diff --git a/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.cpp b/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.cpp
index ca820837..c0a93c67 100644
--- a/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.cpp
+++ b/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ void NWebsocketLibHC::connect(const std::string& url, NRtTransportType type) {
     HCWebSocketSetMaxReceiveBufferSize(ws, 1024 * 1024);
 #endif
     m_ws.reset(ws);
+    _state.store(State::Connecting, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
 
   auto* asyncBlock = new XAsyncBlock{};
@@ -211,8 +212,10 @@ void NWebsocketLibHC::connect(const std::string& url, NRtTransportType type) {
       if (self->m_ws /*&& self->m_ws.get() == result.websocket*/) {
         if (SUCCEEDED(result.errorCode)) {
           self->_lastReceivedMessageTimeMs = getUnixTimestampMs();
+          self->_state.store(State::Connected, std::memory_order_relaxed);
           self->fireOnConnected();
         } else {
+          self->_state.store(State::Disconnected, std::memory_order_relaxed);
           self->fireOnError("Websocket connection error");
         }
       } else {
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ void NWebsocketLibHC::connect(const std::string& url, NRtTransportType type) {
             "User requested disconnect, while connection was in progress. Ignoring connection result.");
       }
     } else {
+      self->_state.store(State::Disconnected, std::memory_order_relaxed);
       self->fireOnError("Websocket connection error: HCGetWebsocketConnectResult failed");
     }
   };
@@ -238,9 +242,12 @@ void NWebsocketLibHC::disconnect() {
     m_ws.reset(nullptr);
 
     _connected = false; // white lie, we didn't receive close confirmation from server yet
+    _state.store(State::Disconnected, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   }
 }
 
+bool NWebsocketLibHC::isConnecting() const { return _state.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) == State::Connecting; }
+
 void NWebsocketLibHC::setActivityTimeout(uint32_t timeoutMs) { _activityTimeoutMs = timeoutMs; }
 
 uint32_t NWebsocketLibHC::getActivityTimeout() const { return _activityTimeoutMs; }
@@ -331,6 +338,7 @@ void __stdcall NWebsocketLibHC::ws_on_close(HCWebsocketHandle ws, HCWebSocketClo
       // Here we check that notification is for the "active" socket, not a previously closed one to avoid race
       if (self->m_ws && self->m_ws.get() == ws) {
         self->m_ws.reset(nullptr);
+        self->_state.store(State::Disconnected, std::memory_order_relaxed);
         NRtClientDisconnectInfo info;
         info.code = code;
         info.remote = true;
diff --git a/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.h b/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.h
index fe3ba679..6584d4cc 100644
--- a/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.h
+++ b/impl/wsLibHttpClient/NWebsocketLibHC.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <httpClient/httpClient.h>
 #include <memory>
 #include <nakama-cpp/NPlatformParams.h>
@@ -36,10 +37,12 @@ class NWebsocketLibHC final : public NRtTransportInterface {
   void disconnect() override;
 
   bool send(const NBytes& data) override;
-  bool isConnecting() const override { return false; };
+  bool isConnecting() const override;
 
 private:
   explicit NWebsocketLibHC(XTaskQueueHandle q);
+
+  enum class State { Disconnected, Connecting, Connected };
   //        void submit_cb(const NHttpResponseCallback &cb, int statusCode, std::string body, std::string err = "")
   //        noexcept; HRESULT NWebsocketLibHC::prep_hc_call(const NHttpRequest& req, std::unique_ptr<HC_CALL,
   //        decltype(&HCHttpCallCloseHandle)>& call);
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ class NWebsocketLibHC final : public NRtTransportInterface {
   bool m_is_binary;
   uint32_t _activityTimeoutMs = 0;
   uint64_t _lastReceivedMessageTimeMs;
+  std::atomic<State> _state{State::Disconnected};
 
   static void __stdcall ws_on_text_msg(HCWebsocketHandle ws, const char* str, void* self);
   static void __stdcall ws_on_binary_msg(HCWebsocketHandle ws, const uint8_t* bytes, uint32_t size, void* self);