diff --git a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/generic_receiver.py b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/generic_receiver.py
--- a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/generic_receiver.py
+++ b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/generic_receiver.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     def is_forge_request(self, request: Request) -> bool:
         ...
 
+    def is_ping_event(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        return False
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def is_push_event(self, request: Request) -> bool:
         ...
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@
                 "has not been processed."
             )
 
+        if self.is_ping_event(request):
+            return {"message": "pong"}
+
         if not self.is_push_event(request):
             raise BadInputExc(
                 f"Event sent by {self.FORGE_TYPE} webhook is not a push one, request "
diff --git a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/github.py b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/github.py
--- a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/github.py
+++ b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/github.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
             and f"X-{self.FORGE_TYPE}-Event" in request.headers
         )
 
+    def is_ping_event(self, request: Request) -> bool:
+        return request.headers[f"X-{self.FORGE_TYPE}-Event"] == "ping"
+
     def is_push_event(self, request: Request) -> bool:
         return request.headers[f"X-{self.FORGE_TYPE}-Event"] == "push"
 
diff --git a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/test_github.py b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/test_github.py
--- a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/test_github.py
+++ b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/test_github.py
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from swh.web.tests.helpers import check_api_post_responses
+from swh.web.utils import reverse
+
 from .utils import (
+    django_http_headers,
     origin_save_webhook_receiver_invalid_content_type_test,
     origin_save_webhook_receiver_invalid_event_test,
     origin_save_webhook_receiver_invalid_request_test,
@@ -86,3 +90,21 @@
             payload=payload,
             api_client=api_client,
         )
+
+
+def test_origin_save_github_webhook_receiver_ping_event(api_client):
+    url = reverse("api-1-origin-save-webhook-github")
+
+    resp = check_api_post_responses(
+        api_client,
+        url,
+        status_code=200,
+        **django_http_headers(
+            {
+                "User-Agent": "GitHub-Hookshot/ede37db",
+                "X-GitHub-Event": "ping",
+            }
+        ),
+    )
+
+    assert resp.data == {"message": "pong"}
diff --git a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/utils.py b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/utils.py
--- a/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/utils.py
+++ b/swh/web/save_origin_webhooks/tests/utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from swh.web.utils import reverse
 
 
-def _django_http_headers(http_headers: Dict[str, Any]):
+def django_http_headers(http_headers: Dict[str, Any]):
     return {f"HTTP_{k.upper().replace('-', '_')}": v for k, v in http_headers.items()}
 
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         url,
         status_code=200,
         data=payload,
-        **_django_http_headers(http_headers),
+        **django_http_headers(http_headers),
     )
 
     assert resp.data["origin_url"] == expected_origin_url
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         url,
         status_code=400,
         data=payload,
-        **_django_http_headers(http_headers),
+        **django_http_headers(http_headers),
     )
 
     assert resp.data == {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         url,
         status_code=400,
         data=payload,
-        **_django_http_headers(http_headers),
+        **django_http_headers(http_headers),
     )
 
     assert resp.data == {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         url,
         status_code=400,
         data=payload,
-        **_django_http_headers(http_headers),
+        **django_http_headers(http_headers),
     )
 
     assert resp.data == {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         url,
         status_code=400,
         data=payload,
-        **_django_http_headers(http_headers),
+        **django_http_headers(http_headers),
     )
 
     assert resp.data == {