diff --git a/code/crates/app-channel/src/connector.rs b/code/crates/app-channel/src/connector.rs
index c13b3657b..9f2425674 100644
--- a/code/crates/app-channel/src/connector.rs
+++ b/code/crates/app-channel/src/connector.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ where
 
                 reply_to.send(rx.await?)?;
             }
+
+            HostMsg::PeerJoined { peer_id } => {
+                self.sender.send(AppMsg::PeerJoined { peer_id }).await?;
+            }
+
+            HostMsg::PeerLeft { peer_id } => {
+                self.sender.send(AppMsg::PeerLeft { peer_id }).await?;
+            }
         };
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/code/crates/app-channel/src/msgs.rs b/code/crates/app-channel/src/msgs.rs
index 4711abcc7..5d140c114 100644
--- a/code/crates/app-channel/src/msgs.rs
+++ b/code/crates/app-channel/src/msgs.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ pub enum AppMsg<Ctx: Context> {
         /// Channel for sending back the proposed value, if successfully decoded
         reply: Reply<ProposedValue<Ctx>>,
     },
+
+    /// Notifies the application that a peer has joined the network.
+    PeerJoined {
+        /// The ID of the peer that joined
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+    },
+
+    /// Notifies the application that a peer has left the network.
+    PeerLeft {
+        /// The ID of the peer that left
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Messages sent from the application to consensus.
diff --git a/code/crates/engine/src/host.rs b/code/crates/engine/src/host.rs
index dffe11321..5c13efa9d 100644
--- a/code/crates/engine/src/host.rs
+++ b/code/crates/engine/src/host.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ pub enum HostMsg<Ctx: Context> {
     },
 
     /// Request the earliest block height in the block store
-    GetHistoryMinHeight { reply_to: RpcReplyPort<Ctx::Height> },
+    GetHistoryMinHeight {
+        reply_to: RpcReplyPort<Ctx::Height>,
+    },
 
     /// ProposalPart received <-- consensus <-- gossip
     ReceivedProposalPart {
@@ -111,4 +113,12 @@ pub enum HostMsg<Ctx: Context> {
         value_bytes: Bytes,
         reply_to: RpcReplyPort<ProposedValue<Ctx>>,
     },
+
+    PeerJoined {
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+    },
+
+    PeerLeft {
+        peer_id: PeerId,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/code/crates/starknet/host/src/actor.rs b/code/crates/starknet/host/src/actor.rs
index 47a3cbb51..c39866e7f 100644
--- a/code/crates/starknet/host/src/actor.rs
+++ b/code/crates/starknet/host/src/actor.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ impl Host {
                 value_bytes,
                 reply_to,
             } => on_process_synced_value(value_bytes, height, round, validator_address, reply_to),
+            HostMsg::PeerJoined { peer_id } => {
+                debug!(%peer_id, "Peer joined the network");
+                Ok(())
+            }
+
+            HostMsg::PeerLeft { peer_id } => {
+                debug!(%peer_id, "Peer left the network");
+                Ok(())
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/code/examples/channel/src/app.rs b/code/examples/channel/src/app.rs
index 021758e76..a6729d8e1 100644
--- a/code/examples/channel/src/app.rs
+++ b/code/examples/channel/src/app.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,20 @@ pub async fn run(
             AppMsg::RestreamProposal { .. } => {
                 error!("RestreamProposal not implemented");
             }
+
+            AppMsg::PeerJoined { peer_id } => {
+                info!(%peer_id, "Peer joined the network");
+
+                // You might want to track connected peers in your state
+                state.peers.insert(peer_id);
+            }
+
+            AppMsg::PeerLeft { peer_id } => {
+                info!(%peer_id, "Peer left the network");
+
+                // Remove the peer from tracking
+                state.peers.remove(&peer_id);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/code/examples/channel/src/state.rs b/code/examples/channel/src/state.rs
index b583578da..0be300e94 100644
--- a/code/examples/channel/src/state.rs
+++ b/code/examples/channel/src/state.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Internal state of the application. This is a simplified abstract to keep it simple.
 //! A regular application would have mempool implemented, a proper database and input methods like RPC.
 
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use rand::rngs::StdRng;
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub struct State {
     streams_map: PartStreamsMap,
 
     rng: StdRng,
+    pub peers: HashSet<PeerId>,
 }
 
 // Make up a seed for the rng based on our address in
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ impl State {
             decided_values: BTreeMap::new(),
             streams_map: PartStreamsMap::new(),
             rng: StdRng::seed_from_u64(seed_from_address(&address)),
+            peers: HashSet::new(),
         }
     }