diff --git a/.changes/cleanup-fn-websocket.md b/.changes/cleanup-fn-websocket.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59348e6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cleanup-fn-websocket.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+websocket-js: minor
+websocket: minor
+---
+
+`addListener` now returns a cleanup function instead of `void` to remove the listener.
diff --git a/plugins/websocket/api-iife.js b/plugins/websocket/api-iife.js
index 4ac3ee8df..219d828b6 100644
--- a/plugins/websocket/api-iife.js
+++ b/plugins/websocket/api-iife.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-if("__TAURI__"in window){var __TAURI_PLUGIN_WEBSOCKET__=function(){"use strict";function e(e,t,s,n){if("a"===s&&!n)throw new TypeError("Private accessor was defined without a getter");if("function"==typeof t?e!==t||!n:!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot read private member from an object whose class did not declare it");return"m"===s?n:"a"===s?n.call(e):n?n.value:t.get(e)}function t(e,t,s,n,i){if("function"==typeof t||!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot write private member to an object whose class did not declare it");return t.set(e,s),s}var s,n,i;"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError;const r="__TAURI_TO_IPC_KEY__";class a{constructor(){this.__TAURI_CHANNEL_MARKER__=!0,s.set(this,(()=>{})),n.set(this,0),i.set(this,[]),this.id=function(e,t=!1){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.transformCallback(e,t)}((({message:r,id:a})=>{if(a==e(this,n,"f"))for(e(this,s,"f").call(this,r),t(this,n,e(this,n,"f")+1);e(this,n,"f")in e(this,i,"f");){const r=e(this,i,"f")[e(this,n,"f")];e(this,s,"f").call(this,r),delete e(this,i,"f")[e(this,n,"f")],t(this,n,e(this,n,"f")+1)}else e(this,i,"f")[a]=r}))}set onmessage(e){t(this,s,e)}get onmessage(){return e(this,s,"f")}[(s=new WeakMap,n=new WeakMap,i=new WeakMap,r)](){return`__CHANNEL__:${this.id}`}toJSON(){return this[r]()}}async function o(e,t={},s){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(e,t,s)}class c{constructor(e,t){this.id=e,this.listeners=t}static async connect(e,t){const s=[],n=new a;return n.onmessage=e=>{s.forEach((t=>{t(e)}))},t?.headers&&(t.headers=Array.from(new Headers(t.headers).entries())),await o("plugin:websocket|connect",{url:e,onMessage:n,config:t}).then((e=>new c(e,s)))}addListener(e){this.listeners.push(e)}async send(e){let t;if("string"==typeof e)t={type:"Text",data:e};else if("object"==typeof e&&"type"in e)t=e;else{if(!Array.isArray(e))throw new Error("invalid `message` type, expected a `{ type: string, data: any }` object, a string or a numeric array");t={type:"Binary",data:e}}await o("plugin:websocket|send",{id:this.id,message:t})}async disconnect(){await this.send({type:"Close",data:{code:1e3,reason:"Disconnected by client"}})}}return c}();Object.defineProperty(window.__TAURI__,"websocket",{value:__TAURI_PLUGIN_WEBSOCKET__})}
+if("__TAURI__"in window){var __TAURI_PLUGIN_WEBSOCKET__=function(){"use strict";function e(e,t,s,n){if("a"===s&&!n)throw new TypeError("Private accessor was defined without a getter");if("function"==typeof t?e!==t||!n:!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot read private member from an object whose class did not declare it");return"m"===s?n:"a"===s?n.call(e):n?n.value:t.get(e)}function t(e,t,s,n,i){if("function"==typeof t||!t.has(e))throw new TypeError("Cannot write private member to an object whose class did not declare it");return t.set(e,s),s}var s,n,i;"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError;const r="__TAURI_TO_IPC_KEY__";class a{constructor(){this.__TAURI_CHANNEL_MARKER__=!0,s.set(this,(()=>{})),n.set(this,0),i.set(this,[]),this.id=function(e,t=!1){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.transformCallback(e,t)}((({message:r,id:a})=>{if(a==e(this,n,"f"))for(e(this,s,"f").call(this,r),t(this,n,e(this,n,"f")+1);e(this,n,"f")in e(this,i,"f");){const r=e(this,i,"f")[e(this,n,"f")];e(this,s,"f").call(this,r),delete e(this,i,"f")[e(this,n,"f")],t(this,n,e(this,n,"f")+1)}else e(this,i,"f")[a]=r}))}set onmessage(e){t(this,s,e)}get onmessage(){return e(this,s,"f")}[(s=new WeakMap,n=new WeakMap,i=new WeakMap,r)](){return`__CHANNEL__:${this.id}`}toJSON(){return this[r]()}}async function o(e,t={},s){return window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(e,t,s)}class c{constructor(e,t){this.id=e,this.listeners=t}static async connect(e,t){const s=new Set,n=new a;return n.onmessage=e=>{s.forEach((t=>{t(e)}))},t?.headers&&(t.headers=Array.from(new Headers(t.headers).entries())),await o("plugin:websocket|connect",{url:e,onMessage:n,config:t}).then((e=>new c(e,s)))}addListener(e){return this.listeners.add(e),()=>{this.listeners.delete(e)}}async send(e){let t;if("string"==typeof e)t={type:"Text",data:e};else if("object"==typeof e&&"type"in e)t=e;else{if(!Array.isArray(e))throw new Error("invalid `message` type, expected a `{ type: string, data: any }` object, a string or a numeric array");t={type:"Binary",data:e}}await o("plugin:websocket|send",{id:this.id,message:t})}async disconnect(){await this.send({type:"Close",data:{code:1e3,reason:"Disconnected by client"}})}}return c}();Object.defineProperty(window.__TAURI__,"websocket",{value:__TAURI_PLUGIN_WEBSOCKET__})}
diff --git a/plugins/websocket/guest-js/index.ts b/plugins/websocket/guest-js/index.ts
index 5b5c1b1e6..7ea7b3265 100644
--- a/plugins/websocket/guest-js/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/websocket/guest-js/index.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ export type Message =
 
 export default class WebSocket {
   id: number
-  private readonly listeners: Array<(arg: Message) => void>
+  private readonly listeners: Set<(arg: Message) => void>
 
-  constructor(id: number, listeners: Array<(arg: Message) => void>) {
+  constructor(id: number, listeners: Set<(arg: Message) => void>) {
     this.id = id
     this.listeners = listeners
   }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default class WebSocket {
     url: string,
     config?: ConnectionConfig
   ): Promise<WebSocket> {
-    const listeners: Array<(arg: Message) => void> = []
+    const listeners: Set<(arg: Message) => void> = new Set()
 
     const onMessage = new Channel<Message>()
     onMessage.onmessage = (message: Message): void => {
@@ -89,8 +89,12 @@ export default class WebSocket {
     }).then((id) => new WebSocket(id, listeners))
   }
 
-  addListener(cb: (arg: Message) => void): void {
-    this.listeners.push(cb)
+  addListener(cb: (arg: Message) => void): () => void {
+    this.listeners.add(cb)
+
+    return () => {
+      this.listeners.delete(cb)
+    }
   }
 
   async send(message: Message | string | number[]): Promise<void> {