diff --git a/quic/api/QuicTransportFunctions.cpp b/quic/api/QuicTransportFunctions.cpp
index 5bc07c165..1c6b2cc91 100644
--- a/quic/api/QuicTransportFunctions.cpp
+++ b/quic/api/QuicTransportFunctions.cpp
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ void updateConnection(
         if (conn.transportSettings.ptoPingFrames) {
           retransmittable = true;
         }
+        conn.numPingFramesSent++;
         break;
       case QuicWriteFrame::Type::QuicSimpleFrame: {
         const QuicSimpleFrame& simpleFrame = *frame.asQuicSimpleFrame();
diff --git a/quic/api/test/QuicTransportFunctionsTest.cpp b/quic/api/test/QuicTransportFunctionsTest.cpp
index 845fd04a9..b37ab4c54 100644
--- a/quic/api/test/QuicTransportFunctionsTest.cpp
+++ b/quic/api/test/QuicTransportFunctionsTest.cpp
@@ -1762,6 +1762,21 @@ TEST_F(QuicTransportFunctionsTest, StreamDetailsNoStreamsInPacket) {
   EXPECT_THAT(detailsPerStream, IsEmpty());
 }
 
+TEST_F(QuicTransportFunctionsTest, TestPingFrameCounter) {
+  auto conn = createConn();
+  auto packet = buildEmptyPacket(*conn, PacketNumberSpace::AppData);
+  packet.packet.frames.push_back(PingFrame());
+  updateConnection(
+      *conn,
+      none,
+      packet.packet,
+      TimePoint(),
+      getEncodedSize(packet),
+      getEncodedBodySize(packet),
+      false /* isDSRPacket */);
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, conn->numPingFramesSent);
+}
+
 TEST_F(QuicTransportFunctionsTest, StreamDetailsSingleStream) {
   uint64_t frameOffset = 0;
   uint64_t frameLen = 10;
diff --git a/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.cpp b/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.cpp
index 3d8b4a96b..b509ac649 100644
--- a/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.cpp
+++ b/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.cpp
@@ -1877,4 +1877,8 @@ uint64_t QuicClientTransport::getNumFlowControlFramesSent() const {
   return conn_->numWindowUpdateFramesSent;
 }
 
+uint64_t QuicClientTransport::getNumPingFramesSent() const {
+  return conn_->numPingFramesSent;
+}
+
 } // namespace quic
diff --git a/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.h b/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.h
index e5cb1db9d..6cb4a95d9 100644
--- a/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.h
+++ b/quic/client/QuicClientTransport.h
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ class QuicClientTransport
 
   uint64_t getNumFlowControlFramesSent() const;
 
+  uint64_t getNumPingFramesSent() const;
+
   class HappyEyeballsConnAttemptDelayTimeout : public QuicTimerCallback {
    public:
     explicit HappyEyeballsConnAttemptDelayTimeout(
diff --git a/quic/state/StateData.h b/quic/state/StateData.h
index 0863099b7..2c1f45bfa 100644
--- a/quic/state/StateData.h
+++ b/quic/state/StateData.h
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ struct QuicConnectionStateBase : public folly::DelayedDestruction {
   // connection wide).
   uint64_t numWindowUpdateFramesSent{0};
 
+  uint64_t numPingFramesSent{0};
+
   struct ConnectionFlowControlState {
     // The size of the connection flow control window.
     uint64_t windowSize{0};