diff --git a/redis/asyncio/client.py b/redis/asyncio/client.py
index 3defeceead..0b42ade606 100644
--- a/redis/asyncio/client.py
+++ b/redis/asyncio/client.py
@@ -1161,9 +1161,12 @@ async def get_message(
             return await self.handle_message(response, ignore_subscribe_messages)
         return None
 
-    def ping(self, message=None) -> Awaitable:
+    def ping(self, message=None) -> Awaitable[bool]:
         """
-        Ping the Redis server
+        Ping the Redis server to test connectivity.
+
+        Sends a PING command to the Redis server and returns True if the server
+        responds with "PONG".
         """
         args = ["PING", message] if message is not None else ["PING"]
         return self.execute_command(*args)
diff --git a/redis/client.py b/redis/client.py
index cf4d77950f..df9a55092d 100755
--- a/redis/client.py
+++ b/redis/client.py
@@ -1186,7 +1186,10 @@ def get_message(
 
     def ping(self, message: Union[str, None] = None) -> bool:
         """
-        Ping the Redis server
+        Ping the Redis server to test connectivity.
+
+        Sends a PING command to the Redis server and returns True if the server
+        responds with "PONG".
         """
         args = ["PING", message] if message is not None else ["PING"]
         return self.execute_command(*args)
diff --git a/redis/commands/core.py b/redis/commands/core.py
index 737b09811e..ad21885b3d 100644
--- a/redis/commands/core.py
+++ b/redis/commands/core.py
@@ -1210,11 +1210,18 @@ def latency_reset(self, *events: str) -> ResponseT:
         """
         return self.execute_command("LATENCY RESET", *events)
 
-    def ping(self, **kwargs) -> ResponseT:
+    def ping(self, **kwargs) -> Union[Awaitable[bool], bool]:
         """
-        Ping the Redis server
+        Ping the Redis server to test connectivity.
 
-        For more information, see https://redis.io/commands/ping
+        Sends a PING command to the Redis server and returns True if the server
+        responds with "PONG".
+
+        This command is useful for:
+        - Testing whether a connection is still alive
+        - Verifying the server's ability to serve data
+
+        For more information on the underlying ping command see https://redis.io/commands/ping
         """
         return self.execute_command("PING", **kwargs)