diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index 685a321bcca..208cbbea8ce 100755
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -2786,8 +2786,18 @@ public class VmwareResource implements StoragePoolResource, ServerResource, Vmwa
         if (s_logger.isInfoEnabled()) {
             s_logger.info("Executing resource PingTestCommand: " + _gson.toJson(cmd));
         }
-
-        return new Answer(cmd);
+        String controlIp = cmd.getRouterIp();
+        String args = " -c 1 -n -q " + cmd.getPrivateIp();
+        try {
+            VmwareManager mgr = getServiceContext().getStockObject(VmwareManager.CONTEXT_STOCK_NAME);
+            Pair<Boolean, String> result = SshHelper.sshExecute(controlIp, DEFAULT_DOMR_SSHPORT, "root", mgr.getSystemVMKeyFile(), null, "/bin/ping" + args);
+            if(result.first())
+                return new Answer(cmd);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            s_logger.error("Unable to execute ping command on DomR (" + controlIp + "), domR may not be ready yet. failure due to " 
+                    + VmwareHelper.getExceptionMessage(e), e);
+        }
+        return new Answer(cmd,false,"PingTestCommand failed");
     }
 
     protected Answer execute(CheckOnHostCommand cmd) {