diff --git a/src/libs/API/types.ts b/src/libs/API/types.ts
index ec6640cc58c9..58990ddec7a4 100644
--- a/src/libs/API/types.ts
+++ b/src/libs/API/types.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ const WRITE_COMMANDS = {
     ADD_EMOJI_REACTION: 'AddEmojiReaction',
     REMOVE_EMOJI_REACTION: 'RemoveEmojiReaction',
     LEAVE_ROOM: 'LeaveRoom',
-    PUSHER_PING: 'PusherPing',
     LEAVE_GROUP_CHAT: 'LeaveGroupChat',
     INVITE_TO_ROOM: 'InviteToRoom',
     INVITE_TO_GROUP_CHAT: 'InviteToGroupChat',
@@ -789,7 +788,6 @@ type WriteCommandParameters = {
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.INVITE_TO_GROUP_CHAT]: Parameters.InviteToGroupChatParams;
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.UPDATE_GROUP_CHAT_AVATAR]: Parameters.UpdateGroupChatAvatarParams;
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.UPDATE_ROOM_AVATAR]: Parameters.UpdateRoomAvatarParams;
-    [WRITE_COMMANDS.PUSHER_PING]: Parameters.PusherPingParams;
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.LEAVE_GROUP_CHAT]: Parameters.LeaveGroupChatParams;
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.REMOVE_FROM_GROUP_CHAT]: Parameters.RemoveFromGroupChatParams;
     [WRITE_COMMANDS.UPDATE_GROUP_CHAT_MEMBER_ROLES]: Parameters.UpdateGroupChatMemberRolesParams;
@@ -1569,6 +1567,7 @@ const SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS = {
     IMPORT_PER_DIEM_RATES: 'ImportPerDiemRates',
     IMPORT_TAGS_SPREADSHEET: 'ImportTagsSpreadsheet',
     OPEN_OLD_DOT_LINK: 'OpenOldDotLink',
+    PUSHER_PING: 'PusherPing',
     RECONNECT_APP: 'ReconnectApp',
     REVEAL_EXPENSIFY_TRAVEL_CARD_DETAILS: 'RevealExpensifyTravelCardDetails',
     TWO_FACTOR_AUTH_VALIDATE: 'TwoFactorAuth_Validate',
@@ -1616,6 +1615,7 @@ type SideEffectRequestCommandParameters = {
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.IMPORT_PER_DIEM_RATES]: Parameters.ImportPerDiemRatesParams;
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.IMPORT_TAGS_SPREADSHEET]: Parameters.ImportTagsSpreadsheetParams;
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.OPEN_OLD_DOT_LINK]: Parameters.OpenOldDotLinkParams;
+    [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.PUSHER_PING]: Parameters.PusherPingParams;
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.REVEAL_EXPENSIFY_TRAVEL_CARD_DETAILS]: Parameters.RevealExpensifyCardDetailsParams;
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.GET_MISSING_ONYX_MESSAGES]: Parameters.GetMissingOnyxMessagesParams;
     [SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.RECONNECT_APP]: Parameters.ReconnectAppParams;
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/User.ts b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
index 98503fb5d3ba..cda775647ca3 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/User.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/User.ts
@@ -846,7 +846,11 @@ function pingPusher() {
     lastPingSentTimestamp = pingTimestamp;
 
     const parameters: PusherPingParams = {pingID, pingTimestamp};
-    API.writeWithNoDuplicatesConflictAction(WRITE_COMMANDS.PUSHER_PING, parameters);
+
+    // The heartbeat is a probe, not a user's write, so it must not be persisted to disk, retried, or hold the
+    // head of the queue while a real write waits behind it. The Logging middleware already logs any failure.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line rulesdir/no-api-side-effects-method
+    API.makeRequestWithSideEffects(SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.PUSHER_PING, parameters).catch(() => {});
     Log.info(`[Pusher PINGPONG] Sending a PING to the server: ${pingID} timestamp: ${pingTimestamp}`);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/PusherPingPongTest.ts b/tests/unit/PusherPingPongTest.ts
index d0ec6146baeb..7b9714af0704 100644
--- a/tests/unit/PusherPingPongTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/PusherPingPongTest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {subscribeToUserEvents} from '@libs/actions/User';
+import * as API from '@libs/API';
+import {SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS} from '@libs/API/types';
 import type * as NetworkStateModule from '@libs/NetworkState';
 import Pusher from '@libs/Pusher';
 import PusherUtils from '@libs/PusherUtils';
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 
 jest.mock('@libs/API');
+const mockAPI = jest.mocked(API);
+
 jest.mock('@libs/PusherUtils');
 jest.mock('@libs/ActiveClientManager', () => ({
     isClientTheLeader: jest.fn(() => true),
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ jest.mock('@libs/NetworkState', () => ({
 // The watchdog checks every 60s; each reconnect skips the following check, so while PONGs stay missing it fires on every second check tick (~2 minutes)
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000;
 
+const PING_INTERVAL_MS = 30_000;
+
 describe('Pusher PINGPONG watchdog', () => {
     let reconnectSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
     let pongCallback: Parameters<typeof PusherUtils.subscribeToPrivateUserChannelEvent>[2];
@@ -33,6 +39,9 @@ describe('Pusher PINGPONG watchdog', () => {
         Onyx.init({keys: ONYXKEYS});
         reconnectSpy = jest.spyOn(Pusher, 'reconnect').mockImplementation(() => {});
 
+        // The automock returns undefined, and pingPusher chains a .catch on the returned promise
+        mockAPI.makeRequestWithSideEffects.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
         subscribeToUserEvents(123, 'test@example.com', () => undefined);
 
         const callback = jest.mocked(PusherUtils.subscribeToPrivateUserChannelEvent).mock.calls.find(([eventName]) => eventName === Pusher.TYPE.PONG)?.[2];
@@ -78,4 +87,12 @@ describe('Pusher PINGPONG watchdog', () => {
         await jest.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(CHECK_INTERVAL_MS);
         expect(reconnectSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
+
+    it('sends the PING off the durable write queue', async () => {
+        mockAPI.makeRequestWithSideEffects.mockClear();
+        await jest.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(PING_INTERVAL_MS);
+
+        expect(mockAPI.makeRequestWithSideEffects).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SIDE_EFFECT_REQUEST_COMMANDS.PUSHER_PING, expect.anything());
+        expect(mockAPI.writeWithNoDuplicatesConflictAction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
 });