diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/EndpointIO.scala b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/EndpointIO.scala
index 8bb38352c7..5671cbdaf4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/EndpointIO.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/EndpointIO.scala
@@ -534,23 +534,27 @@ case class WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S](
   def concatenateFragmentedFrames(c: Boolean): WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S] =
     this.copy(concatenateFragmentedFrames = c)
 
-  /** @param i If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Pong]] frames will be ignored and won't be passed to the codecs for decoding.
+  /** Note: some interpreters ignore this setting.
+    * @param i If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Pong]] frames will be ignored and won't be passed to the codecs for decoding.
     *          Note that only some interpreters expose ping-pong frames.
     */
   def ignorePong(i: Boolean): WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S] = this.copy(concatenateFragmentedFrames = i)
 
-  /** @param a If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Ping]] frames will cause a matching [[WebSocketFrame.Pong]] frame to be sent
+  /** Note: some interpreters ignore this setting.
+    * @param a If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Ping]] frames will cause a matching [[WebSocketFrame.Pong]] frame to be sent
     *          back, and won't be passed to codecs for decoding.
     *          Note that only some interpreters expose ping-pong frames.
     */
   def autoPongOnPing(a: Boolean): WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S] = this.copy(concatenateFragmentedFrames = a)
 
-  /** @param d If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Close]] frames won't be passed to the request codec for decoding (in server
+  /** Note: some interpreters ignore this setting.
+    * @param d If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Close]] frames won't be passed to the request codec for decoding (in server
     *          interpreters).
     */
   def decodeCloseRequests(d: Boolean): WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S] = this.copy(decodeCloseRequests = d)
 
-  /** @param d If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Close]] frames won't be passed to the response codec for decoding (in client
+  /** Note: some interpreters ignore this setting.
+    * @param d If `true`, [[WebSocketFrame.Close]] frames won't be passed to the response codec for decoding (in client
     *          interpreters).
     */
   def decodeCloseResponses(d: Boolean): WebSocketBodyOutput[PIPE_REQ_RESP, REQ, RESP, T, S] = this.copy(decodeCloseResponses = d)
diff --git a/doc/endpoint/websockets.md b/doc/endpoint/websockets.md
index 54be0cf7ad..db8788941b 100644
--- a/doc/endpoint/websockets.md
+++ b/doc/endpoint/websockets.md
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ Request/response schemas can be customised through `.requestsSchema` and `.respo
 ## Interpreting as a sever
 
 When interpreting a web socket endpoint as a server, the [server logic](../server/logic.md) needs to provide a
-streaming-specific pipe from requests to responses. E.g. in Akka's case, this will be `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`.
+streaming-specific pipe from requests to responses. E.g. in akka's case, this will be `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`.
+
+Refer to the documentation of interpreters for more details, as not all interpreters support all settings.
 
 ## Interpreting as a client
 
diff --git a/doc/server/akkahttp.md b/doc/server/akkahttp.md
index 5a1d588694..5a3b3c5809 100644
--- a/doc/server/akkahttp.md
+++ b/doc/server/akkahttp.md
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ The capability can be added to the classpath independently of the interpreter th
 The interpreter supports web sockets, with pipes of type `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`. See [web sockets](../endpoint/websockets.md) 
 for more details.
 
-[Automatic pings](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/server-side/websocket-support.html#automatic-keep-alive-ping-support) 
-can be enabled through configuration.
+akka-http does not expose control frames (`Ping`, `Pong` and `Close`), so any setting regarding them are discarded, and
+ping/pong frames which are sent explicitly are ignored. [Automatic pings](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/server-side/websocket-support.html#automatic-keep-alive-ping-support) 
+can be instead enabled through configuration.
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketAkkaServer.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketAkkaServer.scala
index 4dcf9b13e5..0a30ef8ae2 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketAkkaServer.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketAkkaServer.scala
@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@ import scala.concurrent.{Await, Future}
 object WebSocketAkkaServer extends App {
   case class Response(hello: String)
 
-  // The endpoint: GET /ping.
+  // The web socket endpoint: GET /ping.
   // We need to provide both the type & media type for the requests, and responses. Here, the requests will be
   // strings, and responses will be returned as json.
   val wsEndpoint: Endpoint[Unit, Unit, Flow[String, Response, Any], AkkaStreams with WebSockets] =
     endpoint.get.in("ping").out(webSocketBody[String, CodecFormat.TextPlain, Response, CodecFormat.Json](AkkaStreams))
 
+  // Implementation of the web socket: a flow which echoes incoming messages
   val wsRoute: Route = wsEndpoint.toRoute(_ => Future.successful(Right(Flow.fromFunction((in: String) => Response(in)))))
 
-  // documentation
+  // Documentation
   val apiDocs = wsEndpoint.toAsyncAPI("JSON echo", "1.0", List("dev" -> Server("localhost:8080", "ws"))).toYaml
   println(s"Paste into https://playground.asyncapi.io/ to see the docs for this endpoint:\n$apiDocs")
 
-  // starting the server
+  // Starting the server
   implicit val actorSystem: ActorSystem = ActorSystem()
   import actorSystem.dispatcher
 
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ object WebSocketAkkaServer extends App {
     .newServerAt("localhost", 8080)
     .bindFlow(wsRoute)
     .flatMap { _ =>
-      // we could have interpreted wsEndpoint as a client, but here we are using sttp client directly
+      // We could have interpreted wsEndpoint as a client, but here we are using sttp client directly
       val backend: SttpBackend[Future, WebSockets] = AkkaHttpBackend.usingActorSystem(actorSystem)
+      // Client which interacts with the web socket
       basicRequest
         .response(asWebSocket { ws: WebSocket[Future] =>
           for {
diff --git a/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketHttp4sServer.scala b/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketHttp4sServer.scala
index be31db706f..f260e31cf5 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketHttp4sServer.scala
+++ b/examples/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/examples/WebSocketHttp4sServer.scala
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ object WebSocketHttp4sServer extends App {
 
   case class CountResponse(received: Int)
 
-  // The endpoint: GET /count.
+  // The web socket endpoint: GET /count.
   // We need to provide both the type & media type for the requests, and responses. Here, the requests will be
   // byte arrays, and responses will be returned as json.
   val wsEndpoint: Endpoint[Unit, Unit, Pipe[IO, String, CountResponse], Fs2Streams[IO] with WebSockets] =
     endpoint.get.in("count").out(webSocketBody[String, CodecFormat.TextPlain, CountResponse, CodecFormat.Json](Fs2Streams[IO]))
 
-  // counts the number of bytes received each second
+  // A pipe which counts the number of bytes received each second
   val countBytes: Pipe[IO, String, CountResponse] = { in =>
     sealed trait CountAction
     case class AddAction(n: Int) extends CountAction
@@ -65,19 +65,21 @@ object WebSocketHttp4sServer extends App {
       }
   }
 
-  // implementing the endpoint's logic
+  // Implementing the endpoint's logic, by providing the web socket pipe
   val wsRoutes: HttpRoutes[IO] = wsEndpoint.toRoutes(_ => IO.pure(Right(countBytes)))
 
+  // Documentation
   val apiDocs = wsEndpoint.toAsyncAPI("Byte counter", "1.0", List("dev" -> Server("localhost:8080", "ws"))).toYaml
   println(s"Paste into https://playground.asyncapi.io/ to see the docs for this endpoint:\n$apiDocs")
 
-  // starting the server
+  // Starting the server
   BlazeServerBuilder[IO](ec)
     .bindHttp(8080, "localhost")
     .withHttpApp(Router("/" -> wsRoutes).orNotFound)
     .resource
     .flatMap(_ => AsyncHttpClientFs2Backend.resource[IO](blocker))
     .use { backend =>
+      // Client which interacts with the web socket
       basicRequest
         .response(asWebSocket { ws: WebSocket[IO] =>
           for {
diff --git a/generated-doc/out/endpoint/websockets.md b/generated-doc/out/endpoint/websockets.md
index ddf422148a..493f9374e3 100644
--- a/generated-doc/out/endpoint/websockets.md
+++ b/generated-doc/out/endpoint/websockets.md
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ Request/response schemas can be customised through `.requestsSchema` and `.respo
 ## Interpreting as a sever
 
 When interpreting a web socket endpoint as a server, the [server logic](../server/logic.md) needs to provide a
-streaming-specific pipe from requests to responses. E.g. in Akka's case, this will be `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`.
+streaming-specific pipe from requests to responses. E.g. in akka's case, this will be `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`.
+
+Refer to the documentation of interpreters for more details, as not all interpreters support all settings.
 
 ## Interpreting as a client
 
diff --git a/generated-doc/out/server/akkahttp.md b/generated-doc/out/server/akkahttp.md
index d6be1e788f..7a8ebbd7df 100644
--- a/generated-doc/out/server/akkahttp.md
+++ b/generated-doc/out/server/akkahttp.md
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ The capability can be added to the classpath independently of the interpreter th
 The interpreter supports web sockets, with pipes of type `Flow[REQ, RESP, Any]`. See [web sockets](../endpoint/websockets.md) 
 for more details.
 
-[Automatic pings](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/server-side/websocket-support.html#automatic-keep-alive-ping-support) 
-can be enabled through configuration.
+akka-http does not expose control frames (`Ping`, `Pong` and `Close`), so any setting regarding them are discarded, and
+ping/pong frames which are sent explicitly are ignored. [Automatic pings](https://doc.akka.io/docs/akka-http/current/server-side/websocket-support.html#automatic-keep-alive-ping-support) 
+can be instead enabled through configuration.
 
 ## Configuration