diff --git a/src/asynch/clients/websocket/_std.rs b/src/asynch/clients/websocket/_std.rs
index 42b31596..cbf261ea 100644
--- a/src/asynch/clients/websocket/_std.rs
+++ b/src/asynch/clients/websocket/_std.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::exceptions::XRPLWebSocketException;
-use super::{WebSocketClosed, WebSocketOpen};
+use super::{ConnectionStatus, WebSocketClosed, WebSocketOpen};
 use crate::asynch::clients::client::XRPLClient;
 use crate::asynch::clients::exceptions::{XRPLClientException, XRPLClientResult};
 use crate::asynch::clients::websocket::websocket_base::{MessageHandler, WebsocketBase};
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ where
 impl<M, Status> AsyncWebSocketClient<M, Status>
 where
     M: RawMutex,
+    Status: ConnectionStatus,
 {
     pub fn is_open(&self) -> bool {
-        core::any::type_name::<Status>() == core::any::type_name::<WebSocketOpen>()
+        Status::IS_OPEN
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/asynch/clients/websocket/mod.rs b/src/asynch/clients/websocket/mod.rs
index b8a6013e..6baf2010 100644
--- a/src/asynch/clients/websocket/mod.rs
+++ b/src/asynch/clients/websocket/mod.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ use super::exceptions::XRPLClientResult;
 pub struct WebSocketOpen;
 pub struct WebSocketClosed;
 
+mod sealed {
+    pub trait Sealed {}
+    impl Sealed for super::WebSocketOpen {}
+    impl Sealed for super::WebSocketClosed {}
+}
+
+/// Type-state marker describing whether a [`websocket`](self) client is open.
+///
+/// Implemented only for [`WebSocketOpen`] and [`WebSocketClosed`], this lets
+/// `is_open()` resolve from the type state at compile time instead of relying
+/// on the unstable [`core::any::type_name`] string representation.
+pub trait ConnectionStatus: sealed::Sealed {
+    /// Whether this state represents an open connection.
+    const IS_OPEN: bool;
+}
+
+impl ConnectionStatus for WebSocketOpen {
+    const IS_OPEN: bool = true;
+}
+
+impl ConnectionStatus for WebSocketClosed {
+    const IS_OPEN: bool = false;
+}
+
 #[allow(async_fn_in_trait)]
 pub trait XRPLAsyncWebsocketIO {
     async fn xrpl_send(&mut self, message: XRPLRequest<'_>) -> XRPLClientResult<()>;
@@ -100,3 +124,19 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{ConnectionStatus, WebSocketClosed, WebSocketOpen};
+
+    /// Mirrors how `is_open()` reads the constant through the type state.
+    fn is_open<S: ConnectionStatus>() -> bool {
+        S::IS_OPEN
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn connection_status_is_open_resolves_from_type_state() {
+        assert!(is_open::<WebSocketOpen>());
+        assert!(!is_open::<WebSocketClosed>());
+    }
+}