diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
index 36aafbbbab17..01c991a152f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
 
   send(data: string | ArrayBuffer | ArrayBufferView | Blob): void {
     if (this.readyState === this.CONNECTING) {
-      throw new Error('INVALID_STATE_ERR');
+      throw new Error(
+        "Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state",
+      );
     }
 
     if (data instanceof Blob) {
@@ -208,7 +210,9 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
 
   ping(): void {
     if (this.readyState === this.CONNECTING) {
-      throw new Error('INVALID_STATE_ERR');
+      throw new Error(
+        "Failed to execute 'ping' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state",
+      );
     }
 
     NativeWebSocketModule.ping(this._socketId);