diff --git a/_addons_bindings/network/readme.md b/_addons_bindings/network/readme.md
index 1e5735b6d..ea1907f87 100644
--- a/_addons_bindings/network/readme.md
+++ b/_addons_bindings/network/readme.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ Use the following options for a **network:pingdevice**:
 - **timeout:** How long the ping will wait for an answer, in milliseconds. Default: `5000` (5 seconds).
 - **refreshInterval:** How often the device will be checked, in milliseconds. Default: `60000` (one minute).
 - **useIOSWakeUp:** When set to true, an additional port knock is performed before a ping. Default: `true`.
+- **useArpPing:** When set to true if the presence detection is allowed to use arp ping.
+  This can speed up presence detection, but may lead to inaccurate ping latency measurements.
+  Switch off if you want to use this for ping latency monitoring. Default: `true`.
+- **useIcmpPing:** When set to true if the presence detection is allowed to use icmp ping.
+  When also using arp ping, the latency measurements will not be comparable.
+  Switch off if you rather want to use arp ping latency monitoring. Default: `true`.
 - **networkInterfaceNames:** The network interface names used for communicating with the device.
   Limiting the network interfaces reduces the load when arping and Wake-on-LAN are used.
   Use comma separated values when using textual config. Default: empty (all network interfaces).
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ demo.things:
 
 ```java
 Thing network:pingdevice:devicename [ hostname="192.168.0.42", macAddress="6f:70:65:6e:48:41", useIOSWakeUp="false" ]
+Thing network:pingdevice:router [ hostname="192.168.0.1", useArpPing="false" ]
 Thing network:speedtest:local "SpeedTest 50Mo" @ "Internet" [url="https://bouygues.testdebit.info/", fileName="50M.iso"]
 ```
 
@@ -216,6 +223,8 @@ demo.items:
 Switch MyDevice { channel="network:pingdevice:devicename:online" }
 Number:Time MyDeviceResponseTime { channel="network:pingdevice:devicename:latency" }
 
+Number:Time MyRouterResponseTime { channel="network:pingdevice:router:latency" }
+
 String Speedtest_Running "Test running ... [%s]" {channel="network:speedtest:local:isRunning"}
 Number:Dimensionless Speedtest_Progress "Test progress [%d %unit%]"  {channel="network:speedtest:local:progress"}
 Number:DataTransferRate Speedtest_ResultDown "Downlink [%.2f %unit%]"  {channel="network:speedtest:local:rateDown"}
@@ -235,6 +244,10 @@ sitemap demo label="Main Menu"
         Text item=MyDeviceResponseTime label="Device Response Time [%s]"
     }
 
+    Frame {
+        Text item=MyRouterResponseTime label="Router Response Time [%s]"
+    }
+
     Frame label="SpeedTest" {
         Text item=Speedtest_Start
         Switch item=Speedtest_Running
diff --git a/_thing_types/org.openhab.binding.network/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/_thing_types/org.openhab.binding.network/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 5ee4b44cc..25d3799bd 100644
--- a/_thing_types/org.openhab.binding.network/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/_thing_types/org.openhab.binding.network/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,23 @@
 				<advanced>true</advanced>
 			</parameter>
 
+			<parameter name="useArpPing" type="boolean" required="true">
+				<label>Use ARP Ping</label>
+				<default>true</default>
+				<description>Set to true if the presence detection is allowed to use arp ping. This can speed up presence detection,
+					but may lead to inaccurate ping latency measurements. Switch off if you want to use this for ping latency
+					monitoring.</description>
+				<advanced>true</advanced>
+			</parameter>
+
+			<parameter name="useIcmpPing" type="boolean" required="true">
+				<label>Use ICMP Ping</label>
+				<default>true</default>
+				<description>Set to true if the presence detection is allowed to use icmp ping. If you are monitoring network
+					latency using arping, you should switch this off to prevent mixing results with arp ping results.</description>
+				<advanced>true</advanced>
+			</parameter>
+
 		</config-description>
 	</thing-type>