diff --git a/eth-node/bridge/geth/waku.go b/eth-node/bridge/geth/waku.go
index 8c016d77d..242832d15 100644
--- a/eth-node/bridge/geth/waku.go
+++ b/eth-node/bridge/geth/waku.go
@@ -44,12 +44,22 @@ func (w *gethWakuWrapper) PeerCount() int {
 }
 
 // PeerCount function only added for compatibility with waku V2
-func (w *gethWakuWrapper) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
-	return errors.New("not available in WakuV1")
+func (w *gethWakuWrapper) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("not available in WakuV1")
 }
 
 // AddRelayPeer function only added for compatibility with waku V2
-func (w *gethWakuWrapper) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
+func (w *gethWakuWrapper) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("not available in WakuV1")
+}
+
+// DialPeer function only added for compatibility with waku V2
+func (w *gethWakuWrapper) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return errors.New("not available in WakuV1")
+}
+
+// DialPeerByID function only added for compatibility with waku V2
+func (w *gethWakuWrapper) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
 	return errors.New("not available in WakuV1")
 }
 
diff --git a/eth-node/bridge/geth/wakuv2.go b/eth-node/bridge/geth/wakuv2.go
index a29e0c9b4..c621affb6 100644
--- a/eth-node/bridge/geth/wakuv2.go
+++ b/eth-node/bridge/geth/wakuv2.go
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) RequestHistoricMessagesWithTimeout(peerID []byte, en
 	return errors.New("DEPRECATED")
 }
 
-func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
+func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return w.waku.AddStorePeer(address)
 }
 
-func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
+func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return w.waku.AddRelayPeer(address)
 }
 
@@ -234,6 +234,14 @@ func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) Peers() map[string][]string {
 	return w.waku.Peers()
 }
 
+func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return w.waku.DialPeer(address)
+}
+
+func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
+	return w.waku.DialPeerByID(peerID)
+}
+
 func (w *gethWakuV2Wrapper) DropPeer(peerID string) error {
 	return w.waku.DropPeer(peerID)
 }
diff --git a/eth-node/types/waku.go b/eth-node/types/waku.go
index feaadedef..8c52f7673 100644
--- a/eth-node/types/waku.go
+++ b/eth-node/types/waku.go
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ type Waku interface {
 
 	Peers() map[string][]string
 
-	AddStorePeer(address string) error
+	AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error)
 
-	AddRelayPeer(address string) error
+	AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error)
+
+	DialPeer(address string) error
+
+	DialPeerByID(peerID string) error
 
 	DropPeer(peerID string) error
 
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_peers.go b/protocol/messenger_peers.go
index 199ceb93b..5f56cfedd 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_peers.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_peers.go
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 package protocol
 
-func (m *Messenger) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
+func (m *Messenger) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return m.transport.AddStorePeer(address)
 }
 
-func (m *Messenger) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
+func (m *Messenger) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return m.transport.AddStorePeer(address)
 }
 
+func (m *Messenger) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return m.transport.DialPeer(address)
+}
+
+func (m *Messenger) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
+	return m.transport.DialPeerByID(peerID)
+}
+
 func (m *Messenger) DropPeer(peerID string) error {
 	return m.transport.DropPeer(peerID)
 }
diff --git a/protocol/transport/transport.go b/protocol/transport/transport.go
index be102a4e0..86de35e9a 100644
--- a/protocol/transport/transport.go
+++ b/protocol/transport/transport.go
@@ -594,14 +594,22 @@ func PubkeyToHex(key *ecdsa.PublicKey) string {
 	return types.EncodeHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(key))
 }
 
-func (t *Transport) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
+func (t *Transport) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return t.waku.AddStorePeer(address)
 }
 
-func (t *Transport) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
+func (t *Transport) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return t.waku.AddRelayPeer(address)
 }
 
+func (t *Transport) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return t.waku.DialPeer(address)
+}
+
+func (t *Transport) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
+	return t.waku.DialPeerByID(peerID)
+}
+
 func (t *Transport) DropPeer(peerID string) error {
 	return t.waku.DropPeer(peerID)
 }
diff --git a/services/ext/api.go b/services/ext/api.go
index 88fd9a713..56c28b21a 100644
--- a/services/ext/api.go
+++ b/services/ext/api.go
@@ -904,14 +904,22 @@ func (api *PublicAPI) BloomFilter() string {
 	return hexutil.Encode(api.service.messenger.BloomFilter())
 }
 
-func (api *PublicAPI) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
+func (api *PublicAPI) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return api.service.messenger.AddStorePeer(address)
 }
 
-func (api *PublicAPI) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
+func (api *PublicAPI) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
 	return api.service.messenger.AddRelayPeer(address)
 }
 
+func (api *PublicAPI) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return api.service.messenger.DialPeer(address)
+}
+
+func (api *PublicAPI) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
+	return api.service.messenger.DialPeerByID(peerID)
+}
+
 func (api *PublicAPI) DropPeer(peerID string) error {
 	return api.service.messenger.DropPeer(peerID)
 }
diff --git a/wakuv2/waku.go b/wakuv2/waku.go
index 7534574e3..92bad082d 100644
--- a/wakuv2/waku.go
+++ b/wakuv2/waku.go
@@ -722,14 +722,28 @@ func (w *Waku) Peers() map[string][]string {
 	return FormatPeerStats(w.node.Peers())
 }
 
-func (w *Waku) AddStorePeer(address string) error {
-	_, err := w.node.AddStorePeer(address)
-	return err
+func (w *Waku) AddStorePeer(address string) (string, error) {
+	peerID, err := w.node.AddStorePeer(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(*peerID), nil
 }
 
-func (w *Waku) AddRelayPeer(address string) error {
-	// TODO:
-	return nil
+func (w *Waku) AddRelayPeer(address string) (string, error) {
+	peerID, err := w.node.AddRelayPeer(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(*peerID), nil
+}
+
+func (w *Waku) DialPeer(address string) error {
+	return w.node.DialPeer(address)
+}
+
+func (w *Waku) DialPeerByID(peerID string) error {
+	return w.node.DialPeerByID(peer.ID(peerID))
 }
 
 func (w *Waku) DropPeer(peerID string) error {