diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index eb8de3e863..ad1166ba91 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export { DefaultPubSubTopic } from "./lib/constants";
+export { DefaultUserAgent } from "./lib/waku";
 
 export * as proto_message from "./proto/message";
 export * as proto_topic_only_message from "./proto/topic_only_message";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/waku.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/waku.ts
index 7192d2a59d..b5690d8889 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/waku.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/waku.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { StoreCodec, StoreComponents } from "./waku_store";
 
 export const DefaultPingKeepAliveValueSecs = 0;
 export const DefaultRelayKeepAliveValueSecs = 5 * 60;
+export const DefaultUserAgent = "js-waku";
 
 const log = debug("waku:waku");
 
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ export interface WakuOptions {
    * @default {@link DefaultRelayKeepAliveValueSecs}
    */
   relayKeepAlive?: number;
+  /**
+   * Set the user agent string to be used in identification of the node.
+   * @default {@link DefaultUserAgent}
+   */
+  userAgent?: string;
 }
 
 export class WakuNode implements Waku {
diff --git a/packages/create/src/index.ts b/packages/create/src/index.ts
index d7f33bb321..63e09865ac 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   wakuRelay,
   wakuStore,
 } from "@waku/core";
+import { DefaultUserAgent } from "@waku/core";
 import { getPredefinedBootstrapNodes } from "@waku/core/lib/predefined_bootstrap_nodes";
 import type { Relay, WakuFull, WakuLight, WakuPrivacy } from "@waku/interfaces";
 import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
@@ -72,7 +73,11 @@ export async function createLightNode(
     Object.assign(libp2pOptions, { peerDiscovery });
   }
 
-  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(undefined, libp2pOptions);
+  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(
+    undefined,
+    libp2pOptions,
+    options?.userAgent
+  );
 
   const store = wakuStore(options);
   const lightPush = wakuLightPush(options);
@@ -101,7 +106,11 @@ export async function createPrivacyNode(
     Object.assign(libp2pOptions, { peerDiscovery });
   }
 
-  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(wakuRelay(options), libp2pOptions);
+  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(
+    wakuRelay(options),
+    libp2pOptions,
+    options?.userAgent
+  );
 
   return new WakuNode(options ?? {}, libp2p) as WakuPrivacy;
 }
@@ -129,7 +138,11 @@ export async function createFullNode(
     Object.assign(libp2pOptions, { peerDiscovery });
   }
 
-  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(wakuRelay(options), libp2pOptions);
+  const libp2p = await defaultLibp2p(
+    wakuRelay(options),
+    libp2pOptions,
+    options?.userAgent
+  );
 
   const store = wakuStore(options);
   const lightPush = wakuLightPush(options);
@@ -152,14 +165,20 @@ export function defaultPeerDiscovery(): (
 
 export async function defaultLibp2p(
   wakuRelay?: (components: Components) => Relay,
-  options?: Partial<Libp2pOptions>
+  options?: Partial<Libp2pOptions>,
+  userAgent?: string
 ): Promise<Libp2p> {
   const libp2pOpts = Object.assign(
     {
       transports: [webSockets({ filter: filterAll })],
       streamMuxers: [mplex()],
       connectionEncryption: [noise()],
-    },
+      identify: {
+        host: {
+          agentVersion: userAgent ?? DefaultUserAgent,
+        },
+      },
+    } as Libp2pOptions,
     wakuRelay ? { pubsub: wakuRelay } : {},
     options ?? {}
   );
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index 640106ea16..f56c8a8c27 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { bootstrap } from "@libp2p/bootstrap";
 import type { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-id";
 import { bytesToUtf8, utf8ToBytes } from "@waku/byte-utils";
+import { DefaultUserAgent } from "@waku/core";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "@waku/core/lib/wait_for_remote_peer";
 import { createLightNode, createPrivacyNode } from "@waku/create";
 import type {
@@ -186,3 +187,49 @@ describe("Decryption Keys", () => {
     expect(receivedMsg.timestamp?.valueOf()).to.eq(messageTimestamp.valueOf());
   });
 });
+
+describe("User Agent", () => {
+  let waku1: Waku;
+  let waku2: Waku;
+
+  afterEach(async function () {
+    !!waku1 && waku1.stop().catch((e) => console.log("Waku failed to stop", e));
+    !!waku2 && waku2.stop().catch((e) => console.log("Waku failed to stop", e));
+  });
+
+  it("Sets default value correctly", async function () {
+    this.timeout(20_000);
+
+    const waku1UserAgent = "test-user-agent";
+
+    [waku1, waku2] = await Promise.all([
+      createPrivacyNode({
+        staticNoiseKey: NOISE_KEY_1,
+        userAgent: waku1UserAgent,
+      }).then((waku) => waku.start().then(() => waku)),
+      createPrivacyNode({
+        staticNoiseKey: NOISE_KEY_2,
+        libp2p: { addresses: { listen: ["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/ws"] } },
+      }).then((waku) => waku.start().then(() => waku)),
+    ]);
+
+    await waku1.libp2p.peerStore.addressBook.set(
+      waku2.libp2p.peerId,
+      waku2.libp2p.getMultiaddrs()
+    );
+    await waku1.dial(waku2.libp2p.peerId);
+    await waitForRemotePeer(waku1);
+
+    const [waku1PeerInfo, waku2PeerInfo] = await Promise.all([
+      waku2.libp2p.peerStore.metadataBook.get(waku1.libp2p.peerId),
+      waku1.libp2p.peerStore.metadataBook.get(waku2.libp2p.peerId),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(bytesToUtf8(waku1PeerInfo.get("AgentVersion")!)).to.eq(
+      waku1UserAgent
+    );
+    expect(bytesToUtf8(waku2PeerInfo.get("AgentVersion")!)).to.eq(
+      DefaultUserAgent
+    );
+  });
+});