diff --git a/doc/python.rst b/doc/python.rst
index a7d62da7..a079c590 100644
--- a/doc/python.rst
+++ b/doc/python.rst
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@ Session objects
     with the status code *status_code*. See `Stream Status Codes`_ for
     available status codes.
 
+.. py:method:: Session.submit_ping()
+
+    Submits PING frame.
+
 .. py:method:: Session.submit_goaway(status_code)
 
     Submits GOAWAY frame. The status code *status_code* is ignored if
diff --git a/python/cspdylay.pxd b/python/cspdylay.pxd
index d5f71fad..5435f0c5 100644
--- a/python/cspdylay.pxd
+++ b/python/cspdylay.pxd
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ cdef extern from 'spdylay/spdylay.h':
         size_t niv
         spdylay_settings_entry *iv
 
+    ctypedef struct spdylay_ping:
+        spdylay_ctrl_hd hd
+        uint32_t unique_id
+
     ctypedef struct spdylay_goaway:
         spdylay_ctrl_hd hd
         int32_t last_good_stream_id
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ cdef extern from 'spdylay/spdylay.h':
         spdylay_syn_reply syn_reply
         spdylay_rst_stream rst_stream
         spdylay_settings settings
-        #spdylay_ping ping
+        spdylay_ping ping
         spdylay_goaway goaway
         spdylay_headers headers
         #spdylay_window_update window_update
@@ -247,6 +251,8 @@ cdef extern from 'spdylay/spdylay.h':
     int spdylay_submit_rst_stream(spdylay_session *session,
                                   int32_t stream_id, uint32_t status_code)
 
+    int spdylay_submit_ping(spdylay_session *session)
+
     int spdylay_submit_goaway(spdylay_session *session, uint32_t status_code)
 
     int spdylay_submit_settings(spdylay_session *session, uint8_t flags,
diff --git a/python/spdylay.pyx b/python/spdylay.pyx
index 3f9c2886..f1ee17a5 100644
--- a/python/spdylay.pyx
+++ b/python/spdylay.pyx
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ cdef class SettingsFrame(CtrlFrame):
         def __get__(self):
             return self.iv
 
+cdef class PingFrame(CtrlFrame):
+    cdef uint32_t unique_id
+
+    cdef void fill(self, cspdylay.spdylay_ping *frame):
+        self.fillhd(&frame.hd)
+
+        self.unique_id = frame.unique_id
+
+    property unique_id:
+        def __get__(self):
+            return self.unique_id
+
 cdef class GoawayFrame(CtrlFrame):
     cdef int32_t last_good_stream_id
     cdef uint32_t status_code
@@ -239,6 +251,7 @@ cdef void on_ctrl_recv_callback(cspdylay.spdylay_session *session,
     cdef HeadersFrame headers
     cdef RstStreamFrame rst_stream
     cdef SettingsFrame settings
+    cdef PingFrame ping
     cdef GoawayFrame goaway
 
     cdef Session pysession = <Session>user_data
@@ -267,6 +280,10 @@ cdef void on_ctrl_recv_callback(cspdylay.spdylay_session *session,
         settings = SettingsFrame()
         settings.fill(&frame.settings)
         pyframe = settings
+    elif frame_type == cspdylay.SPDYLAY_PING:
+        ping = PingFrame()
+        ping.fill(&frame.ping)
+        pyframe = ping
     elif frame_type == cspdylay.SPDYLAY_GOAWAY:
         goaway = GoawayFrame()
         goaway.fill(&frame.goaway)
@@ -706,6 +723,14 @@ cdef class Session:
         elif rv == cspdylay.SPDYLAY_ERR_NOMEM:
             raise MemoryError()
 
+    cpdef submit_ping(self):
+        cdef int rv
+        rv = cspdylay.spdylay_submit_ping(self._c_session)
+        if rv == 0:
+            return
+        elif rv == cspdylay.SPDYLAY_ERR_NOMEM:
+            raise MemoryError()
+
     cpdef submit_goaway(self, status_code):
         cdef int rv
         rv = cspdylay.spdylay_submit_goaway(self._c_session, status_code)
diff --git a/python/spdylay_tests.py b/python/spdylay_tests.py
index 27dbd854..fa4ec632 100644
--- a/python/spdylay_tests.py
+++ b/python/spdylay_tests.py
@@ -304,5 +304,15 @@ class SpdylayTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, frame.stream_id)
         self.assertEqual((b':host', b'localhost'), frame.nv[0])
 
+    def test_submit_ping(self):
+        self.client_session.submit_ping()
+        self.client_session.send()
+        self.server_session.recv()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.server_streams.recv_frames))
+        frame = self.server_streams.recv_frames[0]
+        self.assertEqual(spdylay.PING, frame.frame_type)
+        self.assertEqual(1, frame.unique_id)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()