diff --git a/chain/westend/defaults.go b/chain/westend/defaults.go
index 0a1c9d8b57..d11169f67f 100644
--- a/chain/westend/defaults.go
+++ b/chain/westend/defaults.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ var (
 	DefaultConfig = string("./chain/westend/config.toml")
 	// DefaultBasePath Default node base directory path
 	DefaultBasePath = string("~/.gossamer/westend")
+	// DefaultMetricsAddress is the default metrics server listening address.
+	DefaultMetricsAddress = "localhost:9876"
 
 	// DefaultLvl is the default log level
 	DefaultLvl = log.Info
diff --git a/cmd/gossamer/config.go b/cmd/gossamer/config.go
index d88c30c8b1..f246bf73d8 100644
--- a/cmd/gossamer/config.go
+++ b/cmd/gossamer/config.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	defaultKusamaConfigPath     = "./chain/kusama/config.toml"
 	defaultPolkadotConfigPath   = "./chain/polkadot/config.toml"
 	defaultWestendDevConfigPath = "./chain/westend-dev/config.toml"
+	defaultWestendConfigPath    = "./chain/westend/config.toml"
 )
 
 // loadConfigFile loads a default config file if --chain is specified, a specific
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ func setupConfigFromChain(ctx *cli.Context) (*ctoml.Config, *dot.Config, error)
 			tomlCfg = &ctoml.Config{}
 			cfg = dot.WestendDevConfig()
 			err = loadConfig(tomlCfg, defaultWestendDevConfigPath)
+		case "westend":
+			logger.Info("loading toml configuration from " + defaultWestendConfigPath + "...")
+			tomlCfg = &ctoml.Config{}
+			cfg = dot.WestendConfig()
+			err = loadConfig(tomlCfg, defaultWestendConfigPath)
 		default:
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown chain id provided: %s", id)
 		}
diff --git a/dot/config.go b/dot/config.go
index a84ef5afa3..78c0b196fa 100644
--- a/dot/config.go
+++ b/dot/config.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/chain/kusama"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/chain/polkadot"
+	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/chain/westend"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/state/pruner"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/dot/types"
 	"github.com/ChainSafe/gossamer/internal/log"
@@ -361,3 +362,60 @@ func PolkadotConfig() *Config {
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+// WestendConfig returns a "westend" node configuration
+func WestendConfig() *Config {
+	return &Config{
+		Global: GlobalConfig{
+			Name:           westend.DefaultName,
+			ID:             westend.DefaultID,
+			BasePath:       westend.DefaultBasePath,
+			LogLvl:         westend.DefaultLvl,
+			RetainBlocks:   westend.DefaultRetainBlocks,
+			Pruning:        pruner.Mode(westend.DefaultPruningMode),
+			MetricsAddress: westend.DefaultMetricsAddress,
+			TelemetryURLs:  westend.DefaultTelemetryURLs,
+		},
+		Log: LogConfig{
+			CoreLvl:           westend.DefaultLvl,
+			DigestLvl:         westend.DefaultLvl,
+			SyncLvl:           westend.DefaultLvl,
+			NetworkLvl:        westend.DefaultLvl,
+			RPCLvl:            westend.DefaultLvl,
+			StateLvl:          westend.DefaultLvl,
+			RuntimeLvl:        westend.DefaultLvl,
+			BlockProducerLvl:  westend.DefaultLvl,
+			FinalityGadgetLvl: westend.DefaultLvl,
+		},
+		Init: InitConfig{
+			Genesis: westend.DefaultGenesis,
+		},
+		Account: AccountConfig{
+			Key:    westend.DefaultKey,
+			Unlock: westend.DefaultUnlock,
+		},
+		Core: CoreConfig{
+			Roles:           westend.DefaultRoles,
+			WasmInterpreter: westend.DefaultWasmInterpreter,
+		},
+		Network: NetworkConfig{
+			Port:        westend.DefaultNetworkPort,
+			Bootnodes:   westend.DefaultNetworkBootnodes,
+			NoBootstrap: westend.DefaultNoBootstrap,
+			NoMDNS:      westend.DefaultNoMDNS,
+		},
+		RPC: RPCConfig{
+			Port:    westend.DefaultRPCHTTPPort,
+			Host:    westend.DefaultRPCHTTPHost,
+			Modules: westend.DefaultRPCModules,
+			WSPort:  westend.DefaultRPCWSPort,
+		},
+		Pprof: PprofConfig{
+			Settings: pprof.Settings{
+				ListeningAddress: westend.DefaultPprofListeningAddress,
+				BlockProfileRate: westend.DefaultPprofBlockRate,
+				MutexProfileRate: westend.DefaultPprofMutexRate,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}