diff --git a/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl b/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
index bb4cc85ff..0df9e7f59 100644
--- a/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
+++ b/libs/estdlib/src/erlang.erl
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
     term_to_binary/1,
     timestamp/0,
     universaltime/0,
-    localtime/0
+    localtime/0,
+    setnode/2
 ]).
 
 -export_type([
@@ -1254,3 +1255,8 @@ universaltime() ->
 -spec localtime() -> calendar:datetime().
 localtime() ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
+%% @hidden
+-spec setnode(atom(), pos_integer()) -> true.
+setnode(_NodeName, _Creation) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/bif.c b/src/libAtomVM/bif.c
index 5888d645f..579fd16fe 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/bif.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/bif.c
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ term bif_erlang_self_0(Context *ctx)
     return term_from_local_process_id(ctx->process_id);
 }
 
+term bif_erlang_node_0(Context *ctx)
+{
+    return ctx->global->node_name;
+}
+
 term bif_erlang_byte_size_1(Context *ctx, uint32_t fail_label, int live, term arg1)
 {
     UNUSED(live);
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/bif.h b/src/libAtomVM/bif.h
index 5d257588f..5fda0e947 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/bif.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/bif.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ extern "C" {
 const struct ExportedFunction *bif_registry_get_handler(AtomString module, AtomString function, int arity);
 
 term bif_erlang_self_0(Context *ctx);
+term bif_erlang_node_0(Context *ctx);
 term bif_erlang_byte_size_1(Context *ctx, uint32_t fail_label, int live, term arg1);
 term bif_erlang_bit_size_1(Context *ctx, uint32_t fail_label, int live, term arg1);
 term bif_erlang_length_1(Context *ctx, uint32_t fail_label, int live, term arg1);
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/bifs.gperf b/src/libAtomVM/bifs.gperf
index d441da07a..8c204ee2f 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/bifs.gperf
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/bifs.gperf
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct BifNameAndPtr
 };
 %%
 erlang:self/0, {.bif.base.type = BIFFunctionType, .bif.bif0_ptr = bif_erlang_self_0}
+erlang:node/0, {.bif.base.type = BIFFunctionType, .bif.bif0_ptr = bif_erlang_node_0}
 erlang:length/1, {.gcbif.base.type = GCBIFFunctionType, .gcbif.gcbif1_ptr = bif_erlang_length_1}
 erlang:byte_size/1, {.gcbif.base.type = GCBIFFunctionType, .gcbif.gcbif1_ptr = bif_erlang_byte_size_1}
 erlang:bit_size/1, {.gcbif.base.type = GCBIFFunctionType, .gcbif.gcbif1_ptr = bif_erlang_bit_size_1}
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/context.c b/src/libAtomVM/context.c
index da0589ff7..555556378 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/context.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/context.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define BYTES_PER_TERM (TERM_BITS / 8)
 
 static struct ResourceMonitor *context_monitors_handle_terminate(Context *ctx);
+static void context_distribution_handle_terminate(Context *ctx);
 static void destroy_extended_registers(Context *ctx, unsigned int live);
 
 Context *context_new(GlobalContext *glb)
@@ -132,6 +133,11 @@ void context_destroy(Context *ctx)
     // Ensure process is not registered
     globalcontext_maybe_unregister_process_id(ctx->global, ctx->process_id);
 
+    // Handle distribution termination
+    if (UNLIKELY(ctx->flags & Distribution)) {
+        context_distribution_handle_terminate(ctx);
+    }
+
     // When monitor message is sent, process is no longer in the table
     // and is no longer registered either.
     struct ResourceMonitor *resource_monitor = context_monitors_handle_terminate(ctx);
@@ -448,6 +454,14 @@ static struct ResourceMonitor *context_monitors_handle_terminate(Context *ctx)
     return result;
 }
 
+static void context_distribution_handle_terminate(Context *ctx)
+{
+    // For now, the only process with Distribution flag set is net_kernel.
+    GlobalContext *glb = ctx->global;
+    glb->node_name = NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM;
+    glb->creation = 0;
+}
+
 int context_link(Context *ctx, term link_pid)
 {
     struct ListHead *item;
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/context.h b/src/libAtomVM/context.h
index b14089c15..527a37fa5 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/context.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/context.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ enum ContextFlags
     Ready = 8,
     Killed = 16,
     Trap = 32,
+    Distribution = 64,
 };
 
 enum HeapGrowthStrategy
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.c b/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.c
index f10d24293..228dd79fc 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static const char *const unicode_atom = "\x7" "unicode";
 
 static const char *const global_atom = "\x6" "global";
 
+static const char *const nonode_at_nohost_atom = "\xD" "nonode@nohost";
+static const char *const net_kernel_atom = "\xA" "net_kernel";
+
 void defaultatoms_init(GlobalContext *glb)
 {
     int ok = 1;
@@ -308,6 +311,9 @@ void defaultatoms_init(GlobalContext *glb)
 
     ok &= globalcontext_insert_atom(glb, global_atom) == GLOBAL_ATOM_INDEX;
 
+    ok &= globalcontext_insert_atom(glb, nonode_at_nohost_atom) == NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM_INDEX;
+    ok &= globalcontext_insert_atom(glb, net_kernel_atom) == NET_KERNEL_ATOM_INDEX;
+
     if (!ok) {
         AVM_ABORT();
     }
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.h b/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.h
index 285ee4f0e..75b3ac9a5 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/defaultatoms.h
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define GLOBAL_ATOM_INDEX 111
 
-#define PLATFORM_ATOMS_BASE_INDEX 112
+#define NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM_INDEX 112
+#define NET_KERNEL_ATOM_INDEX 113
+
+#define PLATFORM_ATOMS_BASE_INDEX 114
 
 #define FALSE_ATOM TERM_FROM_ATOM_INDEX(FALSE_ATOM_INDEX)
 #define TRUE_ATOM TERM_FROM_ATOM_INDEX(TRUE_ATOM_INDEX)
@@ -317,6 +320,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define GLOBAL_ATOM TERM_FROM_ATOM_INDEX(GLOBAL_ATOM_INDEX)
 
+#define NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM TERM_FROM_ATOM_INDEX(NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM_INDEX)
+#define NET_KERNEL_ATOM TERM_FROM_ATOM_INDEX(NET_KERNEL_ATOM_INDEX)
+
 void defaultatoms_init(GlobalContext *glb);
 
 void platform_defaultatoms_init(GlobalContext *glb);
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
index 297e6c347..f10001828 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.c
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ GlobalContext *globalcontext_new()
     smp_spinlock_init(&glb->ref_ticks_spinlock);
 #endif
 
+    glb->node_name = NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM;
+    glb->creation = 0;
+
 #if HAVE_OPEN && HAVE_CLOSE
     ErlNifEnv env;
     erl_nif_env_partial_init_from_globalcontext(&env, glb);
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
index b4d24efc8..1aadb2406 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/globalcontext.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ struct GlobalContext
     SpinLock env_spinlock;
 #endif
 
+    term ATOMIC node_name;
+    uint32_t ATOMIC creation;
+
 #if HAVE_OPEN && HAVE_CLOSE
     ErlNifResourceType *posix_fd_resource_type;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
index a4fa6804f..804814605 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "synclist.h"
 #include "sys.h"
 #include "term.h"
+#include "term_typedef.h"
 #include "unicode.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ static term nif_erlang_function_exported(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_garbage_collect(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_group_leader(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_get_module_info(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
+static term nif_erlang_setnode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_memory(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_monitor(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
 static term nif_erlang_demonitor(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[]);
@@ -653,6 +655,12 @@ static const struct Nif get_module_info_nif =
     .nif_ptr = nif_erlang_get_module_info
 };
 
+static const struct Nif setnode_nif =
+{
+    .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
+    .nif_ptr = nif_erlang_setnode
+};
+
 static const struct Nif raise_nif =
 {
     .base.type = NIFFunctionType,
@@ -3912,6 +3920,42 @@ static term nif_erlang_get_module_info(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
     return result;
 }
 
+static term nif_erlang_setnode(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
+{
+    UNUSED(argc);
+
+    VALIDATE_VALUE(argv[0], term_is_atom);
+    VALIDATE_VALUE(argv[1], term_is_integer);
+
+    avm_int64_t creation = term_maybe_unbox_int64(argv[1]);
+    if (UNLIKELY(creation < 0 || creation > ((avm_int64_t) 1) << 32)) {
+        RAISE_ERROR(BADARG_ATOM);
+    }
+
+    int netkernel_pid = globalcontext_get_registered_process(ctx->global, NET_KERNEL_ATOM_INDEX);
+    if (UNLIKELY(netkernel_pid == 0)) {
+        RAISE_ERROR(BADARG_ATOM);
+    }
+
+    Context *net_kernel = globalcontext_get_process_lock(ctx->global, netkernel_pid);
+    if (IS_NULL_PTR(net_kernel)) {
+        RAISE_ERROR(BADARG_ATOM);
+    }
+
+    // Take advantage of the lock on net_kernel process
+    if (UNLIKELY(ctx->global->node_name != NONODE_AT_NOHOST_ATOM)) {
+        globalcontext_get_process_unlock(ctx->global, net_kernel);
+        RAISE_ERROR(BADARG_ATOM);
+    }
+    ctx->global->node_name = argv[0];
+    ctx->global->creation = (uint32_t) creation;
+
+    context_update_flags(net_kernel, ~NoFlags, Distribution);
+    globalcontext_get_process_unlock(ctx->global, net_kernel);
+
+    return TRUE_ATOM;
+}
+
 struct RefcBinaryAVMPack
 {
     struct AVMPackData base;
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
index 120e7e892..14968532c 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ erlang:group_leader/0, &group_leader_nif
 erlang:group_leader/2, &group_leader_nif
 erlang:get_module_info/1, &get_module_info_nif
 erlang:get_module_info/2, &get_module_info_nif
+erlang:setnode/2, &setnode_nif
 erts_debug:flat_size/1, &flat_size_nif
 ets:new/2, &ets_new_nif
 ets:insert/2, &ets_insert_nif
diff --git a/tests/erlang_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/erlang_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 383f6c793..da48bba51 100644
--- a/tests/erlang_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/erlang_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ compile_erlang(maps_nifs)
 compile_erlang(test_raw_raise)
 
 compile_erlang(test_ets)
+compile_erlang(test_node)
 
 add_custom_target(erlang_test_modules DEPENDS
     code_load_files
@@ -992,4 +993,5 @@ add_custom_target(erlang_test_modules DEPENDS
     test_raw_raise.beam
 
     test_ets.beam
+    test_node.beam
 )
diff --git a/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl b/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0518548c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/erlang_tests/test_node.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+%
+% This file is part of AtomVM.
+%
+% Copyright 2024 Paul Guyot <pguyot@kallisys.net>
+%
+% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%
+%    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%
+% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+% limitations under the License.
+%
+% SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later
+%
+
+-module(test_node).
+
+-export([start/0]).
+
+start() ->
+    ok = test_node_no_distribution(),
+    ok = test_node_distribution(),
+    0.
+
+test_node_no_distribution() ->
+    nonode@nohost = node(),
+    nonode@nohost = erlang:node(),
+    ok.
+
+test_node_distribution() ->
+    {NetKernelPid, MonitorRef} = spawn_opt(
+        fun() ->
+            receive
+                quit -> ok
+            end
+        end,
+        [monitor]
+    ),
+    register(net_kernel, NetKernelPid),
+    true = erlang:setnode(test@test_node, 42),
+    test@test_node = node(),
+    NetKernelPid ! quit,
+    ok =
+        receive
+            {'DOWN', MonitorRef, process, NetKernelPid, normal} -> ok
+        after 1000 -> timeout
+        end,
+    nonode@nohost = node(),
+    ok.
diff --git a/tests/test.c b/tests/test.c
index ffd92a3e8..19f03be73 100644
--- a/tests/test.c
+++ b/tests/test.c
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ struct Test tests[] = {
     TEST_CASE(test_raw_raise),
 
     TEST_CASE(test_ets),
+    TEST_CASE(test_node),
 
     // TEST CRASHES HERE: TEST_CASE(memlimit),