diff --git a/applications/tari_base_node/src/command_handler.rs b/applications/tari_base_node/src/command_handler.rs
index 806b449a96..a807e02133 100644
--- a/applications/tari_base_node/src/command_handler.rs
+++ b/applications/tari_base_node/src/command_handler.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@ use tari_core::{
     tari_utilities::{hex::Hex, message_format::MessageFormat},
 };
 use tari_crypto::{ristretto::RistrettoPublicKey, tari_utilities::Hashable};
-use tari_p2p::auto_update::SoftwareUpdaterHandle;
-use tokio::{runtime, sync::watch};
+use tari_p2p::{
+    auto_update::SoftwareUpdaterHandle,
+    services::liveness::{LivenessEvent, LivenessHandle},
+};
+use tokio::{
+    runtime,
+    sync::{broadcast, watch},
+    time,
+};
 
 pub enum StatusOutput {
     Log,
@@ -77,6 +84,7 @@ pub struct CommandHandler {
     base_node_identity: Arc<NodeIdentity>,
     peer_manager: Arc<PeerManager>,
     connectivity: ConnectivityRequester,
+    liveness: LivenessHandle,
     node_service: LocalNodeCommsInterface,
     mempool_service: LocalMempoolService,
     state_machine_info: watch::Receiver<StatusInfo>,
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ pub struct CommandHandler {
 
 impl CommandHandler {
     pub fn new(executor: runtime::Handle, ctx: &BaseNodeContext) -> Self {
-        CommandHandler {
+        Self {
             executor,
             config: ctx.config(),
             blockchain_db: ctx.blockchain_db().into(),
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ impl CommandHandler {
             base_node_identity: ctx.base_node_identity(),
             peer_manager: ctx.base_node_comms().peer_manager(),
             connectivity: ctx.base_node_comms().connectivity(),
+            liveness: ctx.liveness(),
             node_service: ctx.local_node(),
             mempool_service: ctx.local_mempool(),
             state_machine_info: ctx.get_state_machine_info_channel(),
@@ -535,6 +544,42 @@ impl CommandHandler {
         });
     }
 
+    pub fn ping_peer(&self, dest_node_id: NodeId) {
+        let mut liveness = self.liveness.clone();
+
+        self.executor.spawn(time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(30), async move {
+            println!("🏓 Pinging peer...");
+            let mut liveness_events = liveness.get_event_stream();
+
+            match liveness.send_ping(dest_node_id.clone()).await {
+                Ok(_) => loop {
+                    match liveness_events.recv().await {
+                        Ok(event) =>
+                        {
+                            #[allow(clippy::single_match)]
+                            match &*event {
+                                LivenessEvent::ReceivedPong(pong) => {
+                                    if pong.node_id == dest_node_id {
+                                        println!("🏓️ Pong received, latency in is {}ms!", pong.latency.unwrap_or(0));
+                                        break;
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                _ => {},
+                            }
+                        },
+                        Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Closed) => {
+                            break;
+                        },
+                        _ => {},
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(err) => {
+                    println!("📞  Could not send ping: {}", err);
+                },
+            }
+        }));
+    }
+
     pub fn ban_peer(&self, node_id: NodeId, duration: Duration, must_ban: bool) {
         if self.base_node_identity.node_id() == &node_id {
             println!("Cannot ban our own node");
diff --git a/applications/tari_base_node/src/parser.rs b/applications/tari_base_node/src/parser.rs
index 9296496eea..899338e488 100644
--- a/applications/tari_base_node/src/parser.rs
+++ b/applications/tari_base_node/src/parser.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pub enum BaseNodeCommand {
     GetPeer,
     ListPeers,
     DialPeer,
+    PingPeer,
     ResetOfflinePeers,
     RewindBlockchain,
     BanPeer,
@@ -191,6 +192,9 @@ impl Parser {
             DialPeer => {
                 self.process_dial_peer(args);
             },
+            PingPeer => {
+                self.process_ping_peer(args);
+            },
             DiscoverPeer => {
                 self.process_discover_peer(args);
             },
@@ -295,6 +299,9 @@ impl Parser {
             DialPeer => {
                 println!("Attempt to connect to a known peer");
             },
+            PingPeer => {
+                println!("Send a ping to a known peer and wait for a pong reply");
+            },
             DiscoverPeer => {
                 println!("Attempt to discover a peer on the Tari network");
             },
@@ -541,7 +548,7 @@ impl Parser {
             Some(n) => n,
             None => {
                 println!("Please enter a valid destination public key or emoji id");
-                println!("discover-peer [hex public key or emoji id]");
+                println!("dial-peer [hex public key or emoji id]");
                 return;
             },
         };
@@ -549,6 +556,24 @@ impl Parser {
         self.command_handler.dial_peer(dest_node_id)
     }
 
+    /// Function to process the dial-peer command
+    fn process_ping_peer<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a str>>(&mut self, mut args: I) {
+        let dest_node_id = match args
+            .next()
+            .and_then(parse_emoji_id_or_public_key_or_node_id)
+            .map(either_to_node_id)
+        {
+            Some(n) => n,
+            None => {
+                println!("Please enter a valid destination public key or emoji id");
+                println!("ping-peer [hex public key or emoji id]");
+                return;
+            },
+        };
+
+        self.command_handler.ping_peer(dest_node_id)
+    }
+
     /// Function to process the ban-peer command
     fn process_ban_peer<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a str>>(&mut self, mut args: I, must_ban: bool) {
         let node_id = match args
diff --git a/base_layer/p2p/src/services/liveness/handle.rs b/base_layer/p2p/src/services/liveness/handle.rs
index eb1331505c..0392368430 100644
--- a/base_layer/p2p/src/services/liveness/handle.rs
+++ b/base_layer/p2p/src/services/liveness/handle.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl LivenessHandle {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a fused event stream for the liveness service
+    /// Returns an event stream for the liveness service
     pub fn get_event_stream(&self) -> LivenessEventReceiver {
         self.event_stream_sender.subscribe()
     }