diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
index 77a5d4bd6f7..2ae489880a8 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const (
 	optionNameP2PAddr                    = "p2p-addr"
 	optionNameNATAddr                    = "nat-addr"
 	optionNameP2PWSEnable                = "p2p-ws-enable"
+	optionNameP2PQUICEnable              = "p2p-quic-enable"
 	optionNameDebugAPIEnable             = "debug-api-enable"
 	optionNameDebugAPIAddr               = "debug-api-addr"
 	optionNameBootnodes                  = "bootnode"
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ func (c *command) setAllFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNameAPIAddr, ":1633", "HTTP API listen address")
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNameP2PAddr, ":1634", "P2P listen address")
 	cmd.Flags().String(optionNameNATAddr, "", "NAT exposed address")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameP2PQUICEnable, true, "enable P2P QUIC transport")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameP2PWSEnable, false, "enable P2P WebSocket transport")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice(optionNameBootnodes, []string{""}, "initial nodes to connect to")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool(optionNameDebugAPIEnable, false, "enable debug HTTP API")
diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
index 504e1ab562d..920054e7188 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ func buildBeeNode(ctx context.Context, c *command, cmd *cobra.Command, logger lo
 		DebugAPIAddr:                  debugAPIAddr,
 		Addr:                          c.config.GetString(optionNameP2PAddr),
 		NATAddr:                       c.config.GetString(optionNameNATAddr),
+		EnableQUIC:                    c.config.GetBool(optionNameP2PQUICEnable),
 		EnableWS:                      c.config.GetBool(optionNameP2PWSEnable),
 		WelcomeMessage:                c.config.GetString(optionWelcomeMessage),
 		Bootnodes:                     networkConfig.bootNodes,
diff --git a/openapi/SwarmCommon.yaml b/openapi/SwarmCommon.yaml
index 854e1821287..7c5e7992704 100644
--- a/openapi/SwarmCommon.yaml
+++ b/openapi/SwarmCommon.yaml
@@ -320,7 +320,18 @@ components:
           type: array
           nullable: false
           items:
-            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Address"
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              address:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Address"
+              fullNode:
+                type: boolean
+              p2pTransport:
+                type: array
+                nullable: true
+                items:
+                  type: string
+
 
     BlockListedPeers:
       type: array
diff --git a/pkg/api/p2p_test.go b/pkg/api/p2p_test.go
index e184906734a..336a4f7a1be 100644
--- a/pkg/api/p2p_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/p2p_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func TestAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 	addresses := []multiaddr.Multiaddr{
 		mustMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/7071/p2p/16Uiu2HAmTBuJT9LvNmBiQiNoTsxE5mtNy6YG3paw79m94CRa9sRb"),
 		mustMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/192.168.0.101/tcp/7071/p2p/16Uiu2HAmTBuJT9LvNmBiQiNoTsxE5mtNy6YG3paw79m94CRa9sRb"),
+		mustMultiaddr(t, "/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/7071/quic-v1/p2p/16Uiu2HAmTBuJT9LvNmBiQiNoTsxE5mtNy6YG3paw79m94CRa9sRb"),
 	}
 
 	ethereumAddress := common.HexToAddress("abcd")
diff --git a/pkg/api/peer.go b/pkg/api/peer.go
index a6dfc8f7aeb..b35f3aac75b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/peer.go
+++ b/pkg/api/peer.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 )
 
 type peerConnectResponse struct {
@@ -79,8 +80,9 @@ func (s *Service) peerDisconnectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 // Peer holds information about a Peer.
 type Peer struct {
-	Address  swarm.Address `json:"address"`
-	FullNode bool          `json:"fullNode"`
+	Address      swarm.Address `json:"address"`
+	FullNode     bool          `json:"fullNode"`
+	P2PTransport []string      `json:"p2pTransport,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type BlockListedPeer struct {
@@ -122,8 +124,9 @@ func mapPeers(peers []p2p.Peer) (out []Peer) {
 	out = make([]Peer, 0, len(peers))
 	for _, peer := range peers {
 		out = append(out, Peer{
-			Address:  peer.Address,
-			FullNode: peer.FullNode,
+			Address:      peer.Address,
+			FullNode:     peer.FullNode,
+			P2PTransport: maps.Keys(peer.P2PTransport),
 		})
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 3abfeb264e8..edc353fe752 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	DebugAPIAddr                  string
 	Addr                          string
 	NATAddr                       string
+	EnableQUIC                    bool
 	EnableWS                      bool
 	WelcomeMessage                string
 	Bootnodes                     []string
@@ -639,6 +640,7 @@ func NewBee(
 	p2ps, err := libp2p.New(ctx, signer, networkID, swarmAddress, addr, addressbook, stateStore, lightNodes, logger, tracer, libp2p.Options{
 		PrivateKey:      libp2pPrivateKey,
 		NATAddr:         o.NATAddr,
+		EnableQUIC:      o.EnableQUIC,
 		EnableWS:        o.EnableWS,
 		WelcomeMessage:  o.WelcomeMessage,
 		FullNode:        o.FullNodeMode,
diff --git a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/connections_test.go b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/connections_test.go
index 6f560e3ed7d..9179d87039b 100644
--- a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/connections_test.go
+++ b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/connections_test.go
@@ -1129,6 +1129,37 @@ func TestReachabilityUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConnectWithEnabledQUICTransports(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	n1, overlay1 := newService(t, 1, libp2pServiceOpts{
+		libp2pOpts: libp2p.Options{
+			EnableQUIC: true,
+			FullNode:   true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	n2, overlay2 := newService(t, 1, libp2pServiceOpts{
+		libp2pOpts: libp2p.Options{
+			EnableQUIC: true,
+			FullNode:   true,
+		},
+	})
+
+	addr1 := serviceUnderlayAddress(t, n1, ma.P_QUIC_V1)
+	if addr1 == nil {
+		t.Fatal("QUIC protocol address not found")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := n2.Connect(ctx, addr1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	expectPeers(t, n2, overlay1)
+	expectPeersEventually(t, n1, overlay2)
+}
+
 func testUserAgentLogLine(t *testing.T, logs *buffer, substring string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
diff --git a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p.go b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p.go
index d7250a517fb..9f3ce012558 100644
--- a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p.go
+++ b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p.go
@@ -17,46 +17,45 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	ocprom "contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/addressbook"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/bzz"
 	beecrypto "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/log"
+	m2 "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p/libp2p/internal/blocklist"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p/libp2p/internal/breaker"
-	handshake "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p/libp2p/internal/handshake"
+	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p/libp2p/internal/handshake"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/p2p/libp2p/internal/reacher"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/swarm"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/topology"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/topology/lightnode"
 	"github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/tracing"
-	libp2p "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/event"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
-	network "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
 	libp2ppeer "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peerstore"
-	protocol "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
-	autonat "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/autonat"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/autonat"
 	basichost "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/basic"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/peerstore/pstoremem"
 	rcmgr "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/resource-manager"
+	rcmgrObs "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/resource-manager"
 	lp2pswarm "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/net/swarm"
 	libp2pping "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/ping"
+	libp2pquic "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/quic"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/tcp"
 	ws "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/transport/websocket"
-
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/multiformats/go-multistream"
-	"go.uber.org/atomic"
-
-	ocprom "contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/prometheus"
-	m2 "github.com/ethersphere/bee/pkg/metrics"
-	rcmgrObs "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/host/resource-manager"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 )
 
 // loggerName is the tree path name of the logger for this package.
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ type lightnodes interface {
 type Options struct {
 	PrivateKey       *ecdsa.PrivateKey
 	NATAddr          string
+	EnableQUIC       bool
 	EnableWS         bool
 	FullNode         bool
 	LightNodeLimit   int
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, signer beecrypto.Signer, networkID uint64, overlay
 	var listenAddrs []string
 	if ip4Addr != "" {
 		listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip4/%s/tcp/%s", ip4Addr, port))
+		if o.EnableQUIC {
+			listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip4/%s/udp/%s/quic-v1", ip4Addr, port))
+		}
 		if o.EnableWS {
 			listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip4/%s/tcp/%s/ws", ip4Addr, port))
 		}
@@ -163,6 +166,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, signer beecrypto.Signer, networkID uint64, overlay
 
 	if ip6Addr != "" {
 		listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip6/%s/tcp/%s", ip6Addr, port))
+		if o.EnableQUIC {
+			listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip6/%s/udp/%s/quic-v1", ip6Addr, port))
+		}
 		if o.EnableWS {
 			listenAddrs = append(listenAddrs, fmt.Sprintf("/ip6/%s/tcp/%s/ws", ip6Addr, port))
 		}
@@ -244,7 +250,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, signer beecrypto.Signer, networkID uint64, overlay
 	transports := []libp2p.Option{
 		libp2p.Transport(tcp.NewTCPTransport, tcp.DisableReuseport()),
 	}
-
+	if o.EnableQUIC {
+		transports = append(transports, libp2p.Transport(libp2pquic.NewTransport))
+	}
 	if o.EnableWS {
 		transports = append(transports, libp2p.Transport(ws.New))
 	}
@@ -695,7 +703,7 @@ func (s *Service) Blocklist(overlay swarm.Address, duration time.Duration, reaso
 }
 
 func buildHostAddress(peerID libp2ppeer.ID) (ma.Multiaddr, error) {
-	return ma.NewMultiaddr(fmt.Sprintf("/p2p/%s", peerID.Pretty()))
+	return ma.NewMultiaddr(fmt.Sprintf("/p2p/%s", peerID))
 }
 
 func buildUnderlayAddress(addr ma.Multiaddr, peerID libp2ppeer.ID) (ma.Multiaddr, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p_test.go b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p_test.go
index 378d4dbc9d3..769694f382e 100644
--- a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p_test.go
+++ b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/libp2p_test.go
@@ -152,12 +152,30 @@ func expectPeersEventually(t *testing.T, s *libp2p.Service, addrs ...swarm.Addre
 	}
 }
 
-func serviceUnderlayAddress(t *testing.T, s *libp2p.Service) multiaddr.Multiaddr {
+// serviceUnderlayAddress returns the first multiaddress of the service that
+// contains the given protocol code. If no protocol code is given, the first
+// address is returned.
+func serviceUnderlayAddress(t *testing.T, s *libp2p.Service, codes ...int) multiaddr.Multiaddr {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	addrs, err := s.Addresses()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	return addrs[0]
+
+	if len(codes) == 0 {
+		return addrs[0]
+	}
+
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		for _, proto := range addr.Protocols() {
+			for _, code := range codes {
+				if proto.Code == code {
+					return addr
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/peer.go b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/peer.go
index c8eeb1578c2..fd59fe57564 100644
--- a/pkg/p2p/libp2p/peer.go
+++ b/pkg/p2p/libp2p/peer.go
@@ -119,10 +119,15 @@ func (r *peerRegistry) peers() []p2p.Peer {
 	r.mu.RLock()
 	peers := make([]p2p.Peer, 0, len(r.overlays))
 	for p, a := range r.overlays {
-		peers = append(peers, p2p.Peer{
-			Address:  a,
-			FullNode: r.full[p],
-		})
+		peer := p2p.Peer{
+			Address:      a,
+			FullNode:     r.full[p],
+			P2PTransport: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		}
+		for conn := range r.connections[p] {
+			peer.P2PTransport[conn.ConnState().Transport] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		peers = append(peers, peer)
 	}
 	r.mu.RUnlock()
 	sort.Slice(peers, func(i, j int) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/p2p/p2p.go b/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
index 4f7897be592..c122c3e2104 100644
--- a/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
+++ b/pkg/p2p/p2p.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ type Peer struct {
 	Address         swarm.Address
 	FullNode        bool
 	EthereumAddress []byte
+	P2PTransport    map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 // BlockListedPeer holds information about a Peer that is blocked.