diff --git a/chia/server/start_full_node.py b/chia/server/start_full_node.py
index 2fd94ecb494f..63cfa95c2b73 100644
--- a/chia/server/start_full_node.py
+++ b/chia/server/start_full_node.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from chia.server.outbound_message import NodeType
 from chia.server.start_service import RpcInfo, Service, async_run
 from chia.types.aliases import FullNodeService
 from chia.util.chia_logging import initialize_service_logging
-from chia.util.config import load_config, load_config_cli
+from chia.util.config import get_unresolved_peer_infos, load_config, load_config_cli
 from chia.util.default_root import DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH
 from chia.util.ints import uint16
 from chia.util.misc import SignalHandlers
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ async def create_full_node_service(
         advertised_port=service_config["port"],
         service_name=SERVICE_NAME,
         upnp_ports=upnp_list,
+        connect_peers=get_unresolved_peer_infos(service_config, NodeType.FULL_NODE),
         on_connect_callback=full_node.on_connect,
         network_id=network_id,
         rpc_info=rpc_info,
diff --git a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
index fa351891832e..02b8f05f6cd4 100644
--- a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
+++ b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ timelord:
 full_node:
   # The full node server (if run) will run on this port
   port: 8444
+  # The full node will attempt to connect to these full nodes
+  full_node_peers: []
 
   # controls the sync-to-disk behavior of the database connection. Can be one of:
   # "on"    enables syncing to disk, minimizes risk of corrupting the DB in