diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 0cc6bff..82429c4 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # TODO List
 
-- add peer nodes after waitUntilOnline()
-
 Small Stuff
 
 - fix pasting text in terminal
diff --git a/src/components/designer/default/DefaultSidebar.tsx b/src/components/designer/default/DefaultSidebar.tsx
index 324b283..ca517a8 100644
--- a/src/components/designer/default/DefaultSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/designer/default/DefaultSidebar.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import { usePrefixedTranslation } from 'hooks';
-import { CLightningVersion, LndVersion } from 'shared/types';
+import { BitcoindVersion, CLightningVersion, LndVersion } from 'shared/types';
 import { Network } from 'types';
+import bitcoindLogo from 'resources/bitcoin.svg';
 import clightningLogo from 'resources/clightning.png';
 import lndLogo from 'resources/lnd.png';
 import SidebarCard from '../SidebarCard';
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ const DefaultSidebar: React.FC<Props> = ({ network }) => {
             properties={{ type: 'c-lightning', version }}
           />
         ))}
+      {Object.keys(BitcoindVersion)
+        .filter(v => v !== 'latest')
+        .map(version => (
+          <DraggableNode
+            key={version}
+            label={`Bitcoin Core v${version}`}
+            icon={bitcoindLogo}
+            properties={{ type: 'bitcoind', version }}
+          />
+        ))}
     </SidebarCard>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index a60f941..8e65ee9 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ export enum CLightningVersion {
   '0.7.3' = '0.7.3',
 }
 
+export enum BitcoindVersion {
+  latest = '0.18.1',
+  '0.18.1' = '0.18.1',
+}
+
 export interface LndNode extends LightningNode {
   paths: {
     tlsCert: string;
diff --git a/src/store/models/bitcoind.ts b/src/store/models/bitcoind.ts
index 7173f75..c2bb559 100644
--- a/src/store/models/bitcoind.ts
+++ b/src/store/models/bitcoind.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface BitcoindNodeModel {
 
 export interface BitcoindModel {
   nodes: BitcoindNodeMapping;
+  removeNode: Action<BitcoindModel, string>;
   setChainInfo: Action<BitcoindModel, { node: BitcoinNode; chainInfo: ChainInfo }>;
   setWalletinfo: Action<BitcoindModel, { node: BitcoinNode; walletInfo: WalletInfo }>;
   getInfo: Thunk<BitcoindModel, BitcoinNode, StoreInjections>;
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ const bitcoindModel: BitcoindModel = {
   // computed properties/functions
   nodes: {},
   // reducer actions (mutations allowed thx to immer)
+  removeNode: action((state, name) => {
+    if (state.nodes[name]) {
+      delete state.nodes[name];
+    }
+  }),
   setChainInfo: action((state, { node, chainInfo }) => {
     if (!state.nodes[node.name]) state.nodes[node.name] = {};
     state.nodes[node.name].chainInfo = chainInfo;
diff --git a/src/store/models/designer.ts b/src/store/models/designer.ts
index 4b7670c..61fe51e 100644
--- a/src/store/models/designer.ts
+++ b/src/store/models/designer.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import {
   ThunkOn,
   thunkOn,
 } from 'easy-peasy';
-import { LightningNode, Status } from 'shared/types';
+import { BitcoinNode, LightningNode, Status } from 'shared/types';
 import { Network, StoreInjections } from 'types';
 import {
+  createBitcoinChartNode,
   createLightningChartNode,
   rotate,
   snap,
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ export interface DesignerModel {
   onNetworkSetStatus: ActionOn<DesignerModel, RootModel>;
   removeLink: Action<DesignerModel, string>;
   removeNode: Action<DesignerModel, string>;
-  addNode: Action<DesignerModel, { lnNode: LightningNode; position: IPosition }>;
+  addNode: Action<
+    DesignerModel,
+    { newNode: LightningNode | BitcoinNode; position: IPosition }
+  >;
   onLinkCompleteListener: ThunkOn<DesignerModel, StoreInjections, RootModel>;
   onCanvasDropListener: ThunkOn<DesignerModel, StoreInjections, RootModel>;
   // Flowchart component callbacks
@@ -151,12 +155,15 @@ const designerModel: DesignerModel = {
       }
     });
   }),
-  addNode: action((state, { lnNode, position }) => {
+  addNode: action((state, { newNode, position }) => {
     const chart = state.allCharts[state.activeId];
-    const { node, link } = createLightningChartNode(lnNode);
+    const { node, link } =
+      newNode.type === 'lightning'
+        ? createLightningChartNode(newNode)
+        : createBitcoinChartNode(newNode);
     node.position = position;
     chart.nodes[node.id] = node;
-    chart.links[link.id] = link;
+    if (link) chart.links[link.id] = link;
   }),
   onLinkCompleteListener: thunkOn(
     actions => actions.onLinkComplete,
@@ -210,14 +217,14 @@ const designerModel: DesignerModel = {
           message: l('dropErrTitle'),
           error: new Error(l('dropErrMsg')),
         });
-      } else if (['lnd', 'c-lightning'].includes(data.type)) {
+      } else if (['lnd', 'c-lightning', 'bitcoind'].includes(data.type)) {
         const { addNode, start } = getStoreActions().network;
-        const lnNode = await addNode({
+        const newNode = await addNode({
           id: activeId,
           type: data.type,
           version: data.version,
         });
-        actions.addNode({ lnNode, position });
+        actions.addNode({ newNode, position });
         actions.redrawChart();
         if (network.status === Status.Started) {
           await start(activeId);
diff --git a/src/store/models/network.ts b/src/store/models/network.ts
index 291dbf3..a21980f 100644
--- a/src/store/models/network.ts
+++ b/src/store/models/network.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { join } from 'path';
 import { push } from 'connected-react-router';
 import { Action, action, Computed, computed, Thunk, thunk } from 'easy-peasy';
 import {
+  BitcoindVersion,
+  BitcoinNode,
   CLightningVersion,
   CommonNode,
   LightningNode,
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import { Network, StoreInjections } from 'types';
 import { initChartFromNetwork } from 'utils/chart';
 import { rm } from 'utils/files';
 import {
+  createBitcoindNetworkNode,
   createCLightningNetworkNode,
   createLndNetworkNode,
   createNetwork,
@@ -49,10 +52,14 @@ export interface NetworkModel {
   >;
   addNode: Thunk<
     NetworkModel,
-    { id: number; type: string; version: LndVersion | CLightningVersion },
+    {
+      id: number;
+      type: string;
+      version: LndVersion | CLightningVersion | BitcoindVersion;
+    },
     StoreInjections,
     RootModel,
-    Promise<LightningNode>
+    Promise<LightningNode | BitcoinNode>
   >;
   removeNode: Thunk<NetworkModel, { node: LightningNode }, StoreInjections, RootModel>;
   setStatus: Action<
@@ -139,11 +146,23 @@ const networkModel: NetworkModel = {
     const networks = getState().networks;
     const network = networks.find(n => n.id === id);
     if (!network) throw new Error(l('networkByIdErr', { networkId: id }));
-    const node =
-      type === 'c-lightning'
-        ? createCLightningNetworkNode(network, version as CLightningVersion)
-        : createLndNetworkNode(network, version as LndVersion);
-    network.nodes.lightning.push(node);
+    let node: LightningNode | BitcoinNode;
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'lnd':
+        node = createLndNetworkNode(network, version as LndVersion);
+        network.nodes.lightning.push(node);
+        break;
+      case 'c-lightning':
+        node = createCLightningNetworkNode(network, version as CLightningVersion);
+        network.nodes.lightning.push(node);
+        break;
+      case 'bitcoind':
+        node = createBitcoindNetworkNode(network, version as BitcoindVersion);
+        network.nodes.bitcoin.push(node);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Cannot add uknown node type '${type}' to the network`);
+    }
     actions.setNetworks([...networks]);
     await actions.save();
     await injections.dockerService.saveComposeFile(network);
@@ -288,6 +307,7 @@ const networkModel: NetworkModel = {
     actions.setNetworks(newNetworks);
     getStoreActions().designer.removeChart(networkId);
     network.nodes.lightning.forEach(n => getStoreActions().lightning.removeNode(n.name));
+    network.nodes.bitcoin.forEach(n => getStoreActions().bitcoind.removeNode(n.name));
     await actions.save();
     await getStoreActions().app.clearAppCache();
   }),
diff --git a/src/utils/chart.ts b/src/utils/chart.ts
index 9fc5414..fcc7c68 100644
--- a/src/utils/chart.ts
+++ b/src/utils/chart.ts
@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ export const createBitcoinChartNode = (btc: BitcoinNode) => {
   };
 
   let link: ILink | undefined;
-  const peer = btc.peers[btc.peers.length - 1];
-  if (peer && btc.name < peer) {
+  // the first peer is always the prev node unless this is the first node in the network
+  const peer = btc.peers[0];
+  if (peer && btc.name > peer) {
     // only add one link from left to right (ex: 'backend2' < 'backend3')
     link = {
-      id: `${btc.name}-${peer}`,
-      from: { nodeId: btc.name, portId: 'peer-right' },
-      to: { nodeId: peer, portId: 'peer-left' },
+      id: `${peer}-${btc.name}`,
+      from: { nodeId: peer, portId: 'peer-right' },
+      to: { nodeId: btc.name, portId: 'peer-left' },
       properties: {
         type: 'btcpeer',
       },
diff --git a/src/utils/network.ts b/src/utils/network.ts
index b740c1b..1c90ee6 100644
--- a/src/utils/network.ts
+++ b/src/utils/network.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { debug } from 'electron-log';
 import { join } from 'path';
 import detectPort from 'detect-port';
 import {
+  BitcoindVersion,
   BitcoinNode,
   CLightningNode,
   CLightningVersion,
@@ -106,22 +107,32 @@ export const createCLightningNetworkNode = (
 
 export const createBitcoindNetworkNode = (
   network: Network,
-  status: Status,
+  version: BitcoindVersion,
+  status = Status.Stopped,
 ): BitcoinNode => {
   const { bitcoin } = network.nodes;
   const id = bitcoin.length ? Math.max(...bitcoin.map(n => n.id)) + 1 : 0;
   const name = `backend${id + 1}`;
-  return {
+  const node: BitcoinNode = {
     id,
     networkId: network.id,
     name: name,
     type: 'bitcoin',
     implementation: 'bitcoind',
-    version: '0.18.1',
+    version,
     peers: [],
     status,
     ports: { rpc: BasePorts.bitcoind.rest + id },
   };
+
+  // peer up with the previous node in both directions
+  if (bitcoin.length > 0) {
+    const prev = bitcoin[bitcoin.length - 1];
+    node.peers.push(prev.name);
+    prev.peers.push(node.name);
+  }
+
+  return node;
 };
 
 export const createNetwork = (config: {
@@ -150,12 +161,7 @@ export const createNetwork = (config: {
   const { bitcoin, lightning } = network.nodes;
 
   range(bitcoindNodes).forEach(() => {
-    bitcoin.push(createBitcoindNetworkNode(network, status));
-  });
-  // peer with the nodes immediately before and after
-  bitcoin.forEach((n, i) => {
-    if (i > 0) n.peers.push(bitcoin[i - 1].name);
-    if (i < bitcoin.length - 1) n.peers.push(bitcoin[i + 1].name);
+    bitcoin.push(createBitcoindNetworkNode(network, BitcoindVersion.latest, status));
   });
 
   // add lightning nodes in an alternating pattern