diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
index bdfbf1c732..48c45f99a4 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enr"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/simulations/pipes"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
@@ -87,6 +88,23 @@ func (s *SimAdapter) NewNode(config *NodeConfig) (Node, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// dialer in simulations based on ENR records
+	// doesn't work unless we explicitly set localhost record
+	ip := enr.IP(net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1))
+	config.Record.Set(&ip)
+	tcpPort := enr.TCP(0)
+	config.Record.Set(&tcpPort)
+
+	err := enode.SignV4(&config.Record, config.PrivateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to generate ENR: %v", err)
+	}
+	nod, err := enode.New(enode.V4ID{}, &config.Record)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create enode: %v", err)
+	}
+	config.node = nod
+
 	n, err := node.New(&node.Config{
 		P2P: p2p.Config{
 			PrivateKey:      config.PrivateKey,
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
index 31856b76dd..e5e4d159cb 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enr"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
@@ -99,6 +100,12 @@ type NodeConfig struct {
 	// services registered by calling the RegisterService function)
 	Services []string
 
+	// Enode
+	node *enode.Node
+
+	// ENR Record with entries to overwrite
+	Record enr.Record
+
 	// function to sanction or prevent suggesting a peer
 	Reachable func(id enode.ID) bool
 
@@ -168,26 +175,27 @@ func (n *NodeConfig) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 
 // Node returns the node descriptor represented by the config.
 func (n *NodeConfig) Node() *enode.Node {
-	return enode.NewV4(&n.PrivateKey.PublicKey, net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1}, int(n.Port), int(n.Port))
+	return n.node
 }
 
 // RandomNodeConfig returns node configuration with a randomly generated ID and
 // PrivateKey
 func RandomNodeConfig() *NodeConfig {
-	key, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
+	prvkey, err := crypto.GenerateKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("unable to generate key")
 	}
 
-	id := enode.PubkeyToIDV4(&key.PublicKey)
 	port, err := assignTCPPort()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("unable to assign tcp port")
 	}
+
+	enodId := enode.PubkeyToIDV4(&prvkey.PublicKey)
 	return &NodeConfig{
-		ID:              id,
-		Name:            fmt.Sprintf("node_%s", id.String()),
-		PrivateKey:      key,
+		PrivateKey:      prvkey,
+		ID:              enodId,
+		Name:            fmt.Sprintf("node_%s", enodId.String()),
 		Port:            port,
 		EnableMsgEvents: true,
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/api/config.go b/swarm/api/config.go
index b8de16f5f0..b4448f9073 100644
--- a/swarm/api/config.go
+++ b/swarm/api/config.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/contracts/ens"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ func (c *Config) Init(prvKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) {
 
 	pubkey := crypto.FromECDSAPub(&prvKey.PublicKey)
 	pubkeyhex := common.ToHex(pubkey)
-	keyhex := crypto.Keccak256Hash(pubkey).Hex()
+	//keyhex := crypto.Keccak256Hash(pubkey).Hex()
+	keyhex := hexutil.Encode(PrivateKeyToBzzKey(prvKey))
 
 	c.PublicKey = pubkeyhex
 	c.BzzKey = keyhex
@@ -134,6 +136,11 @@ func (c *Config) Init(prvKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) {
 	c.Pss = c.Pss.WithPrivateKey(c.privateKey)
 }
 
+func PrivateKeyToBzzKey(prvKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) []byte {
+	pubkeyBytes := crypto.FromECDSAPub(&prvKey.PublicKey)
+	return crypto.Keccak256Hash(pubkeyBytes).Bytes()
+}
+
 func (c *Config) ShiftPrivateKey() (privKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey) {
 	if c.privateKey != nil {
 		privKey = c.privateKey
diff --git a/swarm/network/enr.go b/swarm/network/enr.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38e7e6707f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swarm/network/enr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package network
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/protocols"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/log"
+)
+
+// ENRAddrEntry is the entry type to store the bzz key in the enode
+type ENRAddrEntry struct {
+	data []byte
+}
+
+func NewENRAddrEntry(addr []byte) *ENRAddrEntry {
+	return &ENRAddrEntry{
+		data: addr,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b ENRAddrEntry) Address() []byte {
+	return b.data
+}
+
+// ENRKey implements enr.Entry
+func (b ENRAddrEntry) ENRKey() string {
+	return "bzzkey"
+}
+
+// EncodeRLP implements rlp.Encoder
+func (b ENRAddrEntry) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
+	log.Debug("in encoderlp", "b", b, "p", fmt.Sprintf("%p", &b))
+	return rlp.Encode(w, &b.data)
+}
+
+// DecodeRLP implements rlp.Decoder
+func (b *ENRAddrEntry) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
+	byt, err := s.Bytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	b.data = byt
+	log.Debug("in decoderlp", "b", b, "p", fmt.Sprintf("%p", &b))
+	return nil
+}
+
+type ENRLightNodeEntry bool
+
+func (b ENRLightNodeEntry) ENRKey() string {
+	return "bzzlightnode"
+}
+
+type ENRBootNodeEntry bool
+
+func (b ENRBootNodeEntry) ENRKey() string {
+	return "bzzbootnode"
+}
+
+func getENRBzzPeer(p *p2p.Peer, rw p2p.MsgReadWriter, spec *protocols.Spec) *BzzPeer {
+	var lightnode ENRLightNodeEntry
+	//var bootnode ENRBootNodeEntry
+
+	// retrieve the ENR Record data
+	record := p.Node().Record()
+	record.Load(&lightnode)
+	//record.Load(&bootnode)
+
+	// get the address; separate function as long as we need swarm/network:NewAddr() to call it
+	addr := getENRBzzAddr(p.Node())
+
+	// build the peer using the retrieved data
+	return &BzzPeer{
+		Peer:      protocols.NewPeer(p, rw, spec),
+		LightNode: bool(lightnode),
+		BzzAddr:   addr,
+	}
+}
+
+func getENRBzzAddr(nod *enode.Node) *BzzAddr {
+	var addr ENRAddrEntry
+
+	record := nod.Record()
+	record.Load(&addr)
+
+	return &BzzAddr{
+		OAddr: addr.data,
+		UAddr: []byte(nod.String()),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/swarm/network/simulation/node.go b/swarm/network/simulation/node.go
index 4c3834de30..16f754e196 100644
--- a/swarm/network/simulation/node.go
+++ b/swarm/network/simulation/node.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/simulations"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/simulations/adapters"
+	bzzapi "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/api"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/network"
 )
 
 // NodeIDs returns NodeIDs for all nodes in the network.
@@ -96,10 +98,28 @@ func (s *Simulation) AddNode(opts ...AddNodeOption) (id enode.ID, err error) {
 	if len(conf.Services) == 0 {
 		conf.Services = s.serviceNames
 	}
+
+	// add ENR records to the underlying node
+	// most importantly the bzz overlay address
+	//
+	// for now we have no way of setting bootnodes or lightnodes in sims
+	// so we just set them as false
+	// they should perhaps be possible to override them with AddNodeOption
+	bzzKey := bzzapi.PrivateKeyToBzzKey(conf.PrivateKey)
+	bzzAddr := network.NewENRAddrEntry(bzzKey)
+
+	var lightnode network.ENRLightNodeEntry
+	var bootnode network.ENRBootNodeEntry
+	conf.Record.Set(bzzAddr)
+	conf.Record.Set(&lightnode)
+	conf.Record.Set(&bootnode)
+
+	// Add the bzz address to the node config
 	node, err := s.Net.NewNodeWithConfig(conf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return id, err
 	}
+
 	return node.ID(), s.Net.Start(node.ID())
 }