diff --git a/waku/v2/node/metrics.go b/waku/v2/node/metrics.go
index 7bcf5122..e845e745 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/metrics.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/metrics.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package node
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/metricshelper"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
@@ -33,11 +34,20 @@ var peerStoreSize = prometheus.NewGauge(
 		Help: "Size of Peer Store",
 	})
 
+var bandwidthTotal = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+	prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "libp2p_network_bytes_total",
+		Help: "Bandwidth usage total",
+	},
+	[]string{"direction"},
+)
+
 var collectors = []prometheus.Collector{
 	gitVersion,
 	peerDials,
 	connectedPeers,
 	peerStoreSize,
+	bandwidthTotal,
 }
 
 // Metrics exposes the functions required to update prometheus metrics for the waku node
@@ -47,6 +57,7 @@ type Metrics interface {
 	RecordPeerConnected()
 	RecordPeerDisconnected()
 	SetPeerStoreSize(int)
+	RecordBandwidth(metrics.Stats)
 }
 
 type metricsImpl struct {
@@ -84,3 +95,9 @@ func (m *metricsImpl) RecordPeerDisconnected() {
 func (m *metricsImpl) SetPeerStoreSize(size int) {
 	peerStoreSize.Set(float64(size))
 }
+
+func (m *metricsImpl) RecordBandwidth(stats metrics.Stats) {
+	bandwidthTotal.WithLabelValues("in").Add(float64(stats.TotalIn))
+	bandwidthTotal.WithLabelValues("out").Add(float64(stats.TotalOut))
+
+}
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
index 10153fd6..687ad1e5 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/event"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/metrics"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peerstore"
@@ -84,11 +85,12 @@ type RLNRelay interface {
 }
 
 type WakuNode struct {
-	host       host.Host
-	opts       *WakuNodeParameters
-	log        *zap.Logger
-	timesource timesource.Timesource
-	metrics    Metrics
+	host             host.Host
+	opts             *WakuNodeParameters
+	log              *zap.Logger
+	timesource       timesource.Timesource
+	metrics          Metrics
+	bandwidthCounter *metrics.BandwidthCounter
 
 	peerstore     peerstore.Peerstore
 	peerConnector *peermanager.PeerConnectionStrategy
@@ -193,9 +195,11 @@ func New(opts ...WakuNodeOption) (*WakuNode, error) {
 	w.wakuFlag = enr.NewWakuEnrBitfield(w.opts.enableLightPush, w.opts.enableFilterFullNode, w.opts.enableStore, w.opts.enableRelay)
 	w.circuitRelayNodes = make(chan peer.AddrInfo)
 	w.metrics = newMetrics(params.prometheusReg)
-
 	w.metrics.RecordVersion(Version, GitCommit)
 
+	w.bandwidthCounter = metrics.NewBandwidthCounter()
+	params.libP2POpts = append(params.libP2POpts, libp2p.BandwidthReporter(w.bandwidthCounter))
+
 	// Setup peerstore wrapper
 	if params.peerstore != nil {
 		w.peerstore = wps.NewWakuPeerstore(params.peerstore)
@@ -358,6 +362,22 @@ func (w *WakuNode) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	w.host = host
 
+	// Bandwidth reporter created for comparing IDONTWANT performance
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				totals := w.bandwidthCounter.GetBandwidthTotals()
+				w.metrics.RecordBandwidth(totals)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	if w.addressChangesSub, err = host.EventBus().Subscribe(new(event.EvtLocalAddressesUpdated)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}