diff --git a/types/mysql/index.d.ts b/types/mysql/index.d.ts
index 9212d59ef6..d98ef82216 100644
--- a/types/mysql/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/mysql/index.d.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ interface IConnection {
     end(callback: (err: IError, ...args: any[]) => void): void;
     end(options: any, callback: (err: IError, ...args: any[]) => void): void;
 
+    ping(callback: (err: IError) => void): void;
+
     destroy(): void;
 
     pause(): void;
diff --git a/types/mysql/mysql-tests.ts b/types/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
index a6d9afc07e..d2c44e21ee 100644
--- a/types/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
+++ b/types/mysql/mysql-tests.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ connection.connect(function (err) {
     console.log('connected as id ' + connection.threadId);
 });
 
+connection.ping(function (err) {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    console.log('Ping was successful');
+})
+
 /// Pools
 
 var poolConfig = {