diff --git a/apps/tasks/package.json b/apps/tasks/package.json
index 086fd0661..2140f78cf 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/package.json
+++ b/apps/tasks/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@homarr/definitions": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/icons": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/log": "workspace:^",
+    "@homarr/ping": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/redis": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/server-settings": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/validation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/jobs.ts b/apps/tasks/src/jobs.ts
index 181ce4590..5f62247dd 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/jobs.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/jobs.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import { iconsUpdaterJob } from "~/jobs/icons-updater";
 import { analyticsJob } from "./jobs/analytics";
+import { pingJob } from "./jobs/ping";
 import { queuesJob } from "./jobs/queue";
 import { createJobGroup } from "./lib/cron-job/group";
 
 export const jobs = createJobGroup({
   // Add your jobs here:
+  analytics: analyticsJob,
+  iconsUpdater: iconsUpdaterJob,
+  ping: pingJob,
 
   // This job is used to process queues.
   queues: queuesJob,
-  iconsUpdater: iconsUpdaterJob,
-  analytics: analyticsJob,
 });
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/jobs/ping.ts b/apps/tasks/src/jobs/ping.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab808f06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/jobs/ping.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { logger } from "@homarr/log";
+import { sendPingRequestAsync } from "@homarr/ping";
+import { pingChannel, pingUrlChannel } from "@homarr/redis";
+
+import { EVERY_MINUTE } from "~/lib/cron-job/constants";
+import { createCronJob } from "~/lib/cron-job/creator";
+
+export const pingJob = createCronJob(EVERY_MINUTE).withCallback(async () => {
+  const urls = await pingUrlChannel.getAllAsync();
+
+  for (const url of new Set(urls)) {
+    const pingResult = await sendPingRequestAsync(url);
+
+    if ("statusCode" in pingResult) {
+      logger.debug(`executed ping for url ${url} with status code ${pingResult.statusCode}`);
+    } else {
+      logger.error(`Executing ping for url ${url} failed with error: ${pingResult.error}`);
+    }
+
+    await pingChannel.publishAsync({
+      url,
+      ...pingResult,
+    });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/lib/cron-job/creator.ts b/apps/tasks/src/lib/cron-job/creator.ts
index 1dcb59fcc..c59314485 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/lib/cron-job/creator.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/lib/cron-job/creator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import cron from "node-cron";
 
 import type { MaybePromise } from "@homarr/common/types";
+import { logger } from "@homarr/log";
 
 interface CreateCronJobOptions {
   runOnStart?: boolean;
@@ -9,11 +10,22 @@ interface CreateCronJobOptions {
 export const createCronJob = (cronExpression: string, options: CreateCronJobOptions = { runOnStart: false }) => {
   return {
     withCallback: (callback: () => MaybePromise<void>) => {
+      const catchingCallbackAsync = async () => {
+        try {
+          await callback();
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error(
+            `apps/tasks/src/lib/cron-job/creator.ts: The callback of a cron job failed, expression ${cronExpression}, with error:`,
+            error,
+          );
+        }
+      };
+
       if (options.runOnStart) {
-        void callback();
+        void catchingCallbackAsync();
       }
 
-      const task = cron.schedule(cronExpression, () => void callback(), {
+      const task = cron.schedule(cronExpression, () => void catchingCallbackAsync(), {
         scheduled: false,
       });
       return {
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/client.ts b/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/client.ts
index b67cb968d..379fcdbcf 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/client.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/client.ts
@@ -41,15 +41,14 @@ export const createQueueClient = <TQueues extends Queues>(queues: TQueues) => {
         };
         return acc;
       },
-      {} as Record<
-        keyof TQueues,
-        (
-          data: z.infer<TQueues[keyof TQueues]["_input"]>,
+      {} as {
+        [key in keyof TQueues]: (
+          data: z.infer<TQueues[key]["_input"]>,
           props: {
             executionDate?: Date;
           } | void,
-        ) => Promise<void>
-      >,
+        ) => Promise<void>;
+      },
     ),
   };
 };
diff --git a/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/worker.ts b/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/worker.ts
index 40d9dde9b..0e7577794 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/worker.ts
+++ b/apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/worker.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { logger } from "@homarr/log";
 import { queueChannel } from "@homarr/redis";
 
 import { queueRegistry } from "~/queues";
@@ -14,7 +15,18 @@ export const queueWorkerAsync = async () => {
   for (const execution of executions) {
     const queue = queueRegistry.get(execution.name);
     if (!queue) continue;
-    await queue.callback(execution.data);
+
+    try {
+      await queue.callback(execution.data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error(
+        `apps/tasks/src/lib/queue/worker.ts: Error occured when executing queue ${execution.name} with data`,
+        execution.data,
+        "and error:",
+        err,
+      );
+    }
+
     await queueChannel.markAsDoneAsync(execution._id);
   }
 };
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 05186dafb..5024055bd 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "@homarr/definitions": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/integrations": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/log": "workspace:^",
+    "@homarr/ping": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/redis": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/tasks": "workspace:^0.1.0",
     "@homarr/validation": "workspace:^0.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/test/widgets/app.spec.ts b/packages/api/src/router/test/widgets/app.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a728f9a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/test/widgets/app.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { Session } from "@homarr/auth";
+import { createDb } from "@homarr/db/test";
+import * as ping from "@homarr/ping";
+
+import { appRouter } from "../../widgets/app";
+
+// Mock the auth module to return an empty session
+vi.mock("@homarr/auth", () => ({ auth: () => ({}) as Session }));
+vi.mock("@homarr/ping", () => ({ sendPingRequestAsync: async () => await Promise.resolve(null) }));
+
+describe("ping should call sendPingRequestAsync with url and return result", () => {
+  test("ping with error response should return error and url", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(ping, "sendPingRequestAsync");
+    const url = "http://localhost";
+    const db = createDb();
+    const caller = appRouter.createCaller({
+      db,
+      session: null,
+    });
+    spy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve({ error: "error" }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await caller.ping({ url });
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.url).toBe(url);
+    expect("error" in result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("ping with success response should return statusCode and url", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(ping, "sendPingRequestAsync");
+    const url = "http://localhost";
+    const db = createDb();
+    const caller = appRouter.createCaller({
+      db,
+      session: null,
+    });
+    spy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve({ statusCode: 200 }));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await caller.ping({ url });
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.url).toBe(url);
+    expect("statusCode" in result).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/app.ts b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bfc51868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { observable } from "@trpc/server/observable";
+
+import { sendPingRequestAsync } from "@homarr/ping";
+import { pingChannel, pingUrlChannel } from "@homarr/redis";
+import { z } from "@homarr/validation";
+
+import { createTRPCRouter, publicProcedure } from "../../trpc";
+
+export const appRouter = createTRPCRouter({
+  ping: publicProcedure.input(z.object({ url: z.string() })).query(async ({ input }) => {
+    const pingResult = await sendPingRequestAsync(input.url);
+
+    return {
+      url: input.url,
+      ...pingResult,
+    };
+  }),
+  updatedPing: publicProcedure
+    .input(
+      z.object({
+        url: z.string(),
+      }),
+    )
+    .subscription(async ({ input }) => {
+      await pingUrlChannel.addAsync(input.url);
+
+      const pingResult = await sendPingRequestAsync(input.url);
+
+      return observable<{ url: string; statusCode: number } | { url: string; error: string }>((emit) => {
+        emit.next({ url: input.url, ...pingResult });
+        pingChannel.subscribe((message) => {
+          // Only emit if same url
+          if (message.url !== input.url) return;
+          emit.next(message);
+        });
+
+        return () => {
+          void pingUrlChannel.removeAsync(input.url);
+        };
+      });
+    }),
+});
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/index.ts b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/index.ts
index f2bd45078..903f43542 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/widgets/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/widgets/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createTRPCRouter } from "../../trpc";
+import { appRouter } from "./app";
 import { dnsHoleRouter } from "./dns-hole";
 import { notebookRouter } from "./notebook";
 import { weatherRouter } from "./weather";
@@ -6,5 +7,6 @@ import { weatherRouter } from "./weather";
 export const widgetRouter = createTRPCRouter({
   notebook: notebookRouter,
   weather: weatherRouter,
+  app: appRouter,
   dnsHole: dnsHoleRouter,
 });
diff --git a/packages/common/src/error.ts b/packages/common/src/error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddc5f93ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const extractErrorMessage = (error: unknown) => {
+  if (error instanceof Error) {
+    return error.message;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof error === "string") {
+    return error;
+  }
+
+  return "Unknown error";
+};
diff --git a/packages/common/src/index.ts b/packages/common/src/index.ts
index e3127eab3..d0bedb0d6 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export * from "./array";
 export * from "./stopwatch";
 export * from "./hooks";
 export * from "./number";
+export * from "./error";
diff --git a/packages/common/src/test/error.spec.ts b/packages/common/src/test/error.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4c68d7f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/test/error.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { extractErrorMessage } from "../error";
+
+describe("error to resolve to correct message", () => {
+  test("error class to resolve to error message", () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const error = new Error("Message");
+
+    // Act
+    const message = extractErrorMessage(error);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(typeof message).toBe("string");
+    expect(message).toBe("Message");
+  });
+
+  test("error string to resolve to error message", () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const error = "Message";
+
+    // Act
+    const message = extractErrorMessage(error);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(typeof message).toBe("string");
+    expect(message).toBe("Message");
+  });
+
+  test("error whatever to resolve to unknown error message", () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const error = 5;
+
+    // Act
+    const message = extractErrorMessage(error);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(typeof message).toBe("string");
+    expect(message).toBe("Unknown error");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/ping/index.ts b/packages/ping/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bd16e178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ping/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from "./src";
diff --git a/packages/ping/package.json b/packages/ping/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7279a3ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ping/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "name": "@homarr/ping",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./index.ts"
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "*": {
+      "*": [
+        "src/*"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rm -rf .turbo node_modules",
+    "lint": "eslint .",
+    "format": "prettier --check . --ignore-path ../../.gitignore",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@homarr/common": "workspace:^0.1.0",
+    "@homarr/log": "workspace:^0.1.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@homarr/eslint-config": "workspace:^0.2.0",
+    "@homarr/prettier-config": "workspace:^0.1.0",
+    "@homarr/tsconfig": "workspace:^0.1.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.57.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.4.5"
+  },
+  "eslintConfig": {
+    "extends": [
+      "@homarr/eslint-config/base"
+    ]
+  },
+  "prettier": "@homarr/prettier-config"
+}
diff --git a/packages/ping/src/index.ts b/packages/ping/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dafac233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ping/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { extractErrorMessage } from "@homarr/common";
+import { logger } from "@homarr/log";
+
+export const sendPingRequestAsync = async (url: string) => {
+  try {
+    return await fetch(url).then((response) => ({ statusCode: response.status }));
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error("packages/ping/src/index.ts:", error);
+    return {
+      error: extractErrorMessage(error),
+    };
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/ping/tsconfig.json b/packages/ping/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..612bef8df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ping/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@homarr/tsconfig/base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "node_modules/.cache/tsbuildinfo.json"
+  },
+  "include": ["*.ts", "src"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/redis/src/index.ts b/packages/redis/src/index.ts
index beb5f1c70..164d9a273 100644
--- a/packages/redis/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/redis/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import { createQueueChannel, createSubPubChannel } from "./lib/channel";
+import { createListChannel, createQueueChannel, createSubPubChannel } from "./lib/channel";
 
 export { createCacheChannel } from "./lib/channel";
 
 export const exampleChannel = createSubPubChannel<{ message: string }>("example");
+export const pingChannel = createSubPubChannel<{ url: string; statusCode: number } | { url: string; error: string }>(
+  "ping",
+);
+export const pingUrlChannel = createListChannel<string>("ping-url");
 export const queueChannel = createQueueChannel<{
   name: string;
   executionDate: Date;
diff --git a/packages/redis/src/lib/channel.ts b/packages/redis/src/lib/channel.ts
index 89c89ed40..7a59e6fd7 100644
--- a/packages/redis/src/lib/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/redis/src/lib/channel.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,40 @@ export const createSubPubChannel = <TData>(name: string) => {
   };
 };
 
-const cacheClient = createRedisConnection();
+const getSetClient = createRedisConnection();
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new redis channel for a list
+ * @param name name of channel
+ * @returns list channel object
+ */
+export const createListChannel = <TItem>(name: string) => {
+  const listChannelName = `list:${name}`;
+  return {
+    /**
+     * Get all items in list
+     * @returns an array of all items
+     */
+    getAllAsync: async () => {
+      const items = await getSetClient.lrange(listChannelName, 0, -1);
+      return items.map((item) => superjson.parse<TItem>(item));
+    },
+    /**
+     * Remove an item from the channels list by item
+     * @param item item to remove
+     */
+    removeAsync: async (item: TItem) => {
+      await getSetClient.lrem(listChannelName, 0, superjson.stringify(item));
+    },
+    /**
+     * Add an item to the channels list
+     * @param item item to add
+     */
+    addAsync: async (item: TItem) => {
+      await getSetClient.lpush(listChannelName, superjson.stringify(item));
+    },
+  };
+};
 
 /**
  * Creates a new cache channel.
@@ -68,7 +101,7 @@ export const createCacheChannel = <TData>(name: string, cacheDurationMs: number
      * @returns data or null if not found or expired
      */
     getAsync: async () => {
-      const data = await cacheClient.get(cacheChannelName);
+      const data = await getSetClient.get(cacheChannelName);
       if (!data) return null;
 
       const parsedData = superjson.parse<{ data: TData; timestamp: Date }>(data);
@@ -84,13 +117,13 @@ export const createCacheChannel = <TData>(name: string, cacheDurationMs: number
      * @returns data or new data if not present or expired
      */
     consumeAsync: async (callback: () => Promise<TData>) => {
-      const data = await cacheClient.get(cacheChannelName);
+      const data = await getSetClient.get(cacheChannelName);
 
       const getNewDataAsync = async () => {
         logger.debug(`Cache miss for channel '${cacheChannelName}'`);
         const newData = await callback();
         const result = { data: newData, timestamp: new Date() };
-        await cacheClient.set(cacheChannelName, superjson.stringify(result));
+        await getSetClient.set(cacheChannelName, superjson.stringify(result));
         logger.debug(`Cache updated for channel '${cacheChannelName}'`);
         return result;
       };
@@ -115,14 +148,14 @@ export const createCacheChannel = <TData>(name: string, cacheDurationMs: number
      * Invalidate the cache channels data.
      */
     invalidateAsync: async () => {
-      await cacheClient.del(cacheChannelName);
+      await getSetClient.del(cacheChannelName);
     },
     /**
      * Set the data in the cache channel.
      * @param data data to be stored in the cache channel
      */
     setAsync: async (data: TData) => {
-      await cacheClient.set(cacheChannelName, superjson.stringify({ data, timestamp: new Date() }));
+      await getSetClient.set(cacheChannelName, superjson.stringify({ data, timestamp: new Date() }));
     },
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
index 3118b9bc9..4355cf030 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.ts
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ export default {
         showDescriptionTooltip: {
           label: "Show description tooltip",
         },
+        pingEnabled: {
+          label: "Enable simple ping",
+        },
       },
       error: {
         notFound: {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
index 85754a0cf..0c47588dc 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/component.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
 
 import type { PropsWithChildren } from "react";
-import { Center, Flex, Loader, Stack, Text, Tooltip, UnstyledButton } from "@mantine/core";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { Box, Center, Flex, Loader, Stack, Text, Tooltip, UnstyledButton } from "@mantine/core";
 import { IconDeviceDesktopX } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
+import type { RouterOutputs } from "@homarr/api";
 import { clientApi } from "@homarr/api/client";
 import { useRegisterSpotlightActions } from "@homarr/spotlight";
 import { useScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
@@ -33,6 +35,19 @@ export default function AppWidget({ options, serverData, isEditMode, width, heig
     },
   );
 
+  const [pingResult, setPingResult] = useState<RouterOutputs["widget"]["app"]["ping"] | null>(null);
+
+  const shouldRunPing = Boolean(app?.href) && options.pingEnabled;
+  clientApi.widget.app.updatedPing.useSubscription(
+    { url: app?.href ?? "" },
+    {
+      enabled: shouldRunPing,
+      onData(data) {
+        setPingResult(data);
+      },
+    },
+  );
+
   useRegisterSpotlightActions(
     `app-${options.appId}`,
     app?.href
@@ -77,7 +92,7 @@ export default function AppWidget({ options, serverData, isEditMode, width, heig
 
   return (
     <AppLink href={app?.href ?? ""} openInNewTab={options.openInNewTab} enabled={Boolean(app?.href) && !isEditMode}>
-      <Flex align="center" justify="center" h="100%">
+      <Flex align="center" justify="center" h="100%" pos="relative">
         <Tooltip.Floating
           label={app?.description}
           position="right-start"
@@ -103,6 +118,8 @@ export default function AppWidget({ options, serverData, isEditMode, width, heig
             <img src={app?.iconUrl} alt={app?.name} className={classes.appIcon} />
           </Flex>
         </Tooltip.Floating>
+
+        {shouldRunPing && <PingIndicator pingResult={pingResult} />}
       </Flex>
     </AppLink>
   );
@@ -122,3 +139,31 @@ const AppLink = ({ href, openInNewTab, enabled, children }: PropsWithChildren<Ap
   ) : (
     children
   );
+
+interface PingIndicatorProps {
+  pingResult: RouterOutputs["widget"]["app"]["ping"] | null;
+}
+
+const PingIndicator = ({ pingResult }: PingIndicatorProps) => {
+  return (
+    <Box bottom={4} right={4} pos="absolute">
+      <Tooltip
+        label={pingResult && "statusCode" in pingResult ? pingResult.statusCode : pingResult?.error}
+        disabled={!pingResult}
+      >
+        <Box
+          style={{
+            borderRadius: "100%",
+            backgroundColor: !pingResult
+              ? "orange"
+              : "error" in pingResult || pingResult.statusCode >= 500
+                ? "red"
+                : "green",
+          }}
+          w={16}
+          h={16}
+        ></Box>
+      </Tooltip>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
index 4eb1d5440..8324b83c6 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader, serverDataLoader } = createWidgetDef
     appId: factory.app(),
     openInNewTab: factory.switch({ defaultValue: true }),
     showDescriptionTooltip: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
+    pingEnabled: factory.switch({ defaultValue: false }),
   })),
 })
   .withServerData(() => import("./serverData"))
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/serverData.ts b/packages/widgets/src/app/serverData.ts
index a6df69678..d4d995f2c 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/app/serverData.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/serverData.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 "use server";
 
+import type { RouterOutputs } from "@homarr/api";
 import { api } from "@homarr/api/server";
 
 import type { WidgetProps } from "../definition";
 
 export default async function getServerDataAsync({ options }: WidgetProps<"app">) {
+  if (!options.appId) {
+    return { app: null, pingResult: null };
+  }
+
   try {
     const app = await api.app.byId({ id: options.appId });
-    return { app };
+    let pingResult: RouterOutputs["widget"]["app"]["ping"] | null = null;
+
+    if (app.href && options.pingEnabled) {
+      pingResult = await api.widget.app.ping({ url: app.href });
+    }
+
+    return { app, pingResult };
   } catch (error) {
-    return { app: null };
+    return { app: null, pingResult: null };
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/app/test/serverData.spec.ts b/packages/widgets/src/app/test/serverData.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2834eab58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/app/test/serverData.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { TRPCError } from "@trpc/server";
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { RouterOutputs } from "@homarr/api";
+import { api } from "@homarr/api/server";
+import { objectKeys } from "@homarr/common";
+
+import type { WidgetProps } from "../../definition";
+import getServerDataAsync from "../serverData";
+
+const mockApp = (override: Partial<RouterOutputs["app"]["byId"]>) =>
+  ({
+    id: "1",
+    name: "Mock app",
+    iconUrl: "https://some.com/icon.png",
+    description: null,
+    href: "https://google.ch",
+    ...override,
+  }) satisfies RouterOutputs["app"]["byId"];
+
+vi.mock("@homarr/api/server", () => ({
+  api: {
+    app: {
+      byId: () => null,
+    },
+    widget: {
+      app: {
+        ping: () => null,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+describe("getServerDataAsync should load app and ping result", () => {
+  test("when appId is empty it should return null for app and pingResult", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const options = {
+      appId: "",
+      pingEnabled: true,
+    };
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await getServerDataAsync({ options } as unknown as WidgetProps<"app">);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.app).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.pingResult).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("when app exists and ping is disabled it should return existing app and pingResult null", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(api.app, "byId");
+    const options = {
+      appId: "1",
+      pingEnabled: false,
+    };
+    const mockedApp = mockApp({});
+    spy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(mockedApp));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await getServerDataAsync({ options } as unknown as WidgetProps<"app">);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.pingResult).toBeNull();
+    objectKeys(mockedApp).forEach((key) => expect(result.app?.[key]).toBe(mockedApp[key]));
+  });
+
+  test("when app exists without href and ping enabled it should return existing app and pingResult null", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(api.app, "byId");
+    const options = {
+      appId: "1",
+      pingEnabled: true,
+    };
+    const mockedApp = mockApp({ href: null });
+    spy.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(mockedApp));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await getServerDataAsync({ options } as unknown as WidgetProps<"app">);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.pingResult).toBeNull();
+    objectKeys(mockedApp).forEach((key) => expect(result.app?.[key]).toBe(mockedApp[key]));
+  });
+
+  test("when app does not exist it should return for both null", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(api.app, "byId");
+    const options = {
+      appId: "1",
+      pingEnabled: true,
+    };
+    spy.mockImplementation(() =>
+      Promise.reject(
+        new TRPCError({
+          code: "NOT_FOUND",
+        }),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await getServerDataAsync({ options } as unknown as WidgetProps<"app">);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.pingResult).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.app).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  test("when app found and ping enabled it should return existing app and pingResult", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const spyById = vi.spyOn(api.app, "byId");
+    const spyPing = vi.spyOn(api.widget.app, "ping");
+    const options = {
+      appId: "1",
+      pingEnabled: true,
+    };
+    const mockedApp = mockApp({});
+    const pingResult = { statusCode: 200, url: "http://localhost" };
+    spyById.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(mockedApp));
+    spyPing.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(pingResult));
+
+    // Act
+    const result = await getServerDataAsync({ options } as unknown as WidgetProps<"app">);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(result.pingResult).toBe(pingResult);
+    expect(result.app).toBe(mockedApp);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4560f55db..bfaa0f5f0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ importers:
       '@homarr/log':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../../packages/log
+      '@homarr/ping':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../../packages/ping
       '@homarr/redis':
         specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
         version: link:../../packages/redis
@@ -427,6 +430,9 @@ importers:
       '@homarr/log':
         specifier: workspace:^
         version: link:../log
+      '@homarr/ping':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../ping
       '@homarr/redis':
         specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
         version: link:../redis
@@ -783,6 +789,31 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.4.5
         version: 5.4.5
 
+  packages/ping:
+    dependencies:
+      '@homarr/common':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../common
+      '@homarr/log':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../log
+    devDependencies:
+      '@homarr/eslint-config':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.2.0
+        version: link:../../tooling/eslint
+      '@homarr/prettier-config':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../../tooling/prettier
+      '@homarr/tsconfig':
+        specifier: workspace:^0.1.0
+        version: link:../../tooling/typescript
+      eslint:
+        specifier: ^8.57.0
+        version: 8.57.0
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.4.5
+        version: 5.4.5
+
   packages/redis:
     dependencies:
       '@homarr/common':