diff --git a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.cpp b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..784a82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "mqttcommands/ping.h"
+
+MqttCommand_Ping::MqttCommand_Ping(QObject *parent) :
+    MqttCommand(parent)
+{
+    this->m_requiredFields << "ping";
+}
+MqttCommand* MqttCommand_Ping::Create(QObject *parent) {
+    return new MqttCommand_Ping(parent);
+}
+
+bool MqttCommand_Ping::processMessage(QJsonDocument msg) {
+    QJsonObject js;
+    js["pong"] = msg["ping"];
+    emit sendCommandUpdate(MqttCommand_Ping::GetCommand(), js);
+    return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.h b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e46d8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttcommands/ping.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef PING_H
+#define PING_H
+
+#include "mqttcommands/mqttcommands.h"
+
+class MqttCommand_Ping : public MqttCommand {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    MqttCommand_Ping(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    static MqttCommand *Create(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    static QString StaticGetCommand() { return "Ping";};
+    QString GetCommand() override { return StaticGetCommand(); };
+    bool processMessage(QJsonDocument) override;
+};
+
+#endif // PING_H
diff --git a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.cpp b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.cpp
index 20c6788..7c153a2 100644
--- a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.cpp
+++ b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ mqttpublisher::mqttpublisher(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
     this->m_client->setHostname(settings.value("MQTTServer", "127.0.0.1").toString());
     this->m_client->setPort(static_cast<quint16>(settings.value("MQTTPort", 1883).toInt()));
 
+    /* setup the Commands */
+    this->m_commands =  new MqttCommands(this);
+    this->m_commands->setupCommands();
+
+
     connect(this->m_client, &QMqttClient::stateChanged, this, &mqttpublisher::updateLogStateChange);
     connect(this->m_client, &QMqttClient::disconnected, this, &mqttpublisher::brokerDisconnected);
 
@@ -239,6 +244,19 @@ QString mqttpublisher::getValueTopic(QString topic, quint8 node, quint64 vid) {
     return t;
 }
 
+QString mqttpublisher::getCommandTopic() {
+    QString t(MQTT_OZW_TOP_TOPIC);
+    t = t.arg(settings.value("Instance", 1).toInt());
+    t.append(QString(MQTT_OZW_COMMAND_TOPIC));
+    return t;
+}
+
+QString mqttpublisher::getCommandResponseTopic(QString cmd) {
+    QString t(MQTT_OZW_TOP_TOPIC);
+    t = t.arg(settings.value("Instance", 1).toInt());
+    t.append(QString(MQTT_OZW_RESPONSE_TOPIC).arg(cmd));
+    return t;
+}
 
 void mqttpublisher::setOZWDaemon(qtozwdaemon *ozwdaemon) {
     this->m_qtozwdeamon = ozwdaemon;
@@ -288,6 +306,7 @@ void mqttpublisher::updateLogStateChange()
     qDebug() << content;
     if (this->m_client->state() == QMqttClient::ClientState::Connected) {
         this->m_client->subscribe(QMqttTopicFilter("/OpenZWave/commands"));
+        this->m_commands->setupSubscriptions(this->m_client, this->getCommandTopic());
     }
 
 }
@@ -319,6 +338,10 @@ bool mqttpublisher::sendValueUpdate(quint64 vidKey) {
     this->m_client->publish(QMqttTopicName(getValueTopic(MQTT_OZW_VID_TOPIC, node, vidKey)), QJsonDocument(this->m_values[vidKey]).toJson(), 0, true);
     return true;
 }
+void mqttpublisher::sendCommandUpdate(QString command, QJsonObject js) {
+    this->m_client->publish(QMqttTopicName(getCommandResponseTopic(command.toLower())), QJsonDocument(js).toJson(), 0, false);
+    return;
+}
 
 
 void mqttpublisher::ready() {
@@ -466,3 +489,6 @@ void mqttpublisher::stopped(quint32 homeID) {
 }
 //void error(QTOZWErrorCodes errorcode);
 
+QTOZWManager *mqttpublisher::getQTOZWManager() {
+    return this->m_qtozwdeamon->getManager();
+}
diff --git a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.h b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.h
index 0eb738a..c8d47f6 100644
--- a/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.h
+++ b/qt-ozwdaemon/mqttpublisher.h
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 
 #include "qtozwdaemon.h"
+#include "mqttcommands/mqttcommands.h"
 
+class MqttCommands;
 
 #define MQTT_OZW_TOP_TOPIC "/OpenZWave/%1/"
 #define MQTT_OZW_STATS_TOPIC "statistics"
 #define MQTT_OZW_STATUS_TOPIC "status/"
 #define MQTT_OZW_NODE_TOPIC "node/%1/"
 #define MQTT_OZW_VID_TOPIC "node/%1/%2/"
+#define MQTT_OZW_COMMAND_TOPIC "command/%1/"
+#define MQTT_OZW_RESPONSE_TOPIC "event/%1/"
 
 class mqttNodeModel : public QTOZW_Nodes {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ class mqttpublisher : public QObject
 public:
     explicit mqttpublisher(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     void setOZWDaemon(qtozwdaemon *ozwdaemon);
+
 signals:
 
 public slots:
@@ -76,6 +81,8 @@ public slots:
 //    void error(QTOZWErrorCodes errorcode);
 
 
+    QTOZWManager *getQTOZWManager();
+    void sendCommandUpdate(QString, QJsonObject);
 
 
 private slots:
@@ -89,10 +96,13 @@ private:
     QString getTopic(QString);
     QString getNodeTopic(QString, quint8);
     QString getValueTopic(QString, quint8, quint64);
+    QString getCommandTopic();
+    QString getCommandResponseTopic(QString);
     bool sendStatusUpdate();
     bool sendNodeUpdate(quint8);
     bool sendValueUpdate(quint64);
 
+
     QJsonObject m_ozwstatus;
     QMap<quint8, QJsonObject> m_nodes;
     mqttNodeModel *m_nodeModel;
@@ -103,6 +113,7 @@ private:
     qtozwdaemon *m_qtozwdeamon;
     QSettings settings;
     QTimer m_statsTimer;
+    MqttCommands *m_commands;
 };
 
 #endif // MQTTPUBLISHER_H
diff --git a/qt-ozwdaemon/qt-ozwdaemon.pro b/qt-ozwdaemon/qt-ozwdaemon.pro
index de5b503..e72e18c 100644
--- a/qt-ozwdaemon/qt-ozwdaemon.pro
+++ b/qt-ozwdaemon/qt-ozwdaemon.pro
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
 
 SOURCES += \
         main.cpp \
+        mqttcommands/ping.cpp \
         mqttpublisher.cpp \
-        qtozwdaemon.cpp
+        qtozwdaemon.cpp \
+        mqttcommands/mqttcommands.cpp
 
 # Default rules for deployment.
 qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@ else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
 !isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target
 
 HEADERS += \
+    mqttcommands/ping.h \
     mqttpublisher.h \
-    qtozwdaemon.h
+    qtozwdaemon.h \
+    mqttcommands/mqttcommands.h
 
 include(../qt-openzwave.pri)