diff --git a/src/app/components/RelayerStatusTable.tsx b/src/app/components/RelayerStatusTable.tsx
index 5c0025d..240aff7 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RelayerStatusTable.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/RelayerStatusTable.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-import React from 'react';
+"use client";
+
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { pingRelayer } from "../services/relayerPingService";
 
 export interface Relayer {
   id: string;
   name: string;
-  status: 'Online' | 'Offline' | 'Syncing';
+  status: "Online" | "Offline" | "Syncing";
   latency: number; // in ms
+  /** Optional base URL for /ping health check */
+  baseUrl?: string;
 }
 
 export interface RelayerStatusTableProps {
@@ -12,6 +17,37 @@ export interface RelayerStatusTableProps {
 }
 
 export default function RelayerStatusTable({ relayers = [] }: RelayerStatusTableProps) {
+  const [pingStatuses, setPingStatuses] = useState<Record<string, "active" | "inactive">>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (relayers.length === 0) return;
+
+    async function runPings() {
+      const results = await Promise.all(
+        relayers
+          .filter((r) => r.baseUrl)
+          .map((r) => pingRelayer(r.id, r.baseUrl!))
+      );
+      const map: Record<string, "active" | "inactive"> = {};
+      for (const result of results) {
+        map[result.id] = result.status;
+      }
+      setPingStatuses(map);
+    }
+
+    runPings();
+    const interval = setInterval(runPings, 30_000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [relayers]);
+
+  function resolveStatus(relayer: Relayer): Relayer["status"] {
+    if (!relayer.baseUrl) return relayer.status;
+    const ping = pingStatuses[relayer.id];
+    if (ping === "inactive") return "Offline";
+    if (ping === "active") return "Online";
+    return relayer.status;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="w-full overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-black/40 backdrop-blur-md">
       <table className="w-full table-fixed text-left text-sm text-white/80">
@@ -23,36 +59,39 @@ export default function RelayerStatusTable({ relayers = [] }: RelayerStatusTable
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody className="divide-y divide-white/5">
-          {relayers.map((relayer) => (
-            <tr key={relayer.id} className="transition-colors hover:bg-white/[0.02]">
-              <td className="p-4 font-medium text-white">{relayer.name}</td>
-              <td className="p-4">
-                <span
-                  className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium ${
-                    relayer.status === 'Online'
-                      ? 'bg-[#39FF14]/10 text-[#39FF14]'
-                      : relayer.status === 'Offline'
-                      ? 'bg-red-500/10 text-red-400'
-                      : 'bg-yellow-500/10 text-yellow-400'
-                  }`}
-                >
+          {relayers.map((relayer) => {
+            const status = resolveStatus(relayer);
+            return (
+              <tr key={relayer.id} className="transition-colors hover:bg-white/[0.02]">
+                <td className="p-4 font-medium text-white">{relayer.name}</td>
+                <td className="p-4">
                   <span
-                    className={`h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full ${
-                      relayer.status === 'Online'
-                        ? 'bg-[#39FF14] shadow-[0_0_8px_rgba(57,255,20,0.6)]'
-                        : relayer.status === 'Offline'
-                        ? 'bg-red-400'
-                        : 'bg-yellow-400'
+                    className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium ${
+                      status === "Online"
+                        ? "bg-[#39FF14]/10 text-[#39FF14]"
+                        : status === "Offline"
+                        ? "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400"
+                        : "bg-yellow-500/10 text-yellow-400"
                     }`}
-                  />
-                  {relayer.status}
-                </span>
-              </td>
-              <td className="p-4 text-right font-mono text-white/70">
-                {relayer.latency} ms
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          ))}
+                  >
+                    <span
+                      className={`h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full ${
+                        status === "Online"
+                          ? "bg-[#39FF14] shadow-[0_0_8px_rgba(57,255,20,0.6)]"
+                          : status === "Offline"
+                          ? "bg-red-400"
+                          : "bg-yellow-400"
+                      }`}
+                    />
+                    {status}
+                  </span>
+                </td>
+                <td className="p-4 text-right font-mono text-white/70">
+                  {relayer.latency} ms
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            );
+          })}
           {relayers.length === 0 && (
             <tr>
               <td colSpan={3} className="p-8 text-center text-white/40">
diff --git a/src/app/services/relayerPingService.ts b/src/app/services/relayerPingService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4ce88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/services/relayerPingService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * Relayer Ping Service — Issue #230
+ * Checks if a relayer responds to /ping within 500ms.
+ * Relayers that fail are considered inactive and removed from the "Active" pool.
+ */
+
+export type PingStatus = "active" | "inactive";
+
+export interface PingResult {
+  id: string;
+  status: PingStatus;
+  latency: number | null; // ms, null if timed out
+}
+
+const PING_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
+
+/**
+ * Pings a single relayer endpoint.
+ * Returns active + latency if it responds within 500ms, otherwise inactive.
+ */
+export async function pingRelayer(id: string, baseUrl: string): Promise<PingResult> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), PING_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  const start = Date.now();
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/ping`, { signal: controller.signal, cache: "no-store" });
+    const latency = Date.now() - start;
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    return { id, status: res.ok ? "active" : "inactive", latency };
+  } catch {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    return { id, status: "inactive", latency: null };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pings all relayers in parallel and returns only those that are active.
+ */
+export async function pingAllRelayers(
+  relayers: Array<{ id: string; baseUrl: string }>
+): Promise<PingResult[]> {
+  return Promise.all(relayers.map(({ id, baseUrl }) => pingRelayer(id, baseUrl)));
+}