diff --git a/libp2p/host/defaults.py b/libp2p/host/defaults.py
index a311132c..a5d63bae 100644
--- a/libp2p/host/defaults.py
+++ b/libp2p/host/defaults.py
@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from libp2p.host.host_interface import IHost
+from libp2p.host.ping import ID as PingID
+from libp2p.host.ping import handle_ping
+from libp2p.identity.identify.protocol import ID as IdentifyID
+from libp2p.identity.identify.protocol import identify_handler_for
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from libp2p.typing import TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn
 
 
 def get_default_protocols(host: IHost) -> "OrderedDict[TProtocol, StreamHandlerFn]":
-    return OrderedDict()
+    return OrderedDict(
+        ((IdentifyID, identify_handler_for(host)), (PingID, handle_ping))
+    )