diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 176b7fdb..7867a013 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func getPingData(uni bool, protoType ProtocolType) []byte {
 
 func (c *Client) sendPing() {
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	c.lastPing = time.Now().Unix()
+	c.lastPing = time.Now().UnixNano()
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 	unidirectional := c.transport.Unidirectional()
 	_ = c.transportEnqueue(getPingData(unidirectional, c.transport.Protocol()), "", protocol.FrameTypeServerPing)
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ func (c *Client) checkPong() {
 	}
 	lastSeen := c.lastSeen
 	c.mu.RUnlock()
+	c.node.metrics.observePingPongDuration(time.Duration(lastSeen-lastPing) * time.Nanosecond)
 	if lastSeen < lastPing {
 		go func() { c.Disconnect(DisconnectNoPong) }()
 		return
@@ -1180,7 +1181,7 @@ func (c *Client) dispatchCommand(cmd *protocol.Command, cmdSize int) (*Disconnec
 		// upon receiving pong we change a sign of lastPing value. This way we can handle
 		// unnecessary pongs sent by the client and still use lastPing value in Client.checkPong.
 		c.lastPing = -c.lastPing
-		c.lastSeen = time.Now().Unix()
+		c.lastSeen = time.Now().UnixNano()
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, true
 	}
diff --git a/metrics.go b/metrics.go
index a355611d..50ba7453 100644
--- a/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type metrics struct {
 
 	pubSubLagHistogram         prometheus.Histogram
 	broadcastDurationHistogram prometheus.Histogram
+	pingPongDurationHistogram  prometheus.Histogram
 }
 
 func (m *metrics) observeCommandDuration(frameType protocol.FrameType, d time.Duration) {
@@ -131,6 +132,10 @@ func (m *metrics) observeBroadcastDuration(started time.Time) {
 	m.broadcastDurationHistogram.Observe(time.Since(started).Seconds())
 }
 
+func (m *metrics) observePingPongDuration(duration time.Duration) {
+	m.pingPongDurationHistogram.Observe(duration.Seconds())
+}
+
 func (m *metrics) setBuildInfo(version string) {
 	m.buildInfoGauge.WithLabelValues(version).Set(1)
 }
@@ -438,6 +443,17 @@ func initMetricsRegistry(registry prometheus.Registerer, metricsNamespace string
 		Help:      "Count of recover operations.",
 	}, []string{"recovered"})
 
+	m.pingPongDurationHistogram = prometheus.NewHistogram(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Namespace: metricsNamespace,
+		Subsystem: "client",
+		Name:      "ping_pong_duration_seconds",
+		Help:      "Ping/Pong duration in seconds",
+		Buckets: []float64{
+			0.000100, 0.000250, 0.000500, // Microsecond resolution.
+			0.001, 0.005, 0.010, 0.025, 0.050, 0.100, 0.250, 0.500, // Millisecond resolution.
+			1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, // Second resolution.
+		}})
+
 	m.transportConnectCount = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 		Namespace: metricsNamespace,
 		Subsystem: "transport",
@@ -582,6 +598,9 @@ func initMetricsRegistry(registry prometheus.Registerer, metricsNamespace string
 	if err := registry.Register(m.recoverCount); err != nil && !errors.As(err, &alreadyRegistered) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := registry.Register(m.pingPongDurationHistogram); err != nil && !errors.As(err, &alreadyRegistered) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err := registry.Register(m.transportConnectCount); err != nil && !errors.As(err, &alreadyRegistered) {
 		return nil, err
 	}