diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/package.json b/packages/beacon-node/package.json
index bde6997f6be7..f8cfb1bdbd9b 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/package.json
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     "@chainsafe/discv5": "^3.0.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub": "^6.1.0",
     "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^11.0.0",
+    "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^3.0.3",
     "@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree": "^0.4.2",
     "@chainsafe/snappy-stream": "^5.1.2",
     "@chainsafe/ssz": "^0.9.2",
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
index 91c2eeb32814..6c91f915fb0b 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/nodejs/bundle.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {PeerDiscovery} from "@libp2p/interface-peer-discovery";
 import type {Components} from "libp2p/components";
 import {prometheusMetrics} from "@libp2p/prometheus-metrics";
 import {Registry} from "prom-client";
+import {yamux} from "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux";
 import {Libp2p} from "../interface.js";
 import {createNoise} from "./noise.js";
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ export async function createNodejsLibp2p(options: ILibp2pOptions): Promise<Libp2
         },
       }),
     ],
-    streamMuxers: [mplex({maxInboundStreams: 256})],
+    streamMuxers: [yamux(), mplex({maxInboundStreams: 256})],
     peerDiscovery,
     metrics: options.metrics
       ? prometheusMetrics({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 42162a2c6b30..b41ef82b5810 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -579,6 +579,24 @@
     uint8arraylist "^2.3.2"
     uint8arrays "^4.0.2"
 
+"@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux@^3.0.3":
+  version "3.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux/-/libp2p-yamux-3.0.3.tgz#cad939cb5588c3dacbecaea83f54399fb374becb"
+  integrity sha512-PR/X8sXlcnbsJ4l87GdfSUMQ8pAoKkAkST9ecJkBa7fr7QLvuc4xzEBm9tgj8uqg+yxmLA1wz1X4qfKy2u3RLg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@libp2p/interface-connection" "^3.0.1"
+    "@libp2p/interface-stream-muxer" "^3.0.0"
+    "@libp2p/logger" "^2.0.1"
+    abortable-iterator "^4.0.2"
+    any-signal "^3.0.1"
+    err-code "^3.0.1"
+    iso-random-stream "^2.0.2"
+    it-pipe "^2.0.4"
+    it-pushable "^3.1.0"
+    multiformats "^10.0.0"
+    uint8arraylist "^2.3.2"
+    uint8arrays "^4.0.2"
+
 "@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree@^0.4.2":
   version "0.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree/-/persistent-merkle-tree-0.4.2.tgz#4c9ee80cc57cd3be7208d98c40014ad38f36f7ff"
@@ -4052,6 +4070,11 @@ any-signal@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/any-signal/-/any-signal-3.0.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-l1H1GEkGGIXVGfCtvq8N68YI7gHajmfzRdKhmb8sGyAQpLCblirLa8eB09j4uKaiwe7vodAChocUf7AT3mYq5g==
 
+any-signal@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/any-signal/-/any-signal-3.0.1.tgz#49cae34368187a3472e31de28fb5cb1430caa9a6"
+  integrity sha512-xgZgJtKEa9YmDqXodIgl7Fl1C8yNXr8w6gXjqK3LW4GcEiYT+6AQfJSE/8SPsEpLLmcvbv8YU+qet94UewHxqg==
+
 anymatch@~3.1.2:
   version "3.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/anymatch/-/anymatch-3.1.2.tgz"
@@ -8157,6 +8180,14 @@ isexe@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isexe/-/isexe-2.0.0.tgz#e8fbf374dc556ff8947a10dcb0572d633f2cfa10"
   integrity sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==
 
+iso-random-stream@^2.0.2:
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/iso-random-stream/-/iso-random-stream-2.0.2.tgz#a24f77c34cfdad9d398707d522a6a0cc640ff27d"
+  integrity sha512-yJvs+Nnelic1L2vH2JzWvvPQFA4r7kSTnpST/+LkAQjSz0hos2oqLD+qIVi9Qk38Hoe7mNDt3j0S27R58MVjLQ==
+  dependencies:
+    events "^3.3.0"
+    readable-stream "^3.4.0"
+
 isobject@^3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isobject/-/isobject-3.0.1.tgz#4e431e92b11a9731636aa1f9c8d1ccbcfdab78df"