diff --git a/api/v1_users_ping_test.go b/api/v1_users_ping_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2845e072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1_users_ping_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"api.audius.co/api/testdata"
+	"api.audius.co/database"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestPostV1UsersPing(t *testing.T) {
+	app := emptyTestApp(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err := app.pool.Exec(ctx, `
+		INSERT INTO public.blocks (blockhash, parenthash, number)
+		VALUES ('block1', 'block0', 101)
+		ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = app.pool.Exec(ctx, `ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS last_active_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NULL;`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	database.SeedTable(app.pool.Replicas[0], "users", testdata.UserFixtures)
+
+	// user 1 = wallet 0x7d273271690538cf855e5b3002a0dd8c154bb060, encoded = 7eP5n
+	wallet := "0x7d273271690538cf855e5b3002a0dd8c154bb060"
+
+	t.Run("authenticated request returns 200", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, body := testPostWithWallet(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping?user_id=7eP5n", wallet, nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 200, status, "body: %s", string(body))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("missing user_id returns 400", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, _ := testPostWithWallet(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping", wallet, nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 400, status)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("unauthenticated request with user_id returns 403", func(t *testing.T) {
+		status, _ := testPost(t, app, "/v1/users/me/ping?user_id=7eP5n", nil, nil)
+		assert.Equal(t, 403, status)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/sql/01_schema.sql b/sql/01_schema.sql
index ea499a65..c701ea6f 100644
--- a/sql/01_schema.sql
+++ b/sql/01_schema.sql
@@ -10286,7 +10286,8 @@ CREATE TABLE public.users (
     website character varying,
     donation character varying,
     profile_type public.profile_type_enum,
-    coin_flair_mint text
+    coin_flair_mint text,
+    last_active_at timestamp with time zone
 );