diff --git a/lib/java.js b/lib/java.js
index f6ecdb1..428a266 100644
--- a/lib/java.js
+++ b/lib/java.js
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import varint from "./varint.js";
 /**
  * Ping a Minecraft Java server.
  * @param {string} host The host of the Java server.
+ * @param {string} virtualHost The host sent in handshake.
  * @param {number} [port=25565] The port of the Java server.
  * @param {function} cb The callback function to handle the ping response.
  * @param {number} [timeout=5000] The timeout duration in milliseconds.
  * @param {number} [protocolVersion=-1] The protocol version of the Java client.
  */
-function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1) {
+function ping(host, virtualHost, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1) {
 	const socket = net.createConnection({ host, port });
 
 	// Set manual timeout interval.
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1) {
 		const handshake = varint.concat([
 			varint.encodeInt(0),
 			varint.encodeInt(protocolVersion),
-			varint.encodeInt(host.length),
-			varint.encodeString(host),
+			varint.encodeInt(virtualHost.length),
+			varint.encodeString(virtualHost),
 			varint.encodeUShort(port),
 			varint.encodeInt(1),
 		]);
@@ -131,11 +132,12 @@ function ping(host, port = 25565, cb, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1) {
 export function pingJava(host, options = {}) {
 	if (!host) throw new Error("Host argument is not provided");
 
-	const { port = 25565, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1 } = options;
+	const { port = 25565, timeout = 5000, protocolVersion = -1, virtualHost = null } = options;
 
 	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
 		ping(
 			host,
+			virtualHost || host,
 			port,
 			(res, err) => {
 				err ? reject(err) : resolve(res);
diff --git a/types/lib/java.d.ts b/types/lib/java.d.ts
index f94d0c6..b6612fd 100644
--- a/types/lib/java.d.ts
+++ b/types/lib/java.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export type JavaPingOptions = {
 	port?: number | undefined;
 	timeout?: number | undefined;
 	protocolVersion?: number | undefined;
+	virtualHost?: string | undefined;
 };
 
 /**