diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/Socket.cpp b/src/openrct2/network/Socket.cpp
index ba9d56fda9..cbbcfdf96c 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/Socket.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/Socket.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@ public:
         return _error.empty() ? nullptr : _error.c_str();
     }
 
+    void SetNoDelay(bool noDelay) override
+    {
+        if (_socket != INVALID_SOCKET)
+        {
+            SetOption(_socket, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, noDelay);
+        }
+    }
+
     void Listen(uint16_t port) override
     {
         Listen("", port);
@@ -334,7 +342,7 @@ public:
                 int32_t rc = getnameinfo(
                     reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr*>(&client_addr), client_len, hostName, sizeof(hostName), nullptr, 0,
                     NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV);
-                SetOption(socket, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, true);
+                SetNoDelay(true);
 
                 if (rc == 0)
                 {
@@ -375,7 +383,7 @@ public:
                 throw SocketException("Unable to create socket.");
             }
 
-            SetOption(_socket, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, true);
+            SetNoDelay(true);
             if (!SetNonBlocking(_socket, true))
             {
                 throw SocketException("Failed to set non-blocking mode.");
diff --git a/src/openrct2/network/Socket.h b/src/openrct2/network/Socket.h
index 9a652264ca..5d9b9a89ad 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/network/Socket.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/network/Socket.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public:
     virtual size_t SendData(const void* buffer, size_t size) abstract;
     virtual NetworkReadPacket ReceiveData(void* buffer, size_t size, size_t* sizeReceived) abstract;
 
+    virtual void SetNoDelay(bool noDelay) abstract;
+
     virtual void Finish() abstract;
     virtual void Disconnect() abstract;
     virtual void Close() abstract;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScSocketServer.hpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScSocketServer.hpp
index 537a95e8c7..6bff92ebdb 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScSocketServer.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScSocketServer.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
             return this;
         }
 
+        ScSocket* setNoDelay(bool noDelay)
+        {
+            if (_socket != nullptr)
+            {
+                _socket->SetNoDelay(noDelay);
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
         ScSocket* end(const DukValue& data)
         {
             if (_disposed)
@@ -268,6 +277,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
         static void Register(duk_context* ctx)
         {
             dukglue_register_method(ctx, &ScSocket::destroy, "destroy");
+            dukglue_register_method(ctx, &ScSocket::setNoDelay, "setNoDelay");
             dukglue_register_method(ctx, &ScSocket::end, "end");
             dukglue_register_method(ctx, &ScSocket::write, "write");
             dukglue_register_method(ctx, &ScSocket::on, "on");
@@ -365,6 +375,9 @@ namespace OpenRCT2::Scripting
                 auto client = _socket->Accept();
                 if (client != nullptr)
                 {
+                    // Default to using Nagle's algorithm like node.js does
+                    client->SetNoDelay(false);
+
                     auto& scriptEngine = GetContext()->GetScriptEngine();
                     auto clientSocket = std::make_shared<ScSocket>(GetPlugin(), std::move(client));
                     scriptEngine.AddSocket(clientSocket);