diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
index b2d7bc1d5954..1f7a9da86127 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/client/websocket/WebSocketShard.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ class WebSocketShard extends EventEmitter {
     /**
      * The last time a ping was sent (a timestamp)
      * @type {number}
-     * @private
      */
     this.lastPingTimestamp = -1;
 
diff --git a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
index 36e3e6a9acfb..a334f2bf6ae3 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/discord.js/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@ export class WebSocketShard extends EventEmitter {
   private closeSequence: number;
   private sessionId: string | null;
   private resumeURL: string | null;
-  private lastPingTimestamp: number;
+  public lastPingTimestamp: number;
   private lastHeartbeatAcked: boolean;
   private readonly ratelimit: {
     queue: unknown[];