diff --git a/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go b/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
index 5735c9e0d..9be9e6519 100644
--- a/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
+++ b/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ var (
 		testApierReplayFailedPosts,
 		testApierGetDataDBVesions,
 		testApierGetStorDBVesions,
+		testApierBackwardsCompatible,
 		testApierStopEngine,
 	}
 )
@@ -1999,6 +2000,15 @@ func testApierGetStorDBVesions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testApierBackwardsCompatible(t *testing.T) {
+	var reply string
+	if err := rater.Call("ApierV1.Ping", new(utils.CGREvent), &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.Pong {
+		t.Errorf("Expecting : %+v, received: %+v", utils.Pong, reply)
+	}
+}
+
 // Simply kill the engine after we are done with tests within this file
 func testApierStopEngine(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := engine.KillEngine(100); err != nil {
diff --git a/apier/v2/apier.go b/apier/v2/apier.go
index a0a901c9d..4dc77a4ad 100644
--- a/apier/v2/apier.go
+++ b/apier/v2/apier.go
@@ -334,3 +334,9 @@ func (apiv2 *APIerSv2) SetActions(attrs utils.AttrSetActions, reply *string) err
 	*reply = utils.OK
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Ping return pong if the service is active
+func (apiv2 *APIerSv2) Ping(ign *utils.CGREvent, reply *string) error {
+	*reply = utils.Pong
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/apier/v2/apierv2_it_test.go b/apier/v2/apierv2_it_test.go
index a15b2c860..b7021d61c 100644
--- a/apier/v2/apierv2_it_test.go
+++ b/apier/v2/apierv2_it_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var (
 		testAPIerSv2itSetActionWithCategory,
 		testAPIerSv2itSetActionPlanWithWrongTiming,
 		testAPIerSv2itSetActionPlanWithWrongTiming2,
+		testAPIerSv2BackwardsCompatible,
 		testAPIerSv2itKillEngine,
 	}
 )
@@ -430,6 +431,15 @@ func testAPIerSv2itSetActionPlanWithWrongTiming2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testAPIerSv2BackwardsCompatible(t *testing.T) {
+	var reply string
+	if err := apierRPC.Call("ApierV2.Ping", new(utils.CGREvent), &reply); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if reply != utils.Pong {
+		t.Errorf("Expecting : %+v, received: %+v", utils.Pong, reply)
+	}
+}
+
 func testAPIerSv2itKillEngine(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := engine.KillEngine(delay); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)