diff --git a/src/node/waku_node.py b/src/node/waku_node.py
index 9a8d2e35b..1a96d0617 100644
--- a/src/node/waku_node.py
+++ b/src/node/waku_node.py
@@ -577,3 +577,9 @@ class WakuNode:
 
     def get_peer_info(self, peer_id: str):
         return self._api.get_peer(peer_id)
+
+    @property
+    def container_id(self) -> str:
+        if not self._container:
+            raise RuntimeError("Node container not started yet")
+        return self._container.id
diff --git a/src/steps/network_conditions.py b/src/steps/network_conditions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c5db8846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/steps/network_conditions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import json
+from typing import Any
+from src.libs.custom_logger import get_custom_logger
+
+from src.node.api_clients.base_client import BaseClient
+
+logger = get_custom_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class TrafficController(BaseClient):
+    def __init__(self, host: str = "127.0.0.1", port: int = 8080):
+        self._host = host
+        self._port = port
+
+    def _post(self, path: str, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        url = f"http://{self._host}:{self._port}/{path.lstrip('/')}"
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+
+        logger.info(f"TC request POST {url} payload={payload}")
+        resp = self.make_request("post", url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload))
+        logger.info(f"TC response status={getattr(resp, 'status_code', None)}")
+
+        return resp.json()
+
+    def apply(self, *, node: str, command: str, value: Any = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self._post("tc/apply", {"node": node, "command": command, "value": value})
+
+    def add_latency(self, *, container_id: str, ms: int, jitter_ms: int | None = None) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        value: dict[str, Any] = {"ms": ms}
+        if jitter_ms is not None:
+            value["jitter_ms"] = jitter_ms
+
+        return self.apply(
+            node=container_id,
+            command="latency",
+            value=value,
+        )
+
+    def add_packet_loss(self, *, container_id: str, percent: float) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self.apply(
+            node=container_id,
+            command="loss",
+            value={"percent": percent},
+        )
+
+    def add_bandwidth(self, *, container_id: str, rate: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self.apply(
+            node=container_id,
+            command="bandwidth",
+            value={"rate": rate},
+        )
+
+    def clear(self, *, container_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return self.apply(
+            node=container_id,
+            command="clear",
+            value=None,
+        )
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_network_Conditions.py b/tests/e2e/test_network_Conditions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db264ec71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_network_Conditions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import pytest
+import logging
+from time import time
+from src.libs.custom_logger import get_custom_logger
+from src.env_vars import NODE_1, NODE_2
+from src.node.waku_node import WakuNode
+from src.steps.relay import StepsRelay
+from src.libs.common import delay
+from src.steps.common import StepsCommon
+from src.steps.network_conditions import TrafficController
+
+logger = get_custom_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestNetworkConditions(StepsRelay):
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="function", autouse=True)
+    def setup_nodes(self, request):
+        self.node1 = WakuNode(NODE_1, f"node1_{request.cls.test_id}")
+        self.node2 = WakuNode(NODE_2, f"node2_{request.cls.test_id}")
+        self.tc = TrafficController(host="127.0.0.1", port=8080)
+
+    def test_relay_with_latency_between_two_nodes(self):
+        logger.info("Starting node1 and node2 with relay enabled")
+        self.node1.start(relay="true")
+        self.node2.start(relay="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.node1.get_enr_uri())
+
+        logger.info("Subscribing both nodes to relay topic")
+        self.node1.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
+        self.node2.set_relay_subscriptions([self.test_pubsub_topic])
+
+        logger.info("Waiting for autoconnection")
+        self.wait_for_autoconnection([self.node1, self.node2], hard_wait=10)
+
+        logger.info("Applying 500ms latency to node2")
+        self.tc.add_latency(container_id=self.node2.container_id, ms=500)
+
+        message = self.create_message()
+
+        logger.info("Publishing message from node1")
+        start = time()
+        self.node1.send_relay_message(message, self.test_pubsub_topic)
+
+        delay(1)
+
+        logger.info("Fetching relay messages on node2")
+        messages = self.node2.get_relay_messages(self.test_pubsub_topic)
+        end = time()
+
+        logger.info("Clearing network conditions on node2")
+        self.tc.clear(container_id=self.node2.container_id)
+
+        assert messages, "Message was not received under latency"
+        assert (end - start) >= 0.5