diff --git a/cmd/downloader/main.go b/cmd/downloader/main.go
index 09cbb2cf2b3..fbab911e3c1 100644
--- a/cmd/downloader/main.go
+++ b/cmd/downloader/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	torrentVerbosity               int
 	downloadRateStr, uploadRateStr string
 	torrentDownloadSlots           int
+	staticPeersStr                 string
 	torrentPort                    int
 	torrentMaxPeers                int
 	torrentConnsPerFile            int
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&torrentMaxPeers, "torrent.maxpeers", utils.TorrentMaxPeersFlag.Value, utils.TorrentMaxPeersFlag.Usage)
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&torrentConnsPerFile, "torrent.conns.perfile", utils.TorrentConnsPerFileFlag.Value, utils.TorrentConnsPerFileFlag.Usage)
 	rootCmd.Flags().IntVar(&torrentDownloadSlots, "torrent.download.slots", utils.TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag.Value, utils.TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag.Usage)
+	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&staticPeersStr, utils.TorrentStaticPeersFlag.Name, utils.TorrentStaticPeersFlag.Value, utils.TorrentStaticPeersFlag.Usage)
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&disableIPV6, "downloader.disable.ipv6", utils.DisableIPV6.Value, utils.DisableIPV6.Usage)
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&disableIPV4, "downloader.disable.ipv4", utils.DisableIPV4.Value, utils.DisableIPV6.Usage)
 
@@ -141,9 +144,10 @@ func Downloader(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid nat option %s: %w", natSetting, err)
 	}
+	staticPeers := strings.Split(staticPeersStr, ",")
 
 	version := "erigon: " + params.VersionWithCommit(params.GitCommit)
-	cfg, err := downloadercfg2.New(dirs.Snap, version, torrentLogLevel, downloadRate, uploadRate, torrentPort, torrentConnsPerFile, torrentDownloadSlots)
+	cfg, err := downloadercfg2.New(dirs.Snap, version, torrentLogLevel, downloadRate, uploadRate, torrentPort, torrentConnsPerFile, torrentDownloadSlots, staticPeers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 2d60266b689..57eab187215 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -669,6 +669,11 @@ var (
 		Value: 3,
 		Usage: "amount of files to download in parallel. If network has enough seeders 1-3 slot enough, if network has lack of seeders increase to 5-7 (too big value will slow down everything).",
 	}
+	TorrentStaticPeersFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "torrent.staticpeers",
+		Usage: "Comma separated enode URLs to connect to",
+		Value: "",
+	}
 	NoDownloaderFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "no-downloader",
 		Usage: "to disable downloader component",
@@ -1475,7 +1480,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, nodeConfig *nodecfg.Config, cfg *ethconfig.C
 		}
 		log.Info("torrent verbosity", "level", lvl.LogString())
 		version := "erigon: " + params.VersionWithCommit(params.GitCommit)
-		cfg.Downloader, err = downloadercfg2.New(cfg.Dirs.Snap, version, lvl, downloadRate, uploadRate, ctx.Int(TorrentPortFlag.Name), ctx.Int(TorrentConnsPerFileFlag.Name), ctx.Int(TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag.Name))
+		cfg.Downloader, err = downloadercfg2.New(cfg.Dirs.Snap, version, lvl, downloadRate, uploadRate, ctx.Int(TorrentPortFlag.Name), ctx.Int(TorrentConnsPerFileFlag.Name), ctx.Int(TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag.Name), ctx.StringSlice(TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag.Name))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 56eee19940a..a18f54dbbd4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon
 go 1.18
 
 require (
-	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib v0.0.0-20230307090953-5df4a6c9dccd
+	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib v0.0.0-20230308041845-4c8d077fd597
 	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.1.1-0.20230306083105-1391330d62a3
 	github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.7.0
 	github.com/ledgerwatch/secp256k1 v1.0.0
diff --git a/turbo/cli/default_flags.go b/turbo/cli/default_flags.go
index c31aa481f71..100cde2b3a6 100644
--- a/turbo/cli/default_flags.go
+++ b/turbo/cli/default_flags.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ var DefaultFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	&utils.TorrentMaxPeersFlag,
 	&utils.TorrentConnsPerFileFlag,
 	&utils.TorrentDownloadSlotsFlag,
+	&utils.TorrentStaticPeersFlag,
 	&utils.TorrentUploadRateFlag,
 	&utils.TorrentDownloadRateFlag,
 	&utils.TorrentVerbosityFlag,