diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 384a98c..0e22233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 22
           cache: "yarn"
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: yarn build
       - run: yarn test
+      - run: yarn test:e2e
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
       - name: Run E2E tests
diff --git a/e2e/helpers.ts b/e2e/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e65bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * Test helpers for E2E integration tests using the NWC faucet.
+ * @see https://github.com/getAlby/cli/tree/master/src/test
+ */
+
+export interface TestWallet {
+  nwcUrl: string;
+  lightningAddress: string;
+}
+
+const FAUCET_URL = "https://faucet.nwc.dev";
+
+/**
+ * Creates a test wallet via the NWC faucet with the given balance in sats.
+ * Retries on failure (faucet can be rate-limited or temporarily unavailable).
+ */
+export async function createTestWallet(
+  balanceSats = 10_000,
+  retries = 5,
+): Promise<TestWallet> {
+  for (let i = 0; i < retries; i++) {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(`${FAUCET_URL}?balance=${balanceSats}`, {
+        method: "POST",
+      });
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        if (i < retries - 1) {
+          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000 * (i + 1)));
+          continue;
+        }
+        throw new Error(`Faucet request failed: ${response.status}`);
+      }
+      const nwcUrl = (await response.text()).trim();
+      const lud16Match = nwcUrl.match(/lud16=([^&\s]+)/);
+      if (!lud16Match) {
+        throw new Error("No lud16 in NWC URL");
+      }
+      return {
+        nwcUrl,
+        lightningAddress: decodeURIComponent(lud16Match[1]),
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (
+        error instanceof Error &&
+        error.message === "No lud16 in NWC URL"
+      ) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      if (i < retries - 1) {
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 2000 * (i + 1)));
+        continue;
+      }
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+  throw new Error("Failed to create test wallet");
+}
diff --git a/e2e/nwc-faucet.test.ts b/e2e/nwc-faucet.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e3c2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/nwc-faucet.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { NWCClient } from "../src/nwc/NWCClient";
+import { createTestWallet } from "./helpers";
+
+/**
+ * E2E integration test using the NWC faucet.
+ * Creates a wallet with 10_000 sats and verifies the balance via get_balance.
+ * Requires network access.
+ */
+describe("NWC faucet integration", () => {
+  const EXPECTED_BALANCE_SATS = 10_000;
+  const EXPECTED_BALANCE_MSATS = EXPECTED_BALANCE_SATS * 1000;
+
+  test(
+    "creates wallet via faucet and balance is 10_000 sats",
+    async () => {
+      const { nwcUrl } = await createTestWallet(EXPECTED_BALANCE_SATS, 3);
+
+      const nwc = new NWCClient({ nostrWalletConnectUrl: nwcUrl });
+      try {
+        const result = await nwc.getBalance();
+        expect(result.balance).toBe(EXPECTED_BALANCE_MSATS);
+      } finally {
+        nwc.close();
+      }
+    },
+    60_000,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/jest.config.ts b/jest.config.ts
index 6ff84d2..730006b 100644
--- a/jest.config.ts
+++ b/jest.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
-module.exports = {
+export default {
   preset: 'ts-jest',
   testEnvironment: 'node',
-  testPathIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/', '/e2e/browser/'],
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/', '/e2e/'],
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jest.e2e.config.ts b/jest.e2e.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b2a603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jest.e2e.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** @type {import('ts-jest').JestConfigWithTsJest} */
+export default {
+  preset: 'ts-jest',
+  testEnvironment: 'node',
+  testMatch: ['<rootDir>/e2e/**/*.test.ts'],
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/', '/e2e/browser'],
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53da9c3..601bd12 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "format:fix": "prettier --loglevel silent --write '**/*.(md|json)' 'src/**/*.(js|ts)' 'examples/**/*.(js|jsx|ts)' 'e2e/**/*.(js|ts)' 'playwright.config.ts'",
     "prepack": "yarn run build",
     "test": "jest",
+    "test:e2e": "jest --config=jest.e2e.config.ts",
     "test:e2e:browser": "playwright test --project=chromium",
     "test:e2e:browser:install": "playwright install",
     "test:e2e:browser:ui": "playwright test --ui",