diff --git a/config/swarm.go b/config/swarm.go
index 25c35d585..5b128f38a 100644
--- a/config/swarm.go
+++ b/config/swarm.go
@@ -6,4 +6,14 @@ type SwarmConfig struct {
 	DisableNatPortMap       bool
 	DisableRelay            bool
 	EnableRelayHop          bool
+
+	ConnMgr ConnMgr
+}
+
+// ConnMgr defines configuration options for the libp2p connection manager
+type ConnMgr struct {
+	Type        string
+	LowWater    int
+	HighWater   int
+	GracePeriod string
 }