diff --git a/gui/src/app.rs b/gui/src/app.rs
index 7613fc7..60e65ff 100644
--- a/gui/src/app.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use dioxus::prelude::*;
 use mime_guess::Mime;
-use mumble_web2_common::{ClientConfig, ServerEntry, ServerStatus};
+use mumble_web2_common::{ClientConfig, ServerEntry};
 use ordermap::OrderSet;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
@@ -899,10 +899,44 @@ pub fn LoginView(config: Resource<ClientConfig>) -> Element {
     )
 }
 
-/// Placeholder component for ping info — will be implemented in a later commit.
+/// Displays live ping info (user count, latency) for a server using the mumble UDP ping protocol.
 #[component]
 fn ServerPingInfo(address: String, port: u16) -> Element {
-    rsx!()
+    let ping_result = use_resource(move || {
+        let addr = address.clone();
+        async move { Platform::ping_server(&addr, port).await }
+    });
+
+    let read = ping_result.read();
+    match &*read {
+        Some(Ok(status)) => {
+            let users_text = match (status.users, status.max_users) {
+                (Some(u), Some(m)) => format!("{u}/{m}"),
+                (Some(u), None) => format!("{u} online"),
+                _ => String::new(),
+            };
+            rsx!(
+                div {
+                    class: "server-card__ping",
+                    if !users_text.is_empty() {
+                        span { "{users_text}" }
+                    }
+                }
+            )
+        }
+        Some(Err(_)) => rsx!(
+            div {
+                class: "server-card__ping",
+                span { "offline" }
+            }
+        ),
+        None => rsx!(
+            div {
+                class: "server-card__ping",
+                span { "..." }
+            }
+        ),
+    }
 }
 
 #[component]
diff --git a/gui/src/imp/desktop.rs b/gui/src/imp/desktop.rs
index 5220dea..4d746be 100644
--- a/gui/src/imp/desktop.rs
+++ b/gui/src/imp/desktop.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::app::Command;
-use color_eyre::eyre::Error;
+use color_eyre::eyre::{bail, Error};
 use dioxus::hooks::UnboundedReceiver;
 use etcetera::{choose_app_strategy, AppStrategy, AppStrategyArgs};
 use mumble_web2_common::{ClientConfig, ServerEntry, ServerStatus};
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ impl super::PlatformInterface for DesktopPlatform {
         super::connect::get_status(client).await
     }
 
+    async fn ping_server(address: &str, port: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus> {
+        mumble_udp_ping(address, port).await
+    }
+
     fn init_logging() {
         use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
         use tracing_subscriber::filter::EnvFilter;
@@ -122,3 +126,57 @@ fn save_config_map(config: &HashMap<String, String>) -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
     std::fs::write(&config_path, contents)?;
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Mumble UDP ping protocol.
+///
+/// Send a 12-byte packet: 4 zero bytes + 8-byte identifier.
+/// Receive a 24-byte response: 4 bytes version (1 byte each: major.minor.patch + padding)
+/// + 8 bytes identifier echo + 4 bytes current_users + 4 bytes max_users + 4 bytes bandwidth.
+async fn mumble_udp_ping(address: &str, port: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus> {
+    use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
+    use tokio::net::UdpSocket;
+
+    let dest = format!("{}:{}", address, port)
+        .to_socket_addrs()?
+        .next()
+        .ok_or_else(|| color_eyre::eyre::eyre!("could not resolve address"))?;
+
+    let bind_addr = if dest.is_ipv6() { "[::]:0" } else { "0.0.0.0:0" };
+    let socket = UdpSocket::bind(bind_addr).await?;
+    socket.connect(dest).await?;
+
+    // Build ping packet: 4 zero bytes + 8-byte request ID
+    let request_id: u64 = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_nanos() as u64;
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 12];
+    buf[4..12].copy_from_slice(&request_id.to_be_bytes());
+    socket.send(&buf).await?;
+
+    let mut response = [0u8; 24];
+    let timeout = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(2), socket.recv(&mut response)).await;
+
+    match timeout {
+        Ok(Ok(len)) if len >= 24 => {
+            let version_major = response[0] as u32;
+            let version_minor = response[1] as u32;
+            let version_patch = response[2] as u32;
+            let users = u32::from_be_bytes([response[12], response[13], response[14], response[15]]);
+            let max_users = u32::from_be_bytes([response[16], response[17], response[18], response[19]]);
+            let bandwidth = u32::from_be_bytes([response[20], response[21], response[22], response[23]]);
+
+            Ok(ServerStatus {
+                success: true,
+                version: Some((version_major, version_minor, version_patch)),
+                users: Some(users),
+                max_users: Some(max_users),
+                bandwidth: Some(bandwidth),
+            })
+        }
+        Ok(Ok(_)) => bail!("ping response too short"),
+        Ok(Err(e)) => Err(e.into()),
+        Err(_) => bail!("ping timed out"),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gui/src/imp/mobile.rs b/gui/src/imp/mobile.rs
index 7837bf3..6464bad 100644
--- a/gui/src/imp/mobile.rs
+++ b/gui/src/imp/mobile.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ impl super::PlatformInterface for MobilePlatform {
         super::connect::get_status(client).await
     }
 
+    async fn ping_server(_address: &str, _port: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus> {
+        color_eyre::eyre::bail!("ping not supported on mobile yet")
+    }
+
     fn init_logging() {
         use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
         use tracing_subscriber::filter::EnvFilter;
diff --git a/gui/src/imp/mod.rs b/gui/src/imp/mod.rs
index cd36926..8a72548 100644
--- a/gui/src/imp/mod.rs
+++ b/gui/src/imp/mod.rs
@@ -70,11 +70,17 @@ pub trait PlatformInterface {
         gui_config: &ClientConfig,
     ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<(), Error>>;
 
-    /// Get server status (user count, version, etc.).
+    /// Get server status (user count, version, etc.) via the web proxy status endpoint.
     fn get_status(
         client: &reqwest::Client,
     ) -> impl Future<Output = color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus>>;
 
+    /// Ping a mumble server via UDP to get version, user count, etc.
+    fn ping_server(
+        address: &str,
+        port: u16,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus>>;
+
     /// Load the proxy overrides (proxy URL, cert hash, etc.).
     fn load_config() -> impl Future<Output = color_eyre::Result<ClientConfig>>;
 
diff --git a/gui/src/imp/stub.rs b/gui/src/imp/stub.rs
index 0c0c67a..2a95304 100644
--- a/gui/src/imp/stub.rs
+++ b/gui/src/imp/stub.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ impl super::PlatformInterface for StubPlatform {
         async { panic!("stubbed platform") }
     }
 
+    fn ping_server(
+        _address: &str,
+        _port: u16,
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus>> {
+        async { panic!("stubbed platform") }
+    }
+
     fn load_config() -> impl Future<Output = color_eyre::Result<ClientConfig>> {
         async { panic!("stubbed platform") }
     }
diff --git a/gui/src/imp/web.rs b/gui/src/imp/web.rs
index 814b36b..8f83747 100644
--- a/gui/src/imp/web.rs
+++ b/gui/src/imp/web.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ impl super::PlatformInterface for WebPlatform {
             .await?)
     }
 
+    async fn ping_server(_address: &str, _port: u16) -> color_eyre::Result<ServerStatus> {
+        // UDP ping not available in browsers; use get_status via HTTP proxy instead
+        color_eyre::eyre::bail!("UDP ping not supported on web platform")
+    }
+
     async fn sleep(duration: Duration) {
         TimeoutFuture::new(duration.as_millis() as u32).await;
     }