diff --git a/apps/wakunode2/app.nim b/apps/wakunode2/app.nim
index 3b458cc917..97dbec7475 100644
--- a/apps/wakunode2/app.nim
+++ b/apps/wakunode2/app.nim
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import
   ../../waku/waku_api/rest/lightpush/handlers as rest_lightpush_api,
   ../../waku/waku_api/rest/store/handlers as rest_store_api,
   ../../waku/waku_api/rest/health/handlers as rest_health_api,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers as rest_admin_api,
   ../../waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/admin/handlers as rpc_admin_api,
   ../../waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/debug/handlers as rpc_debug_api,
   ../../waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/filter/handlers as rpc_filter_api,
@@ -567,6 +568,9 @@ proc startApp*(app: App): Future[AppResult[void]] {.async.} =
 proc startRestServer(app: App, address: ValidIpAddress, port: Port, conf: WakuNodeConf): AppResult[RestServerRef] =
   let server = ? newRestHttpServer(address, port)
 
+  ## Admin REST API
+  installAdminApiHandlers(server.router, app.node)
+
   ## Debug REST API
   installDebugApiHandlers(server.router, app.node)
 
diff --git a/tests/all_tests_waku.nim b/tests/all_tests_waku.nim
index 2922817700..c527d7f63e 100644
--- a/tests/all_tests_waku.nim
+++ b/tests/all_tests_waku.nim
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ import
   ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_store,
   ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_filter,
   ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_legacy_filter,
-  ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_lightpush
+  ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_lightpush,
+  ./wakunode_rest/test_rest_admin
 
 import
   ./waku_rln_relay/test_waku_rln_relay,
diff --git a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_all.nim b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_all.nim
index 5c568820aa..620ae8a708 100644
--- a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_all.nim
+++ b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_all.nim
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ import
   ./test_rest_relay_serdes,
   ./test_rest_relay,
   ./test_rest_serdes,
-  ./test_rest_store
+  ./test_rest_store,
+  ./test_rest_admin
diff --git a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_admin.nim b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_admin.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42aea1b173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_admin.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{.used.}
+
+import
+  std/sequtils,
+  stew/shims/net,
+  testutils/unittests,
+  presto, presto/client as presto_client,
+  libp2p/crypto/crypto
+
+import
+  ../../waku/waku_core,
+  ../../waku/waku_node,
+  ../../waku/node/peer_manager,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/server,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/client,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/responses,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/admin/types,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers as admin_api,
+  ../../waku/waku_api/rest/admin/client as admin_api_client,
+  ../../waku/waku_relay,
+  ../testlib/wakucore,
+  ../testlib/wakunode,
+  ../testlib/testasync
+
+suite "Waku v2 Rest API - Admin":
+  var node1 {.threadvar.}: WakuNode
+  var node2 {.threadvar.}: WakuNode
+  var node3 {.threadvar.}: WakuNode
+  var peerInfo2 {.threadvar.}: RemotePeerInfo
+  var peerInfo3 {.threadvar.}: RemotePeerInfo
+  var restServer {.threadvar.}: RestServerRef
+  var client{.threadvar.}: RestClientRef
+
+  asyncSetup:
+    node1 = newTestWakuNode(generateSecp256k1Key(), ValidIpAddress.init("127.0.0.1"), Port(60600))
+    node2 = newTestWakuNode(generateSecp256k1Key(), ValidIpAddress.init("127.0.0.1"), Port(60602))
+    peerInfo2 = node2.switch.peerInfo
+    node3 = newTestWakuNode(generateSecp256k1Key(), ValidIpAddress.init("127.0.0.1"), Port(60604))
+    peerInfo3 = node3.switch.peerInfo
+
+    await allFutures(node1.start(), node2.start(), node3.start())
+    await allFutures(node1.mountRelay(), node2.mountRelay(), node3.mountRelay())
+
+    let restPort = Port(58011)
+    let restAddress = ValidIpAddress.init("127.0.0.1")
+    restServer = RestServerRef.init(restAddress, restPort).tryGet()
+
+    installAdminApiHandlers(restServer.router, node1)
+
+    restServer.start()
+
+    client = newRestHttpClient(initTAddress(restAddress, restPort))
+
+  asyncTearDown:
+    await restServer.stop()
+    await restServer.closeWait()
+    await allFutures(node1.stop(), node2.stop(), node3.stop())
+
+  asyncTest "Set and get remote peers":
+    # Connect to nodes 2 and 3 using the Admin API
+    let postRes = await client.postPeers(@[constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo2),
+                                           constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo3)])
+
+    check:
+      postRes.status == 200
+
+    # Verify that newly connected peers are being managed
+    let getRes = await client.getPeers()
+
+    check:
+      getRes.status == 200
+      $getRes.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+      getRes.data.len() == 2
+      # Check peer 2
+      getRes.data.anyIt(it.protocols.find(WakuRelayCodec) >= 0 and
+                   it.multiaddr == constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo2))
+      # Check peer 3
+      getRes.data.anyIt(it.protocols.find(WakuRelayCodec) >= 0 and
+                   it.multiaddr == constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo3))
+
+  asyncTest "Set wrong peer":
+    let nonExistentPeer = "/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/10000/p2p/16Uiu2HAm6HZZr7aToTvEBPpiys4UxajCTU97zj5v7RNR2gbniy1D"
+    let postRes = await client.postPeers(@[nonExistentPeer])
+
+    check:
+      postRes.status == 400
+      $postRes.contentType == $MIMETYPE_TEXT
+      postRes.data == "Failed to connect to peer at index: 0 - " & nonExistentPeer
+
+    # Verify that newly connected peers are being managed
+    let getRes = await client.getPeers()
+
+    check:
+      getRes.status == 200
+      $getRes.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+      getRes.data.len() == 0
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/admin/handlers.nim b/waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/admin/handlers.nim
index c89fb05de0..599a725af7 100644
--- a/waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/admin/handlers.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_api/jsonrpc/admin/handlers.nim
@@ -14,30 +14,13 @@ import
   ../../../waku_relay,
   ../../../waku_node,
   ../../../node/peer_manager,
+  ../../../waku_core,
   ./types
 
 
 logScope:
   topics = "waku node jsonrpc admin_api"
 
-
-
-proc constructMultiaddrStr*(wireaddr: MultiAddress, peerId: PeerId): string =
-  # Constructs a multiaddress with both wire address and p2p identity
-  $wireaddr & "/p2p/" & $peerId
-
-proc constructMultiaddrStr*(peerInfo: PeerInfo): string =
-  # Constructs a multiaddress with both location (wire) address and p2p identity
-  if peerInfo.listenAddrs.len == 0:
-    return ""
-  constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo.listenAddrs[0], peerInfo.peerId)
-
-proc constructMultiaddrStr*(remotePeerInfo: RemotePeerInfo): string =
-  # Constructs a multiaddress with both location (wire) address and p2p identity
-  if remotePeerInfo.addrs.len == 0:
-    return ""
-  constructMultiaddrStr(remotePeerInfo.addrs[0], remotePeerInfo.peerId)
-
 proc installAdminApiHandlers*(node: WakuNode, rpcsrv: RpcServer) =
 
   rpcsrv.rpc("post_waku_v2_admin_v1_peers") do (peers: seq[string]) -> bool:
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/client.nim b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/client.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9980cadae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/client.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
+  {.push raises: [Defect].}
+else:
+  {.push raises: [].}
+
+import
+  chronicles,
+  json_serialization,
+  json_serialization/std/options,
+  presto/[route, client],
+  stew/byteutils
+
+import
+  ../serdes,
+  ../responses,
+  ./types
+
+export types
+
+
+logScope:
+  topics = "waku node rest admin api"
+
+proc decodeBytes*(t: typedesc[seq[WakuPeer]], data: openArray[byte],
+                  contentType: Opt[ContentTypeData]): RestResult[seq[WakuPeer]] =
+  if MediaType.init($contentType) != MIMETYPE_JSON:
+    error "Unsupported response contentType value", contentType = contentType
+    return err("Unsupported response contentType")
+
+  let decoded = decodeFromJsonBytes(seq[WakuPeer], data).valueOr:
+    return err("Invalid response from server, could not decode.")
+
+  return ok(decoded)
+
+proc decodeBytes*(t: typedesc[string], value: openArray[byte],
+                  contentType: Opt[ContentTypeData]): RestResult[string] =
+  if MediaType.init($contentType) != MIMETYPE_TEXT:
+    error "Unsupported contentType value", contentType = contentType
+    return err("Unsupported contentType")
+
+  var res: string
+  if len(value) > 0:
+    res = newString(len(value))
+    copyMem(addr res[0], unsafeAddr value[0], len(value))
+  return ok(res)
+
+proc encodeBytes*(value: seq[string],
+                  contentType: string): RestResult[seq[byte]] =
+  if MediaType.init(contentType) != MIMETYPE_JSON:
+    error "Unsupported contentType value", contentType = contentType
+    return err("Unsupported contentType")
+
+  let encoded = ?encodeIntoJsonBytes(value)
+  return ok(encoded)
+
+proc getPeers*():
+    RestResponse[seq[WakuPeer]]
+    {.rest, endpoint: "/admin/v1/peers", meth: HttpMethod.MethodGet.}
+
+proc postPeers*(body: seq[string]):
+      RestResponse[string]
+      {.rest, endpoint: "/admin/v1/peers", meth: HttpMethod.MethodPost.}
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec295fe3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/handlers.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
+  {.push raises: [Defect].}
+else:
+  {.push raises: [].}
+
+import
+  std/strformat,
+  std/sequtils,
+  stew/byteutils,
+  chronicles,
+  json_serialization,
+  presto/route,
+  libp2p/[peerinfo, switch]
+
+import
+  ../../../waku_core,
+  ../../../waku_store,
+  ../../../waku_filter,
+  ../../../waku_relay,
+  ../../../waku_node,
+  ../../../node/peer_manager,
+  ../responses,
+  ../serdes,
+  ./types
+
+export types
+
+logScope:
+  topics = "waku node rest admin api"
+
+const ROUTE_ADMIN_V1_PEERS* = "/admin/v1/peers"
+
+type PeerProtocolTuple = tuple[multiaddr: string, protocol: string, connected: bool]
+
+func decodeRequestBody[T](contentBody: Option[ContentBody]) : Result[T, RestApiResponse] =
+  if contentBody.isNone():
+    return err(RestApiResponse.badRequest("Missing content body"))
+
+  let reqBodyContentType = MediaType.init($contentBody.get().contentType)
+  if reqBodyContentType != MIMETYPE_JSON:
+    return err(RestApiResponse.badRequest("Wrong Content-Type, expected application/json"))
+
+  let reqBodyData = contentBody.get().data
+
+  let requestResult = decodeFromJsonBytes(T, reqBodyData)
+  if requestResult.isErr():
+    return err(RestApiResponse.badRequest("Invalid content body, could not decode. " &
+                                          $requestResult.error))
+
+  return ok(requestResult.get())
+
+proc tuplesToWakuPeers(peers: var WakuPeers, peersTup: seq[PeerProtocolTuple]) =
+  for peer in peersTup:
+    peers.add(peer.multiaddr, peer.protocol, peer.connected)
+
+
+proc installAdminV1GetPeersHandler(router: var RestRouter, node: WakuNode) =
+  router.api(MethodGet, ROUTE_ADMIN_V1_PEERS) do () -> RestApiResponse:
+    var peers:  WakuPeers = @[]
+
+    if not node.wakuRelay.isNil():
+      # Map managed peers to WakuPeers and add to return list
+      let relayPeers = node.peerManager
+                            .peerStore.peers(WakuRelayCodec)
+                            .mapIt((
+                                    multiaddr: constructMultiaddrStr(it),
+                                    protocol: WakuRelayCodec,
+                                    connected: it.connectedness == Connectedness.Connected)
+                                  )
+      tuplesToWakuPeers(peers, relayPeers)
+
+    if not node.wakuFilterLegacy.isNil():
+      # Map WakuFilter peers to WakuPeers and add to return list
+      let filterPeers = node.peerManager.peerStore.peers(WakuLegacyFilterCodec)
+          .mapIt((multiaddr: constructMultiaddrStr(it),
+                  protocol: WakuLegacyFilterCodec,
+                  connected: it.connectedness == Connectedness.Connected))
+      tuplesToWakuPeers(peers, filterPeers)
+
+    if not node.wakuStore.isNil():
+      # Map WakuStore peers to WakuPeers and add to return list
+      let storePeers = node.peerManager.peerStore
+                           .peers(WakuStoreCodec)
+                           .mapIt((multiaddr: constructMultiaddrStr(it),
+                                   protocol: WakuStoreCodec,
+                                   connected: it.connectedness == Connectedness.Connected))
+      tuplesToWakuPeers(peers, storePeers)
+
+    let resp = RestApiResponse.jsonResponse(peers, status=Http200)
+    if resp.isErr():
+      error "An error ocurred while building the json respose: ", error=resp.error
+      return RestApiResponse.internalServerError(fmt("An error ocurred while building the json respose: {resp.error}"))
+
+    return resp.get()
+
+proc installAdminV1PostPeersHandler(router: var RestRouter, node: WakuNode) =
+  router.api(MethodPost, ROUTE_ADMIN_V1_PEERS) do (contentBody: Option[ContentBody]) -> RestApiResponse:
+
+    let peers: seq[string] = decodeRequestBody[seq[string]](contentBody).valueOr:
+      return RestApiResponse.badRequest(fmt("Failed to decode request: {error}"))
+
+    for i, peer in peers:
+      let peerInfo = parsePeerInfo(peer).valueOr:
+        return RestApiResponse.badRequest(fmt("Couldn't parse remote peer info: {error}"))
+
+      if not (await node.peerManager.connectRelay(peerInfo, source="rest")):
+        return RestApiResponse.badRequest(fmt("Failed to connect to peer at index: {i} - {peer}"))
+
+    return RestApiResponse.ok()
+
+proc installAdminApiHandlers*(router: var RestRouter, node: WakuNode) =
+  installAdminV1GetPeersHandler(router, node)
+  installAdminV1PostPeersHandler(router, node)
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/openapi.yaml b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/openapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ce64e46c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/openapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: Waku V2 node REST API
+  version: 1.0.0
+  contact:
+    name: VAC Team
+    url: https://forum.vac.dev/
+
+tags:
+  - name: admin
+    description: Admin REST API for WakuV2 node
+
+paths:
+  /admin/v1/peers:
+    get:
+      summary: Get connected peers info
+      description: Retrieve information about connected peers.
+      operationId: getPeerInfo
+      tags:
+        - admin
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Information about a Waku v2 node.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/WakuPeer'
+        '5XX':
+          description: Unexpected error.
+    post:
+      summary: Adds new peer(s) to connect with
+      description: Adds new peer(s) to connect with.
+      operationId: postPeerInfo
+      tags:
+        - admin
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: array
+              items:
+                type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Ok
+        '400':
+          description: Cannot connect to one or more peers.
+        '5XX':
+          description: Unexpected error.
+
+components:
+  schemas:
+    WakuPeer:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - multiaddr
+        - protocols
+      properties:
+        multiaddr:
+          type: string
+        protocols:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: object
+            required:
+              - protocol
+              - connected
+            properties:
+              protocol:
+                type: string
+              connected:
+                type: boolean
diff --git a/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/types.nim b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/types.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab6b8f22c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/waku_api/rest/admin/types.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
+  {.push raises: [Defect].}
+else:
+  {.push raises: [].}
+
+import
+  chronicles,
+  json_serialization,
+  json_serialization/std/options,
+  json_serialization/lexer
+import
+  ../serdes
+
+#### Types
+
+type
+  ProtocolState* = object
+    protocol*: string
+    connected*: bool
+
+type
+  WakuPeer* = object
+    multiaddr*: string
+    protocols*: seq[ProtocolState]
+
+type WakuPeers* = seq[WakuPeer]
+
+#### Serialization and deserialization
+
+proc writeValue*(writer: var JsonWriter[RestJson], value: ProtocolState)
+  {.raises: [IOError].} =
+  writer.beginRecord()
+  writer.writeField("protocol", value.protocol)
+  writer.writeField("connected", value.connected)
+  writer.endRecord()
+
+proc writeValue*(writer: var JsonWriter[RestJson], value: WakuPeer)
+  {.raises: [IOError].} =
+  writer.beginRecord()
+  writer.writeField("multiaddr", value.multiaddr)
+  writer.writeField("protocols", value.protocols)
+  writer.endRecord()
+
+proc readValue*(reader: var JsonReader[RestJson], value: var ProtocolState)
+  {.gcsafe, raises: [SerializationError, IOError].} =
+  var
+    protocol: Option[string]
+    connected: Option[bool]
+
+  for fieldName in readObjectFields(reader):
+    case fieldName
+    of "protocol":
+      if protocol.isSome():
+        reader.raiseUnexpectedField("Multiple `protocol` fields found", "ProtocolState")
+      protocol = some(reader.readValue(string))
+    of "connected":
+      if connected.isSome():
+        reader.raiseUnexpectedField("Multiple `connected` fields found", "ProtocolState")
+      connected = some(reader.readValue(bool))
+    else:
+      unrecognizedFieldWarning()
+
+  if connected.isNone():
+    reader.raiseUnexpectedValue("Field `connected` is missing")
+
+  if protocol.isNone():
+    reader.raiseUnexpectedValue("Field `protocol` is missing")
+
+  value = ProtocolState(
+      protocol: protocol.get(),
+      connected: connected.get()
+    )
+
+proc readValue*(reader: var JsonReader[RestJson], value: var WakuPeer)
+  {.gcsafe, raises: [SerializationError, IOError].} =
+  var
+    multiaddr: Option[string]
+    protocols: Option[seq[ProtocolState]]
+
+  for fieldName in readObjectFields(reader):
+    case fieldName
+    of "multiaddr":
+      if multiaddr.isSome():
+        reader.raiseUnexpectedField("Multiple `multiaddr` fields found", "WakuPeer")
+      multiaddr = some(reader.readValue(string))
+    of "protocols":
+      if protocols.isSome():
+        reader.raiseUnexpectedField("Multiple `protocols` fields found", "WakuPeer")
+      protocols = some(reader.readValue(seq[ProtocolState]))
+    else:
+      unrecognizedFieldWarning()
+
+  if multiaddr.isNone():
+    reader.raiseUnexpectedValue("Field `multiaddr` is missing")
+
+  if protocols.isNone():
+    reader.raiseUnexpectedValue("Field `protocols` are missing")
+
+  value = WakuPeer(
+      multiaddr: multiaddr.get(),
+      protocols: protocols.get()
+    )
+
+## Utility for populating WakuPeers and ProtocolState
+func `==`*(a, b: ProtocolState): bool {.inline.} =
+  return a.protocol == b.protocol
+
+func `==`*(a: ProtocolState, b: string): bool {.inline.} =
+  return a.protocol == b
+
+func `==`*(a, b: WakuPeer): bool {.inline.} =
+  return a.multiaddr == b.multiaddr
+
+proc add*(peers: var WakuPeers, multiaddr: string, protocol: string, connected: bool) =
+  var
+    peer: WakuPeer = WakuPeer(
+            multiaddr: multiaddr,
+            protocols: @[ProtocolState(
+                          protocol: protocol,
+                          connected: connected
+                        )]
+          )
+  let idx = peers.find(peer)
+
+  if idx < 0:
+    peers.add(peer)
+  else:
+    peers[idx].protocols.add(ProtocolState(
+                          protocol: protocol,
+                          connected: connected
+                        ))
+
diff --git a/waku/waku_core.nim b/waku/waku_core.nim
index ac68e4df0d..4491047e3a 100644
--- a/waku/waku_core.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_core.nim
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ import
   ./waku_core/time,
   ./waku_core/message,
   ./waku_core/peers,
-  ./waku_core/subscription
+  ./waku_core/subscription,
+  ./waku_core/multiaddrstr
 
 export
   topics,
   time,
   message,
   peers,
-  subscription
+  subscription,
+  multiaddrstr
diff --git a/waku/waku_core/multiaddrstr.nim b/waku/waku_core/multiaddrstr.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d568519cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waku/waku_core/multiaddrstr.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+when (NimMajor, NimMinor) < (1, 4):
+  {.push raises: [Defect].}
+else:
+  {.push raises: [].}
+
+import
+    libp2p/[peerinfo, switch]
+
+import
+  ./peers
+
+proc constructMultiaddrStr*(wireaddr: MultiAddress, peerId: PeerId): string =
+  # Constructs a multiaddress with both wire address and p2p identity
+  return $wireaddr & "/p2p/" & $peerId
+
+proc constructMultiaddrStr*(peerInfo: PeerInfo): string =
+  # Constructs a multiaddress with both location (wire) address and p2p identity
+  if peerInfo.listenAddrs.len == 0:
+    return ""
+  return constructMultiaddrStr(peerInfo.listenAddrs[0], peerInfo.peerId)
+
+proc constructMultiaddrStr*(remotePeerInfo: RemotePeerInfo): string =
+  # Constructs a multiaddress with both location (wire) address and p2p identity
+  if remotePeerInfo.addrs.len == 0:
+    return ""
+  return constructMultiaddrStr(remotePeerInfo.addrs[0], remotePeerInfo.peerId)
+