diff --git a/internal/configs/node/config.go b/internal/configs/node/config.go
index d3e77002f..ad13eac6d 100644
--- a/internal/configs/node/config.go
+++ b/internal/configs/node/config.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	NewNode
 	ClientNode
 	WalletNode
+	BackupNode
 )
 
 func (role Role) String() string {
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ func (role Role) String() string {
 		return "ClientNode"
 	case WalletNode:
 		return "WalletNode"
+	case BackupNode:
+		return "BackupNode"
 	}
 	return "Unknown"
 }
diff --git a/node/service_setup.go b/node/service_setup.go
index 4f9367428..6db45d669 100644
--- a/node/service_setup.go
+++ b/node/service_setup.go
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ func (node *Node) setupForWalletNode() {
 	node.serviceManager.RegisterService(service.NetworkInfo, networkinfo.New(node.host, p2p.GroupIDBeacon, chanPeer, nil))
 }
 
+func (node *Node) setupForBackupNode() {
+	nodeConfig, chanPeer := node.initNodeConfiguration()
+	// Register peer discovery service.
+	node.serviceManager.RegisterService(service.PeerDiscovery, discovery.New(node.host, nodeConfig, chanPeer, node.AddBeaconPeer))
+	// Register networkinfo service. "0" is the beacon shard ID
+	node.serviceManager.RegisterService(service.NetworkInfo, networkinfo.New(node.host, p2p.GroupIDBeacon, chanPeer, nil))
+	//TODO: Add Syncing as a service.
+}
+
 // ServiceManagerSetup setups service store.
 func (node *Node) ServiceManagerSetup() {
 	node.serviceManager = &service.Manager{}
@@ -124,6 +133,8 @@ func (node *Node) ServiceManagerSetup() {
 		node.setupForClientNode()
 	case nodeconfig.WalletNode:
 		node.setupForWalletNode()
+	case nodeconfig.BackupNode:
+		node.setupForBackupNode()
 	}
 	node.serviceManager.SetupServiceMessageChan(node.serviceMessageChan)
 }