diff --git a/waku/factory/waku.nim b/waku/factory/waku.nim
index d55206f97..21dd9f3a1 100644
--- a/waku/factory/waku.nim
+++ b/waku/factory/waku.nim
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ proc new*(
     error "Failed setting up node", error = $error
     return err("Failed setting up node: " & $error)
 
+  # Set the extMultiAddrsOnly flag so the node knows not to replace explicit addresses
+  node.extMultiAddrsOnly = wakuConf.endpointConf.extMultiAddrsOnly
+
   healthMonitor.setNodeToHealthMonitor(node)
   healthMonitor.onlineMonitor.setPeerStoreToOnlineMonitor(node.switch.peerStore)
   healthMonitor.onlineMonitor.addOnlineStateObserver(
diff --git a/waku/node/waku_node.nim b/waku/node/waku_node.nim
index 07e36dd13..3c44b6b25 100644
--- a/waku/node/waku_node.nim
+++ b/waku/node/waku_node.nim
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ type
     wakuRendezvous*: WakuRendezVous
     wakuRendezvousClient*: rendezvous_client.WakuRendezVousClient
     announcedAddresses*: seq[MultiAddress]
+    extMultiAddrsOnly*: bool # When true, skip automatic IP address replacement
     started*: bool # Indicates that node has started listening
     topicSubscriptionQueue*: AsyncEventQueue[SubscriptionEvent]
     rateLimitSettings*: ProtocolRateLimitSettings
@@ -403,6 +404,11 @@ proc isBindIpWithZeroPort(inputMultiAdd: MultiAddress): bool =
   return false
 
 proc updateAnnouncedAddrWithPrimaryIpAddr*(node: WakuNode): Result[void, string] =
+  # Skip automatic IP replacement if extMultiAddrsOnly is set
+  # This respects the user's explicitly configured announced addresses
+  if node.extMultiAddrsOnly:
+    return ok()
+
   let peerInfo = node.switch.peerInfo
   var announcedStr = ""
   var listenStr = ""