diff --git a/src/SocketIOclient.h b/src/SocketIOclient.h
index d607401..e33a6fd 100644
--- a/src/SocketIOclient.h
+++ b/src/SocketIOclient.h
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ class SocketIOclient : protected WebSocketsClient {
     SocketIOclient(void);
     virtual ~SocketIOclient(void);
 
-    void begin(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino");
-    void begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino");
+    void begin(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
+    void begin(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
 
 #ifdef HAS_SSL
-    void beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino");
-    void beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino");
+    void beginSSL(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
+    void beginSSL(String host, uint16_t port, String url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", String protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
 #ifndef SSL_AXTLS
-    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
-    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino");
+    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", const char * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
+    void beginSSLWithCA(const char * host, uint16_t port, const char * url = "/socket.io/?EIO=3", BearSSL::X509List * CA_cert = NULL, const char * protocol = "arduino", uint32_t pingInterval = 60 * 1000, uint32_t pongTimeout = 90 * 1000, uint8_t disconnectTimeoutCount = 5);
     void setSSLClientCertKey(const char * clientCert = NULL, const char * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
     void setSSLClientCertKey(BearSSL::X509List * clientCert = NULL, BearSSL::PrivateKey * clientPrivateKey = NULL);
 #endif