diff --git a/packages/core/router/router-response-controller.ts b/packages/core/router/router-response-controller.ts
index 008eea5a85d..4128e7fcab5 100644
--- a/packages/core/router/router-response-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/core/router/router-response-controller.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import {
   RequestMethod,
   MessageEvent,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { isFunction, isObject } from '@nestjs/common/utils/shared.utils';
+import { isObject } from '@nestjs/common/utils/shared.utils';
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
-import { EMPTY, lastValueFrom, Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { EMPTY, lastValueFrom, Observable, isObservable } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, debounce, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {
   AdditionalHeaders,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class RouterResponseController {
   }
 
   public async transformToResult(resultOrDeferred: any) {
-    if (resultOrDeferred && isFunction(resultOrDeferred.subscribe)) {
+    if (isObservable(resultOrDeferred)) {
       return lastValueFrom(resultOrDeferred);
     }
     return resultOrDeferred;
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ export class RouterResponseController {
     });
   }
 
-  private assertObservable(result: any) {
-    if (!isFunction(result.subscribe)) {
+  private assertObservable(value: any) {
+    if (!isObservable(value)) {
       throw new ReferenceError(
         'You must return an Observable stream to use Server-Sent Events (SSE).',
       );
diff --git a/packages/core/test/router/router-response-controller.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/router/router-response-controller.spec.ts
index ebe1556398d..fbc3d349054 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/router/router-response-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/router/router-response-controller.spec.ts
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ describe('RouterResponseController', () => {
   describe('transformToResult', () => {
     describe('when resultOrDeferred', () => {
       describe('is Promise', () => {
-        it('should return Promise', async () => {
+        it('should return Promise that resolves to the value resolved by the input Promise', async () => {
           const value = 100;
           expect(
             await routerResponseController.transformToResult(
               Promise.resolve(value),
             ),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(value);
         });
       });
 
@@ -88,16 +88,25 @@ describe('RouterResponseController', () => {
             await routerResponseController.transformToResult(
               of(1, 2, 3, lastValue),
             ),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(lastValue);
         });
       });
 
-      describe('is value', () => {
-        it('should return Promise', async () => {
+      describe('is an object that has the method `subscribe`', () => {
+        it('should return a Promise that resolves to the input value', async () => {
+          const value = { subscribe() {} };
+          expect(
+            await routerResponseController.transformToResult(value),
+          ).to.equal(value);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('is an ordinary value', () => {
+        it('should return a Promise that resolves to the input value', async () => {
           const value = 100;
           expect(
             await routerResponseController.transformToResult(value),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(value);
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts b/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
index 68503abb0e5..659afff09fe 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/test/web-sockets-controller.spec.ts
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ describe('WebSocketsController', () => {
                 Promise.resolve(Promise.resolve(value)),
               ),
             ),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(value);
         });
       });
 
@@ -356,18 +356,29 @@ describe('WebSocketsController', () => {
             await lastValueFrom(
               await instance.pickResult(Promise.resolve(of(value))),
             ),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(value);
         });
       });
 
-      describe('is a value', () => {
+      describe('is an object that has the method `subscribe`', () => {
+        it('should return Promise<Observable>', async () => {
+          const value = { subscribe() {} };
+          expect(
+            await lastValueFrom(
+              await instance.pickResult(Promise.resolve(value)),
+            ),
+          ).to.equal(value);
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('is an ordinary value', () => {
         it('should return Promise<Observable>', async () => {
           const value = 100;
           expect(
             await lastValueFrom(
               await instance.pickResult(Promise.resolve(value)),
             ),
-          ).to.be.eq(100);
+          ).to.be.eq(value);
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
index 75e790c8277..d01811e179b 100644
--- a/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/websockets/web-sockets-controller.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { Type } from '@nestjs/common/interfaces/type.interface';
 import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common/services/logger.service';
-import { isFunction } from '@nestjs/common/utils/shared.utils';
 import { ApplicationConfig } from '@nestjs/core/application-config';
 import { MetadataScanner } from '@nestjs/core/metadata-scanner';
-import { from as fromPromise, Observable, of, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  from as fromPromise,
+  Observable,
+  isObservable,
+  of,
+  Subject,
+} from 'rxjs';
 import { distinctUntilChanged, mergeAll } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { GATEWAY_OPTIONS, PORT_METADATA } from './constants';
 import { WsContextCreator } from './context/ws-context-creator';
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ export class WebSocketsController {
     deferredResult: Promise<any>,
   ): Promise<Observable<any>> {
     const result = await deferredResult;
-    if (result && isFunction(result.subscribe)) {
+    if (isObservable(result)) {
       return result;
     }
     if (result instanceof Promise) {