diff --git a/cmd/waku/node.go b/cmd/waku/node.go
index 0126aaa2..b705d155 100644
--- a/cmd/waku/node.go
+++ b/cmd/waku/node.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func Execute(options NodeOptions) error {
 	var restServer *rest.WakuRest
 	if options.RESTServer.Enable {
 		wg.Add(1)
-		restServer = rest.NewWakuRest(wakuNode, options.RESTServer.Address, options.RESTServer.Port, options.PProf, options.RESTServer.RelayCacheCapacity, logger)
+		restServer = rest.NewWakuRest(wakuNode, options.RESTServer.Address, options.RESTServer.Port, options.PProf, options.RESTServer.Admin, options.RESTServer.RelayCacheCapacity, logger)
 		restServer.Start(ctx, &wg)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin.go b/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a757b6f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package rest
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
+	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/cmd/waku/server"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/logging"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/peerstore"
+	waku_proto "github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+)
+
+type AdminService struct {
+	node *node.WakuNode
+	mux  *chi.Mux
+	log  *zap.Logger
+}
+
+type WakuPeer struct {
+	ID         string   `json:"id"`
+	MultiAddrs []string `json:"multiaddrs"`
+	Protocols  []string `json:"protocols"`
+	Connected  bool     `json:"connected"`
+}
+
+type WakuPeerInfo struct {
+	MultiAddr string   `json:"multiaddr"`
+	Shards    []int    `json:"shards"`
+	Protocols []string `json:"protocols"`
+}
+
+const routeAdminV1Peers = "/admin/v1/peers"
+
+func NewAdminService(node *node.WakuNode, m *chi.Mux, log *zap.Logger) *AdminService {
+	d := &AdminService{
+		node: node,
+		mux:  m,
+		log:  log,
+	}
+
+	m.Get(routeAdminV1Peers, d.getV1Peers)
+	m.Post(routeAdminV1Peers, d.postV1Peer)
+
+	return d
+}
+
+func (a *AdminService) getV1Peers(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	peers, err := a.node.Peers()
+	if err != nil {
+		writeErrOrResponse(w, err, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	response := make([]WakuPeer, 0)
+	for _, peer := range peers {
+		wPeer := WakuPeer{
+			ID:        peer.ID.Pretty(),
+			Connected: peer.Connected,
+		}
+
+		for _, addr := range peer.Addrs {
+			wPeer.MultiAddrs = append(wPeer.MultiAddrs, addr.String())
+		}
+		for _, proto := range peer.Protocols {
+			if !server.IsWakuProtocol(proto) {
+				continue
+			}
+			wPeer.Protocols = append(wPeer.Protocols, string(proto))
+		}
+		response = append(response, wPeer)
+	}
+
+	writeErrOrResponse(w, nil, response)
+}
+
+func (a *AdminService) postV1Peer(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	var pInfo WakuPeerInfo
+	var topics []string
+	var protos []protocol.ID
+
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(req.Body)
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&pInfo); err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	defer req.Body.Close()
+
+	addr, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(pInfo.MultiAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Error("building multiaddr", zap.Error(err))
+		writeErrOrResponse(w, err, nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, shard := range pInfo.Shards {
+		topic := waku_proto.NewStaticShardingPubsubTopic(waku_proto.ClusterIndex, uint16(shard))
+		topics = append(topics, topic.String())
+	}
+
+	id, err := a.node.AddPeer(addr, peerstore.Static, topics, protos...)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Error("failed to add peer", zap.Error(err))
+		writeErrOrResponse(w, err, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	a.log.Info("add peer successful", logging.HostID("peerID", id))
+	pi := peer.AddrInfo{ID: id, Addrs: []ma.Multiaddr{addr}}
+	err = a.node.Host().Connect(req.Context(), pi)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Error("failed to connect to peer", logging.HostID("peerID", id), zap.Error(err))
+		writeErrOrResponse(w, err, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	writeErrOrResponse(w, nil, nil)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin_api.yaml b/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin_api.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a96c6881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/rest/admin_api.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: Waku V2 node REST API
+  version: 1.0.0
+  contact:
+    name: VAC Team
+    url: https://forum.vac.dev/
+
+tags:
+  - name: admin
+    description: Admin REST API for WakuV2 node
+
+paths:
+  /admin/v1/peers:
+    get:
+      summary: Get connected peers info
+      description: Retrieve information about connected peers.
+      operationId: getPeerInfo
+      tags:
+        - admin
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Information about a Waku v2 node.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WakuPeer'
+        '5XX':
+          description: Unexpected error.
+    post:
+      summary: Adds new peer(s) to connect with
+      description: Adds new peer(s) to connect with.
+      operationId: postPeerInfo
+      tags:
+        - admin
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              items:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WakuPeerInfo'
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Ok
+        '400':
+          description: Cannot connect to one or more peers.
+        '5XX':
+          description: Unexpected error.
+
+components:
+  schemas:
+    WakuPeerInfo:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - multiaddr
+        - shards
+        - protocols
+        protocols:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        shards:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: integer
+    WakuPeer:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - id
+        - addrs
+        - protocols
+        - connected
+      properties:
+        connected:
+          type: string
+        addrs:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        protocols:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        connected:
+          type: boolean
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest.go b/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest.go
index 0041ee08..ab39e7c2 100644
--- a/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest.go
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type WakuRest struct {
 	relayService *RelayService
 }
 
-func NewWakuRest(node *node.WakuNode, address string, port int, enablePProf bool, relayCacheCapacity int, log *zap.Logger) *WakuRest {
+func NewWakuRest(node *node.WakuNode, address string, port int, enablePProf bool, enableAdmin bool, relayCacheCapacity int, log *zap.Logger) *WakuRest {
 	wrpc := new(WakuRest)
 	wrpc.log = log.Named("rest")
 
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ func NewWakuRest(node *node.WakuNode, address string, port int, enablePProf bool
 		wrpc.relayService = relayService
 	}
 
+	if enableAdmin {
+		_ = NewAdminService(node, mux, wrpc.log)
+	}
+
 	return wrpc
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest_test.go b/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest_test.go
index abba8ce3..b6d3bd7a 100644
--- a/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest_test.go
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/rest/waku_rest_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestWakuRest(t *testing.T) {
 	n, err := node.New(options)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	rpc := NewWakuRest(n, "127.0.0.1", 8080, false, 10, utils.Logger())
+	rpc := NewWakuRest(n, "127.0.0.1", 8080, false, false, 10, utils.Logger())
 	require.NotNil(t, rpc.server)
 	require.Equal(t, rpc.server.Addr, "127.0.0.1:8080")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/rpc/admin.go b/cmd/waku/server/rpc/admin.go
index 41bd17a4..956300c8 100644
--- a/cmd/waku/server/rpc/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/rpc/admin.go
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ import (
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/cmd/waku/server"
 	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/filter"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/legacy_filter"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/lightpush"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/relay"
-	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/store"
 )
 
 type AdminService struct {
@@ -54,15 +50,6 @@ func (a *AdminService) PostV1Peers(req *http.Request, args *PeersArgs, reply *Su
 	return nil
 }
 
-func isWakuProtocol(protocol protocol.ID) bool {
-	return protocol == legacy_filter.FilterID_v20beta1 ||
-		protocol == filter.FilterPushID_v20beta1 ||
-		protocol == filter.FilterSubscribeID_v20beta1 ||
-		protocol == relay.WakuRelayID_v200 ||
-		protocol == lightpush.LightPushID_v20beta1 ||
-		protocol == store.StoreID_v20beta4
-}
-
 func (a *AdminService) GetV1Peers(req *http.Request, args *GetPeersArgs, reply *PeersReply) error {
 	peers, err := a.node.Peers()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +59,7 @@ func (a *AdminService) GetV1Peers(req *http.Request, args *GetPeersArgs, reply *
 	for _, peer := range peers {
 		for _, addr := range peer.Addrs {
 			for _, proto := range peer.Protocols {
-				if !isWakuProtocol(proto) {
+				if !server.IsWakuProtocol(proto) {
 					continue
 				}
 				*reply = append(*reply, PeerReply{
diff --git a/cmd/waku/server/utils.go b/cmd/waku/server/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..121dd084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/waku/server/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/filter"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/legacy_filter"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/lightpush"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/relay"
+	"github.com/waku-org/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/store"
+)
+
+func IsWakuProtocol(protocol protocol.ID) bool {
+	return protocol == legacy_filter.FilterID_v20beta1 ||
+		protocol == filter.FilterPushID_v20beta1 ||
+		protocol == filter.FilterSubscribeID_v20beta1 ||
+		protocol == relay.WakuRelayID_v200 ||
+		protocol == lightpush.LightPushID_v20beta1 ||
+		protocol == store.StoreID_v20beta4
+}