diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs b/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
index 78db7ff5..2867bcfa 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-use crate::{JsonRpcClient, Provider, ProviderError};
+use crate::{
+    stream::{interval, DEFAULT_POLL_DURATION},
+    JsonRpcClient, Provider, ProviderError,
+};
 use ethers_core::types::{TransactionReceipt, TxHash, U64};
+use futures_core::stream::Stream;
+use futures_util::stream::StreamExt;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use std::{
     fmt,
@@ -7,6 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     ops::Deref,
     pin::Pin,
     task::{Context, Poll},
+    time::Duration,
 };
 
 /// A pending transaction is a transaction which has been submitted but is not yet mined.
@@ -20,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
     confirmations: usize,
     provider: &'a Provider<P>,
     state: PendingTxState<'a>,
+    interval: Box<dyn Stream<Item = ()> + Send + Unpin>,
 }
 
 impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
@@ -31,6 +38,7 @@ impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
             confirmations: 1,
             provider,
             state: PendingTxState::GettingReceipt(fut),
+            interval: Box::new(interval(DEFAULT_POLL_DURATION)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -40,6 +48,12 @@ impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
         self.confirmations = confs;
         self
     }
+
+    /// Sets the polling interval
+    pub fn interval<T: Into<u64>>(mut self, duration: T) -> Self {
+        self.interval = Box::new(interval(Duration::from_millis(duration.into())));
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> Future for PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
@@ -50,6 +64,10 @@ impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> Future for PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
 
         match this.state {
             PendingTxState::GettingReceipt(fut) => {
+                // Wait the polling period so that we do not spam the chain when no
+                // new block has been mined
+                let _ready = futures_util::ready!(this.interval.poll_next_unpin(ctx));
+
                 if let Ok(receipt) = futures_util::ready!(fut.as_mut().poll(ctx)) {
                     *this.state = PendingTxState::CheckingReceipt(Box::new(receipt))
                 } else {
@@ -74,6 +92,11 @@ impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> Future for PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
                 }
             }
             PendingTxState::GettingBlockNumber(fut, receipt) => {
+                // Wait the polling period so that we do not spam the chain when no
+                // new block has been mined
+                let _ready = futures_util::ready!(this.interval.poll_next_unpin(ctx));
+
+                // Wait for the interval
                 let inclusion_block = receipt
                     .block_number
                     .expect("Receipt did not have a block number. This should never happen");
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/stream.rs b/ethers-providers/src/stream.rs
index 3517523c..6f5e3afb 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/stream.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/stream.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 // https://github.com/tomusdrw/rust-web3/blob/befcb2fb8f3ca0a43e3081f68886fa327e64c8e6/src/api/eth_filter.rs#L20
-fn interval(duration: Duration) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + Send + Unpin {
+pub fn interval(duration: Duration) -> impl Stream<Item = ()> + Send + Unpin {
     stream::unfold((), move |_| Delay::new(duration).map(|_| Some(((), ())))).map(drop)
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_POLL_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(7000);
+pub const DEFAULT_POLL_DURATION: Duration = Duration::from_millis(7000);
 
 /// Trait for streaming filters.
 pub trait FilterStream<R>: StreamExt + Stream<Item = R>
diff --git a/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs b/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
index 7189b534..19c873f2 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/tests/provider.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use std::convert::TryFrom;
 mod eth_tests {
     use super::*;
     use ethers::{
+        providers::JsonRpcClient,
         types::TransactionRequest,
         utils::{parse_ether, Ganache},
     };
@@ -65,12 +66,27 @@ mod eth_tests {
     async fn pending_txs_with_confirmations_ganache() {
         let _ganache = Ganache::new().block_time(2u64).spawn();
         let provider = Provider::<Http>::try_from("http://localhost:8545").unwrap();
+        generic_pending_txs_test(provider).await;
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    #[serial]
+    #[cfg(any(feature = "tokio-runtime", feature = "tokio-tls"))]
+    async fn websocket_pending_txs_with_confirmations_ganache() {
+        use ethers::providers::Ws;
+        let _ganache = Ganache::new().block_time(2u64).port(8546u64).spawn();
+        let ws = Ws::connect("ws://localhost:8546").await.unwrap();
+        let provider = Provider::new(ws);
+        generic_pending_txs_test(provider).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn generic_pending_txs_test<P: JsonRpcClient>(provider: Provider<P>) {
         let accounts = provider.get_accounts().await.unwrap();
 
-        let tx = TransactionRequest::pay(accounts[1], parse_ether(1u64).unwrap()).from(accounts[0]);
+        let tx = TransactionRequest::pay(accounts[0], parse_ether(1u64).unwrap()).from(accounts[0]);
         let pending_tx = provider.send_transaction(tx).await.unwrap();
         let hash = *pending_tx;
-        let receipt = pending_tx.confirmations(5).await.unwrap();
+        let receipt = pending_tx.interval(500u64).confirmations(5).await.unwrap();
 
         // got the correct receipt
         assert_eq!(receipt.transaction_hash, hash);