diff --git a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Client.h b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Client.h
index bd69b74c6..d09f68287 100644
--- a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Client.h
+++ b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Client.h
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public:
 	void disconnect();
 		/// Disconnects from the Redis server.
 
+	bool isConnected() const;
+		/// Returns true iff the Client is connected to a Redis server.
+
 	template<typename T>
 	T execute(const Array& command)
 		/// Sends the Redis Command to the server. It gets the reply
diff --git a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Command.h b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Command.h
index 63498b4a1..d45ffcae2 100644
--- a/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Command.h
+++ b/Redis/include/Poco/Redis/Command.h
@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ public:
 
 	static Command rpush(const std::string& list, const StringVec& value, bool create = true);
 		/// Creates and returns a RPUSH or RPUSHX (when create is false) command.
+
+	static Command ping();
+		/// Creates and returns a PING command.
 };
 
 
diff --git a/Redis/src/Client.cpp b/Redis/src/Client.cpp
index 914801085..6375485a8 100644
--- a/Redis/src/Client.cpp
+++ b/Redis/src/Client.cpp
@@ -22,39 +22,39 @@ namespace Poco {
 namespace Redis {
 
 
-Client::Client(): 
-	_address(), 
-	_socket(), 
-	_input(0), 
+Client::Client():
+	_address(),
+	_socket(),
+	_input(0),
 	_output(0)
 {
 }
 
 
 Client::Client(const std::string& hostAndPort):
-	_address(hostAndPort), 
-	_socket(), 
-	_input(0), 
+	_address(hostAndPort),
+	_socket(),
+	_input(0),
 	_output(0)
 {
 	connect();
 }
 
 
-Client::Client(const std::string& host, int port): 
-	_address(host, port), 
-	_socket(), 
-	_input(0), 
+Client::Client(const std::string& host, int port):
+	_address(host, port),
+	_socket(),
+	_input(0),
 	_output(0)
 {
 	connect();
 }
 
 
-Client::Client(const Net::SocketAddress& addrs): 
-	_address(addrs), 
-	_socket(), 
-	_input(0), 
+Client::Client(const Net::SocketAddress& addrs):
+	_address(addrs),
+	_socket(),
+	_input(0),
 	_output(0)
 {
 	connect();
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ void Client::disconnect()
 }
 
 
+bool Client::isConnected() const
+{
+	return _input != 0;
+}
+
+
 void Client::writeCommand(const Array& command, bool doFlush)
 {
 	poco_assert(_output);
diff --git a/Redis/src/Command.cpp b/Redis/src/Command.cpp
index 3c33ba245..404ee894f 100644
--- a/Redis/src/Command.cpp
+++ b/Redis/src/Command.cpp
@@ -683,4 +683,12 @@ Command Command::rpush(const std::string& list, const StringVec& values, bool cr
 }
 
 
+Command Command::ping()
+{
+	Command cmd("PING");
+
+	return cmd;
+}
+
+
 } } // namespace Poco::Redis