diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
index 42f75a475d..862c6019c2 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static struct ini_value_parser_s ini_fpm_pool_options[] = {
 	{ "pm.status_listen",          &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(pm_status_listen) },
 	{ "ping.path",                 &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(ping_path) },
 	{ "ping.response",             &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(ping_response) },
+	{ "ping.dontlog",              &fpm_conf_set_boolean,     WPO(ping_dontlog) },
 	{ "access.log",                &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(access_log) },
 	{ "access.format",             &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(access_format) },
 	{ "slowlog",                   &fpm_conf_set_string,      WPO(slowlog) },
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ static void *fpm_worker_pool_config_alloc() /* {{{ */
 	wp->config->process_dumpable = 0;
 	wp->config->clear_env = 1;
 	wp->config->decorate_workers_output = 1;
+	wp->config->ping_dontlog = 1; /* don't log GET /ping */
 
 	if (!fpm_worker_all_pools) {
 		fpm_worker_all_pools = wp;
@@ -1724,6 +1726,7 @@ static void fpm_conf_dump() /* {{{ */
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\tpm.status_listen = %s",           STR2STR(wp->config->pm_status_listen));
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\tping.path = %s",                  STR2STR(wp->config->ping_path));
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\tping.response = %s",              STR2STR(wp->config->ping_response));
+		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\tping.dontlog = %s",               BOOL2STR(wp->config->ping_dontlog));
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\taccess.log = %s",                 STR2STR(wp->config->access_log));
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\taccess.format = %s",              STR2STR(wp->config->access_format));
 		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "\tslowlog = %s",                    STR2STR(wp->config->slowlog));
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.h b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.h
index cd71bb53fd..c5a93a1053 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.h
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_conf.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct fpm_worker_pool_config_s {
 	char *pm_status_listen;
 	char *ping_path;
 	char *ping_response;
+	int ping_dontlog;
 	char *access_log;
 	char *access_format;
 	char *slowlog;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
index 6f1e517a9f..152215601b 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_log.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 static char *fpm_log_format = NULL;
 static int fpm_log_fd = -1;
+static char *fpm_ping_path = NULL;
+static int fpm_ping_dontlog = -1;
 
 int fpm_log_open(int reopen) /* {{{ */
 {
@@ -83,6 +85,13 @@ int fpm_log_init_child(struct fpm_worker_pool_s *wp)  /* {{{ */
 		fpm_log_fd = wp->log_fd;
 	}
 
+	if (wp->config->ping_path && *wp->config->ping_path) {
+		fpm_ping_path = strdup(wp->config->ping_path);
+	}
+
+	if (fpm_ping_dontlog == -1) {
+		fpm_ping_dontlog = wp->config->ping_dontlog;
+	}
 
 	for (wp = fpm_worker_all_pools; wp; wp = wp->next) {
 		if (wp->log_fd > -1 && wp->log_fd != fpm_log_fd) {
@@ -136,6 +145,11 @@ int fpm_log_write(char *log_format) /* {{{ */
 		}
 		proc = *proc_p;
 		fpm_scoreboard_proc_release(proc_p);
+
+		if (fpm_ping_path && fpm_ping_dontlog && !strcasecmp(proc.request_uri, fpm_ping_path)
+		    && (!strcasecmp(proc.request_method, "GET") || !strcasecmp(proc.request_method, "HEAD"))) {
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	token = 0;
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/www.conf.in b/sapi/fpm/www.conf.in
index 3d5658a65d..eb589b7e4e 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/www.conf.in
+++ b/sapi/fpm/www.conf.in
@@ -271,6 +271,11 @@ pm.max_spare_servers = 3
 ; Default Value: pong
 ;ping.response = pong
 
+; This directive may be used to apply (or prevent) the "GET /ping" to be logged.
+; The directive "ping.path" have to be set before this setting to be effective.
+; Default Value: yes
+;ping.dontlog = yes
+
 ; The access log file
 ; Default: not set
 ;access.log = log/$pool.access.log