diff --git a/roc/socket.py b/roc/socket.py
index 2522e65..e54a3b8 100644
--- a/roc/socket.py
+++ b/roc/socket.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from roc.request import Request
 from roc.request import Response
 from roc.request import make_response
+from roc.packet import PING
 
 
 class SocketException(Exception):
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ async def loop(self):
                 body = await self.recv(length)
 
                 packet = self.packer.unpack(prefix + body)
+                if packet.is_heartbeat():
+                    continue
 
                 chan = self.channelManager.get(packet.id)
                 if chan is not None:
@@ -55,6 +58,17 @@ async def loop(self):
                 self.reader = None
                 break
 
+    async def heartbeat(self):
+        while True:
+            try:
+                await self.send(Packet(0, PING))
+
+                await asyncio.sleep(10)
+            except SocketException:
+                self.writer = None
+                self.reader = None
+                break
+
     async def recv(self, length: int) -> bytes:
         result: bytes = b''
         while True:
@@ -98,3 +112,4 @@ async def start(self):
         self.writer = writer
 
         asyncio.create_task(self.loop())
+        asyncio.create_task(self.heartbeat())