diff --git a/apps/web-next/src/server/bind-production.ts b/apps/web-next/src/server/bind-production.ts
index fcd9a44..b5b135a 100644
--- a/apps/web-next/src/server/bind-production.ts
+++ b/apps/web-next/src/server/bind-production.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 import {
   InMemoryRealtimeBroadcaster,
   RealtimeHandlerRegistry,
+  realtimePingInboundDescriptor,
   type IRealtimeBroadcaster,
   type IRealtimeHandlerRegistry,
 } from "@repo/core-realtime";
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ export async function bindAllProduction(deps: BindAllDeps): Promise<void> {
   bindProductionMarketingPages(resolvedConfig, tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 20
   bindProductionNavigation(resolvedConfig, tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 21
   bindProductionMedia(resolvedConfig, tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 22
+  if (process.env.REALTIME_PING_DISABLED !== "true") {
+    realtimeRegistry.register(realtimePingInboundDescriptor(realtime));
+  }
   bindRealtimeBridge(bus, realtime);
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +143,9 @@ export async function bindAllDevSeed(deps: BindAllDeps): Promise<void> {
   await bindDevSeedMarketingPages(tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 20
   await bindDevSeedNavigation(tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 21
   await bindDevSeedMedia(tracer, logger, bus, queue, realtime, realtimeRegistry); // Phase E task 22
+  if (process.env.REALTIME_PING_DISABLED !== "true") {
+    realtimeRegistry.register(realtimePingInboundDescriptor(realtime));
+  }
   bindRealtimeBridge(bus, realtime);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core-realtime/src/realtime-ping.ts b/packages/core-realtime/src/realtime-ping.ts
index a6a4378..0203131 100644
--- a/packages/core-realtime/src/realtime-ping.ts
+++ b/packages/core-realtime/src/realtime-ping.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const realtimePongChannel = defineRealtimeChannel(
 
 export function realtimePingInboundDescriptor(
   broadcaster: IRealtimeBroadcaster,
-): IInboundDescriptor<typeof realtimePingChannel.name, typeof pingSchema> {
+): IInboundDescriptor<"realtime.ping", z.ZodType<PingPayload>> {
   return {
     descriptor: realtimePingChannel,
     handler: async (input: PingPayload, ctx: RealtimeContext): Promise<void> => {