diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
index 464ea22b2..405beed79 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/api_ws.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, WebSocket, WebSocketDisconnect
 
+from freqtrade.enums import RPCMessageType
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.deps import get_channel_manager
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.utils import is_websocket_alive
 
@@ -34,7 +35,15 @@ async def message_endpoint(
                     # be a list of topics to subscribe too. List[str]
                     # Maybe allow the consumer to update the topics subscribed
                     # during runtime?
-                    logger.info(f"Consumer request - {request}")
+
+                    # If the request isn't a list then skip it
+                    if not isinstance(request, list):
+                        continue
+
+                    # Check if all topics listed are an RPCMessageType
+                    if all([any(x.value == topic for x in RPCMessageType) for topic in request]):
+                        logger.debug(f"{ws.client} subscribed to topics: {request}")
+                        channel.set_subscriptions(request)
 
             except WebSocketDisconnect:
                 # Handle client disconnects
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/__init__.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
index 486e8657b..f24713a77 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/channel.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from threading import RLock
-from typing import Type
+from typing import List, Type
 
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.proxy import WebSocketProxy
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.serializer import ORJSONWebSocketSerializer, WebSocketSerializer
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class WebSocketChannel:
         # The Serializing class for the WebSocket object
         self._serializer_cls = serializer_cls
 
+        self._subscriptions: List[str] = []
+
         # Internal event to signify a closed websocket
         self._closed = False
 
@@ -57,9 +59,28 @@ class WebSocketChannel:
 
         self._closed = True
 
-    def is_closed(self):
+    def is_closed(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Closed flag
+        """
         return self._closed
 
+    def set_subscriptions(self, subscriptions: List[str] = []) -> None:
+        """
+        Set which subscriptions this channel is subscribed to
+
+        :param subscriptions: List of subscriptions, List[str]
+        """
+        self._subscriptions = subscriptions
+
+    def subscribed_to(self, message_type: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if this channel is subscribed to the message_type
+
+        :param message_type: The message type to check
+        """
+        return message_type in self._subscriptions
+
 
 class ChannelManager:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -120,10 +141,12 @@ class ChannelManager:
         :param data: The data to send
         """
         with self._lock:
-            logger.debug(f"Broadcasting data: {data}")
+            message_type = data.get('type')
+            logger.debug(f"Broadcasting data: {message_type} - {data}")
             for websocket, channel in self.channels.items():
                 try:
-                    await channel.send(data)
+                    if channel.subscribed_to(message_type):
+                        await channel.send(data)
                 except RuntimeError:
                     # Handle cannot send after close cases
                     await self.on_disconnect(websocket)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/serializer.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/serializer.py
index 40cbbfad7..ae2857f0b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/serializer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/ws/serializer.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ORJSONWebSocketSerializer(WebSocketSerializer):
         return orjson.dumps(data, option=self.ORJSON_OPTIONS)
 
     def _deserialize(self, data):
-        return orjson.loads(data, option=self.ORJSON_OPTIONS)
+        return orjson.loads(data)
 
 
 class MsgPackWebSocketSerializer(WebSocketSerializer):
diff --git a/scripts/test_ws_client.py b/scripts/test_ws_client.py
index caa495a19..2c64ae867 100644
--- a/scripts/test_ws_client.py
+++ b/scripts/test_ws_client.py
@@ -4,22 +4,31 @@ import socket
 
 import websockets
 
+from freqtrade.enums import RPCMessageType
+from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.ws.channel import WebSocketChannel
+
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 async def _client():
+    subscribe_topics = [RPCMessageType.WHITELIST]
     try:
         while True:
             try:
                 url = "ws://localhost:8080/api/v1/message/ws?token=testtoken"
                 async with websockets.connect(url) as ws:
+                    channel = WebSocketChannel(ws)
+
                     logger.info("Connection successful")
+                    # Tell the producer we only want these topics
+                    await channel.send(subscribe_topics)
+
                     while True:
                         try:
                             data = await asyncio.wait_for(
-                                ws.recv(),
+                                channel.recv(),
                                 timeout=5
                             )
                             logger.info(f"Data received - {data}")
@@ -27,14 +36,14 @@ async def _client():
                             # We haven't received data yet. Check the connection and continue.
                             try:
                                 # ping
-                                ping = await ws.ping()
+                                ping = await channel.ping()
                                 await asyncio.wait_for(ping, timeout=2)
                                 logger.debug(f"Connection to {url} still alive...")
                                 continue
                             except Exception:
                                 logger.info(
                                     f"Ping error {url} - retrying in 5s")
-                                asyncio.sleep(2)
+                                await asyncio.sleep(2)
                                 break
 
             except (socket.gaierror, ConnectionRefusedError):