diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/AIBinder.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/AIBinder.cpp
index 40d3a00..83972f7 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/AIBinder.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/AIBinder.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,22 @@
     return binder->isRemote();
 }
 
+bool AIBinder_isAlive(const AIBinder* binder) {
+    if (binder == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return const_cast<AIBinder*>(binder)->getBinder()->isBinderAlive();
+}
+
+binder_status_t AIBinder_ping(AIBinder* binder) {
+    if (binder == nullptr) {
+        return EX_NULL_POINTER;
+    }
+
+    return binder->getBinder()->pingBinder();
+}
+
 void AIBinder_incStrong(AIBinder* binder) {
     if (binder == nullptr) {
         LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << ": on null binder";
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/include_ndk/android/binder_ibinder.h b/libs/binder/ndk/include_ndk/android/binder_ibinder.h
index 91a87fd..1e52ffa 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/include_ndk/android/binder_ibinder.h
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/include_ndk/android/binder_ibinder.h
@@ -147,6 +147,22 @@
 bool AIBinder_isRemote(const AIBinder* binder);
 
 /**
+ * If this binder is known to be alive. This will not send a transaction to a remote process and
+ * returns a result based on the last known information. That is, whenever a transaction is made,
+ * this is automatically updated to reflect the current alive status of this binder. This will be
+ * updated as the result of a transaction made using AIBinder_transact, but it will also be updated
+ * based on the results of bookkeeping or other transactions made internally.
+ */
+bool AIBinder_isAlive(const AIBinder* binder);
+
+/**
+ * Built-in transaction for all binder objects. This sends a transaction which will immediately
+ * return. Usually this is used to make sure that a binder is alive, as a placeholder call, or as a
+ * sanity check.
+ */
+binder_status_t AIBinder_ping(AIBinder* binder);
+
+/**
  * This can only be called if a strong reference to this object already exists in process.
  */
 void AIBinder_incStrong(AIBinder* binder);
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/test/main_client.cpp b/libs/binder/ndk/test/main_client.cpp
index 7c53e51..967789f 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/test/main_client.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/test/main_client.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 TEST(NdkBinder, RetrieveNonNdkService) {
     AIBinder* binder = AServiceManager_getService(kExistingNonNdkService);
     ASSERT_NE(nullptr, binder);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(AIBinder_isRemote(binder));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(AIBinder_isAlive(binder));
+    EXPECT_EQ(EX_NONE, AIBinder_ping(binder));
+
     AIBinder_decStrong(binder);
 }