diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4818e1..c47077f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ all APIs might be changed.
 
 - Fixed ping responses not following the graphql-transport-ws protocol
   ([#116](https://github.com/obmarg/graphql-ws-client/pull/116))
+- `graphql-transport-ws` ping messages are now sent, instead of websocket ping 
+  frames, when using the `KeepAliveSettings` ([#117](https://github.com/obmarg/graphql-ws-client/pull/117))
 
 ### Contributors
 
 Thanks to the people who contributed to this release:
 
 - @vorporeal
+- @szgupta
 
 ## v0.10.1 - 2024-06-08
 
diff --git a/src/next/actor.rs b/src/next/actor.rs
index b05016a..8fc8807 100644
--- a/src/next/actor.rs
+++ b/src/next/actor.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl ConnectionActor {
                 code: Some(code),
                 reason: Some(reason),
             }),
-            ConnectionCommand::Ping => Some(Message::Ping),
+            ConnectionCommand::Ping => Some(Message::graphql_ping()),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/next/connection.rs b/src/next/connection.rs
index 7ce83ac..d46891d 100644
--- a/src/next/connection.rs
+++ b/src/next/connection.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ impl Message {
         Self::Text(serde_json::to_string(&crate::protocol::Message::Pong::<()>).unwrap())
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn graphql_ping() -> Self {
+        Self::Text(serde_json::to_string(&crate::protocol::Message::Ping::<()>).unwrap())
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn complete(id: usize) -> Self {
         Self::Text(
             serde_json::to_string(&crate::protocol::Message::Complete::<()> { id: id.to_string() })
diff --git a/src/protocol.rs b/src/protocol.rs
index 8f7fe9d..4ae5865 100644
--- a/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/src/protocol.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ pub enum Message<'a, Operation> {
     Subscribe { id: String, payload: &'a Operation },
     #[serde(rename = "complete")]
     Complete { id: String },
+    #[serde(rename = "ping")]
+    Ping,
     #[serde(rename = "pong")]
     Pong,
 }