diff --git a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/client/send_msg_tests.cpp b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/client/send_msg_tests.cpp
index e99bccd03c..eed1dedf94 100644
--- a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/client/send_msg_tests.cpp
+++ b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/client/send_msg_tests.cpp
@@ -104,16 +104,32 @@ SUITE(send_msg_tests)
     }
 
     template<class SocketClientClass>
-    pplx::task<void> send_pong_msg_helper(SocketClientClass & client, web::uri uri, test_websocket_server & server)
+    pplx::task<void> send_ping_msg_helper(SocketClientClass & client, web::uri uri, test_websocket_server & server,
+                                          const std::string& body = "")
     {
         server.next_message(
-            [](test_websocket_msg msg) // Handler to verify the message sent by the client.
-            { websocket_asserts::assert_message_equals(msg, "", test_websocket_message_type::WEB_SOCKET_PONG_TYPE); });
+            [body](test_websocket_msg msg) // Handler to verify the message sent by the client.
+            { websocket_asserts::assert_message_equals(msg, body, test_websocket_message_type::WEB_SOCKET_PING_TYPE); });
 
         client.connect(uri).wait();
 
         websocket_outgoing_message msg;
-        msg.set_pong_message();
+        msg.set_ping_message(body);
+        return client.send(msg);
+    }
+
+    template<class SocketClientClass>
+    pplx::task<void> send_pong_msg_helper(SocketClientClass & client, web::uri uri, test_websocket_server & server,
+                                          const std::string& body = "")
+    {
+        server.next_message(
+            [body](test_websocket_msg msg) // Handler to verify the message sent by the client.
+            { websocket_asserts::assert_message_equals(msg, body, test_websocket_message_type::WEB_SOCKET_PONG_TYPE); });
+
+        client.connect(uri).wait();
+
+        websocket_outgoing_message msg;
+        msg.set_pong_message(body);
         return client.send(msg);
     }
 
@@ -493,6 +509,24 @@ SUITE(send_msg_tests)
     }
 
 #if !defined(__cplusplus_winrt)
+    // Send a ping message to the server
+    TEST_FIXTURE(uri_address, send_ping_msg)
+    {
+        test_websocket_server server;
+        websocket_client client;
+        send_ping_msg_helper(client, m_uri, server).wait();
+        client.close().wait();
+    }
+
+    // Send a ping message to the server with a body
+    TEST_FIXTURE(uri_address, send_ping_msg_body)
+    {
+        test_websocket_server server;
+        websocket_client client;
+        send_ping_msg_helper(client, m_uri, server, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz").wait();
+        client.close().wait();
+    }
+
     // Send an unsolicited pong message to the server
     TEST_FIXTURE(uri_address, send_pong_msg)
     {
@@ -502,6 +536,15 @@ SUITE(send_msg_tests)
         client.close().wait();
     }
 
+    // Send an unsolicited pong message to the server with a body
+    TEST_FIXTURE(uri_address, send_pong_msg_body)
+    {
+        test_websocket_server server;
+        websocket_client client;
+        send_pong_msg_helper(client, m_uri, server, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz").wait();
+        client.close().wait();
+    }
+
     // Send an unsolicited pong message to the server with websocket_callback_client
     TEST_FIXTURE(uri_address, send_pong_msg_callback_client)
     {
diff --git a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.cpp b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.cpp
index 151d03bca0..863376f22a 100644
--- a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.cpp
+++ b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ class _test_websocket_server
             m_server_connected.set_exception(std::runtime_error("Connection attempt failed."));
         });
 
+        m_srv.set_ping_handler([this](websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl, std::string input) {
+            auto fn = m_test_srv->get_next_message_handler();
+            assert(fn);
+
+            test_websocket_msg wsmsg;
+
+            wsmsg.set_data(std::vector<uint8_t>(input.begin(), input.end()));
+
+            wsmsg.set_msg_type(WEB_SOCKET_PING_TYPE);
+            fn(wsmsg);
+
+            return true;
+        });
+
         m_srv.set_pong_handler([this](websocketpp::connection_hdl hdl, std::string input) {
             auto fn = m_test_srv->get_next_message_handler();
             assert(fn);
diff --git a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.h b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.h
index 50489e1a9d..23fbea12e2 100644
--- a/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.h
+++ b/Release/tests/functional/websockets/utilities/test_websocket_server.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum test_websocket_message_type
     WEB_SOCKET_UTF8_MESSAGE_TYPE,
     WEB_SOCKET_UTF8_FRAGMENT_TYPE,
     WEB_SOCKET_CLOSE_TYPE,
+    WEB_SOCKET_PING_TYPE,
     WEB_SOCKET_PONG_TYPE
 };