diff --git a/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts b/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
index 741f52056a..f80ad0806e 100644
--- a/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
+++ b/packages/interfaces/src/protocols.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ export type CreateNodeOptions = {
    */
   defaultBootstrap?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Enable or disable specific discovery methods.
+   *
+   * @default { peerExchange: true, dns: true, localPeerCache: true }
+   */
+  discovery?: {
+    peerExchange: boolean;
+    dns: boolean;
+    localPeerCache: boolean;
+  };
+
   /**
    * List of peers to use to bootstrap the node. Ignored if defaultBootstrap is set to true.
    */
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.spec.ts b/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40ce90ba94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { PubsubTopic } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import { expect } from "chai";
+
+import { getPeerDiscoveries } from "./discovery.js";
+
+describe("Default Peer Discoveries", () => {
+  const pubsubTopics: PubsubTopic[] = [];
+
+  it("should have no discoveries enabled by default", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics);
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should enable all discoveries when explicitly set", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+      dns: true,
+      peerExchange: true,
+      localPeerCache: true
+    });
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(3);
+  });
+
+  it("should enable only peerExchange and localPeerCache when dns is disabled", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+      dns: false,
+      peerExchange: true,
+      localPeerCache: true
+    });
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(2);
+  });
+
+  it("should enable only dns and localPeerCache when peerExchange is disabled", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+      dns: true,
+      peerExchange: false,
+      localPeerCache: true
+    });
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(2);
+  });
+
+  it("should enable only dns and peerExchange when localPeerCache is disabled", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+      dns: true,
+      peerExchange: true,
+      localPeerCache: false
+    });
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(2);
+  });
+
+  it("should enable only localPeerCache when dns and peerExchange are disabled", () => {
+    const discoveries = getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+      dns: false,
+      peerExchange: false,
+      localPeerCache: true
+    });
+    expect(discoveries.length).to.equal(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.ts b/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.ts
index 341cff0e4e..c18cc1ec0b 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/create/discovery.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,31 @@ import {
   wakuLocalPeerCacheDiscovery,
   wakuPeerExchangeDiscovery
 } from "@waku/discovery";
-import { type Libp2pComponents, PubsubTopic } from "@waku/interfaces";
+import {
+  CreateNodeOptions,
+  type Libp2pComponents,
+  PubsubTopic
+} from "@waku/interfaces";
 
-export function defaultPeerDiscoveries(
-  pubsubTopics: PubsubTopic[]
+export function getPeerDiscoveries(
+  pubsubTopics: PubsubTopic[],
+  enabled?: CreateNodeOptions["discovery"]
 ): ((components: Libp2pComponents) => PeerDiscovery)[] {
   const dnsEnrTrees = [enrTree["SANDBOX"]];
 
-  const discoveries = [
-    wakuDnsDiscovery(dnsEnrTrees),
-    wakuLocalPeerCacheDiscovery(),
-    wakuPeerExchangeDiscovery(pubsubTopics)
-  ];
+  const discoveries: ((components: Libp2pComponents) => PeerDiscovery)[] = [];
+
+  if (enabled?.dns) {
+    discoveries.push(wakuDnsDiscovery(dnsEnrTrees));
+  }
+
+  if (enabled?.localPeerCache) {
+    discoveries.push(wakuLocalPeerCacheDiscovery());
+  }
+
+  if (enabled?.peerExchange) {
+    discoveries.push(wakuPeerExchangeDiscovery(pubsubTopics));
+  }
 
   return discoveries;
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/create/libp2p.ts b/packages/sdk/src/create/libp2p.ts
index 1b4afce675..868cc3f3d0 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/create/libp2p.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/create/libp2p.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { createLibp2p } from "libp2p";
 
 import { isTestEnvironment } from "../env.js";
 
-import { defaultPeerDiscoveries } from "./discovery.js";
+import { getPeerDiscoveries } from "./discovery.js";
 
 type MetadataService = {
   metadata?: (components: Libp2pComponents) => IMetadata;
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export async function defaultLibp2p(
   }) as any as Libp2p; // TODO: make libp2p include it;
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED = {
+  dns: true,
+  peerExchange: true,
+  localPeerCache: true
+};
+
 export async function createLibp2pAndUpdateOptions(
   options: CreateNodeOptions
 ): Promise<{ libp2p: Libp2p; pubsubTopics: PubsubTopic[] }> {
@@ -90,7 +96,14 @@ export async function createLibp2pAndUpdateOptions(
   const peerDiscovery = libp2pOptions.peerDiscovery ?? [];
 
   if (options?.defaultBootstrap) {
-    peerDiscovery.push(...defaultPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics));
+    peerDiscovery.push(
+      ...getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, {
+        ...DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED,
+        ...options.discovery
+      })
+    );
+  } else {
+    peerDiscovery.push(...getPeerDiscoveries(pubsubTopics, options.discovery));
   }
 
   if (options?.bootstrapPeers) {
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/lib/runNodes.ts b/packages/tests/src/lib/runNodes.ts
index bba48f343a..0c3b6fc6e0 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/lib/runNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/lib/runNodes.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ import { ServiceNode } from "./service_node.js";
 
 export const log = new Logger("test:runNodes");
 
+export const DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED = {
+  dns: true,
+  peerExchange: true,
+  localPeerCache: true
+};
+
 type RunNodesOptions = {
   context: Context;
   networkConfig: NetworkConfig;
@@ -46,7 +52,8 @@ export async function runNodes<T>(
     staticNoiseKey: NOISE_KEY_1,
     libp2p: { addresses: { listen: ["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/ws"] } },
     networkConfig: shardInfo,
-    lightPush: { numPeersToUse: 2 }
+    lightPush: { numPeersToUse: 2 },
+    discovery: DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED
   };
 
   log.info("Starting js waku node with :", JSON.stringify(waku_options));
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/utils/nodes.ts b/packages/tests/src/utils/nodes.ts
index 497c6b9684..dc56d4adf0 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/utils/nodes.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/utils/nodes.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import pRetry from "p-retry";
 
 import { NOISE_KEY_1 } from "../constants.js";
 import { ServiceNodesFleet } from "../lib/index.js";
+import { DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED } from "../lib/runNodes.js";
 import { Args } from "../types.js";
 
 import { waitForConnections } from "./waitForConnections.js";
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ export async function runMultipleNodes(
       addresses: { listen: ["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/ws"] }
     },
     networkConfig,
-    lightPush: { numPeersToUse: numServiceNodes }
+    lightPush: { numPeersToUse: numServiceNodes },
+    discovery: DEFAULT_DISCOVERIES_ENABLED
   };
 
   const waku = await createLightNode(wakuOptions);