diff --git a/keepalive.go b/keepalive.go
index bb14889..55d71fa 100644
--- a/keepalive.go
+++ b/keepalive.go
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type keepAliveResponse struct {
-	lastResponse time.Time
+	allowDataResponse bool
+	lastResponse      time.Time
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -17,6 +18,22 @@ func (k *keepAliveResponse) setLastResponse() {
 	k.lastResponse = time.Now()
 }
 
+func (k *keepAliveResponse) getAllowDataResponse() bool {
+	k.RLock()
+	allow := k.allowDataResponse
+	k.RUnlock()
+	return allow
+}
+
+func (k *keepAliveResponse) setLastDataResponse() {
+	allow := k.getAllowDataResponse()
+	if allow {
+		k.Lock()
+		k.lastResponse = time.Now()
+		k.Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
 func (k *keepAliveResponse) getLastResponse() time.Time {
 	k.RLock()
 	defer k.RUnlock()
diff --git a/recws.go b/recws.go
index 29ca31f..157c0c8 100644
--- a/recws.go
+++ b/recws.go
@@ -49,14 +49,17 @@ type RecConn struct {
 	LogHandler func(v LogValues)
 	// NonVerbose suppress connecting/reconnecting messages.
 	NonVerbose bool
+	// AllowKeepAliveDataResponse allows recognize data response like keepalive response
+	AllowKeepAliveDataResponse bool
 
-	isConnected bool
-	mu          sync.RWMutex
-	url         string
-	reqHeader   http.Header
-	httpResp    *http.Response
-	dialErr     error
-	dialer      *websocket.Dialer
+	isConnected       bool
+	mu                sync.RWMutex
+	url               string
+	reqHeader         http.Header
+	httpResp          *http.Response
+	dialErr           error
+	dialer            *websocket.Dialer
+	keepAliveResponse *keepAliveResponse
 
 	*websocket.Conn
 }
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ func (rc *RecConn) ReadMessage() (messageType int, message []byte, err error) {
 			rc.CloseAndReconnect()
 		}
 	}
+	if err == nil {
+		rc.getKeepAliveResponse().setLastDataResponse()
+	}
 
 	return
 }
@@ -206,6 +212,13 @@ func (rc *RecConn) ReadJSON(v interface{}) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (rc *RecConn) getKeepAliveResponse() *keepAliveResponse {
+	rc.mu.RLock()
+	ka := rc.keepAliveResponse
+	rc.mu.RUnlock()
+	return ka
+}
+
 func (rc *RecConn) setURL(url string) {
 	rc.mu.Lock()
 	defer rc.mu.Unlock()
@@ -409,13 +422,12 @@ func (rc *RecConn) writeControlPingMessage() error {
 
 func (rc *RecConn) keepAlive() {
 	var (
-		keepAliveResponse = new(keepAliveResponse)
-		ticker            = time.NewTicker(rc.getKeepAliveTimeout())
+		ticker = time.NewTicker(rc.getKeepAliveTimeout())
 	)
 
 	rc.mu.Lock()
 	rc.Conn.SetPongHandler(func(msg string) error {
-		keepAliveResponse.setLastResponse()
+		rc.getKeepAliveResponse().setLastResponse()
 		return nil
 	})
 	rc.mu.Unlock()
@@ -434,7 +446,7 @@ func (rc *RecConn) keepAlive() {
 
 			<-ticker.C
 			timeoutOffset := time.Millisecond * 500
-			if time.Since(keepAliveResponse.getLastResponse()) > rc.getKeepAliveTimeout()+timeoutOffset {
+			if time.Since(rc.getKeepAliveResponse().getLastResponse()) > rc.getKeepAliveTimeout()+timeoutOffset {
 				rc.log(LogValues{Err: errors.New("keepalive timeout"), Msg: "Reconnect", Url: rc.url})
 				rc.CloseAndReconnect()
 				return
@@ -456,6 +468,8 @@ func (rc *RecConn) connect() {
 		rc.dialErr = err
 		rc.isConnected = err == nil
 		rc.httpResp = httpResp
+		rc.keepAliveResponse = new(keepAliveResponse)
+		rc.keepAliveResponse.allowDataResponse = rc.AllowKeepAliveDataResponse
 		rc.mu.Unlock()
 
 		if err == nil {