diff --git a/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Extension.ts b/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Extension.ts
index 5cdd0799..cc74db2a 100644
--- a/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Extension.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Extension.ts
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ export default class Extension {
       case 'pri(json.account.info)':
         return this.jsonGetAccountInfo(request as KeyringPair$Json);
 
+      case 'pri(ping)':
+        return Promise.resolve(true);
+
       case 'pri(seed.create)':
         return this.seedCreate(request as RequestSeedCreate);
 
diff --git a/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Tabs.ts b/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Tabs.ts
index 49d9edf8..2e2253da 100644
--- a/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Tabs.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-base/src/background/handlers/Tabs.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ export default class Tabs {
       case 'pub(metadata.provide)':
         return this.metadataProvide(url, request as MetadataDef);
 
+      case 'pub(ping)':
+        return Promise.resolve(true);
+
       case 'pub(rpc.listProviders)':
         return this.rpcListProviders();
 
diff --git a/packages/extension-base/src/background/types.ts b/packages/extension-base/src/background/types.ts
index 7ccf20f2..c9b86a43 100644
--- a/packages/extension-base/src/background/types.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-base/src/background/types.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export interface RequestSignatures {
   'pri(metadata.reject)': [RequestMetadataReject, boolean];
   'pri(metadata.requests)': [RequestMetadataSubscribe, boolean, MetadataRequest[]];
   'pri(metadata.list)': [null, MetadataDef[]];
+  'pri(ping)': [null, boolean];
   'pri(seed.create)': [RequestSeedCreate, ResponseSeedCreate];
   'pri(seed.validate)': [RequestSeedValidate, ResponseSeedValidate];
   'pri(settings.notification)': [string, boolean];
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ export interface RequestSignatures {
   'pub(metadata.list)': [null, InjectedMetadataKnown[]];
   'pub(metadata.provide)': [MetadataDef, boolean];
   'pub(phishing.redirectIfDenied)': [null, boolean];
+  'pub(ping)': [null, boolean];
   'pub(rpc.listProviders)': [void, ResponseRpcListProviders];
   'pub(rpc.send)': [RequestRpcSend, JsonRpcResponse];
   'pub(rpc.startProvider)': [string, ProviderMeta];
diff --git a/packages/extension-base/src/page/Injected.ts b/packages/extension-base/src/page/Injected.ts
index 60304038..b0733725 100644
--- a/packages/extension-base/src/page/Injected.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-base/src/page/Injected.ts
@@ -23,5 +23,11 @@ export default class implements Injected {
     this.metadata = new Metadata(sendRequest);
     this.provider = new PostMessageProvider(sendRequest);
     this.signer = new Signer(sendRequest);
+
+    setInterval((): void => {
+      sendRequest('pub(ping)', null).catch((): void => {
+        console.error('Extension unavailable, ping failed');
+      });
+    }, 5_000 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 5_000));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/extension-ui/src/messaging.ts b/packages/extension-ui/src/messaging.ts
index 878d7ccd..9b4d8fad 100644
--- a/packages/extension-ui/src/messaging.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-ui/src/messaging.ts
@@ -243,3 +243,7 @@ export async function batchRestore (file: KeyringPairs$Json, password: string):
 export async function setNotification (notification: string): Promise<boolean> {
   return sendMessage('pri(settings.notification)', notification);
 }
+
+export async function ping (): Promise<boolean> {
+  return sendMessage('pri(ping)', null);
+}