diff --git a/Build/libHttpClient.Android/src/main/java/com/xbox/httpclient/HttpClientWebSocket.java b/Build/libHttpClient.Android/src/main/java/com/xbox/httpclient/HttpClientWebSocket.java
index 7a91b688..fe047234 100644
--- a/Build/libHttpClient.Android/src/main/java/com/xbox/httpclient/HttpClientWebSocket.java
+++ b/Build/libHttpClient.Android/src/main/java/com/xbox/httpclient/HttpClientWebSocket.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.xbox.httpclient;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import okhttp3.Headers;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ public final class HttpClientWebSocket extends WebSocketListener {
     HttpClientWebSocket(long owner) {
         this.headers = new Headers.Builder();
         this.owner = owner;
+        this.pingInterval = 0;
+    }
+
+    public void setPingInterval(long pingInterval) {
+        this.pingInterval = pingInterval;
     }
 
     public void addHeader(String name, String value) {
@@ -33,10 +39,14 @@ public void connect(String url, String subProtocol) {
             .headers(headers.build())
             .build();
 
-        socket = OK_CLIENT.newWebSocket(request, this);
+        OkHttpClient clientWithPing = OK_CLIENT.newBuilder()
+                .pingInterval(pingInterval, TimeUnit.SECONDS) // default is 0, which disables pings
+                .build();
+
+        socket = clientWithPing.newWebSocket(request, this);
     }
 
-    public boolean  sendMessage(String message) {
+    public boolean sendMessage(String message) {
         return socket.send(message);
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +106,7 @@ protected void finalize()
 
     private final Headers.Builder headers;
     private final long owner;
+    private long pingInterval;
 
     private WebSocket socket;
 }
diff --git a/Build/libHttpClient.GDK/libHttpClient.GDK.def b/Build/libHttpClient.GDK/libHttpClient.GDK.def
index c53d78dc..673a8d83 100644
--- a/Build/libHttpClient.GDK/libHttpClient.GDK.def
+++ b/Build/libHttpClient.GDK/libHttpClient.GDK.def
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ EXPORTS
     HCWebSocketGetHeader
     HCWebSocketGetHeaderAtIndex
     HCWebSocketGetNumHeaders
+    HCWebSocketGetPingInterval
     HCWebSocketGetProxyUri
     HCWebSocketSendBinaryMessageAsync
     HCWebSocketSendMessageAsync
     HCWebSocketSetBinaryMessageFragmentEventFunction
     HCWebSocketSetHeader
     HCWebSocketSetMaxReceiveBufferSize
+    HCWebSocketSetPingInterval
     HCWebSocketSetProxyUri
     HCWinHttpResume
     HCWinHttpSuspend
diff --git a/Build/libHttpClient.Win32/libHttpClient.Win32.def b/Build/libHttpClient.Win32/libHttpClient.Win32.def
index 2cc63586..5e35d324 100644
--- a/Build/libHttpClient.Win32/libHttpClient.Win32.def
+++ b/Build/libHttpClient.Win32/libHttpClient.Win32.def
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ EXPORTS
     HCWebSocketGetHeader
     HCWebSocketGetHeaderAtIndex
     HCWebSocketGetNumHeaders
+    HCWebSocketGetPingInterval
     HCWebSocketGetProxyUri
     HCWebSocketSendBinaryMessageAsync
     HCWebSocketSendMessageAsync
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ EXPORTS
     HCWebSocketSetHeader
     HCWebSocketSetMaxReceiveBufferSize
     HCWebSocketSetProxyDecryptsHttps
+    HCWebSocketSetPingInterval
     HCWebSocketSetProxyUri
     XAsyncBegin
     XAsyncCancel
diff --git a/Include/httpClient/httpClient.h b/Include/httpClient/httpClient.h
index 7f224fbb..05e4e067 100644
--- a/Include/httpClient/httpClient.h
+++ b/Include/httpClient/httpClient.h
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ typedef void
 /// <remarks>
 /// WebSocket usage:<br />
 /// Create a WebSocket handle using HCWebSocketCreate()<br />
-/// Call HCWebSocketSetProxyUri() and HCWebSocketSetHeader() to prepare the HCWebsocketHandle<br />
+/// Call HCWebSocketSetProxyUri(), HCWebSocketSetHeader(), or HCWebSocketSetPingInterval() to prepare the HCWebsocketHandle<br />
 /// Call HCWebSocketConnectAsync() to connect the WebSocket using the HCWebsocketHandle.<br />
 /// Call HCWebSocketSendMessageAsync() to send a message to the WebSocket using the HCWebsocketHandle.<br />
 /// Call HCWebSocketDisconnect() to disconnect the WebSocket using the HCWebsocketHandle.<br />
@@ -947,6 +947,17 @@ STDAPI HCWebSocketSetHeader(
     _In_z_ const char* headerValue
     ) noexcept;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Set the ping interval for the WebSocket.
+/// <param name="websocket">The handle of the WebSocket.</param>
+/// <param name="pingIntervalSeconds">The interval at which this websocket should send keepalive frames, in seconds.</param>
+/// <returns>Result code for this API operation. Possible values are S_OK, E_INVALIDARG, or E_UNEXPECTED.</returns>
+/// </summary>
+STDAPI HCWebSocketSetPingInterval(
+    _In_ HCWebsocketHandle websocket,
+    _In_ uint32_t pingIntervalSeconds
+    ) noexcept;
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Gets the WebSocket functions to allow callers to respond to incoming messages and WebSocket close events.
 /// </summary>
diff --git a/Include/httpClient/httpProvider.h b/Include/httpClient/httpProvider.h
index b3a9d6f9..fec9ad64 100644
--- a/Include/httpClient/httpProvider.h
+++ b/Include/httpClient/httpProvider.h
@@ -569,6 +569,18 @@ HCWebSocketGetHeaderAtIndex(
     _Out_ const char** headerValue
 ) noexcept;
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Gets the ping interval for this WebSocket.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="websocket">The handle of the WebSocket.</param>
+/// <param name="pingIntervalSeconds">The ping interval of this WebSocket.</param>
+/// <returns>Result code for this API operation. Possible values are S_OK, or E_INVALIDARG.</returns>
+STDAPI
+HCWebSocketGetPingInterval(
+    _In_ HCWebsocketHandle websocket,
+    _Out_ uint32_t* pingIntervalSeconds
+) noexcept;
+
 #endif // !HC_NOWEBSOCKETS
 
 }
diff --git a/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlMulti.cpp b/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlMulti.cpp
index 36d4a136..9236be72 100644
--- a/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlMulti.cpp
+++ b/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlMulti.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ HRESULT CurlMulti::Perform() noexcept
     {
         // Reschedule Perform if there are still running requests
         int workAvailable{ 0 };
-#if HC_PLATFORM == HC_PLATFORM_GDK || LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x074201
+#if HC_PLATFORM == HC_PLATFORM_GDK || CURL_AT_LEAST_VERSION(7,66,0)
         result = curl_multi_poll(m_curlMultiHandle, nullptr, 0, POLL_TIMEOUT_MS, &workAvailable);
 #else
         result = curl_multi_wait(m_curlMultiHandle, nullptr, 0, POLL_TIMEOUT_MS, &workAvailable);
diff --git a/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlProvider.cpp b/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlProvider.cpp
index b602d0df..287335bf 100644
--- a/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlProvider.cpp
+++ b/Source/HTTP/Curl/CurlProvider.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ HRESULT HrFromCurlm(CURLMcode c) noexcept
     switch (c)
     {
     case CURLMcode::CURLM_OK: return S_OK;
-#if HC_PLATFORM == HC_PLATFORM_GDK || LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x074201
+#if HC_PLATFORM == HC_PLATFORM_GDK || CURL_AT_LEAST_VERSION(7,69,0)
     case CURLMcode::CURLM_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT: assert(false); return E_INVALIDARG;
 #endif
     default: return E_FAIL;
diff --git a/Source/HTTP/WinHttp/winhttp_connection.cpp b/Source/HTTP/WinHttp/winhttp_connection.cpp
index dce72460..66ab5ba8 100644
--- a/Source/HTTP/WinHttp/winhttp_connection.cpp
+++ b/Source/HTTP/WinHttp/winhttp_connection.cpp
@@ -1633,8 +1633,16 @@ void WinHttpConnection::callback_websocket_status_headers_available(
         return;
     }
 
+    DWORD keepAliveMs = std::min<DWORD>(winHttpConnection->m_websocketHandle->websocket->PingInterval() * 1000, WINHTTP_WEB_SOCKET_MIN_KEEPALIVE_VALUE);
+    bool status = WinHttpSetOption(winHttpConnection->m_hRequest, WINHTTP_OPTION_WEB_SOCKET_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL, (LPVOID)&keepAliveMs, sizeof(DWORD));
+    if (!status)
+    {
+        DWORD dwError = GetLastError();
+        HC_TRACE_ERROR(HTTPCLIENT, "WinHttpConnection [ID %llu] [TID %ul] WinHttpSetOption errrocode %d", TO_ULL(HCHttpCallGetId(winHttpConnection->m_call)), GetCurrentThreadId(), dwError);
+    }
+
     constexpr DWORD closeTimeoutMs = 1000;
-    bool status = WinHttpSetOption(winHttpConnection->m_hRequest, WINHTTP_OPTION_WEB_SOCKET_CLOSE_TIMEOUT, (LPVOID)&closeTimeoutMs, sizeof(DWORD));
+    status = WinHttpSetOption(winHttpConnection->m_hRequest, WINHTTP_OPTION_WEB_SOCKET_CLOSE_TIMEOUT, (LPVOID)&closeTimeoutMs, sizeof(DWORD));
     if (!status)
     {
         DWORD dwError = GetLastError();
diff --git a/Source/WebSocket/Android/AndroidWebSocketProvider.cpp b/Source/WebSocket/Android/AndroidWebSocketProvider.cpp
index 8da425a5..409a56b4 100644
--- a/Source/WebSocket/Android/AndroidWebSocketProvider.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebSocket/Android/AndroidWebSocketProvider.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct HttpClientWebSocket
 
     HttpClientWebSocket(JavaVM* vm, jclass webSocketClass, okhttp_websocket_impl* owner)
         : m_vm(vm)
+        , m_setPingInterval(GetSetPingIntervalMethod(GetEnv(vm), webSocketClass))
         , m_addHeader(GetAddHeaderMethod(GetEnv(vm), webSocketClass))
         , m_connect(GetConnectMethod(GetEnv(vm), webSocketClass))
         , m_sendMessage(GetSendMessageMethod(GetEnv(vm), webSocketClass))
@@ -63,6 +64,23 @@ struct HttpClientWebSocket
         }
     }
 
+    HRESULT SetPingInterval(uint32_t pingInterval) const
+    {
+        JNIEnv* env = GetEnv(m_vm);
+        if (!env || !m_webSocket || !m_setPingInterval)
+        {
+            return E_UNEXPECTED;
+        }
+
+        env->CallVoidMethod(m_webSocket, m_setPingInterval, static_cast<jlong>(pingInterval));
+        if (HadException(env))
+        {
+            return E_UNEXPECTED;
+        }
+
+        return S_OK;
+    }
+
     HRESULT AddHeader(const char* name, const char* value) const
     {
         if (!name || !value)
@@ -223,6 +241,22 @@ struct HttpClientWebSocket
         return static_cast<JNIEnv*>(env);
     }
 
+    static jmethodID GetSetPingIntervalMethod(JNIEnv* env, jclass webSocketClass)
+    {
+        if (!env || !webSocketClass)
+        {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        const jmethodID setPingInterval = env->GetMethodID(webSocketClass, "setPingInterval", "(J)V");
+        if (HadException(env) || !setPingInterval)
+        {
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        return setPingInterval;
+    }
+
     static jmethodID GetAddHeaderMethod(JNIEnv* env, jclass webSocketClass)
     {
         if (!env || !webSocketClass)
@@ -358,6 +392,7 @@ struct HttpClientWebSocket
 
 private:
     JavaVM* const m_vm;
+    const jmethodID m_setPingInterval;
     const jmethodID m_addHeader;
     const jmethodID m_connect;
     const jmethodID m_sendMessage;
@@ -691,8 +726,21 @@ struct okhttp_websocket_impl : hc_websocket_impl, std::enable_shared_from_this<o
             return E_HC_CONNECT_ALREADY_CALLED;
         }
 
+        uint32_t pingInterval = 0;
+        HRESULT hr = HCWebSocketGetPingInterval(m_handle, &pingInterval);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+        {
+            return hr;
+        }
+
+        hr = m_javaWebSocket.SetPingInterval(pingInterval);
+        if (FAILED(hr))
+        {
+            return hr;
+        }
+
         uint32_t headerCount = 0;
-        HRESULT hr = HCWebSocketGetNumHeaders(m_handle, &headerCount);
+        hr = HCWebSocketGetNumHeaders(m_handle, &headerCount);
         if (FAILED(hr))
         {
             return hr;
diff --git a/Source/WebSocket/Websocketpp/websocketpp_websocket.cpp b/Source/WebSocket/Websocketpp/websocketpp_websocket.cpp
index 5010b62e..26075f99 100644
--- a/Source/WebSocket/Websocketpp/websocketpp_websocket.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebSocket/Websocketpp/websocketpp_websocket.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ struct wspp_websocket_impl : public hc_websocket_impl, public std::enable_shared
 
         auto &client = m_client->impl<WebsocketConfigType>();
 
+        const long pingIntervalMs = m_hcWebsocketHandle->websocket->PingInterval() * 1000;
+        client.set_pong_timeout(pingIntervalMs); // default ping interval is 0, which disables the timeout
+
         client.init_asio();
         client.start_perpetual();
 
@@ -481,6 +484,11 @@ struct wspp_websocket_impl : public hc_websocket_impl, public std::enable_shared
                 });
         });
 
+        client.set_pong_timeout_handler([sharedThis](websocketpp::connection_hdl, std::string)
+        {
+            sharedThis->close(HCWebSocketCloseStatus::PolicyViolation);
+        });
+
         // Set User Agent specified by the user. This needs to happen before any connection is created
         const auto& headers = m_hcWebsocketHandle->websocket->Headers();
 
@@ -841,6 +849,11 @@ struct wspp_websocket_impl : public hc_websocket_impl, public std::enable_shared
         // is terminated (i.e. by disconnecting the network cable). Sending periodic ping
         // allows us to detect this situation. See https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp/issues/695.
 
+        // Preserving behavior: if client did not specify a ping interval, default to WSPP_PING_INTERVAL
+        const uint64_t pingDelayInMs = m_hcWebsocketHandle->websocket->PingInterval()
+            ? m_hcWebsocketHandle->websocket->PingInterval() * 1000
+            : WSPP_PING_INTERVAL_MS;
+
         RunAsync(
             [
                 weakThis = std::weak_ptr<wspp_websocket_impl>{ shared_from_this() }
@@ -874,7 +887,7 @@ struct wspp_websocket_impl : public hc_websocket_impl, public std::enable_shared
             }
         },
             m_backgroundQueue,
-            WSPP_PING_INTERVAL_MS
+            pingDelayInMs
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.cpp b/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.cpp
index 00fdf2df..bc540d0b 100644
--- a/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@ size_t WebSocket::MaxReceiveBufferSize() const noexcept
     return m_maxReceiveBufferSize;
 }
 
+uint32_t WebSocket::PingInterval() const noexcept
+{
+    return m_pingInterval;
+}
+
 HRESULT WebSocket::SetHeader(
     http_internal_string&& headerName,
     http_internal_string&& headerValue
@@ -408,6 +413,12 @@ HRESULT WebSocket::SetMaxReceiveBufferSize(size_t maxReceiveBufferSizeBytes) noe
     return S_OK;
 }
 
+HRESULT WebSocket::SetPingInterval(uint32_t pingInterval) noexcept
+{
+    m_pingInterval = pingInterval;
+    return S_OK;
+}
+
 void CALLBACK WebSocket::MessageFunc(
     HCWebsocketHandle handle,
     const char* message,
diff --git a/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.h b/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.h
index e8c6f31e..32522856 100644
--- a/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.h
+++ b/Source/WebSocket/hcwebsocket.h
@@ -132,11 +132,13 @@ class WebSocket : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WebSocket>
     const http_internal_string& ProxyUri() const noexcept;
     const bool ProxyDecryptsHttps() const noexcept;
     size_t MaxReceiveBufferSize() const noexcept;
+    uint32_t PingInterval() const noexcept;
 
     HRESULT SetHeader(http_internal_string&& headerName, http_internal_string&& headerValue) noexcept;
     HRESULT SetProxyUri(http_internal_string&& proxyUri) noexcept;
     HRESULT SetProxyDecryptsHttps(bool allowProxyToDecryptHttps) noexcept;  
     HRESULT SetMaxReceiveBufferSize(size_t maxReceiveBufferSizeBytes) noexcept;
+    HRESULT SetPingInterval(uint32_t pingInterval) noexcept;
 
     // Event functions
     static void CALLBACK MessageFunc(HCWebsocketHandle handle, const char* message, void* context);
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ class WebSocket : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WebSocket>
     http_internal_string m_uri;
     http_internal_string m_subProtocol;
     size_t m_maxReceiveBufferSize{ 0 };
+    uint32_t m_pingInterval{ 0 };
 
     struct ConnectContext;
     struct ProviderContext;
diff --git a/Source/WebSocket/websocket_publics.cpp b/Source/WebSocket/websocket_publics.cpp
index a5c61188..a94e5fb0 100644
--- a/Source/WebSocket/websocket_publics.cpp
+++ b/Source/WebSocket/websocket_publics.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ try
 }
 CATCH_RETURN()
 
+STDAPI HCWebSocketSetPingInterval(
+    _In_ HCWebsocketHandle handle,
+    _In_ uint32_t pingIntervalSeconds
+) noexcept
+try
+{
+    RETURN_HR_IF(E_INVALIDARG, !handle);
+    return handle->websocket->SetPingInterval(pingIntervalSeconds);
+}
+CATCH_RETURN()
 
 STDAPI HCWebSocketConnectAsync(
     _In_z_ const char* uri,
@@ -282,6 +292,19 @@ try
 }
 CATCH_RETURN()
 
+STDAPI HCWebSocketGetPingInterval(
+    _In_ HCWebsocketHandle handle,
+    _Out_ uint32_t* pingIntervalSeconds
+) noexcept
+try
+{
+    RETURN_HR_IF(E_INVALIDARG, !handle || !pingIntervalSeconds);
+
+    *pingIntervalSeconds = handle->websocket->PingInterval();
+    return S_OK;
+}
+CATCH_RETURN()
+
 STDAPI HCWebSocketGetEventFunctions(
     _In_ HCWebsocketHandle websocket,
     _Out_opt_ HCWebSocketMessageFunction* messageFunc,
diff --git a/Utilities/FrameworkResources/exports.exp b/Utilities/FrameworkResources/exports.exp
index 234fe663..68b8d254 100644
--- a/Utilities/FrameworkResources/exports.exp
+++ b/Utilities/FrameworkResources/exports.exp
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@ _HCHttpCallResponseGetResponseBodyWriteFunction
 _HCHttpCallResponseSetGzipCompressed
 
 _HCWebSocketCreate
+_HCWebSocketSetPingInterval
 _HCWebSocketSetProxyUri
 _HCWebSocketSetHeader
 _HCWebSocketGetEventFunctions
+_HCWebSocketGetPingInterval
 _HCWebSocketConnectAsync
 _HCGetWebSocketConnectResult
 _HCWebSocketSendMessageAsync