diff --git a/src/adapter/bun/index.ts b/src/adapter/bun/index.ts
index f5157d08d..1fe7d3beb 100644
--- a/src/adapter/bun/index.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/bun/index.ts
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export const BunAdapter: ElysiaAdapter = {
 					) as any
 
 				const handleResponse = createHandleWSResponse(responseValidator)
-				const parseMessage = createWSMessageParser(parse as any)
+				const parseMessage = createWSMessageParser(parse as any, !!messageValidator)
 
 				let _id: string | undefined
 
diff --git a/src/ws/index.ts b/src/ws/index.ts
index 7c7aaaa5b..5f264cf0b 100644
--- a/src/ws/index.ts
+++ b/src/ws/index.ts
@@ -209,12 +209,13 @@ export class ElysiaWS<Context = unknown, Route extends RouteSchema = {}>
 }
 
 export const createWSMessageParser = (
-	parse: MaybeArray<WSParseHandler<any>>
+	parse: MaybeArray<WSParseHandler<any>>,
+	hasSchema = false
 ) => {
 	const parsers = typeof parse === 'function' ? [parse] : parse
 
 	return async function parseMessage(ws: ServerWebSocket<any>, message: any) {
-		if (typeof message === 'string') {
+		if (hasSchema && typeof message === 'string') {
 			const start = message?.charCodeAt(0)
 
 			if (start === 34 || start === 47 || start === 91 || start === 123)
diff --git a/test/ws/message.test.ts b/test/ws/message.test.ts
index 014901b96..461f55c27 100644
--- a/test/ws/message.test.ts
+++ b/test/ws/message.test.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse objects', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(raw)
 				}
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse arrays', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse strings', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse numbers', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -349,6 +353,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse true', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse false', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse null', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -424,6 +431,7 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 	it('should parse not parse /hello', async () => {
 		const app = new Elysia()
 			.ws('/ws', {
+				body: t.Any(),
 				message(ws, raw) {
 					ws.send(JSON.stringify(raw))
 				}
@@ -446,6 +454,33 @@ describe('WebSocket message', () => {
 		app.stop()
 	})
 
+	it('should not parse json-like text frames without a body schema', async () => {
+		const app = new Elysia()
+			.ws('/ws', {
+				message(ws, raw) {
+					ws.send(raw as string)
+				}
+			})
+			.listen(0)
+
+		const ws = newWebsocket(app.server!)
+
+		await wsOpen(ws)
+
+		const m1 = wsMessage(ws)
+		ws.send('["ping"]')
+		const { data: d1 } = await m1
+		expect(d1).toBe('["ping"]')
+
+		const m2 = wsMessage(ws)
+		ws.send('{"key":"val"}')
+		const { data: d2 } = await m2
+		expect(d2).toBe('{"key":"val"}')
+
+		await wsClosed(ws)
+		app.stop()
+	})
+
 	it('should send from plugin', async () => {
 		const plugin = new Elysia().ws('/ws', {
 			message(ws, message) {