diff --git a/.github/workflows/ping-interop-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/ping-interop-latest.yml
index 435e679a6..1f3c2348e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ping-interop-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ping-interop-latest.yml
@@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
       custom_interop_target:
-        description: in the case of cross-implementation testing, the implementation target (go | rust | ...)
+        description: in the case of cross-implementation testing, the implementation target (go | rust | nim)
         required: false
         type: string
   push:
   pull_request:
 
-name: libp2p ping - go + rust test (latest) with testground.
+name: libp2p ping - go, rust and nim test (latest) with testground.
 
 jobs:
   run-ping-latest:
     uses: "./.github/workflows/run-composition.yml"
     with:
-      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop-latest.toml"
+      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/all-interop-latest.toml"
       custom_git_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_target }} # nothing or "some-fork/go-libp2p"
       custom_git_reference: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_reference }} # a git reference
-      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust
+      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust | nim
       testground_endpoint: ${{ github.event.inputs.testground_endpoint }}
       test_repository: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.repository }}
-      test_ref: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      test_ref: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ping-interop.yml b/.github/workflows/ping-interop.yml
index 8e2fa32ee..0f6b0fce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ping-interop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ping-interop.yml
@@ -14,32 +14,32 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
       custom_interop_target:
-        description: in the case of cross-implementation testing, the implementation target (go | rust | ...)
+        description: in the case of cross-implementation testing, the implementation target (go | rust | nim)
         required: false
         type: string
   push:
   pull_request:
 
-name: libp2p ping - go and rust test (all) with testground.
+name: libp2p ping - go, rust and nim test (all) with testground.
 
 jobs:
   run-ping-latest:
     uses: "./.github/workflows/run-composition.yml"
     with:
-      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop-latest.toml"
+      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/all-interop-latest.toml"
       custom_git_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_target }} # nothing or "some-fork/go-libp2p"
       custom_git_reference: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_reference }} # a git reference
-      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust
+      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust | nim
       testground_endpoint: ${{ github.event.inputs.testground_endpoint }}
       test_repository: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.repository }}
       test_ref: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
   run-ping-all:
     uses: "./.github/workflows/run-composition.yml"
     with:
-      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop.toml"
+      composition_file: "ping/_compositions/all-interop.toml"
       custom_git_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_target }} # nothing or "some-fork/go-libp2p"
       custom_git_reference: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_git_reference }} # a git reference
-      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust
+      custom_interop_target: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_interop_target }} # go | rust | nim
       testground_endpoint: ${{ github.event.inputs.testground_endpoint }}
       test_repository: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.repository }}
-      test_ref: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      test_ref: ${{ (github.event.inputs && '') || github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
diff --git a/ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop-latest.toml b/ping/_compositions/all-interop-latest.toml
similarity index 74%
rename from ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop-latest.toml
rename to ping/_compositions/all-interop-latest.toml
index a4c342581..2992c6b13 100644
--- a/ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop-latest.toml
+++ b/ping/_compositions/all-interop-latest.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
-  name = "go-rust-cross-version-{{ or $.Env.InteropTarget "-" }}-{{ or $.Env.GitReference "" }}"
+  name = "all-latest-{{ or $.Env.InteropTarget "-" }}-{{ or $.Env.GitReference "" }}"
 
 [global]
   plan = "libp2p/ping"
@@ -97,3 +97,35 @@
   {{ end }}
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
+
+{{ with (load_resource "./nim.toml") }}
+  {{ with (index .groups 0) }}
+    [[groups]]
+    id = "nim-latest-{{ .Id }}"
+    instances = { count = 1 }
+    builder = "docker:generic"
+
+    [groups.build_config]
+      path = "./nim/"
+    [groups.build_config.build_args]
+      Libp2pVersion = '{{ .Id }}'
+      NimVersion = '{{ .NimVersion }}'
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ if eq $.Env.InteropTarget "nim" }}
+  {{ if $.Env.GitReference }}
+  {{ with .custom }}
+      [[groups]]
+      id = "nim-custom-{{ $.Env.GitReference }}"
+      instances = { count = 1 }
+      builder = "docker:generic"
+
+      [groups.build_config]
+        path = "./nim/"
+      [groups.build_config.build_args]
+        Libp2pVersion = '#{{ $.Env.GitReference }}'
+        NimVersion = '{{ .NimVersion }}'
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop.toml b/ping/_compositions/all-interop.toml
similarity index 75%
rename from ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop.toml
rename to ping/_compositions/all-interop.toml
index a1df3bee4..9af35a242 100644
--- a/ping/_compositions/go-rust-interop.toml
+++ b/ping/_compositions/all-interop.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [metadata]
-  name = "go-rust-cross-version"
+  name = "all-cross-version"
 
 [global]
   plan = "libp2p/ping"
@@ -138,3 +138,48 @@
   {{ end }}
   {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
+
+{{ with (load_resource "./nim.toml") }}
+  {{ range .groups }}
+    [[groups]]
+    id = "nim-latest-{{ .Id }}"
+    instances = { count = 1 }
+    builder = "docker:generic"
+
+    [groups.build_config]
+      path = "./nim/"
+    [groups.build_config.build_args]
+      Libp2pVersion = '{{ .Id }}'
+      NimVersion = '{{ .NimVersion }}'
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ with .custom }}
+      [[groups]]
+      id = "nim-unstable"
+      instances = { count = 1 }
+      builder = "docker:generic"
+
+      [groups.build_config]
+        path = "./nim/"
+      [groups.build_config.build_args]
+        Libp2pVersion = '#unstable'
+        NimVersion = '{{ .NimVersion }}'
+  {{ end }}
+
+  {{ if eq $.Env.InteropTarget "nim" }}
+  {{ if $.Env.GitReference }}
+  {{ with .custom }}
+      [[groups]]
+      id = "nim-custom-{{ $.Env.GitReference }}"
+      instances = { count = 1 }
+      builder = "docker:generic"
+
+      [groups.build_config]
+        path = "./nim/"
+      [groups.build_config.build_args]
+        Libp2pVersion = '#{{ $.Env.GitReference }}'
+        NimVersion = '{{ .NimVersion }}'
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/ping/_compositions/nim.toml b/ping/_compositions/nim.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8354f5b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping/_compositions/nim.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[custom]
+NimVersion = "1.6.8"
+
+[[groups]]
+Id = "1.0.0"
+NimVersion = "1.6.8"
diff --git a/ping/nim/Dockerfile b/ping/nim/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afedf3c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping/nim/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+ARG NimVersion="latest"
+FROM nimlang/nim:${NimVersion}-alpine as builder
+
+RUN nimble install -y "https://github.com/status-im/testground-nim-sdk@#c282ff68c08ef85a7ca011e077e3e69eb1a6edec"
+
+ARG Libp2pVersion="#unstable"
+RUN nimble install -y "libp2p@${Libp2pVersion}"
+FROM builder
+
+ARG PLAN_PATH="./"
+COPY ./plan/${PLAN_PATH} ./plan
+RUN cd plan && nimble install -dy && nim c -d:chronicles_log_level=NOTICE main.nim
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["plan/main"]
diff --git a/ping/nim/libp2p_ping.nimble b/ping/nim/libp2p_ping.nimble
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f75795abd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping/nim/libp2p_ping.nimble
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "The author"
+description   = "Demo for another package"
+license       = "MIT"
+
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 1.2.2",
+         "https://github.com/status-im/testground-nim-sdk",
+         "libp2p == 1.0.0"
diff --git a/ping/nim/main.nim b/ping/nim/main.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c2ef5845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping/nim/main.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import serialization, json_serialization
+import libp2p, testground_sdk, libp2p/protocols/ping
+import chronos
+import sequtils
+
+type
+  PeerData = object
+    id {.serializedFieldName: "ID".}: string
+    addrs {.serializedFieldName: "Addrs".}: seq[string]
+
+testground(client):
+  let addresses = getInterfaces().filterIt(it.name == "eth1").mapIt(it.addresses)
+  if addresses.len < 1 or addresses[0].len < 1:
+    quit "Can't find local ip!"
+
+  discard await client.signal("initialized_global")
+
+  let
+    maxLatency = client.param(int, "max_latency_ms")
+    rng = libp2p.newRng()
+    address = addresses[0][0].host
+    switch =
+      SwitchBuilder
+        .new()
+        .withAddress(MultiAddress.init(address).tryGet())
+        .withRng(rng)
+        .withYamux()
+        .withTcpTransport()
+        .withNoise()
+        .build()
+    pingProtocol = Ping.new(rng = rng)
+
+  switch.mount(pingProtocol)
+  await switch.start()
+  defer: await switch.stop()
+
+  let peersTopic = client.subscribe("peers", PeerData)
+  await client.publish("peers",
+    PeerData(
+      id: $switch.peerInfo.peerId,
+      addrs: switch.peerInfo.addrs.mapIt($it)
+    )
+  )
+  echo "Listening on ", switch.peerInfo.addrs
+
+  var peersInfo: seq[PeerData]
+  while peersInfo.len < client.testInstanceCount:
+    peersInfo.add(await peersTopic.popFirst())
+
+  for peerInfo in peersInfo:
+    if peerInfo.id == $switch.peerInfo.peerId: break
+    let
+      peerId = PeerId.init(peerInfo.id).tryGet()
+      addrs = peerInfo.addrs.mapIt(MultiAddress.init(it).tryGet())
+    await switch.connect(peerId, addrs)
+
+  discard await client.signalAndWait("connected", client.testInstanceCount)
+
+  proc pingPeer(peer: PeerData, tag: string) {.async.} =
+    if peer.id == $switch.peerInfo.peerId: return
+    let
+      stream = await switch.dial(PeerId.init(peer.id).tryGet(), PingCodec)
+      rtt = await pingProtocol.ping(stream)
+    await stream.close()
+    client.recordMessage("ping result (" & tag & ") from peer " & peer.id & ": " & $rtt)
+
+  var futs: seq[Future[void]]
+  for peer in peersInfo: futs.add(pingPeer(peer, "initial"))
+  await allFutures(futs)
+
+  discard await client.signalAndWait("initial", client.testInstanceCount)
+
+  for iter in 1 .. client.param(int, "iterations"):
+    let
+      latency = milliseconds(rng.rand(maxLatency))
+      callbackState = "network-configured-" & $iter
+    client.recordMessage("Iteration " & $iter & ", my latency: " & $latency)
+    await client.updateNetworkParameter(
+      NetworkConf(
+        enable: true,
+        network: "default",
+        callback_state: callbackState,
+        callback_target: some client.testInstanceCount,
+        routing_policy: "accept_all",
+        default: LinkShape(latency: int(latency.nanoseconds))
+      )
+    )
+    await client.waitForBarrier(callbackState, client.testInstanceCount)
+
+    for peer in peersInfo: futs.add(pingPeer(peer, "iteration-" & $iter))
+    await allFutures(futs)
+
+    discard await client.signalAndWait("done-" & $iter, client.testInstanceCount)
diff --git a/ping/nim/manifest.toml b/ping/nim/manifest.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62a4640f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ping/nim/manifest.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name = "compatibility-nim"
+
+[defaults]
+builder = "docker:generic"
+runner = "local:docker"
+
+[builders."docker:generic"]
+enabled = true
+
+[runners."local:docker"]
+enabled = true
+
+[[testcases]]
+name = "ping"
+instances = { min = 2, max = 10000, default = 5 }
+
+  [testcases.params]
+  max_latency_ms    = { type = "int", desc = "maximum value for random local link latency", unit = "ms", default = 1000 }
+  iterations        = { type = "int", desc = "number of ping iterations we'll run against each peer", unit = "count", default = 5 }