diff --git a/desktop/index.html b/desktop/index.html
index e202974..7e28ddd 100644
--- a/desktop/index.html
+++ b/desktop/index.html
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
         <p class="subtitle">Encrypted Voice</p>
         <div class="form">
           <label>Relay
-            <input id="relay" type="text" value="193.180.213.68:4433" />
+            <div class="relay-row">
+              <input id="relay" type="text" value="193.180.213.68:4433" />
+              <span id="relay-status" class="relay-status"></span>
+            </div>
           </label>
           <label>Room
             <input id="room" type="text" value="android" />
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/engine.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/engine.rs
index 21255ad..6ea2417 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/engine.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/engine.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const FRAME_SAMPLES: usize = 960;
 /// Wrapper to make non-Sync audio handles safe to store in shared state.
 /// The audio handle is only accessed from the thread that created it (drop),
 /// never shared across threads — Sync is safe.
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 struct SyncWrapper(Box<dyn std::any::Any + Send>);
 unsafe impl Sync for SyncWrapper {}
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index b6d4f03..df1e01b 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,32 @@ struct AppState {
     engine: Mutex<Option<CallEngine>>,
 }
 
+/// Ping a relay to check if it's online and measure RTT.
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn ping_relay(relay: String) -> Result<u32, String> {
+    let addr: std::net::SocketAddr = relay.parse().map_err(|e| format!("bad address: {e}"))?;
+    let _ = rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider().install_default();
+    let bind: std::net::SocketAddr = "0.0.0.0:0".parse().unwrap();
+    let endpoint = wzp_transport::create_endpoint(bind, None).map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))?;
+    let client_cfg = wzp_transport::client_config();
+
+    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+    match tokio::time::timeout(
+        std::time::Duration::from_secs(3),
+        wzp_transport::connect(&endpoint, addr, "ping", client_cfg),
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(Ok(conn)) => {
+            let rtt_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u32;
+            conn.close(0u32.into(), b"ping");
+            Ok(rtt_ms)
+        }
+        Ok(Err(e)) => Err(format!("{e}")),
+        Err(_) => Err("timeout (3s)".into()),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Read fingerprint from ~/.wzp/identity without connecting.
 #[tauri::command]
 fn get_identity() -> Result<String, String> {
@@ -175,6 +201,7 @@ fn main() {
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .manage(state)
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            ping_relay,
             get_identity,
             connect,
             disconnect,
diff --git a/desktop/src/main.ts b/desktop/src/main.ts
index f8c297d..18a0c02 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,33 @@ function renderRecentRooms(rooms: RecentRoom[]) {
 
 applySettings();
 
+// ── Relay ping ──
+const relayStatusEl = document.getElementById("relay-status")!;
+let pingDebounce: number | null = null;
+
+async function pingRelay(address: string) {
+  relayStatusEl.textContent = "...";
+  relayStatusEl.className = "relay-status pinging";
+  try {
+    const rtt: number = await invoke("ping_relay", { relay: address });
+    relayStatusEl.textContent = `${rtt}ms`;
+    relayStatusEl.className = "relay-status online";
+    connectBtn.disabled = false;
+  } catch {
+    relayStatusEl.textContent = "offline";
+    relayStatusEl.className = "relay-status offline";
+  }
+}
+
+// Ping on load and when relay input changes
+relayInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
+  if (pingDebounce) clearTimeout(pingDebounce);
+  pingDebounce = window.setTimeout(() => pingRelay(relayInput.value), 500);
+});
+
+// Initial ping
+setTimeout(() => pingRelay(relayInput.value), 300);
+
 // ── Load fingerprint at startup (no connection needed) ──
 (async () => {
   try {
diff --git a/desktop/src/style.css b/desktop/src/style.css
index f66a255..b468d2c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/style.css
+++ b/desktop/src/style.css
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ body {
   border-color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+.relay-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.relay-row input { flex: 1; }
+
+.relay-status {
+  font-size: 11px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  min-width: 50px;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.relay-status.online { color: var(--green); }
+.relay-status.offline { color: var(--red); }
+.relay-status.pinging { color: var(--text-dim); }
+
 .form-row {
   display: flex;
   gap: 16px;