diff --git a/core/node/groups.go b/core/node/groups.go
index 8e09dffc395..47b1872ca15 100644
--- a/core/node/groups.go
+++ b/core/node/groups.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func LibP2P(bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *config.Config) fx.Option {
 		fx.Invoke(libp2p.StartListening(cfg.Addresses.Swarm)),
 		fx.Invoke(libp2p.SetupDiscovery(cfg.Discovery.MDNS.Enabled, cfg.Discovery.MDNS.Interval)),
 		fx.Provide(libp2p.ForceReachability(cfg.Internal.Libp2pForceReachability)),
+		fx.Provide(libp2p.StaticRelays(cfg.Swarm.StaticRelays)),
 
 		fx.Provide(libp2p.Security(!bcfg.DisableEncryptedConnections, cfg.Swarm.Transports)),
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func LibP2P(bcfg *BuildCfg, cfg *config.Config) fx.Option {
 
 		maybeProvide(libp2p.BandwidthCounter, !cfg.Swarm.DisableBandwidthMetrics),
 		maybeProvide(libp2p.NatPortMap, !cfg.Swarm.DisableNatPortMap),
-		maybeProvide(libp2p.AutoRelay, cfg.Swarm.EnableAutoRelay),
+		maybeProvide(libp2p.AutoRelay(len(cfg.Swarm.StaticRelays) == 0), cfg.Swarm.EnableAutoRelay),
 		autonat,
 		connmgr,
 		ps,
diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/relay.go b/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
index c5d38c96f61..d456179294b 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package libp2p
 
 import (
 	config "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/circuitv2/relay"
@@ -42,4 +43,30 @@ func RelayService(enable bool, relayOpts config.RelayService) func() (opts Libp2
 	}
 }
 
-var AutoRelay = simpleOpt(libp2p.ChainOptions(libp2p.EnableAutoRelay(), libp2p.DefaultStaticRelays()))
+func StaticRelays(relays []string) func() (opts Libp2pOpts, err error) {
+	return func() (opts Libp2pOpts, err error) {
+		staticRelays := make([]peer.AddrInfo, 0, len(relays))
+		for _, s := range relays {
+			var addr *peer.AddrInfo
+			addr, err = peer.AddrInfoFromString(s)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			staticRelays = append(staticRelays, *addr)
+		}
+		if len(staticRelays) > 0 {
+			opts.Opts = append(opts.Opts, libp2p.StaticRelays(staticRelays))
+		}
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func AutoRelay(addDefaultRelays bool) func() (opts Libp2pOpts, err error) {
+	return func() (opts Libp2pOpts, err error) {
+		opts.Opts = append(opts.Opts, libp2p.EnableAutoRelay())
+		if addDefaultRelays {
+			opts.Opts = append(opts.Opts, libp2p.DefaultStaticRelays())
+		}
+		return
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4b5889406db..8ba32d5c025 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore v0.1.6
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-chunker v0.0.5
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmds v0.6.0
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211028222721-a25573d5289a
+	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211113111219-7bbc5ab0aa46
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-interface v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-files v0.0.9
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0cc89032adf..350af96d7d9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -463,8 +463,8 @@ github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-chunker v0.0.5 h1:ojCf7HV/m+uS2vhUGWcogIIxiO5ubl5O57Q7Na
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-chunker v0.0.5/go.mod h1:jhgdF8vxRHycr00k13FM8Y0E+6BoalYeobXmUyTreP8=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmds v0.6.0 h1:yAxdowQZzoFKjcLI08sXVNnqVj3jnABbf9smrPQmBsw=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-cmds v0.6.0/go.mod h1:ZgYiWVnCk43ChwoH8hAmI1IRbuVtq3GSTHwtRB/Kqhk=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211028222721-a25573d5289a h1:bIq9Zl92JOZw/wz6LVfucaIVKQ7fkp26FQdEGA6vY/Q=
-github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211028222721-a25573d5289a/go.mod h1:wz2lKzOjgJeYJa6zx8W9VT7mz+iSd0laBMqS/9wmX6A=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211113111219-7bbc5ab0aa46 h1:zPASJGoi1ih8j5zY+Ib0BIXgkd+TkqPMiUdcwNEIWqg=
+github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-config v0.16.1-0.20211113111219-7bbc5ab0aa46/go.mod h1:wz2lKzOjgJeYJa6zx8W9VT7mz+iSd0laBMqS/9wmX6A=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.0-20181109222059-70721b86a9a8/go.mod h1:8SP1YXK1M1kXuc4KJZINY3TQQ03J2rwBG9QfXmbRPrw=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.1 h1:r/UXYyRcddO6thwOnhiznIAiSvxMECGgtv35Xs1IeRQ=
 github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-delay v0.0.1/go.mod h1:8SP1YXK1M1kXuc4KJZINY3TQQ03J2rwBG9QfXmbRPrw=