diff --git a/zk/conn.go b/zk/conn.go
index f79a51b3..0e908a28 100644
--- a/zk/conn.go
+++ b/zk/conn.go
@@ -74,18 +74,19 @@ type Conn struct {
 	sessionTimeoutMs int32 // session timeout in milliseconds
 	passwd           []byte
 
-	dialer         Dialer
-	hostProvider   HostProvider
-	serverMu       sync.Mutex // protects server
-	server         string     // remember the address/port of the current server
-	conn           net.Conn
-	eventChan      chan Event
-	eventCallback  EventCallback // may be nil
-	shouldQuit     chan struct{}
-	pingInterval   time.Duration
-	recvTimeout    time.Duration
-	connectTimeout time.Duration
-	maxBufferSize  int
+	dialer           Dialer
+	hostProvider     HostProvider
+	serverMu         sync.Mutex // protects server
+	server           string     // remember the address/port of the current server
+	conn             net.Conn
+	eventChan        chan Event
+	eventCallback    EventCallback // may be nil
+	shouldQuit       chan struct{}
+	pingInterval     time.Duration
+	pingCountSession uint32
+	recvTimeout      time.Duration
+	connectTimeout   time.Duration
+	maxBufferSize    int
 
 	creds   []authCreds
 	credsMu sync.Mutex // protects server
@@ -192,20 +193,21 @@ func Connect(servers []string, sessionTimeout time.Duration, options ...connOpti
 
 	ec := make(chan Event, eventChanSize)
 	conn := &Conn{
-		dialer:         net.DialTimeout,
-		hostProvider:   &DNSHostProvider{},
-		conn:           nil,
-		state:          StateDisconnected,
-		eventChan:      ec,
-		shouldQuit:     make(chan struct{}),
-		connectTimeout: 1 * time.Second,
-		sendChan:       make(chan *request, sendChanSize),
-		requests:       make(map[int32]*request),
-		watchers:       make(map[watchPathType][]chan Event),
-		passwd:         emptyPassword,
-		logger:         DefaultLogger,
-		logInfo:        true, // default is true for backwards compatability
-		buf:            make([]byte, bufferSize),
+		dialer:           net.DialTimeout,
+		hostProvider:     &DNSHostProvider{},
+		conn:             nil,
+		state:            StateDisconnected,
+		eventChan:        ec,
+		shouldQuit:       make(chan struct{}),
+		connectTimeout:   1 * time.Second,
+		sendChan:         make(chan *request, sendChanSize),
+		requests:         make(map[int32]*request),
+		watchers:         make(map[watchPathType][]chan Event),
+		passwd:           emptyPassword,
+		logger:           DefaultLogger,
+		logInfo:          true, // default is true for backwards compatability
+		buf:              make([]byte, bufferSize),
+		pingCountSession: 5,
 	}
 
 	// Set provided options.
@@ -269,6 +271,15 @@ func WithEventCallback(cb EventCallback) connOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithPingCountWithinSessionTimeout returns a connection option that specifies the count of ping within session timeout
+// ping's interval is sessionTimeout / pingCountSession
+// If you have not specify it, it is 5, so ping interval is sessionTimeout / 5
+func WithPingCountWithinSessionTimeout(pingCountSession uint32) connOption {
+	return func(c *Conn) {
+		c.pingCountSession = pingCountSession
+	}
+}
+
 // WithMaxBufferSize sets the maximum buffer size used to read and decode
 // packets received from the Zookeeper server. The standard Zookeeper client for
 // Java defaults to a limit of 1mb. For backwards compatibility, this Go client
@@ -337,8 +348,8 @@ func (c *Conn) SetLogger(l Logger) {
 func (c *Conn) setTimeouts(sessionTimeoutMs int32) {
 	c.sessionTimeoutMs = sessionTimeoutMs
 	sessionTimeout := time.Duration(sessionTimeoutMs) * time.Millisecond
-	c.recvTimeout = sessionTimeout * 2 / 3
-	c.pingInterval = c.recvTimeout / 2
+	c.pingInterval = sessionTimeout / time.Duration(c.pingCountSession)
+	c.recvTimeout = c.pingInterval * 2
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) setState(state State) {