diff --git a/clientv3/client.go b/clientv3/client.go
index 57af96c2aecf..0a578307b450 100644
--- a/clientv3/client.go
+++ b/clientv3/client.go
@@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ func (c *Client) processCreds(scheme string) (creds *credentials.TransportCreden
 func (c *Client) dialSetupOpts(creds *credentials.TransportCredentials, dopts ...grpc.DialOption) (opts []grpc.DialOption, err error) {
 	if c.cfg.DialKeepAliveTime > 0 {
 		params := keepalive.ClientParameters{
-			Time:    c.cfg.DialKeepAliveTime,
-			Timeout: c.cfg.DialKeepAliveTimeout,
+			Time:                c.cfg.DialKeepAliveTime,
+			Timeout:             c.cfg.DialKeepAliveTimeout,
+			PermitWithoutStream: c.cfg.PermitWithoutStream,
 		}
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithKeepaliveParams(params))
 	}
diff --git a/clientv3/config.go b/clientv3/config.go
index 4cea369076ef..bda60b8e703f 100644
--- a/clientv3/config.go
+++ b/clientv3/config.go
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// If nil, use the default logger.
 	// TODO: configure gRPC logger
 	LogConfig *zap.Config
+
+	// PermitWithoutStream, if set true, client can send keepalive pings to server without any active streams(RPCs).
+	PermitWithoutStream bool `json:"permit-without-stream"`
 }
 
 // DefaultLogConfig is the default client logging configuration.