diff --git a/script/research/generic-node/src/main.rs b/script/research/generic-node/src/main.rs
index 5b82fb561..57949ef3b 100644
--- a/script/research/generic-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/script/research/generic-node/src/main.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ struct GenericNumberMessage {
 }
 impl_p2p_message!(GenericNumberMessage, "generic_number_message");
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, SerialEncodable, SerialDecodable)]
+struct GenericRequestMessage {
+    msg: String,
+}
+impl_p2p_message!(GenericRequestMessage, "generic_request_message");
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, SerialEncodable, SerialDecodable)]
+struct GenericResponseMessage {
+    msg: String,
+}
+impl_p2p_message!(GenericResponseMessage, "generic_response_message");
+
 /// Generic daemon structure
 struct Genericd {
     /// Node ID, used in the dummy messages
@@ -86,9 +98,14 @@ struct Genericd {
     /// P2P network pointer
     p2p: P2pPtr,
     /// GenericStringMessage handler
-    generic_string_msg_handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericStringMessage>,
+    generic_string_msg_handler:
+        ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericStringMessage, GenericStringMessage>,
     /// GenericNumberMessage handler
-    generic_number_msg_handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericNumberMessage>,
+    generic_number_msg_handler:
+        ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericNumberMessage, GenericNumberMessage>,
+    /// GenericRequestMessage handler
+    generic_request_msg_handler:
+        ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericRequestMessage, GenericResponseMessage>,
     /// Broadcasting messages task
     broadcast_task: StoppableTaskPtr,
 }
@@ -111,6 +128,10 @@ impl Genericd {
         let generic_number_msg_handler =
             ProtocolGenericHandler::new(&p2p, "ProtocolGenericNumber", SESSION_DEFAULT).await;
 
+        // Add a generic protocol for GenericRequestMessage
+        let generic_request_msg_handler =
+            ProtocolGenericHandler::new(&p2p, "ProtocolGenericRequest", SESSION_DEFAULT).await;
+
         let broadcast_task = StoppableTask::new();
 
         Ok(Self {
@@ -118,12 +139,13 @@ impl Genericd {
             p2p,
             generic_string_msg_handler,
             generic_number_msg_handler,
+            generic_request_msg_handler,
             broadcast_task,
         })
     }
 
     /// Start all daemon background tasks.
-    async fn start(&self, executor: &Arc<Executor<'static>>) -> Result<()> {
+    async fn start(&self) -> Result<()> {
         info!(target: "genericd", "Starting tasks...");
 
         self.generic_string_msg_handler.task.clone().start(
@@ -135,7 +157,7 @@ impl Genericd {
                 }
             },
             Error::DetachedTaskStopped,
-            executor.clone(),
+            self.p2p.executor(),
         );
 
         self.generic_number_msg_handler.task.clone().start(
@@ -147,7 +169,19 @@ impl Genericd {
                 }
             },
             Error::DetachedTaskStopped,
-            executor.clone(),
+            self.p2p.executor(),
+        );
+
+        self.generic_request_msg_handler.task.clone().start(
+            handle_generic_request_msg(self.node_id, self.generic_request_msg_handler.clone()),
+            |res| async move {
+                match res {
+                    Ok(()) | Err(Error::DetachedTaskStopped) => { /* Do nothing */ }
+                    Err(e) => error!(target: "genericd", "Failed starting protocol generic request handler task: {e}"),
+                }
+            },
+            Error::DetachedTaskStopped,
+            self.p2p.executor(),
         );
 
         self.p2p.clone().start().await?;
@@ -161,7 +195,7 @@ impl Genericd {
                 }
             },
             Error::DetachedTaskStopped,
-            executor.clone(),
+            self.p2p.executor(),
         );
 
         info!(target: "genericd", "All tasks started!");
@@ -171,16 +205,18 @@ impl Genericd {
     /// Stop all daemon background tasks.
     async fn stop(&self) {
         info!(target: "genericd", "Terminating tasks...");
+        self.broadcast_task.stop().await;
         self.p2p.stop().await;
         self.generic_string_msg_handler.task.stop().await;
         self.generic_number_msg_handler.task.stop().await;
+        self.generic_request_msg_handler.task.stop().await;
         info!(target: "genericd", "All tasks terminated!");
     }
 }
 
 /// Background handler function for GenericStringMessage.
 async fn handle_generic_string_msg(
-    handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericStringMessage>,
+    handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericStringMessage, GenericStringMessage>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let mut seen = HashSet::new();
     loop {
@@ -192,7 +228,7 @@ async fn handle_generic_string_msg(
             continue
         }
 
-        info!("Received string message from channel {channel}: {}", msg.msg);
+        info!(target: "handle_generic_string_msg", "Received string message from channel {channel}: {}", msg.msg);
         seen.insert(msg.msg);
 
         handler.send_action(channel, ProtocolGenericAction::Broadcast).await;
@@ -201,7 +237,7 @@ async fn handle_generic_string_msg(
 
 /// Background handler function for GenericNumberMessage.
 async fn handle_generic_number_msg(
-    handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericNumberMessage>,
+    handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericNumberMessage, GenericNumberMessage>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let mut seen = HashSet::new();
     loop {
@@ -213,27 +249,68 @@ async fn handle_generic_number_msg(
             continue
         }
 
-        info!("Received string message from channel {channel}: {}", msg.num);
+        info!(target: "handle_generic_number_msg", "Received number message from channel {channel}: {}", msg.num);
         seen.insert(msg.num);
 
         handler.send_action(channel, ProtocolGenericAction::Broadcast).await;
     }
 }
 
+/// Background handler function for GenericRequestMessage.
+async fn handle_generic_request_msg(
+    node_id: u64,
+    handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<GenericRequestMessage, GenericResponseMessage>,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let response = GenericResponseMessage { msg: format!("Pong from node {node_id}!") };
+    loop {
+        // Wait for a new message
+        let (channel, msg) = handler.receiver.recv().await?;
+
+        info!(target: "handle_generic_request_msg", "Received request message from channel {channel}: {}", msg.msg);
+
+        handler.send_action(channel, ProtocolGenericAction::Response(response.clone())).await;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Background function to send messages at random intervals.
 async fn broadcast_messages(node_id: u64, p2p: P2pPtr) -> Result<()> {
+    let comms_timeout = p2p.settings().read().await.outbound_connect_timeout;
+    let request = GenericRequestMessage { msg: format!("Ping from node {node_id}!") };
     let mut counter = 0;
     loop {
         let sleep_time = OsRng.gen_range(1..=10);
-        info!("Sleeping {sleep_time} till next broadcast...");
+        info!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Sleeping {sleep_time} till next broadcast...");
         sleep(sleep_time).await;
 
-        info!("Broacasting messages...");
+        info!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Broacasting messages...");
+        // Broadcast a generic string message
         let string_msg =
             GenericStringMessage { msg: format!("Hello from node {node_id}({counter})!") };
-        let number_msg = GenericNumberMessage { num: node_id + counter };
         p2p.broadcast(&string_msg).await;
+
+        // Broadcast a generic number message
+        let number_msg = GenericNumberMessage { num: node_id + counter };
         p2p.broadcast(&number_msg).await;
+
+        // Perform a direct request to each peer and grab their response
+        let peers = p2p.hosts().channels();
+        for peer in peers {
+            info!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Sending request message to peer {peer:?}: {}", request.msg);
+            let Ok(response_sub) = peer.subscribe_msg::<GenericResponseMessage>().await else {
+                error!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Failure during `GenericResponseMessage` communication setup with peer: {peer:?}");
+                continue
+            };
+            if let Err(e) = peer.send(&request).await {
+                error!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Failure during `GenericResponseMessage` send to peer {peer:?}: {e}");
+                continue
+            };
+            let Ok(response) = response_sub.receive_with_timeout(comms_timeout).await else {
+                error!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Timeout while waiting for `GenericResponseMessage` from peer: {peer:?}");
+                continue
+            };
+            info!(target: "broadcast_messages", "Received response message from peer {peer:?}: {}", response.msg);
+        }
+
         counter += 1;
     }
 }
@@ -243,7 +320,7 @@ async fn realmain(args: Args, ex: Arc<smol::Executor<'static>>) -> Result<()> {
     info!(target: "generic-node", "Initializing generic node...");
 
     let genericd = Genericd::new(args.node_id, &args.net.into(), &ex).await?;
-    genericd.start(&ex).await?;
+    genericd.start().await?;
 
     // Signal handling for graceful termination.
     let (signals_handler, signals_task) = SignalHandler::new(ex)?;
diff --git a/src/net/protocol/protocol_generic.rs b/src/net/protocol/protocol_generic.rs
index 64686c954..7b8718759 100644
--- a/src/net/protocol/protocol_generic.rs
+++ b/src/net/protocol/protocol_generic.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-use std::{clone::Clone, collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+use std::{clone::Clone, collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use log::debug;
@@ -42,22 +42,24 @@ use crate::{
 
 /// Defines generic messages protocol action signal.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum ProtocolGenericAction {
+pub enum ProtocolGenericAction<M> {
     /// Broadcast message to rest nodes
     Broadcast,
+    /// Send provided response message to the node
+    Response(M),
     /// Skip message broadcast
     Skip,
     /// Stop the channel entirely
     Stop,
 }
 
-pub type ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M> = Arc<ProtocolGenericHandler<M>>;
+pub type ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M, R> = Arc<ProtocolGenericHandler<M, R>>;
 
 /// Defines a handler for generic protocol messages, consisting
 /// of a message receiver, action signal senders mapped by each
 /// channel ID, and a stoppable task to run the handler in the
 /// background.
-pub struct ProtocolGenericHandler<M: Message + Clone> {
+pub struct ProtocolGenericHandler<M: Message + Clone, R: Message + Clone + Debug> {
     // Since smol channels close if all senders or all receivers
     // get dropped, we will keep one here to remain alive with the
     // handler.
@@ -68,20 +70,20 @@ pub struct ProtocolGenericHandler<M: Message + Clone> {
     pub receiver: Receiver<(u32, M)>,
     /// Senders mapped by channel ID to propagate the
     /// action signal after a message retrieval.
-    senders: RwLock<HashMap<u32, Sender<ProtocolGenericAction>>>,
+    senders: RwLock<HashMap<u32, Sender<ProtocolGenericAction<R>>>>,
     /// Handler background task to run the messages listener
     /// function with.
     pub task: StoppableTaskPtr,
 }
 
-impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGenericHandler<M> {
+impl<M: Message + Clone, R: Message + Clone + Debug> ProtocolGenericHandler<M, R> {
     /// Generate a new ProtocolGenericHandler for the provided P2P
     /// instance. The handler also attaches its generic protocol.
     pub async fn new(
         p2p: &P2pPtr,
         name: &'static str,
         session: SessionBitFlag,
-    ) -> ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M> {
+    ) -> ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M, R> {
         // Generate the message queue smol channel
         let (sender, receiver) = smol::channel::unbounded::<(u32, M)>();
 
@@ -108,7 +110,11 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGenericHandler<M> {
 
     /// Registers a new channel sender to the handler map.
     /// Additionally, looks for stale(closed) channels and prunes then from it.
-    async fn register_channel_sender(&self, channel: u32, sender: Sender<ProtocolGenericAction>) {
+    async fn register_channel_sender(
+        &self,
+        channel: u32,
+        sender: Sender<ProtocolGenericAction<R>>,
+    ) {
         // Register the new channel sender
         let mut lock = self.senders.write().await;
         lock.insert(channel, sender);
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGenericHandler<M> {
     }
 
     /// Sends provided protocol generic action to requested channel, if it exists.
-    pub async fn send_action(&self, channel: u32, action: ProtocolGenericAction) {
+    pub async fn send_action(&self, channel: u32, action: ProtocolGenericAction<R>) {
         debug!(
             target: "net::protocol_generic::ProtocolGenericHandler::send_action",
             "Sending action {action:?} to channel {channel}..."
@@ -162,13 +168,13 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGenericHandler<M> {
 }
 
 /// Defines generic messages protocol.
-pub struct ProtocolGeneric<M: Message + Clone> {
+pub struct ProtocolGeneric<M: Message + Clone, R: Message + Clone + Debug> {
     /// The P2P channel message subcription
     msg_sub: MessageSubscription<M>,
     /// The generic message smol channel sender
     sender: Sender<(u32, M)>,
     /// Action signal smol channel receiver
-    receiver: Receiver<ProtocolGenericAction>,
+    receiver: Receiver<ProtocolGenericAction<R>>,
     /// The P2P channel the protocol is serving
     channel: ChannelPtr,
     /// Pointer to the whole P2P instance
@@ -177,12 +183,12 @@ pub struct ProtocolGeneric<M: Message + Clone> {
     jobsman: ProtocolJobsManagerPtr,
 }
 
-impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGeneric<M> {
+impl<M: Message + Clone, R: Message + Clone + Debug> ProtocolGeneric<M, R> {
     /// Initialize a new generic protocol.
     pub async fn init(
         channel: ChannelPtr,
         name: &'static str,
-        handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M>,
+        handler: ProtocolGenericHandlerPtr<M, R>,
         p2p: P2pPtr,
     ) -> Result<ProtocolBasePtr> {
         debug!(
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGeneric<M> {
         // Add the message dispatcher
         let msg_subsystem = channel.message_subsystem();
         msg_subsystem.add_dispatch::<M>().await;
+        msg_subsystem.add_dispatch::<R>().await;
 
         // Create the message subscription
         let msg_sub = channel.subscribe_msg::<M>().await?;
@@ -263,6 +270,14 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGeneric<M> {
                 ProtocolGenericAction::Broadcast => {
                     self.p2p.broadcast_with_exclude(&msg_copy, &exclude_list).await
                 }
+                ProtocolGenericAction::Response(r) => {
+                    if let Err(e) = self.channel.send(&r).await {
+                        debug!(
+                            target: "net::protocol_generic::handle_receive_message",
+                            "[{}] Channel send fail: {e}", self.jobsman.clone().name()
+                        )
+                    };
+                }
                 ProtocolGenericAction::Skip => {
                     debug!(
                         target: "net::protocol_generic::handle_receive_message",
@@ -279,7 +294,7 @@ impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolGeneric<M> {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<M: Message + Clone> ProtocolBase for ProtocolGeneric<M> {
+impl<M: Message + Clone, R: Message + Clone + Debug> ProtocolBase for ProtocolGeneric<M, R> {
     async fn start(self: Arc<Self>, ex: Arc<Executor<'_>>) -> Result<()> {
         debug!(target: "net::protocol_generic::start", "START");
         self.jobsman.clone().start(ex.clone());