diff --git a/files/usr/lib/lua/aredn/utils.lua b/files/usr/lib/lua/aredn/utils.lua
index 3359c51d..3d6601e3 100755
--- a/files/usr/lib/lua/aredn/utils.lua
+++ b/files/usr/lib/lua/aredn/utils.lua
@@ -304,6 +304,42 @@ function getTraceroute(target)
 	return routes
 end
 
+-------------------------------------
+-- Returns traceroute
+-------------------------------------
+function getPing(target)
+	local pings = {}
+	local summary = { tx = -1, rx = -1, lossPercentage = -1, ip = "not found", minMs = -1, maxMs = -1, avgMs = -1 }
+	local output = capture("/bin/ping -w 10 " .. target)
+	local foundip = "unknown"
+	for _, line in ipairs(output:splitNewLine())
+	do
+		local ip = line:match("^PING %S+ %(([%d%.]+)%):")
+		if ip then
+			summary.ip = ip
+		else
+			local ip, seq, ttl, time = line:match("bytes from ([%d%.]+): seq=(%d+) ttl=(%d+) time=(%S+) ms")
+			if ip then
+				pings[#pings + 1] = { ip = ip, seq = seq, ttl = ttl, timeMs = time }
+			else
+				local tx, rx, loss = line:match("^(%d+) packets transmitted, (%d+) packets received, (%d+)%% packet loss")
+				if tx then
+					summary.tx = tx
+					summary.rx = rx
+					summary.lossPercentage = loss
+				else
+					local min, avg, max = line:match("min/avg/max = ([%d%.]+)/([%d%.]+)/([%d%.]+) ms")
+					if min then
+						summary.minMs = min
+						summary.maxMs = max
+						summary.avgMs = avg
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return { summary = summary, pings = pings }
+end
 
 function file_trim(filename, maxl)
 	local lines={}
diff --git a/files/www/cgi-bin/api b/files/www/cgi-bin/api
index 2de5ae1f..60801a90 100755
--- a/files/www/cgi-bin/api
+++ b/files/www/cgi-bin/api
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ require("nixio")
 local json = require("luci.jsonc")
 require("iwinfo")
 
-local API_VERSION="1.4"
+local API_VERSION="1.5"
 
 -- Function extensions
 os.capture = capture
@@ -378,6 +378,15 @@ for page, comps in pairs(qsset) do
 				info['pages'][page][tonode]="Invalid input!"
 			end
 		end
+	elseif page=="ping" then
+		for i,tonode in pairs(comps:split(',')) do
+			-- Validate that input as ip or hostname inside the mesh
+			if tonode:match("^[%d%.]+$") or tonode:match("^[%d%a%-%.%_]+$") then
+				info['pages'][page][tonode]=getPing(tonode)
+			else
+				info['pages'][page][tonode]="Invalid input!"
+			end
+		end
 	elseif page=="mesh" then
 		for i,comp in pairs(comps:split(',')) do
 			if comp=="sysinfo" then