diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de47286..df02cff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Adds FML/Forge support to [node-minecraft-protocol](https://github.com/Prismarin
 
 * Supports the `FML|HS` client handshake
 * Adds automatic Forge mod detection to node-minecraft-protocol's auto-versioning
+* Adds ping implement for `FML3` `forgeData` to get Forge mods and channels
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fd992f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/// <reference types="node" />
+import {
+  PingOptions as VanillaPingOptions,
+  OldPingResult as VanillaOldPingResult,
+  NewPingResult as VanillaNewPingResult,
+} from 'minecraft-protocol';
+
+declare module 'minecraft-protocol-forge' {
+
+  export type OldPingResult = VanillaOldPingResult
+
+  export type NewPingResult = VanillaNewPingResult
+
+  export interface PingOptions extends VanillaPingOptions {
+    deserializeForgeData?: boolean;
+    overrideForgeData?: boolean;
+  }
+
+  export interface FMLPingResult extends NewPingResult {
+    modinfo: {
+      type: string;
+      modList: {
+        modid: string;
+        version: string;
+      }[];
+    };
+  }
+
+  export interface FML2PingResult extends NewPingResult {
+    forgeData: {
+      channels: {
+        res: string;
+        version: string;
+        required: boolean;
+      }[];
+      mods: {
+        modId: string;
+        modmarker: string;
+      }[];
+      fmlNetworkVersion: 2;
+    };
+  }
+
+  interface FML3Mod {
+    modId: string;
+    modVersion?: string;
+  }
+
+  interface FML3Channel {
+    channelName: string;
+    channelVersion: string;
+    requiredOnClient: boolean;
+  }
+
+  export interface FML3PingResult extends NewPingResult {
+    forgeData: {
+      channels: [];
+      mods: [];
+      truncated: boolean;
+      fmlNetworkVersion: 3;
+      d: {
+        truncated: boolean;
+        mods: (FML3Mod & {
+          channels: FML3Channel[];
+        })[];
+        nonModChannels: FML3Channel[];
+      };
+    };
+  }
+
+  export interface FML3PingResultOverride extends NewPingResult {
+    forgeData: {
+      channels: FML3Channel[];
+      mods: FML3Mod[];
+      truncated: boolean;
+      fmlNetworkVersion: 3;
+    };
+  }
+
+  type PingResult =
+    | OldPingResult
+    | NewPingResult
+    | FMLPingResult
+    | FML2PingResult
+    | FML3PingResult
+    | FML3PingResultOverride;
+
+  export function ping(
+    options: PingOptions,
+    callback?: (error: Error, result: PingResult) => void
+  ): Promise<PingResult>;
+}
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7ce2d78..e376e18 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 module.exports = {
   forgeHandshake: require('./src/client/forgeHandshake'),
-  autoVersionForge: require('./src/client/autoVersionForge')
+  autoVersionForge: require('./src/client/autoVersionForge'),
+  ping: require('./src/ping')
 }
diff --git a/src/ping.js b/src/ping.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd495f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ping.js
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer
+const ProtoDef = require('protodef').ProtoDef
+const mc = require('minecraft-protocol')
+const debug = require('debug')('minecraft-protocol-forge')
+
+module.exports = ping
+
+const proto = new ProtoDef(false)
+
+// copied from ../../dist/transforms/serializer.js
+proto.addType('string', [
+  'pstring',
+  {
+    countType: 'varint'
+  }
+])
+
+// copied from node-minecraft-protocol
+proto.addTypes({
+  restBuffer: [
+    (buffer, offset) => {
+      return {
+        value: buffer.slice(offset),
+        size: buffer.length - offset
+      }
+    },
+    (value, buffer, offset) => {
+      value.copy(buffer, offset)
+      return offset + value.length
+    },
+    (value) => {
+      return value.length
+    }
+  ]
+})
+
+proto.addTypes({
+  resource_location: ['string'],
+  mod: [
+    function (buffer, offset, typeArgs, context) {
+      let newOffset = offset
+
+      const channelSizeAndVersionFlagResult = this.read(buffer, newOffset, 'varint', {}, context)
+      newOffset += channelSizeAndVersionFlagResult.size
+      const hasModVersion = (channelSizeAndVersionFlagResult.value & 0b1) === 0
+      const channelSize = channelSizeAndVersionFlagResult.value >>> 1
+
+      const modIdResult = this.read(buffer, newOffset, 'string', {}, context)
+      newOffset += modIdResult.size
+      const modId = modIdResult.value
+
+      let modVersion
+      if (hasModVersion) {
+        const modVersionResult = this.read(buffer, newOffset, 'string', {}, context)
+        newOffset += modVersionResult.size
+        modVersion = modVersionResult.value
+      }
+
+      const channels = []
+      for (let i = 0; i < channelSize; i++) {
+        const channelResult = this.read(buffer, newOffset, 'mod_channel', {}, context)
+        newOffset += channelResult.size
+        channels.push(channelResult.value)
+      }
+      return {
+        value: {
+          modId,
+          modVersion,
+          channels
+        },
+        size: newOffset - offset
+      }
+    },
+    function (value, buffer, offset, typeArgs, context) {
+      const channelSizeAndVersionFlag = (value.channels.length << 1) | (value.modVersion ? 0 : 1)
+      offset = this.write(channelSizeAndVersionFlag, buffer, offset, 'varint', {}, context)
+
+      offset = this.write(value.modId, buffer, offset, 'string', {}, context)
+
+      if (value.modVersion) {
+        offset = this.write(value.modVersion, buffer, offset, 'string', {}, context)
+      }
+
+      for (const channel of (value.channels || [])) {
+        offset = this.write(channel, buffer, offset, 'mod_channel', {}, context)
+      }
+
+      return offset
+    },
+    function (value, typeArgs, context) {
+      let size = 0
+      const channelSizeAndVersionFlag = (value.channels.length << 1) | (value.modVersion ? 0 : 1)
+      size += this.sizeOf(channelSizeAndVersionFlag, 'varint', {}, context)
+      size += this.sizeOf(value.modId, 'string', {}, context)
+      if (value.modVersion) {
+        size += this.sizeOf(value.modVersion, 'string', {}, context)
+      }
+      for (const channel of (value.channels || [])) {
+        size += this.sizeOf(channel, 'mod_channel', {}, context)
+      }
+      return size
+    }
+  ],
+  mod_channel: [
+    'container',
+    [
+      { name: 'channelName', type: 'string' },
+      { name: 'channelVersion', type: 'string' },
+      { name: 'requiredOnClient', type: 'bool' }
+    ]
+  ],
+  non_mod_channel: [
+    'container',
+    [
+      { name: 'channelName', type: 'resource_location' },
+      { name: 'channelVersion', type: 'string' },
+      { name: 'requiredOnClient', type: 'bool' }
+    ]
+  ],
+  forge_d: [
+    'container',
+    [
+      { name: 'truncated', type: 'bool' },
+      { name: 'modsSize', type: 'u16' },
+      { name: 'mods', type: ['array', { count: 'modsSize', type: 'mod' }] },
+      { name: 'nonModChannelCount', type: 'varint' },
+      { name: 'nonModChannels', type: ['array', { count: 'nonModChannelCount', type: 'non_mod_channel' }] }
+    ]
+  ]
+})
+
+function ping (options, cb) {
+  return mc.ping(options).then((data) => {
+    if (options?.deserializeForgeData !== false && data.forgeData?.d) {
+      try {
+        const buf = decodeOptimized(data.forgeData.d)
+        const d = proto.parsePacketBuffer('forge_d', buf).data
+        if (options?.overrideForgeData !== false) {
+          data.forgeData.mods = d.mods.map((mod) => ({
+            modId: mod.modId,
+            modVersion: mod.modVersion
+          }))
+          const modsChannels = d.mods.flatMap((mod) => mod.channels.map((ch) => ({
+            channelName: `${mod.modId}:${ch.channelName}`,
+            channelVersion: ch.channelVersion,
+            requiredOnClient: ch.requiredOnClient
+          })))
+          data.forgeData.channels = modsChannels.concat(d.nonModChannels)
+          delete data.forgeData.d
+        } else {
+          data.forgeData.d = d
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        debug('Failed to deserialize forgeData', e)
+      }
+    }
+    return data
+  })
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} s
+ * @returns {Buffer}
+ */
+function decodeOptimized (s) {
+  const size0 = s.charCodeAt(0)
+  const size1 = s.charCodeAt(1)
+  const size = size0 | (size1 << 15)
+
+  const buf = Buffer.alloc(size)
+
+  let stringIndex = 2
+  let buffer = 0
+  let bitsInBuf = 0
+  let bufOffset = 0
+
+  while (stringIndex < s.length) {
+    while (bitsInBuf >= 8 && bufOffset < size) {
+      buf[bufOffset++] = buffer & 0xff
+      buffer >>>= 8
+      bitsInBuf -= 8
+    }
+    const c = s.charCodeAt(stringIndex)
+    buffer |= (c & 0x7fff) << bitsInBuf
+    bitsInBuf += 15
+    stringIndex++
+  }
+
+  // write any leftovers
+  while (bufOffset < size) {
+    buf[bufOffset++] = buffer & 0xff
+    buffer >>>= 8
+    bitsInBuf -= 8
+  }
+  return buf
+}