diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
index 2a48d95ea1b8..3f51fb5d6e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ struct gb_spi_transfer_response {
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_INTF_SET_PWRM	0x10
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_INTF_EJECT		0x11
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_KEY_EVENT		0x12
+#define GB_SVC_TYPE_PING		0x13
 
 /*
  * SVC version request/response has the same payload as
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
index ad04a952cb36..8c675d3215e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
@@ -363,6 +363,13 @@ int gb_svc_intf_set_power_mode(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf_id, u8 hs_series,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_svc_intf_set_power_mode);
 
+int gb_svc_ping(struct gb_svc *svc)
+{
+	return gb_operation_sync(svc->connection, GB_SVC_TYPE_PING,
+				 NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_svc_ping);
+
 static int gb_svc_version_request(struct gb_operation *op)
 {
 	struct gb_connection *connection = op->connection;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
index f079b4dcc6e6..f3e8479b9438 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int gb_svc_intf_set_power_mode(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf_id, u8 hs_series,
 			       u8 tx_mode, u8 tx_gear, u8 tx_nlanes,
 			       u8 rx_mode, u8 rx_gear, u8 rx_nlanes,
 			       u8 flags, u32 quirks);
+int gb_svc_ping(struct gb_svc *svc);
 
 int gb_svc_protocol_init(void);
 void gb_svc_protocol_exit(void);