diff --git a/packages/common/interfaces/websockets/web-socket-adapter.interface.ts b/packages/common/interfaces/websockets/web-socket-adapter.interface.ts
index e3baa1272..fe08dbe77 100644
--- a/packages/common/interfaces/websockets/web-socket-adapter.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/common/interfaces/websockets/web-socket-adapter.interface.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 export interface WsMessageHandler<T = string> {
   message: T;
   callback: (...args: any[]) => Observable<any> | Promise<any>;
+  isAckHandledManually: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts b/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
index ab08fde13..109041daf 100644
--- a/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-socket.io/adapters/io-adapter.ts
@@ -44,22 +44,24 @@ export class IoAdapter extends AbstractWsAdapter {
       first(),
     );
 
-    handlers.forEach(({ message, callback }) => {
+    handlers.forEach(({ message, callback, isAckHandledManually }) => {
       const source$ = fromEvent(socket, message).pipe(
         mergeMap((payload: any) => {
           const { data, ack } = this.mapPayload(payload);
           return transform(callback(data, ack)).pipe(
             filter((response: any) => !isNil(response)),
-            map((response: any) => [response, ack]),
+            map((response: any) => [response, ack, isAckHandledManually]),
           );
         }),
         takeUntil(disconnect$),
       );
-      source$.subscribe(([response, ack]) => {
+      source$.subscribe(([response, ack, isAckHandledManually]) => {
         if (response.event) {
           return socket.emit(response.event, response.data);
         }
-        isFunction(ack) && ack(response);
+        if (!isAckHandledManually && isFunction(ack)) {
+          ack(response);
+        }
       });
     });
   }
diff --git a/packages/websockets/decorators/ack.decorator.ts b/packages/websockets/decorators/ack.decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..728bc0964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/websockets/decorators/ack.decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { WsParamtype } from '../enums/ws-paramtype.enum';
+import { createPipesWsParamDecorator } from '../utils/param.utils';
+
+/**
+ * WebSockets `ack` parameter decorator.
+ * Extracts the `ack` callback function from the arguments of a ws event.
+ *
+ * This decorator signals to the framework that the `ack` callback will be
+ * handled manually within the method, preventing the framework from
+ * automatically sending an acknowledgement based on the return value.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * @SubscribeMessage('events')
+ * onEvent(
+ *   @MessageBody() data: string,
+ *   @Ack() ack: (response: any) => void
+ * ) {
+ *   // Manually call the ack callback
+ *   ack({ status: 'ok' });
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @publicApi
+ */
+export function Ack(): ParameterDecorator {
+  return createPipesWsParamDecorator(WsParamtype.ACK)();
+}
diff --git a/packages/websockets/decorators/index.ts b/packages/websockets/decorators/index.ts
index 51d5d6da3..ee6f88bcd 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/decorators/index.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/decorators/index.ts
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export * from './gateway-server.decorator';
 export * from './message-body.decorator';
 export * from './socket-gateway.decorator';
 export * from './subscribe-message.decorator';
+export * from './ack.decorator';
diff --git a/packages/websockets/factories/ws-params-factory.ts b/packages/websockets/factories/ws-params-factory.ts
index 649226d82..2ef6fefa0 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/factories/ws-params-factory.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/factories/ws-params-factory.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isFunction } from '@nestjs/common/utils/shared.utils';
 import { WsParamtype } from '../enums/ws-paramtype.enum';
 
 export class WsParamsFactory {
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ export class WsParamsFactory {
         return args[0];
       case WsParamtype.PAYLOAD:
         return data ? args[1]?.[data] : args[1];
+      case WsParamtype.ACK: {
+        return args.find(arg => isFunction(arg));
+      }
       default:
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/packages/websockets/gateway-metadata-explorer.ts b/packages/websockets/gateway-metadata-explorer.ts
index a81e45780..66f44cc99 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/gateway-metadata-explorer.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/gateway-metadata-explorer.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { NestGateway } from './interfaces/nest-gateway.interface';
 import { ParamsMetadata } from '@nestjs/core/helpers/interfaces';
 import { WsParamtype } from './enums/ws-paramtype.enum';
+import { ContextUtils } from '@nestjs/core/helpers/context-utils';
 
 export interface MessageMappingProperties {
   message: any;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export interface MessageMappingProperties {
 }
 
 export class GatewayMetadataExplorer {
+  private readonly contextUtils = new ContextUtils();
   constructor(private readonly metadataScanner: MetadataScanner) {}
 
   public explore(instance: NestGateway): MessageMappingProperties[] {
@@ -68,9 +70,12 @@ export class GatewayMetadataExplorer {
     if (!paramsMetadata) {
       return false;
     }
+    const metadataKeys = Object.keys(paramsMetadata);
+    return metadataKeys.some(key => {
+      const type = this.contextUtils.mapParamType(key);
 
-    const params = Object.values(paramsMetadata);
-    return params.some((param: any) => param.type === WsParamtype.ACK);
+      return (Number(type) as WsParamtype) === WsParamtype.ACK;
+    });
   }
 
   public *scanForServerHooks(instance: NestGateway): IterableIterator<string> {
diff --git a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
index bcacf245f..37e21efef 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
   ) {
     const nativeMessageHandlers = this.metadataExplorer.explore(instance);
     const messageHandlers = nativeMessageHandlers.map(
-      ({ callback, message, methodName }) => ({
+      ({ callback, isAckHandledManually, message, methodName }) => ({
         message,
         methodName,
         callback: this.contextCreator.create(
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
           moduleKey,
           methodName,
         ),
+        isAckHandledManually,
       }),
     );
 
@@ -174,10 +175,13 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
     instance: NestGateway,
   ) {
     const adapter = this.config.getIoAdapter();
-    const handlers = subscribersMap.map(({ callback, message }) => ({
-      message,
-      callback: callback.bind(instance, client),
-    }));
+    const handlers = subscribersMap.map(
+      ({ callback, message, isAckHandledManually }) => ({
+        message,
+        callback: callback.bind(instance, client),
+        isAckHandledManually,
+      }),
+    );
     adapter.bindMessageHandlers(client, handlers, data =>
       fromPromise(this.pickResult(data)).pipe(mergeAll()),
     );