diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5affebc76fdeb..e9a07ab2f21fa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9597,6 +9597,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-timer",
  "ip_network",
  "libp2p",
+ "libp2p-quic",
  "linked_hash_set",
  "log",
  "lru",
diff --git a/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs b/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
index a974b86026116..5b09814f4cfda 100644
--- a/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
+++ b/client/cli/src/params/network_params.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ pub struct NetworkParams {
 	#[arg(long, value_name = "PORT", conflicts_with_all = &[ "listen_addr" ])]
 	pub port: Option<u16>,
 
+	/// Enable experimental QUIC transport.
+	#[clap(long)]
+	pub experimental_quic: bool,
+
 	/// Always forbid connecting to private IPv4/IPv6 addresses (as specified in
 	/// [RFC1918](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918)), unless the address was passed with
 	/// `--reserved-nodes` or `--bootnodes`. Enabled by default for chains marked as "live" in
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ impl NetworkParams {
 			yamux_window_size: None,
 			ipfs_server: self.ipfs_server,
 			sync_mode: self.sync.into(),
+			experimental_quic: self.experimental_quic,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/network/Cargo.toml b/client/network/Cargo.toml
index be8112327eb80..62c3c8dc9b6e6 100644
--- a/client/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ futures = "0.3.21"
 futures-timer = "3.0.2"
 ip_network = "0.4.1"
 libp2p = { version = "0.51.3", features = ["dns", "identify", "kad", "macros", "mdns", "noise", "ping", "tcp",  "tokio", "yamux", "websocket", "request-response"] }
+libp2p-quic = { version = "0.7.0-alpha.3", features = ["tokio"] }
 linked_hash_set = "0.1.3"
 log = "0.4.17"
 lru = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/client/network/src/config.rs b/client/network/src/config.rs
index 17ca8335653de..c08f20d39b13c 100644
--- a/client/network/src/config.rs
+++ b/client/network/src/config.rs
@@ -628,6 +628,9 @@ pub struct NetworkConfiguration {
 	/// a modification of the way the implementation works. Different nodes with different
 	/// configured values remain compatible with each other.
 	pub yamux_window_size: Option<u32>,
+	/// If true, enables a possibility to accept QUIC connections. Incoming connections
+	/// won't be accepted unless a QUIC `Multiaddr` is passed as part of `listen_addresses`.
+	pub experimental_quic: bool,
 }
 
 impl NetworkConfiguration {
@@ -658,6 +661,7 @@ impl NetworkConfiguration {
 			kademlia_disjoint_query_paths: false,
 			yamux_window_size: None,
 			ipfs_server: false,
+			experimental_quic: false,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/client/network/src/service.rs b/client/network/src/service.rs
index 62ff5ae42466b..f2082b6509e0f 100644
--- a/client/network/src/service.rs
+++ b/client/network/src/service.rs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ where
 				config_mem,
 				network_config.yamux_window_size,
 				yamux_maximum_buffer_size,
+				network_config.experimental_quic,
 			)
 		};
 
diff --git a/client/network/src/transport.rs b/client/network/src/transport.rs
index 4136b34fc0e8e..8f15ae0b2e48a 100644
--- a/client/network/src/transport.rs
+++ b/client/network/src/transport.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 //! Transport that serves as a common ground for all connections.
 
 use either::Either;
+use futures::future::Either as FutureEither;
 use libp2p::{
 	core::{
 		muxing::StreamMuxerBox,
@@ -27,10 +28,19 @@ use libp2p::{
 	},
 	dns, identity, noise, tcp, websocket, PeerId, Transport, TransportExt,
 };
+use libp2p_quic::{self as quic, Config as QuicConfig, GenTransport as QuicTransport};
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 pub use libp2p::bandwidth::BandwidthSinks;
 
+/// Builds the QUIC transport
+fn build_quic_transport(keypair: &identity::Keypair) -> Boxed<(PeerId, quic::Connection)> {
+	let config = QuicConfig::new(&keypair);
+	let transport = QuicTransport::<quic::tokio::Provider>::new(config).boxed();
+
+	transport
+}
+
 /// Builds the transport that serves as a common ground for all connections.
 ///
 /// If `memory_only` is true, then only communication within the same process are allowed. Only
@@ -51,6 +61,7 @@ pub fn build_transport(
 	memory_only: bool,
 	yamux_window_size: Option<u32>,
 	yamux_maximum_buffer_size: usize,
+	enable_quic: bool,
 ) -> (Boxed<(PeerId, StreamMuxerBox)>, Arc<BandwidthSinks>) {
 	// Build the base layer of the transport.
 	let transport = if !memory_only {
@@ -95,11 +106,25 @@ pub fn build_transport(
 		yamux_config
 	};
 
-	let transport = transport
+	let tcp_transport = transport
 		.upgrade(upgrade::Version::V1Lazy)
 		.authenticate(authentication_config)
 		.multiplex(multiplexing_config)
-		.timeout(Duration::from_secs(20))
+		.timeout(Duration::from_secs(20));
+
+	let quic_transport = if enable_quic {
+		OptionalTransport::some(build_quic_transport(&keypair))
+	} else {
+		OptionalTransport::none()
+	};
+
+	let transport = tcp_transport.or_transport(quic_transport);
+
+	let transport = transport
+		.map(|either_output, _| match either_output {
+			FutureEither::Left((peer_id, muxer)) => (peer_id, StreamMuxerBox::new(muxer)),
+			FutureEither::Right((peer_id, muxer)) => (peer_id, StreamMuxerBox::new(muxer)),
+		})
 		.boxed();
 
 	transport.with_bandwidth_logging()