diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/filter.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/filter.ts
index 2446ce08a9..4c56a3d680 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/filter.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/filter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface";
+
 import type { IDecodedMessage, IDecoder } from "./message.js";
 import type { ContentTopic, PubsubTopic, ThisOrThat } from "./misc.js";
 import type {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ export interface ISubscriptionSDK {
 
   unsubscribe(contentTopics: ContentTopic[]): Promise<SDKProtocolResult>;
 
-  ping(): Promise<SDKProtocolResult>;
+  ping(peerId?: PeerId): Promise<SDKProtocolResult>;
 
   unsubscribeAll(): Promise<SDKProtocolResult>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/filter/peer_management.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/filter/peer_management.spec.ts
index dd3fd739b6..f5e9c47cb2 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/filter/peer_management.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/filter/peer_management.spec.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,35 @@ describe.only("Waku Filter: Peer Management: E2E", function () {
     ).to.eq(false);
   });
 
+  it("Tracks peer failures correctly", async function () {
+    const maxPingFailures = 3;
+    await subscription.subscribe([decoder], () => {}, {
+      pingsBeforePeerRenewed: maxPingFailures
+    });
+
+    const targetPeer = waku.filter.connectedPeers[0];
+    await waku.connectionManager.dropConnection(targetPeer.id);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxPingFailures; i++) {
+      await subscription.ping(targetPeer.id);
+    }
+
+    // At this point, the peer should not be renewed yet
+    expect(
+      waku.filter.connectedPeers.some((peer) => peer.id.equals(targetPeer.id))
+    ).to.be.true;
+
+    // One more failure should trigger renewal
+    await subscription.ping(targetPeer.id);
+
+    expect(
+      waku.filter.connectedPeers.some((peer) => peer.id.equals(targetPeer.id))
+    ).to.be.false;
+    expect(waku.filter.connectedPeers.length).to.equal(
+      waku.filter.numPeersToUse
+    );
+  });
+
   it("Maintains correct number of peers after multiple subscribe/unsubscribe cycles", async function () {
     for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
       await subscription.subscribe([decoder], () => {});