diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4554147f4e4..4c739c2f5ab 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libp2p-websocket-websys"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b6508a3d3f2..ce33cec2ba0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ libp2p-webrtc = { version = "0.7.1-alpha", path = "transports/webrtc" }
 libp2p-webrtc-utils = { version = "0.2.0", path = "misc/webrtc-utils" }
 libp2p-webrtc-websys = { version = "0.3.0-alpha", path = "transports/webrtc-websys" }
 libp2p-websocket = { version = "0.43.0", path = "transports/websocket" }
-libp2p-websocket-websys = { version = "0.3.1", path = "transports/websocket-websys" }
+libp2p-websocket-websys = { version = "0.3.2", path = "transports/websocket-websys" }
 libp2p-webtransport-websys = { version = "0.2.0", path = "transports/webtransport-websys" }
 libp2p-yamux = { version = "0.45.1", path = "muxers/yamux" }
 multiaddr = "0.18.1"
diff --git a/transports/websocket-websys/CHANGELOG.md b/transports/websocket-websys/CHANGELOG.md
index 3cfb1b2fbf9..f92b76ebeaa 100644
--- a/transports/websocket-websys/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/transports/websocket-websys/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 0.3.2
+
+- Change close code in drop implementation to `1000` given that in browsers only
+  the code `1000` and codes between `3000` and `4999` are allowed to be set by
+  userland code.
+  See [PR 5229](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/5229).
+
 ## 0.3.1
 
 - Add support for different WASM environments by introducing a `WebContext` that
diff --git a/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml b/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
index 5855b582c80..c73c753e7b4 100644
--- a/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name = "libp2p-websocket-websys"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.60.0"
 description = "WebSocket for libp2p under WASM environment"
-version = "0.3.1"
+version = "0.3.2"
 authors = ["Vince Vasta <vince.vasta@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"
 repository = "https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p"
diff --git a/transports/websocket-websys/src/lib.rs b/transports/websocket-websys/src/lib.rs
index 02b6bc837eb..ca56d5727a5 100644
--- a/transports/websocket-websys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/transports/websocket-websys/src/lib.rs
@@ -434,13 +434,14 @@ impl AsyncWrite for Connection {
 
 impl Drop for Connection {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        const GO_AWAY_STATUS_CODE: u16 = 1001; // See https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455.html#section-7.4.1.
+        // In browsers, userland code is not allowed to use any other status code than 1000: https://websockets.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-websocket-close
+        const REGULAR_CLOSE: u16 = 1000; // See https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6455.html#section-7.4.1.
 
         if let ReadyState::Connecting | ReadyState::Open = self.inner.ready_state() {
             let _ = self
                 .inner
                 .socket
-                .close_with_code_and_reason(GO_AWAY_STATUS_CODE, "connection dropped");
+                .close_with_code_and_reason(REGULAR_CLOSE, "connection dropped");
         }
 
         WebContext::new()