: FetchCallback
-  wss: WebSocketServer
+  wss: WebSocketServerLike
 }): void => {
   const { server, fetchCallback, wss } = options
 
   const waiterMap = new Map<
     IncomingMessage,
-    { resolve: (ws: WebSocket) => void; connectionSymbol: symbol }
+    { resolve: (ws: WebSocketLike) => void; connectionSymbol: symbol }
   >()
 
   wss.on('connection', (ws, request) => {
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ export const setupWebSocket = (options: {
   })
 
   const waitForWebSocket: WaitForWebSocket = (request, connectionSymbol) => {
-    return new Promise<WebSocket>((resolve) => {
+    return new Promise<WebSocketLike>((resolve) => {
       waiterMap.set(request, { resolve, connectionSymbol })
     })
   }
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ export const setupWebSocket = (options: {
   })
 }
 
-export const upgradeWebSocket: UpgradeWebSocket<WebSocket, UpgradeWebSocketOptions> =
+export const upgradeWebSocket: UpgradeWebSocket<WebSocketLike, UpgradeWebSocketOptions> =
   defineWebSocketHelper(async (c, events, options) => {
     if (c.req.header('upgrade')?.toLowerCase() !== 'websocket') {
       return
@@ -221,13 +224,13 @@ export const upgradeWebSocket: UpgradeWebSocket<WebSocket, UpgradeWebSocketOptio
     ;(async () => {
       const ws = await waitForWebSocket(env.incoming, connectionSymbol)
 
-      const messagesReceivedInStarting: [data: RawData, isBinary: boolean][] = []
-      const bufferMessage = (data: RawData, isBinary: boolean) => {
+      const messagesReceivedInStarting: [data: WebSocketData, isBinary: boolean][] = []
+      const bufferMessage = (data: WebSocketData, isBinary: boolean) => {
         messagesReceivedInStarting.push([data, isBinary])
       }
       ws.on('message', bufferMessage)
 
-      const ctx: WSContext<WebSocket> = {
+      const ctx: WSContext<WebSocketLike> = {
         binaryType: 'arraybuffer',
         close(code, reason) {
           ws.close(code, reason)
@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ export const upgradeWebSocket: UpgradeWebSocket<WebSocket, UpgradeWebSocketOptio
         ;(options?.onError ?? console.error)(e)
       }
 
-      const handleMessage = (data: RawData, isBinary: boolean) => {
+      const handleMessage = (data: WebSocketData, isBinary: boolean) => {
         const datas = Array.isArray(data) ? data : [data]
         for (const data of datas) {
           try {
@@ -261,7 +264,9 @@ export const upgradeWebSocket: UpgradeWebSocket<WebSocket, UpgradeWebSocketOptio
                   ? data instanceof ArrayBuffer
                     ? data
                     : data.buffer.slice(data.byteOffset, data.byteOffset + data.byteLength)
-                  : data.toString('utf-8'),
+                  : typeof data === 'string'
+                    ? data
+                    : Buffer.from(data).toString('utf-8'),
               }),
               ctx
             )