diff --git a/src/net/listen.c b/src/net/listen.c
index 3c14cab7ed0d00bca90225277f633a553fca1d7d..d42e68ffd5973791b9665e9c2bcf73282570daa4 100644
--- a/src/net/listen.c
+++ b/src/net/listen.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ handle_simple_command(struct lkt_state *srv, size_t c, struct lkt_command cmd)
 
         else if (!strcmp(cmd.name, "close"))
             err = !lkt_close_client(srv, c);
+        else if (!strcmp(cmd.name, "ping"))
+            err = 0;
 
         else if (!strcmp(cmd.name, "next"))
             err = !command_next(srv->db, &srv->win, &srv->mpd_idle_events);