diff --git a/src/api/app/websocket.ts b/src/api/app/websocket.ts
index 8a356603..497de8f7 100644
--- a/src/api/app/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/api/app/websocket.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ export class AppWebsocket implements AppClient {
         `The app your connection token was issued for was not found. The app needs to be installed and enabled.`
       );
     }
+    appInfo.agent_pub_key = new AgentPubKey(appInfo.agent_pub_key);
 
     return new AppWebsocket(
       client,
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ export class AppWebsocket implements AppClient {
         `App info not found. App needs to be installed and enabled.`
       );
     }
+    appInfo.agent_pub_key = new AgentPubKey(appInfo.agent_pub_key);
 
     this.cachedAppInfo = appInfo;
     return appInfo;
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-websocket.ts b/test/e2e/app-websocket.ts
index 2998fd3b..bfeea103 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-websocket.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-websocket.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   fakeAgentPubKey,
   NonProvenanceCallZomeRequest,
   RoleName,
+  AgentPubKey,
 } from "../../src";
 import {
   createAppWsAndInstallApp,
@@ -311,3 +312,22 @@ test(
     ]);
   })
 );
+
+test(
+  "can read myPubKey",
+  withConductor(ADMIN_PORT, async (t) => {
+    const {
+      installed_app_id,
+      cell_id,
+      client: appWs,
+      admin,
+    } = await createAppWsAndInstallApp(ADMIN_PORT);
+
+    const myPubKey = appWs.myPubKey;
+    const appInfo = await appWs.appInfo();
+
+    t.deepEqual(myPubKey, appInfo.agent_pub_key);
+    t.deepEqual(myPubKey.toString(), appInfo.agent_pub_key.toString());
+    t.deepEqual(myPubKey.toBytes(), appInfo.agent_pub_key.toBytes());
+  })
+);