diff --git a/doc/xml/release.xml b/doc/xml/release.xml
index 032e731e9..16d03f164 100644
--- a/doc/xml/release.xml
+++ b/doc/xml/release.xml
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
                         <p><code>httpClientRequest()</code> accepts a body parameter.</p>
                     </release-item>
 
+                    <release-item>
+                        <p>Add <code>protocolKeepAlive()</code> to send <id>noops</id> to all remotes.</p>
+                    </release-item>
+
                     <release-item>
                         <p>Make <code>strLstDup()</code> null-tolerant.</p>
                     </release-item>
diff --git a/src/protocol/helper.c b/src/protocol/helper.c
index 0270c8374..182299f2e 100644
--- a/src/protocol/helper.c
+++ b/src/protocol/helper.c
@@ -327,6 +327,26 @@ protocolRemoteGet(ProtocolStorageType protocolStorageType)
     FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN(PROTOCOL_CLIENT, protocolHelperClient->client);
 }
 
+/***********************************************************************************************************************************
+Send keepalives to all remotes
+***********************************************************************************************************************************/
+void
+protocolKeepAlive(void)
+{
+    FUNCTION_LOG_VOID(logLevelTrace);
+
+    if (protocolHelper.memContext != NULL)
+    {
+        for (unsigned int clientIdx  = 0; clientIdx < protocolHelper.clientRemoteSize; clientIdx++)
+        {
+            if (protocolHelper.clientRemote[clientIdx].client != NULL)
+                protocolClientNoOp(protocolHelper.clientRemote[clientIdx].client);
+        }
+    }
+
+    FUNCTION_LOG_RETURN_VOID();
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Free the protocol objects and shutdown processes
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/protocol/helper.h b/src/protocol/helper.h
index e5686fbca..5023f8492 100644
--- a/src/protocol/helper.h
+++ b/src/protocol/helper.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Constants
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Functions
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
+void protocolKeepAlive(void);
 ProtocolClient *protocolLocalGet(ProtocolStorageType protocolStorageType, unsigned int protocolId);
 ProtocolClient *protocolRemoteGet(ProtocolStorageType protocolStorageType);
 
diff --git a/test/src/module/protocol/protocolTest.c b/test/src/module/protocol/protocolTest.c
index 73d9cf936..c8405706d 100644
--- a/test/src/module/protocol/protocolTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/protocol/protocolTest.c
@@ -629,6 +629,10 @@ testRun(void)
     // *****************************************************************************************************************************
     if (testBegin("protocolGet()"))
     {
+        // Call keep alive before any remotes exist
+        // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        TEST_RESULT_VOID(protocolKeepAlive(), "keep alive");
+
         // Simple protocol start
         // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         StringList *argList = strLstNew();
@@ -647,6 +651,7 @@ testRun(void)
         TEST_ASSIGN(client, protocolRemoteGet(protocolStorageTypeRepo), "get remote protocol");
         TEST_RESULT_PTR(protocolRemoteGet(protocolStorageTypeRepo), client, "get remote cached protocol");
         TEST_RESULT_PTR(protocolHelper.clientRemote[0].client, client, "check position in cache");
+        TEST_RESULT_VOID(protocolKeepAlive(), "keep alive");
         TEST_RESULT_VOID(protocolFree(), "free remote protocol objects");
         TEST_RESULT_VOID(protocolFree(), "free remote protocol objects again");