diff --git a/examples/basic/src/main.rs b/examples/basic/src/main.rs
index d0da1c3..e81f2f0 100644
--- a/examples/basic/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/basic/src/main.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                     WakuEvent::ConnectionChange(_evt) => {
                         // dbg!("Conn change evt", evt);
                     }
+                    WakuEvent::NodeHealthChange(_evt) => {
+                        // dbg!("Node health change evt", evt);
+                    }
                     WakuEvent::Unrecognized(err) => panic!("Unrecognized waku event: {:?}", err),
                     _ => panic!("event case not expected"),
                 };
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                     WakuEvent::ConnectionChange(_evt) => {
                         // dbg!("Conn change evt", evt);
                     }
+                    WakuEvent::NodeHealthChange(_evt) => {
+                        // dbg!("Node health change evt", evt);
+                    }
                     WakuEvent::Unrecognized(err) => panic!("Unrecognized waku event: {:?}", err),
                     _ => panic!("event case not expected"),
                 };
diff --git a/waku-bindings/src/node/config.rs b/waku-bindings/src/node/config.rs
index 6bf5fb0..5cc8523 100644
--- a/waku-bindings/src/node/config.rs
+++ b/waku-bindings/src/node/config.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct WakuNodeConfig {
     #[default(Some(true))]
     pub relay: Option<bool>,
     pub relay_topics: Vec<String>,
-    #[default(vec![1])]
+    #[default(vec![0])]
     pub shards: Vec<usize>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub max_message_size: Option<String>,
diff --git a/waku-bindings/src/node/events.rs b/waku-bindings/src/node/events.rs
index afd9a13..e231712 100644
--- a/waku-bindings/src/node/events.rs
+++ b/waku-bindings/src/node/events.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ pub enum WakuEvent {
     #[serde(rename = "connection_change")]
     ConnectionChange(ConnectionChangeEvent),
 
+    #[serde(rename = "node_health_change")]
+    NodeHealthChange(NodeHealthChangeEvent),
+
     Unrecognized(serde_json::Value),
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +65,14 @@ pub struct ConnectionChangeEvent {
     pub peer_event: String,
 }
 
+/// Type of `event` field for a `node health change` event
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct NodeHealthChangeEvent {
+    /// The node connection status: Disconnected, PartiallyConnected, or Connected
+    pub status: String,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::WakuEvent;
diff --git a/waku-sys/build.rs b/waku-sys/build.rs
index 6758a67..2f094f2 100644
--- a/waku-sys/build.rs
+++ b/waku-sys/build.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ fn generate_bindgen_code(project_dir: &Path) {
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dl");
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=m");
 
+    // libwaku.a bundles C++ objects (nim-lsquic / BoringSSL); link the C++ runtime.
+    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=c++");
+    } else {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=stdc++");
+    }
+
     println!(
         "cargo:rustc-link-search=native={}",
         nwaku_path