diff --git a/src/lib/waku.ts b/src/lib/waku.ts
index f9c3e0c9f7..be6a734ceb 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ export default class Waku {
     return new Waku(libp2p, new WakuRelay(libp2p.pubsub));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Dials to the provided peer. If successful, the known metadata of the peer will be added to the nodes peerStore, and the Connection will be returned
+   * @param peer The peer to dial
+   */
+  async dial(peer: PeerId | Multiaddr | string) {
+    return this.libp2p.dialProtocol(peer, CODEC);
+  }
+
   async dialWithMultiAddr(peerId: PeerId, multiaddr: Multiaddr[]) {
     this.libp2p.peerStore.addressBook.set(peerId, multiaddr);
     await this.libp2p.dialProtocol(peerId, CODEC);
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_relay.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_relay.spec.ts
index ba1d02a86d..4f6250d783 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_relay.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_relay.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { expect } from 'chai';
 import Pubsub from 'libp2p-interfaces/src/pubsub';
 
 import { NOISE_KEY_1, NOISE_KEY_2 } from '../test_utils/constants';
+import { delay } from '../test_utils/delay';
 import { makeLogFileName } from '../test_utils/log_file';
 import { NimWaku } from '../test_utils/nim_waku';
 
@@ -179,6 +180,80 @@ describe('Waku Relay', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('Js connects to nim', function () {
+      let waku: Waku;
+      let nimWaku: NimWaku;
+
+      beforeEach(async function () {
+        this.timeout(10_000);
+        waku = await Waku.create(NOISE_KEY_1);
+
+        nimWaku = new NimWaku(this.test!.ctx!.currentTest!.title);
+        await nimWaku.start();
+
+        await waku.dial(await nimWaku.getMultiaddrWithId());
+
+        await delay(100);
+        await new Promise((resolve) =>
+          waku.libp2p.pubsub.once('gossipsub:heartbeat', resolve)
+        );
+      });
+
+      afterEach(async function () {
+        nimWaku ? nimWaku.stop() : null;
+        waku ? await waku.stop() : null;
+      });
+
+      it('nim subscribes to js', async function () {
+        const subscribers = waku.libp2p.pubsub.getSubscribers(TOPIC);
+
+        const nimPeerId = await nimWaku.getPeerId();
+        expect(subscribers).to.contain(nimPeerId.toB58String());
+      });
+
+      it('Js publishes to nim', async function () {
+        const message = Message.fromUtf8String('This is a message');
+        // TODO: nim-waku does not really follow the `StrictNoSign` policy hence we need to change
+        // it for nim-waku to process our messages. Can be removed once
+        // https://github.com/status-im/nim-waku/issues/422 is fixed
+        waku.libp2p.pubsub.globalSignaturePolicy = 'StrictSign';
+
+        await waku.relay.publish(message);
+
+        await nimWaku.waitForLog('WakuMessage received');
+
+        const msgs = await nimWaku.messages();
+
+        expect(msgs[0].contentTopic).to.equal(message.contentTopic);
+        expect(msgs[0].version).to.equal(message.version);
+
+        const payload = Buffer.from(msgs[0].payload);
+        expect(Buffer.compare(payload, message.payload!)).to.equal(0);
+      });
+
+      it('Nim publishes to js', async function () {
+        const message = Message.fromUtf8String('Here is another message.');
+
+        await waku.relay.subscribe();
+
+        await new Promise((resolve) =>
+          waku.libp2p.pubsub.once('gossipsub:heartbeat', resolve)
+        );
+
+        const receivedPromise = waitForNextData(waku.libp2p.pubsub);
+
+        await nimWaku.sendMessage(message);
+
+        const receivedMsg = await receivedPromise;
+
+        expect(receivedMsg.contentTopic).to.eq(message.contentTopic);
+        expect(receivedMsg.version).to.eq(message.version);
+
+        const payload = Buffer.from(receivedMsg.payload!);
+        expect(Buffer.compare(payload, message.payload!)).to.eq(0);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('Js connects to nim', function () {
       let waku: Waku;
       let nimWaku: NimWaku;
@@ -190,9 +265,7 @@ describe('Waku Relay', () => {
         nimWaku = new NimWaku(makeLogFileName(this));
         await nimWaku.start();
 
-        const nimPeerId = await nimWaku.getPeerId();
-
-        await waku.dialWithMultiAddr(nimPeerId, [nimWaku.multiaddr]);
+        await waku.dial(await nimWaku.getMultiaddrWithId());
 
         await new Promise((resolve) =>
           waku.libp2p.pubsub.once('gossipsub:heartbeat', resolve)
diff --git a/src/test_utils/nim_waku.ts b/src/test_utils/nim_waku.ts
index 34e7e6e9f1..e80f1aed9a 100644
--- a/src/test_utils/nim_waku.ts
+++ b/src/test_utils/nim_waku.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export class NimWaku {
   private pid?: number;
   private portsShift: number;
   private peerId?: PeerId;
+  private multiaddrWithId?: Multiaddr;
   private logPath: string;
 
   constructor(logName: string) {
@@ -160,14 +161,25 @@ export class NimWaku {
   }
 
   async getPeerId(): Promise<PeerId> {
-    if (this.peerId) {
-      return this.peerId;
+    return await this.setPeerId().then((res) => res.peerId);
+  }
+
+  async getMultiaddrWithId(): Promise<Multiaddr> {
+    return await this.setPeerId().then((res) => res.multiaddrWithId);
+  }
+
+  private async setPeerId(): Promise<{
+    peerId: PeerId;
+    multiaddrWithId: Multiaddr;
+  }> {
+    if (this.peerId && this.multiaddrWithId) {
+      return { peerId: this.peerId, multiaddrWithId: this.multiaddrWithId };
     }
-
     const res = await this.info();
-    const strPeerId = multiaddr(res.listenStr).getPeerId();
-
-    return PeerId.createFromB58String(strPeerId);
+    this.multiaddrWithId = multiaddr(res.listenStr);
+    const peerIdStr = this.multiaddrWithId.getPeerId();
+    this.peerId = PeerId.createFromB58String(peerIdStr);
+    return { peerId: this.peerId, multiaddrWithId: this.multiaddrWithId };
   }
 
   get multiaddr(): Multiaddr {