diff --git a/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h b/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
index 254672aa88..07a6bdc754 100644
--- a/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
+++ b/components/openthread/private_include/openthread-core-esp32x-ftd-config.h
@@ -330,6 +330,16 @@
  */
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PLATFORM_USEC_TIMER_ENABLE 1
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PING_SENDER_ENABLE
+ *
+ * Define to 1 to enable ping sender module.
+ *
+ * Ping sender module implements sending ICMPv6 Echo Request messages and processing ICMPv6 Echo Reply messages.
+ *
+ */
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_PING_SENDER_ENABLE 1
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_DTLS_MAX_CONTENT_LEN
  *