diff --git a/core/websock.js b/core/websock.js
index 9291d4ed..6b033615 100644
--- a/core/websock.js
+++ b/core/websock.js
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ Websock.prototype = {
     rQshiftStr: function (len) {
         if (typeof(len) === 'undefined') { len = this.rQlen(); }
         const arr = this.rQshiftBytes(len);
-        return String.fromCharCode.apply(null, arr);
+        let str = "";
+        // Handle large arrays in steps to avoid long strings on the stack
+        for (let i = 0; i < len; i += 4096) {
+            let part = arr.slice(i, i + Math.min(4096, len));
+            str = str.concat(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, part));
+        }
+        return str;
     },
 
     rQshiftBytes: function (len) {