diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClient.java b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClient.java
index f9973b6c60..247a739ba5 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClient.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClient.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
@@ -75,16 +76,13 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(WebSocketStompClient.class);
 
-	/**
-	 * The default max size for in&outbound STOMP message.
-	 */
-	private static final int DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE = 64 * 1024;
 
 	private final WebSocketClient webSocketClient;
 
-	private int inboundMessageSizeLimit = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE;
+	private int inboundMessageSizeLimit = 64 * 1024;
 
-	private int outboundMessageSizeLimit = DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE;
+	@Nullable
+	private Integer outboundMessageSizeLimit;
 
 	private boolean autoStartup = true;
 
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 	 * Since a STOMP message can be received in multiple WebSocket messages,
 	 * buffering may be required and this property determines the maximum buffer
 	 * size per message.
-	 * <p>By default this is set to 64 * 1024 (64K), see {@link WebSocketStompClient#DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE}.
+	 * <p>By default this is set to 64 * 1024 (64K).
 	 */
 	public void setInboundMessageSizeLimit(int inboundMessageSizeLimit) {
 		this.inboundMessageSizeLimit = inboundMessageSizeLimit;
@@ -148,10 +146,10 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 	 * Configure the maximum size allowed for outbound STOMP message.
 	 * If STOMP message's size exceeds {@link WebSocketStompClient#outboundMessageSizeLimit},
 	 * STOMP message is split into multiple frames.
-	 * <p>By default this is set to 64 * 1024 (64K), see {@link WebSocketStompClient#DEFAULT_MESSAGE_MAX_SIZE}.
+	 * <p>By default this is not set in which case each STOMP message are not split.
 	 * @since 6.2
 	 */
-	public void setOutboundMessageSizeLimit(int outboundMessageSizeLimit) {
+	public void setOutboundMessageSizeLimit(Integer outboundMessageSizeLimit) {
 		this.outboundMessageSizeLimit = outboundMessageSizeLimit;
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +157,8 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 	 * Get the configured outbound message buffer size in bytes.
 	 * @since 6.2
 	 */
-	public int getOutboundMessageSizeLimit() {
+	@Nullable
+	public Integer getOutboundMessageSizeLimit() {
 		return this.outboundMessageSizeLimit;
 	}
 
@@ -479,8 +478,13 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 			try {
 				WebSocketSession session = this.session;
 				Assert.state(session != null, "No WebSocketSession available");
-				for (WebSocketMessage<?> webSocketMessage : this.codec.encode(message, session.getClass())) {
-					session.sendMessage(webSocketMessage);
+				if (this.codec.hasSplittingEncoder()) {
+					for (WebSocketMessage<?> outMessage : this.codec.encodeAndSplit(message, session.getClass())) {
+						session.sendMessage(outMessage);
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					session.sendMessage(this.codec.encode(message, session.getClass()));
 				}
 				future.complete(null);
 			}
@@ -592,11 +596,13 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 
 		private final BufferingStompDecoder bufferingDecoder;
 
+		@Nullable
 		private final SplittingStompEncoder splittingEncoder;
 
-		public StompWebSocketMessageCodec(int inboundMessageSizeLimit, int outboundMessageSizeLimit) {
+		public StompWebSocketMessageCodec(int inboundMessageSizeLimit, @Nullable Integer outboundMessageSizeLimit) {
 			this.bufferingDecoder = new BufferingStompDecoder(DECODER, inboundMessageSizeLimit);
-			this.splittingEncoder = new SplittingStompEncoder(ENCODER, outboundMessageSizeLimit);
+			this.splittingEncoder = (outboundMessageSizeLimit != null ?
+					new SplittingStompEncoder(ENCODER, outboundMessageSizeLimit) : null);
 		}
 
 		public List<Message<byte[]>> decode(WebSocketMessage<?> webSocketMessage) {
@@ -622,21 +628,41 @@ public class WebSocketStompClient extends StompClientSupport implements SmartLif
 			return result;
 		}
 
-		public List<WebSocketMessage<?>> encode(Message<byte[]> message, Class<? extends WebSocketSession> sessionType) {
+		public boolean hasSplittingEncoder() {
+			return (this.splittingEncoder != null);
+		}
+
+		public WebSocketMessage<?> encode(Message<byte[]> message, Class<? extends WebSocketSession> sessionType) {
+			StompHeaderAccessor accessor = getStompHeaderAccessor(message);
+			byte[] payload = message.getPayload();
+			byte[] frame = ENCODER.encode(accessor.getMessageHeaders(), payload);
+			return (useBinary(accessor, payload, sessionType) ? new BinaryMessage(frame) : new TextMessage(frame));
+		}
+
+		public List<WebSocketMessage<?>> encodeAndSplit(Message<byte[]> message, Class<? extends WebSocketSession> sessionType) {
+			Assert.state(this.splittingEncoder != null, "No SplittingEncoder");
+			StompHeaderAccessor accessor = getStompHeaderAccessor(message);
+			byte[] payload = message.getPayload();
+			List<byte[]> frames = this.splittingEncoder.encode(accessor.getMessageHeaders(), payload);
+			boolean useBinary = useBinary(accessor, payload, sessionType);
+
+			List<WebSocketMessage<?>> messages = new ArrayList<>(frames.size());
+			frames.forEach(frame -> messages.add(useBinary ? new BinaryMessage(frame) : new TextMessage(frame)));
+			return messages;
+		}
+
+		private static StompHeaderAccessor getStompHeaderAccessor(Message<byte[]> message) {
 			StompHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.getAccessor(message, StompHeaderAccessor.class);
 			Assert.notNull(accessor, "No StompHeaderAccessor available");
-			byte[] payload = message.getPayload();
-			List<byte[]> frames = splittingEncoder.encode(accessor.getMessageHeaders(), payload);
+			return accessor;
+		}
 
-			boolean useBinary = (payload.length > 0 &&
+		private static boolean useBinary(
+				StompHeaderAccessor accessor, byte[] payload, Class<? extends WebSocketSession> sessionType) {
+
+			return (payload.length > 0 &&
 					!(SockJsSession.class.isAssignableFrom(sessionType)) &&
 					MimeTypeUtils.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM.isCompatibleWith(accessor.getContentType()));
-
-			List<WebSocketMessage<?>> messages = new ArrayList<>();
-			for (byte[] frame : frames) {
-				messages.add(useBinary ? new BinaryMessage(frame) : new TextMessage(frame));
-			}
-			return messages;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests.java b/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests.java
index f8b7b53866..7f900496e9 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/messaging/WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests {
 
 	private AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext wac;
 
+	private String url;
+
 
 	@BeforeEach
 	void setUp(TestInfo testInfo) throws Exception {
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ class WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests {
 		WebSocketClient webSocketClient = new StandardWebSocketClient();
 		this.stompClient = new WebSocketStompClient(webSocketClient);
 		this.stompClient.setMessageConverter(new StringMessageConverter());
+
+		this.url = "ws://127.0.0.1:" + this.server.getPort() + "/stomp";
 	}
 
 	@AfterEach
@@ -109,17 +113,30 @@ class WebSocketStompClientIntegrationTests {
 
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void publishSubscribe() throws Exception {
-		String url = "ws://127.0.0.1:" + this.server.getPort() + "/stomp";
-
 		TestHandler testHandler = new TestHandler("/topic/foo", "payload");
-		this.stompClient.connect(url, testHandler);
+		this.stompClient.connectAsync(this.url, testHandler);
 
 		assertThat(testHandler.awaitForMessageCount(1, 5000)).isTrue();
 		assertThat(testHandler.getReceived()).containsExactly("payload");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void publishSubscribeWithSlitMessage() throws Exception {
+		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+		while (sb.length() < 1024) {
+			sb.append("A message with a long body... ");
+		}
+		String payload = sb.toString();
+
+		TestHandler testHandler = new TestHandler("/topic/foo", payload);
+		this.stompClient.setOutboundMessageSizeLimit(512);
+		this.stompClient.connectAsync(this.url, testHandler);
+
+		assertThat(testHandler.awaitForMessageCount(1, 5000)).isTrue();
+		assertThat(testHandler.getReceived()).containsExactly(payload);
+	}
+
 
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	static class TestConfig extends WebSocketMessageBrokerConfigurationSupport {