diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/relay/waku_relay.go b/waku/v2/protocol/relay/waku_relay.go
index 8189d4ea..8e4c7932 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/relay/waku_relay.go
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/relay/waku_relay.go
@@ -229,9 +229,38 @@ func (w *WakuRelay) Subscribe(ctx context.Context, topic *Topic) (*Subscription,
 	return subscription, nil
 }
 
+func (w *WakuRelay) Unsubscribe(ctx context.Context, topic Topic) error {
+	if _, ok := w.topics[topic]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("topics %s is not subscribed", (string)(topic))
+	}
+	log.Info("Unsubscribing from topic ", topic)
+	delete(w.topics, topic)
+
+	for _, sub := range w.subscriptions[topic] {
+		sub.Unsubscribe()
+	}
+
+	w.relaySubs[topic].Cancel()
+	delete(w.relaySubs, topic)
+
+	err := w.wakuRelayTopics[topic].Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	delete(w.wakuRelayTopics, topic)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (w *WakuRelay) nextMessage(ctx context.Context, sub *pubsub.Subscription) <-chan *pubsub.Message {
 	msgChannel := make(chan *pubsub.Message, 1024)
 	go func(msgChannel chan *pubsub.Message) {
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				log.Debug("recovered msgChannel")
+			}
+		}()
+
 		for {
 			msg, err := sub.Next(ctx)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -266,6 +295,9 @@ func (w *WakuRelay) subscribeToTopic(t Topic, subscription *Subscription, sub *p
 			}
 			// TODO: if there are no more relay subscriptions, close the pubsub subscription
 		case msg := <-subChannel:
+			if msg == nil {
+				return
+			}
 			stats.Record(ctx, metrics.Messages.M(1))
 			wakuMessage := &pb.WakuMessage{}
 			if err := proto.Unmarshal(msg.Data, wakuMessage); err != nil {
diff --git a/waku/v2/rpc/relay.go b/waku/v2/rpc/relay.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..145f8f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/v2/rpc/relay.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/status-im/go-waku/waku/v2/node"
+	"github.com/status-im/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/pb"
+	"github.com/status-im/go-waku/waku/v2/protocol/relay"
+)
+
+type RelayService struct {
+	node *node.WakuNode
+}
+
+type RelayMessageArgs struct {
+	Topic   string         `json:"topic,omitempty"`
+	Message pb.WakuMessage `json:"message,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type TopicsArgs struct {
+	Topics []string `json:"topics,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type SuccessReply struct {
+	Success bool   `json:"success,omitempty"`
+	Error   string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (r *RelayService) PostV1Message(req *http.Request, args *RelayMessageArgs, reply *SuccessReply) error {
+	_, err := r.node.Relay().Publish(req.Context(), &args.Message, (*relay.Topic)(&args.Topic))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Error publishing message:", err)
+		reply.Success = false
+		reply.Error = err.Error()
+	} else {
+		reply.Success = true
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *RelayService) PostV1Subscription(req *http.Request, args *TopicsArgs, reply *SuccessReply) error {
+	ctx := req.Context()
+	for _, topic := range args.Topics {
+		_, err := r.node.Relay().Subscribe(ctx, (*relay.Topic)(&topic))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error subscribing to topic:", topic, "err:", err)
+			reply.Success = false
+			reply.Error = err.Error()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	reply.Success = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *RelayService) DeleteV1Subscription(req *http.Request, args *TopicsArgs, reply *SuccessReply) error {
+	ctx := req.Context()
+	for _, topic := range args.Topics {
+		err := r.node.Relay().Unsubscribe(ctx, (relay.Topic)(topic))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error unsubscribing from topic:", topic, "err:", err)
+			reply.Success = false
+			reply.Error = err.Error()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	reply.Success = true
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/waku/v2/rpc/waku_rpc.go b/waku/v2/rpc/waku_rpc.go
index d018a6e3..21f9f2f2 100644
--- a/waku/v2/rpc/waku_rpc.go
+++ b/waku/v2/rpc/waku_rpc.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/rpc/v2"
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
@@ -27,8 +28,17 @@ func NewWakuRpc(node *node.WakuNode, address string, port int) *WakuRpc {
 		log.Error(err)
 	}
 
+	err = s.RegisterService(&RelayService{node}, "Relay")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	mux.HandleFunc("/jsonrpc", s.ServeHTTP)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/jsonrpc", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		t := time.Now()
+		s.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+		log.Infof("RPC request at %s took %s", r.URL.Path, time.Since(t))
+	})
 
 	listenAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, port)