diff --git a/api/account/account.go b/api/account/account.go
index 77c19ea..7ddab1c 100644
--- a/api/account/account.go
+++ b/api/account/account.go
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ func (a AccountAPI) passwordResetConfirm(jc jape.Context) {
 	jc.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
 
+func (a AccountAPI) pong(jc jape.Context) {
+	jc.Encode(&PongResponse{
+		Ping: "pong",
+	})
+}
+
 func (a AccountAPI) Routes() (*httprouter.Router, error) {
 	authMw2fa := authMiddleware(middleware.AuthMiddlewareOptions{
 		Identity: a.identity,
@@ -280,6 +286,7 @@ func (a AccountAPI) Routes() (*httprouter.Router, error) {
 	})
 
 	routes := map[string]jape.Handler{
+		"POST /api/auth/ping":                   middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(a.pong, authMw2fa, middleware.ProxyMiddleware),
 		"POST /api/auth/login":                  middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(a.login, authMw2fa, middleware.ProxyMiddleware),
 		"POST /api/auth/register":               middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(a.register, middleware.ProxyMiddleware),
 		"POST /api/auth/verify-email":           middleware.ApplyMiddlewares(a.verifyEmail, middleware.ProxyMiddleware),
diff --git a/api/account/messages.go b/api/account/messages.go
index 6dc7eba..4a2a0b3 100644
--- a/api/account/messages.go
+++ b/api/account/messages.go
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ type PasswordResetVerifyRequest struct {
 	Token    string `json:"token"`
 	Password string `json:"password"`
 }
+
+type PongResponse struct {
+	Ping string `json:"ping"`
+}
diff --git a/api/account/swagger.yaml b/api/account/swagger.yaml
index 2e57678..c282dd3 100644
--- a/api/account/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/account/swagger.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ paths:
             responses:
                 '200':
                     description: Password reset successfully
+    /api/auth/pong:
+        get:
+            summary: Auth check endpoint
+            responses:
+                '200':
+                    description: Pong
+                '401':
+                    description: Unauthorized
 
 components:
     schemas: