diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b35c4dd1..c166c617 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - Ring got new options called `HashReplicas` and `Hash`. It is recommended to set `HashReplicas = 1000` for better keys distribution between shards.
 - Cluster client was optimized to use much less memory when reloading cluster state.
-- ReceiveMessage is re-worked to not use ReceiveTimeout so it does not lose data when timeout occurres.
+- PubSub.ReceiveMessage is re-worked to not use ReceiveTimeout so it does not lose data when timeout occurres. In most cases it is recommended to use PubSub.Channel instead.
 
 ## v6.12
 
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 2206e7f5..3d0fde0c 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -324,26 +324,18 @@ func ExamplePubSub() {
 	pubsub := client.Subscribe("mychannel1")
 	defer pubsub.Close()
 
-	// Wait for subscription to be created before publishing message.
-	subscr, err := pubsub.ReceiveTimeout(time.Second)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Println(subscr)
+	// Go channel which receives messages.
+	ch := pubsub.Channel()
 
-	err = client.Publish("mychannel1", "hello").Err()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	msg, err := pubsub.ReceiveMessage()
+	// Publish a message.
+	err := client.Publish("mychannel1", "hello").Err()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	msg := <-ch
 	fmt.Println(msg.Channel, msg.Payload)
-	// Output: subscribe: mychannel1
-	// mychannel1 hello
+	// Output: mychannel1 hello
 }
 
 func ExamplePubSub_Receive() {
diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index b76dbc6d..2cfcd150 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ type PubSub struct {
 
 	cmd *Cmd
 
-	pingOnce sync.Once
-	ping     chan struct{}
-
 	chOnce sync.Once
 	ch     chan *Message
+	ping   chan struct{}
 }
 
 func (c *PubSub) init() {
@@ -326,8 +324,8 @@ func (c *PubSub) newMessage(reply interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 // ReceiveTimeout acts like Receive but returns an error if message
-// is not received in time. This is low-level API and most clients
-// should use ReceiveMessage instead.
+// is not received in time. This is low-level API and in most cases
+// Channel should be used instead.
 func (c *PubSub) ReceiveTimeout(timeout time.Duration) (interface{}, error) {
 	if c.cmd == nil {
 		c.cmd = NewCmd()
@@ -349,28 +347,22 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveTimeout(timeout time.Duration) (interface{}, error) {
 }
 
 // Receive returns a message as a Subscription, Message, Pong or error.
-// See PubSub example for details. This is low-level API and most clients
-// should use ReceiveMessage instead.
+// See PubSub example for details. This is low-level API and in most cases
+// Channel should be used instead.
 func (c *PubSub) Receive() (interface{}, error) {
 	return c.ReceiveTimeout(0)
 }
 
-// ReceiveMessage returns a Message or error ignoring Subscription or Pong
-// messages. It periodically sends Ping messages to test connection health.
+// ReceiveMessage returns a Message or error ignoring Subscription and Pong
+// messages. This is low-level API and in most cases Channel should be used
+// instead.
 func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessage() (*Message, error) {
-	c.pingOnce.Do(c.initPing)
 	for {
 		msg, err := c.Receive()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		// Any message is as good as a ping.
-		select {
-		case c.ping <- struct{}{}:
-		default:
-		}
-
 		switch msg := msg.(type) {
 		case *Subscription:
 			// Ignore.
@@ -386,6 +378,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveMessage() (*Message, error) {
 }
 
 // Channel returns a Go channel for concurrently receiving messages.
+// It periodically sends Ping messages to test connection health.
 // The channel is closed with PubSub. Receive* APIs can not be used
 // after channel is created.
 func (c *PubSub) Channel() <-chan *Message {
@@ -395,10 +388,12 @@ func (c *PubSub) Channel() <-chan *Message {
 
 func (c *PubSub) initChannel() {
 	c.ch = make(chan *Message, 100)
+	c.ping = make(chan struct{}, 10)
+
 	go func() {
 		var errCount int
 		for {
-			msg, err := c.ReceiveMessage()
+			msg, err := c.Receive()
 			if err != nil {
 				if err == pool.ErrClosed {
 					close(c.ch)
@@ -411,16 +406,29 @@ func (c *PubSub) initChannel() {
 				continue
 			}
 			errCount = 0
-			c.ch <- msg
+
+			// Any message is as good as a ping.
+			select {
+			case c.ping <- struct{}{}:
+			default:
+			}
+
+			switch msg := msg.(type) {
+			case *Subscription:
+				// Ignore.
+			case *Pong:
+				// Ignore.
+			case *Message:
+				c.ch <- msg
+			default:
+				internal.Logf("redis: unknown message: %T", msg)
+			}
 		}
 	}()
-}
 
-func (c *PubSub) initPing() {
-	const timeout = 5 * time.Second
-
-	c.ping = make(chan struct{}, 10)
 	go func() {
+		const timeout = 5 * time.Second
+
 		timer := time.NewTimer(timeout)
 		timer.Stop()