diff --git a/server/internal/http/legacy/handler.go b/server/internal/http/legacy/handler.go
index 27917895..ca3dde56 100644
--- a/server/internal/http/legacy/handler.go
+++ b/server/internal/http/legacy/handler.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (h *LegacyHandler) Route(r types.Router) {
 							m = websocket.FormatCloseMessage(e.Code, e.Text)
 						}
 					}
-					errc <- err
+					errc <- fmt.Errorf("src read message error: %w", err)
 					dst.WriteMessage(websocket.CloseMessage, m)
 					break
 				}
@@ -163,12 +163,20 @@ func (h *LegacyHandler) Route(r types.Router) {
 						})
 						continue
 					} else if errors.Is(err, ErrWebsocketSend) {
-						errc <- err
+						errc <- fmt.Errorf("dst write message error: %w", err)
 						break
 					} else {
 						h.logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("couldn't rewrite text message")
 					}
 				}
+				// forward ping messages
+				if msgType == websocket.PingMessage {
+					err = dst.WriteMessage(websocket.PingMessage, nil)
+					if err != nil {
+						errc <- err
+						break
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/webpage/docs/reverse-proxy-setup.md b/webpage/docs/reverse-proxy-setup.md
index e2a5bf95..95bb13fb 100644
--- a/webpage/docs/reverse-proxy-setup.md
+++ b/webpage/docs/reverse-proxy-setup.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ If you want to run Neko behind a reverse proxy, you can use the following exampl
 Do not forget to enable [`server.proxy=true`](/docs/v3/configuration#server.proxy) in your `config.yml` file to allow the server to trust the proxy headers.
 :::
 
+Neko pings websocket client every 10 seconds, and client is scheduled to send [heartbeat](/docs/v3/configuration#session.heartbeat_interval) to the server every 120 seconds. Make sure, that your timeout settings in the reverse proxy are set accordingly.
+
 ## Traefik v2 {#traefik-v2}
 
 See the example below for a `docker-compose.yml` file.