diff --git a/fastapi/routing.py b/fastapi/routing.py
index 0f416ac42..7a15f3965 100644
--- a/fastapi/routing.py
+++ b/fastapi/routing.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class APIRouter(routing.Router):
         self, path: str, endpoint: Callable[..., Any], name: Optional[str] = None
     ) -> None:
         route = APIWebSocketRoute(
-            path,
+            self.prefix + path,
             endpoint=endpoint,
             name=name,
             dependency_overrides_provider=self.dependency_overrides_provider,
diff --git a/tests/test_ws_router.py b/tests/test_ws_router.py
index bd7c3c53d..fbca104a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_ws_router.py
+++ b/tests/test_ws_router.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
 router = APIRouter()
 prefix_router = APIRouter()
+native_prefix_route = APIRouter(prefix="/native")
 app = FastAPI()
 
 
@@ -47,8 +48,16 @@ async def router_ws_decorator_depends(
     await websocket.close()
 
 
+@native_prefix_route.websocket("/")
+async def router_native_prefix_ws(websocket: WebSocket):
+    await websocket.accept()
+    await websocket.send_text("Hello, router with native prefix!")
+    await websocket.close()
+
+
 app.include_router(router)
 app.include_router(prefix_router, prefix="/prefix")
+app.include_router(native_prefix_route)
 
 
 def test_app():
@@ -72,6 +81,13 @@ def test_prefix_router():
         assert data == "Hello, router with prefix!"
 
 
+def test_native_prefix_router():
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    with client.websocket_connect("/native/") as websocket:
+        data = websocket.receive_text()
+        assert data == "Hello, router with native prefix!"
+
+
 def test_router2():
     client = TestClient(app)
     with client.websocket_connect("/router2") as websocket: