diff --git a/eth.nimble b/eth.nimble
index 21a422c..99a3295 100644
--- a/eth.nimble
+++ b/eth.nimble
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ proc runP2pTests() =
       "test_shh",
       "test_shh_config",
       "test_shh_connect",
+      "test_waku_connect",
       "test_waku_bridge",
       "test_waku_mail",
       "test_waku_mode",
diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
index 3ae17cf..ea8c0b1 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ p2pProtocol Waku(version = wakuVersion,
     wakuPeer.trusted = false
     wakuPeer.initialized = true
 
+    # No timer based queue processing for a light node.
     if not wakuNet.config.isLightNode:
       traceAsyncErrors peer.run()
 
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ proc postMessage*(node: EthereumNode, pubKey = none[PublicKey](),
     # Allow lightnode to post only direct p2p messages
     if targetPeer.isSome():
       return node.sendP2PMessage(targetPeer.get(), [env])
-    elif not node.protocolState(Waku).config.isLightNode:
+    else:
       # non direct p2p message can not have ttl of 0
       if env.ttl == 0:
         return false
@@ -490,10 +491,19 @@ proc postMessage*(node: EthereumNode, pubKey = none[PublicKey](),
       if not msg.env.valid():
         return false
 
-      return node.queueMessage(msg)
-    else:
-      warn "Light node not allowed to post messages"
-      return false
+      result = node.queueMessage(msg)
+
+      # Allows light nodes to post via untrusted messages packet.
+      # Queue gets processed immediatly as the node sends only its own messages,
+      # so the privacy ship has already sailed anyhow.
+      # TODO:
+      # - Could be still a concern in terms of efficiency, if multiple messages
+      # need to be send.
+      # - For Waku Mode, the checks in processQueue are rather useless as the
+      # idea is to connect only to 1 node? Also refactor in that case.
+      if node.protocolState(Waku).config.isLightNode:
+        for peer in node.peers(Waku):
+          peer.processQueue()
   else:
     error "Encoding of payload failed"
     return false
diff --git a/tests/p2p/test_waku_connect.nim b/tests/p2p/test_waku_connect.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15f296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/p2p/test_waku_connect.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+#                   Waku
+#              (c) Copyright 2019
+#       Status Research & Development GmbH
+#
+#            Licensed under either of
+#  Apache License, version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHEv2)
+#            MIT license (LICENSE-MIT)
+
+import
+  sequtils, tables, unittest, chronos, eth/[keys, p2p],
+  eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol, eth/p2p/peer_pool,
+  ./p2p_test_helper
+
+const safeTTL = 5'u32
+
+# TODO: Just repeat all the test_shh_connect tests here that are applicable or
+# have some commonly shared test code for both protocols.
+suite "Waku connections":
+  asyncTest "Light node posting":
+    var ln = setupTestNode(Waku)
+    ln.setLightNode(true)
+    var fn = setupTestNode(Waku)
+    fn.startListening()
+    await ln.peerPool.connectToNode(newNode(initENode(fn.keys.pubKey,
+                                                      fn.address)))
+
+    let topic = [byte 0, 0, 0, 0]
+
+    check:
+      ln.peerPool.connectedNodes.len() == 1
+      # normal post
+      ln.postMessage(ttl = safeTTL, topic = topic,
+                      payload = repeat(byte 0, 10)) == true
+      ln.protocolState(Waku).queue.items.len == 1
+      # TODO: add test on message relaying