diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs b/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
index 4a48babf0..5bb792bdb 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -5007,6 +5007,7 @@ impl Connection {
         builder: &mut PacketBuilder<'a, 'b>,
     ) -> SentFrames {
         let pn = builder.exact_number;
+        let stats = &mut self.stats;
         let mut sent = SentFrames::default();
         let is_multipath_negotiated = self.is_multipath_negotiated();
         let space = &mut self.spaces[space_id];
@@ -5020,7 +5021,7 @@ impl Connection {
         // HANDSHAKE_DONE
         if !is_0rtt && mem::replace(&mut space.pending.handshake_done, false) {
             trace!("HANDSHAKE_DONE");
-            builder.encode(frame::HandshakeDone, &mut self.stats);
+            builder.encode(frame::HandshakeDone, stats);
             sent.retransmits.get_or_create().handshake_done = true;
         }
 
@@ -5031,7 +5032,7 @@ impl Connection {
                 let reach_out = frame::ReachOut::new(*round, local_addr);
                 if builder.frame_space_remaining() > reach_out.size() {
                     trace!(%round, ?local_addr, "REACH_OUT");
-                    builder.encode(reach_out, &mut self.stats);
+                    builder.encode(reach_out, stats);
                     let sent_reachouts = sent
                         .retransmits
                         .get_or_create()
@@ -5060,7 +5061,7 @@ impl Connection {
             let frame = frame::ObservedAddr::new(path.remote, self.next_observed_addr_seq_no);
             if builder.frame_space_remaining() > frame.size() {
                 trace!(seq = %frame.seq_no, ip = %frame.ip, port = frame.port, "OBSERVED_ADDRESS");
-                builder.encode(frame, &mut self.stats);
+                builder.encode(frame, stats);
 
                 self.next_observed_addr_seq_no = self.next_observed_addr_seq_no.saturating_add(1u8);
                 path.observed_addr_sent = true;
@@ -5073,10 +5074,8 @@ impl Connection {
         // PING
         if mem::replace(&mut space.for_path(path_id).ping_pending, false) {
             trace!("PING");
-            buf.write(frame::FrameType::Ping);
+            builder.encode(frame::Ping, stats);
             sent.non_retransmits = true;
-            self.stats.frame_tx.ping += 1;
-            qlog.frame(&Frame::Ping);
         }
 
         // IMMEDIATE_ACK
@@ -5087,10 +5086,8 @@ impl Connection {
                 "immediate acks must be sent in the data space"
             );
             trace!("IMMEDIATE_ACK");
-            buf.write(frame::FrameType::ImmediateAck);
+            builder.encode(frame::ImmediateAck, stats);
             sent.non_retransmits = true;
-            self.stats.frame_tx.immediate_ack += 1;
-            qlog.frame(&Frame::ImmediateAck);
         }
 
         // ACK
diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/frame.rs b/quinn-proto/src/frame.rs
index 2cddd6e31..0d0a4fffa 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/frame.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/frame.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ pub(super) enum EncodableFrame<'a> {
     HandshakeDone(HandshakeDone),
     ReachOut(ReachOut),
     ObservedAddr(ObservedAddr),
+    Ping(Ping),
+    ImmediateAck(ImmediateAck),
 }
 
 impl<'a> EncodableFrame<'a> {
@@ -179,6 +181,8 @@ impl<'a> EncodableFrame<'a> {
             HandshakeDone(_) => FrameType::HandshakeDone,
             ReachOut(reach_out) => reach_out.get_type(),
             ObservedAddr(observed_addr) => observed_addr.get_type(),
+            Ping(_) => FrameType::Ping,
+            ImmediateAck(_) => FrameType::ImmediateAck,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -193,6 +197,8 @@ impl<'a> Encodable for EncodableFrame<'a> {
             EncodableFrame::HandshakeDone(handshake_done) => handshake_done.encode(buf),
             EncodableFrame::ReachOut(reach_out) => reach_out.encode(buf),
             EncodableFrame::ObservedAddr(observed_addr) => observed_addr.encode(buf),
+            EncodableFrame::Ping(ping) => ping.encode(buf),
+            EncodableFrame::ImmediateAck(immediate_ack) => immediate_ack.encode(buf),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -254,6 +260,22 @@ impl Encodable for HandshakeDone {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct Ping;
+
+impl Encodable for Ping {
+    fn encode<B: BufMut>(&self, buf: &mut B) {
+        FrameType::Ping.encode(buf);
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) struct ImmediateAck;
+
+impl Encodable for ImmediateAck {
+    fn encode<B: BufMut>(&self, buf: &mut B) {
+        FrameType::ImmediateAck.encode(buf);
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, derive_more::Display)]
 #[display("STREAM")]
 pub struct StreamInfo(u8);