diff --git a/src/common-utils/install.sh b/src/common-utils/install.sh
index 2d51a0b21..34359015b 100755
--- a/src/common-utils/install.sh
+++ b/src/common-utils/install.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ if [ "${PACKAGES_ALREADY_INSTALLED}" != "true" ]; then
         procps \
         lsof \
         htop \
+        iputils-ping \
         net-tools \
         psmisc \
         curl \
diff --git a/test/common-utils/test.sh b/test/common-utils/test.sh
index 128201548..a238868a1 100755
--- a/test/common-utils/test.sh
+++ b/test/common-utils/test.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ source dev-container-features-test-lib
 # Definition specific tests
 check "jq" jq  --version
 check "curl" curl  --version
+check "ping" ping  -V
 
 # Report result
-reportResults
\ No newline at end of file
+reportResults