diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
index c31192aeb..17576fe32 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/esp_websocket_client.c
@@ -902,6 +902,38 @@ bool esp_websocket_client_is_connected(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client)
     return client->state == WEBSOCKET_STATE_CONNECTED;
 }
 
+size_t esp_websocket_client_get_ping_interval_sec(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client)
+{
+    if (client == NULL) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Client was not initialized");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (client->config == NULL) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No config available to change the ping interval");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return client->config->ping_interval_sec;
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_websocket_client_set_ping_interval_sec(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client, size_t ping_interval_sec)
+{
+    if (client == NULL) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Client was not initialized");
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+
+    if (client->config == NULL) {
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "No config available to change the ping interval");
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
+    }
+
+    client->config->ping_interval_sec = ping_interval_sec == 0 ? WEBSOCKET_PING_INTERVAL_SEC : ping_interval_sec;
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 esp_err_t esp_websocket_register_events(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client,
                                         esp_websocket_event_id_t event,
                                         esp_event_handler_t event_handler,
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/include/esp_websocket_client.h b/components/esp_websocket_client/include/esp_websocket_client.h
index ed4bcd504..1ef84a953 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/include/esp_websocket_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/include/esp_websocket_client.h
@@ -239,6 +239,25 @@ esp_err_t esp_websocket_client_close_with_code(esp_websocket_client_handle_t cli
  */
 bool esp_websocket_client_is_connected(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client);
 
+/**
+ * @brief      Get the ping interval sec for client.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  client             The client
+ *
+ * @return     The ping interval in sec
+ */
+size_t esp_websocket_client_get_ping_interval_sec(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client);
+
+/**
+ * @brief      Set new ping interval sec for client.
+ *
+ * @param[in]  client             The client
+ * @param[in]  ping_interval_sec  The new interval
+ *
+ * @return     esp_err_t
+ */
+esp_err_t esp_websocket_client_set_ping_interval_sec(esp_websocket_client_handle_t client, size_t ping_interval_sec);
+
 /**
  * @brief Register the Websocket Events
  *