diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d003dcae7..a8f415ae9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - **breaking**: `DecryptionParams` may be passed when using `queryHistory` instead of just keys.
 - Examples have been moved to https://github.com/waku-org/js-waku-examples.
+- `Waku` is now defined as an interface with `WakuNode` an implementation of it.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 218bd8261..626ff428c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
       "types": "./dist/lib/create_waku.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/lib/create_waku.js"
     },
+    "./lib/interfaces": {
+      "types": "./dist/lib/interfaces.d.ts"
+    },
     "./lib/peer_discovery_dns": {
       "types": "./dist/lib/peer_discovery_dns/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/lib/peer_discovery_dns/index.js"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 516a1e7ca..60078fbb9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export * as utils from "./lib/utils";
 export * as proto_message from "./proto/message";
 
 export * as waku from "./lib/waku";
-export { Waku, Protocols } from "./lib/waku";
+export { WakuNode, Protocols } from "./lib/waku";
 
 export * as waku_message from "./lib/waku_message";
 export { WakuMessage } from "./lib/waku_message";
diff --git a/src/lib/create_waku.ts b/src/lib/create_waku.ts
index 3605273b5..d68f9b5cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/create_waku.ts
+++ b/src/lib/create_waku.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import { all as filterAll } from "@libp2p/websockets/filters";
 import { createLibp2p, Libp2pOptions } from "libp2p";
 import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
 
+import type { Waku } from "./interfaces";
 import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from "./peer_discovery_static_list";
 import { getPredefinedBootstrapNodes } from "./predefined_bootstrap_nodes";
-import { Waku, WakuOptions } from "./waku";
+import { WakuNode, WakuOptions } from "./waku";
 import { WakuFilter } from "./waku_filter";
 import { WakuLightPush } from "./waku_light_push";
 import { WakuRelay } from "./waku_relay";
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ export interface CreateOptions {
    */
   pubSubTopic?: string;
   /**
-   * You can pass options to the `Libp2p` instance used by {@link index.waku.Waku} using the {@link CreateOptions.libp2p} property.
+   * You can pass options to the `Libp2p` instance used by {@link index.waku.WakuNode} using the {@link CreateOptions.libp2p} property.
    * This property is the same type than the one passed to [`Libp2p.create`](https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p/blob/master/doc/API.md#create)
    * apart that we made the `modules` property optional and partial,
    * allowing its omission and letting Waku set good defaults.
-   * Notes that some values are overridden by {@link index.waku.Waku} to ensure it implements the Waku protocol.
+   * Notes that some values are overridden by {@link index.waku.WakuNode} to ensure it implements the Waku protocol.
    */
   libp2p?: Partial<Libp2pOptions>;
   /**
@@ -65,7 +66,13 @@ export async function createWaku(
   const wakuLightPush = new WakuLightPush(libp2p, options);
   const wakuFilter = new WakuFilter(libp2p, options);
 
-  return new Waku(options ?? {}, libp2p, wakuStore, wakuLightPush, wakuFilter);
+  return new WakuNode(
+    options ?? {},
+    libp2p,
+    wakuStore,
+    wakuLightPush,
+    wakuFilter
+  );
 }
 
 export function defaultPeerDiscovery(): PeerDiscovery {
diff --git a/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts
index 3c6415249..f8daa6974 100644
--- a/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/enr/enr.node.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { expect } from "chai";
 
 import { makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1, Nwaku } from "../../test_utils";
 import { createWaku } from "../create_waku";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 
 import { ENR } from "./enr";
 
diff --git a/src/lib/interfaces.ts b/src/lib/interfaces.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..204d29a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/interfaces.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import type { Stream } from "@libp2p/interface-connection";
+import type { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-id";
+import type { Multiaddr } from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
+import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
+
+import type { Protocols } from "./waku";
+import type { WakuFilter } from "./waku_filter";
+import type { WakuLightPush } from "./waku_light_push";
+import type { DecryptionMethod } from "./waku_message";
+import type { WakuRelay } from "./waku_relay";
+import type { WakuStore } from "./waku_store";
+
+export interface Waku {
+  libp2p: Libp2p;
+  relay: WakuRelay;
+  store: WakuStore;
+  filter: WakuFilter;
+  lightPush: WakuLightPush;
+
+  dial(peer: PeerId | Multiaddr, protocols?: Protocols[]): Promise<Stream>;
+
+  addPeerToAddressBook(
+    peerId: PeerId | string,
+    multiaddrs: Multiaddr[] | string[]
+  ): void;
+
+  start(): Promise<void>;
+
+  stop(): Promise<void>;
+
+  isStarted(): boolean;
+
+  addDecryptionKey(
+    key: Uint8Array | string,
+    options?: { method?: DecryptionMethod; contentTopics?: string[] }
+  ): void;
+
+  deleteDecryptionKey(key: Uint8Array | string): void;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
index c48bef1fb..3185c5011 100644
--- a/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1, Nwaku } from "../test_utils";
 import { delay } from "../test_utils/delay";
 
 import { createWaku } from "./create_waku";
+import type { Waku } from "./interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "./wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "./waku";
+import { Protocols } from "./waku";
 
 describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
   let waku: Waku;
diff --git a/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.ts b/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.ts
index 85220e8dc..004db2a76 100644
--- a/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/wait_for_remote_peer.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
 import { pEvent } from "p-event";
 
 import { StoreCodecs } from "./constants";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "./waku";
+import type { Waku } from "./interfaces";
+import { Protocols } from "./waku";
 import { FilterCodec } from "./waku_filter";
 import { LightPushCodec } from "./waku_light_push";
 
diff --git a/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts
index c61d6b31f..a0a9c62d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import {
 
 import { createWaku } from "./create_waku";
 import { generateSymmetricKey } from "./crypto";
+import type { Waku } from "./interfaces";
 import { PeerDiscoveryStaticPeers } from "./peer_discovery_static_list";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "./wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "./waku";
+import { Protocols } from "./waku";
 import { WakuMessage } from "./waku_message";
 
 const TestContentTopic = "/test/1/waku/utf8";
diff --git a/src/lib/waku.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku.spec.ts
index 9ac244d2c..efde19c33 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { PeerId } from "@libp2p/interface-peer-id";
 import { expect } from "chai";
 
 import { createWaku } from "./create_waku";
-import { Waku } from "./waku";
+import type { Waku } from "./interfaces";
 
 describe("Waku Dial", function () {
   describe("Bootstrap [live data]", function () {
diff --git a/src/lib/waku.ts b/src/lib/waku.ts
index fc9428bf4..b12080cc5 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { multiaddr } from "@multiformats/multiaddr";
 import debug from "debug";
 import type { Libp2p } from "libp2p";
 
+import { Waku } from "./interfaces";
 import { FilterCodec, WakuFilter } from "./waku_filter";
 import { LightPushCodec, WakuLightPush } from "./waku_light_push";
 import { DecryptionMethod, WakuMessage } from "./waku_message";
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export interface WakuOptions {
   decryptionKeys?: Array<Uint8Array | string>;
 }
 
-export class Waku {
+export class WakuNode implements Waku {
   public libp2p: Libp2p;
   public relay: WakuRelay;
   public store: WakuStore;
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
index f02949e01..bd91ae783 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_filter/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import debug from "debug";
 import { makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1, Nwaku } from "../../test_utils";
 import { delay } from "../../test_utils/delay";
 import { createWaku } from "../create_waku";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 import { WakuMessage } from "../waku_message";
 
 const log = debug("waku:test");
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts
index 2a66d0af3..1f0dbdb7e 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_light_push/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import debug from "debug";
 import { makeLogFileName, NOISE_KEY_1, Nwaku } from "../../test_utils";
 import { delay } from "../../test_utils/delay";
 import { createWaku } from "../create_waku";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 import { WakuMessage } from "../waku_message";
 
 const log = debug("waku:test:lightpush");
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_message/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_message/index.node.spec.ts
index 80277f1a9..7e7841352 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_message/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_message/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ import {
   generateSymmetricKey,
   getPublicKey,
 } from "../crypto";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { bytesToHex, bytesToUtf8, hexToBytes, utf8ToBytes } from "../utils";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 
 import { DecryptionMethod, WakuMessage } from "./index";
 
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts
index 472c3d363..a089792e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_relay/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ import {
   generateSymmetricKey,
   getPublicKey,
 } from "../crypto";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 import { DecryptionMethod, WakuMessage } from "../waku_message";
 
 const log = debug("waku:test");
diff --git a/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts b/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
index 47f79fe6b..a3f17f620 100644
--- a/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/waku_store/index.node.spec.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import {
   generateSymmetricKey,
   getPublicKey,
 } from "../crypto";
+import type { Waku } from "../interfaces";
 import { waitForRemotePeer } from "../wait_for_remote_peer";
-import { Protocols, Waku } from "../waku";
+import { Protocols } from "../waku";
 import { DecryptionMethod, WakuMessage } from "../waku_message";
 
 import { PageDirection } from "./history_rpc";