diff --git a/HomegearLib.NET/Homegear.cs b/HomegearLib.NET/Homegear.cs
index c7f0d17..34cfa92 100644
--- a/HomegearLib.NET/Homegear.cs
+++ b/HomegearLib.NET/Homegear.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class Homegear : IDisposable
         public delegate void HomegearErrorEventHandler(Homegear sender, Int32 level, String message);
         public delegate void DataReloadEventHandler(Homegear sender);
         public delegate void SystemVariableUpdatedEventHandler(Homegear sender, SystemVariable variable);
+        public delegate void PongEventHandler(Homegear sender, String id);
         public delegate void MetadataUpdatedEventHandler(Homegear sender, Device device, MetadataVariable variable);
         public delegate void DeviceVariableUpdatedEventHandler(Homegear sender, Device device, Channel channel, Variable variable);
         public delegate void DeviceConfigParameterUpdatedEventHandler(Homegear sender, Device device, Channel channel, ConfigParameter parameter);
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ public class Homegear : IDisposable
         /// </summary>
         public event SystemVariableUpdatedEventHandler SystemVariableUpdated;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Raised when a pong packet is received.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event PongEventHandler Pong;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Raised when the value of a metadata variable has changed.
         /// </summary>
@@ -270,6 +276,7 @@ public Homegear(RPCController rpc, bool events)
             _rpc.HomegearError += _rpc_HomegearError;
             _rpc.DeviceVariableUpdated += _rpc_OnDeviceVariableUpdated;
             _rpc.SystemVariableUpdated += _rpc_OnSystemVariableUpdated;
+            _rpc.Pong += _rpc_Pong;
             _rpc.SystemVariableDeleted += _rpc_OnSystemVariableDeleted;
             _rpc.MetadataUpdated += _rpc_OnMetadataUpdated;
             _rpc.MetadataDeleted += _rpc_OnMetadataDeleted;
@@ -424,6 +431,12 @@ private void _rpc_OnSystemVariableUpdated(RPCController sender, SystemVariable v
             if (SystemVariableUpdated != null) SystemVariableUpdated(this, variable);
         }
 
+        private void _rpc_Pong(RPCController sender, string id)
+        {
+            if (_disposing) return;
+            if (Pong != null) Pong(this, id);
+        }
+
         private void _rpc_OnSystemVariableDeleted(RPCController sender)
         {
             if (_disposing) return;
diff --git a/HomegearLib.NET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/HomegearLib.NET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index ddcd6a4..275e95b 100644
--- a/HomegearLib.NET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/HomegearLib.NET/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.1.5.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.1.5.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.1.5.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.1.5.1")]
diff --git a/HomegearLib.NET/RPC/RPC.cs b/HomegearLib.NET/RPC/RPC.cs
index 06d8067..2b0d553 100644
--- a/HomegearLib.NET/RPC/RPC.cs
+++ b/HomegearLib.NET/RPC/RPC.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class RPCController : IDisposable
     {
         internal delegate void DeviceVariableUpdatedEventHandler(RPCController sender, Variable value);
         internal delegate void SystemVariableUpdatedEventHandler(RPCController sender, SystemVariable value);
+        internal delegate void PongEventHandler(RPCController sender, String id);
         internal delegate void SystemVariableDeletedEventHandler(RPCController sender);
         internal delegate void MetadataUpdatedEventHandler(RPCController sender, Int32 peerID, MetadataVariable value);
         internal delegate void MetadataDeletedEventHandler(RPCController sender, Int32 peerID);
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public class RPCController : IDisposable
         #region "Events"
         internal event DeviceVariableUpdatedEventHandler DeviceVariableUpdated;
         internal event SystemVariableUpdatedEventHandler SystemVariableUpdated;
+        internal event PongEventHandler Pong;
         internal event SystemVariableDeletedEventHandler SystemVariableDeleted;
         internal event MetadataUpdatedEventHandler MetadataUpdated;
         internal event MetadataDeletedEventHandler MetadataDeleted;
@@ -250,6 +252,10 @@ private void _server_OnRPCEvent(RPCServer sender, Int32 peerID, Int32 channel, S
                 {
                     if (SystemVariableDeleted != null) SystemVariableDeleted(this);
                 }
+                else if(parameterName == "PONG")
+                {
+                    if (Pong != null) Pong(this, value.StringValue);
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     if (SystemVariableUpdated != null) SystemVariableUpdated(this, new SystemVariable(null, parameterName, value));
diff --git a/HomegearLibTest/frmMain.cs b/HomegearLibTest/frmMain.cs
index 8f3e1a6..8a6f35d 100644
--- a/HomegearLibTest/frmMain.cs
+++ b/HomegearLibTest/frmMain.cs
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ void _homegear_OnSystemVariableUpdated(Homegear sender, SystemVariable variable)
             }
         }
 
+        void _homegear_Pong(Homegear sender, string id)
+        {
+            WriteLog("Pong received: ID: " + id);
+        }
+
         void _homegear_OnMetadataUpdated(Homegear sender, Device device, MetadataVariable variable)
         {
             WriteLog("Metadata updated: Device: " + device.ID.ToString() + ", Value: " + variable.ToString());
@@ -476,6 +481,7 @@ private void bnConnect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             _homegear.ConnectError += _homegear_OnConnectError;
             _homegear.HomegearError += _homegear_HomegearError;
             _homegear.SystemVariableUpdated += _homegear_OnSystemVariableUpdated;
+            _homegear.Pong += _homegear_Pong;
             _homegear.MetadataUpdated += _homegear_OnMetadataUpdated;
             _homegear.DeviceVariableUpdated += _homegear_OnDeviceVariableUpdated;
             _homegear.DeviceConfigParameterUpdated += _homegear_OnDeviceConfigParameterUpdated;