diff --git a/debian/patches/17_check_fping_dontfrag_random b/debian/patches/17_check_fping_dontfrag_random
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e62a548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/17_check_fping_dontfrag_random
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+From 88d991773b6d8ac416ad2931ea8debc949555c7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: William <william@blackhats.net.au>
+Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 14:00:23 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] Add dontfrag/random for fping
+
+Support the dont fragment and randomise packet data options for check_fping
+---
+ plugins/check_fping.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/plugins/check_fping.c
++++ b/plugins/check_fping.c
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+ * 
+ * Description:
+ * 
+-* This file contains the check_disk plugin
++* This file contains the check_fping plugin
+ * 
+ * This plugin will use the fping command to ping the specified host for a
+ * fast check
+@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
+ int target_timeout = 0;
+ int packet_interval = 0;
+ bool verbose = false;
++bool dontfrag = false;
++bool randomize_packet_data = false;
+ int cpl;
+ int wpl;
+ double crta;
+@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@
+     xasprintf(&option_string, "%s-S %s ", option_string, sourceip);
+   if (sourceif)
+     xasprintf(&option_string, "%s-I %s ", option_string, sourceif);
++  if (dontfrag)
++    xasprintf(&option_string, "%s-M ", option_string);
++  if (randomize_packet_data)
++    xasprintf(&option_string, "%s-R ", option_string);
+ 
+ #ifdef PATH_TO_FPING6
+   if (address_family != AF_INET && is_inet6_addr(server))
+@@ -303,6 +309,8 @@
+     {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+     {"use-ipv4", no_argument, 0, '4'},
+     {"use-ipv6", no_argument, 0, '6'},
++    {"dontfrag", no_argument, 0, 'M'},
++    {"random", no_argument, 0, 'R'},
+     {0, 0, 0, 0}
+   };
+ 
+@@ -320,7 +328,7 @@
+   }
+ 
+   while (1) {
+-    c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVvaH:S:c:w:b:n:T:i:I:46", longopts, &option);
++    c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "+hVvaH:S:c:w:b:n:T:i:I:M:R:46", longopts, &option);
+ 
+     if (c == -1 || c == EOF || c == 1)
+       break;
+@@ -415,6 +423,12 @@
+       else
+         usage (_("Interval must be a positive integer"));
+       break;
++    case 'R':
++      randomize_packet_data = true;
++      break;
++    case 'M':
++      dontfrag = true;
++      break;
+     }
+   }
+ 
+@@ -506,6 +520,10 @@
+   printf ("    %s\n", _("name or IP Address of sourceip"));
+   printf (" %s\n", "-I, --sourceif=IF");
+   printf ("    %s\n", _("source interface name"));
++  printf(" %s\n", "-M, --dontfrag");
++  printf("    %s\n", _("set the Don't Fragment flag"));
++  printf(" %s\n", "-R, --random");
++  printf("    %s\n", _("random packet data (to foil link data compression)"));
+   printf (UT_VERBOSE);
+   printf ("\n");
+   printf (" %s\n", _("THRESHOLD is <rta>,<pl>%% where <rta> is the round trip average travel time (ms)"));
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index b5c8cf4..96edb04 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 14_check_curl_remove_experimental_state
 15_check_curl_fix_regex
 16_check_curl_openssl_error
+17_check_fping_dontfrag_random
 # feature patches