diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
index d2ce2a1d8e..8b57781ea9 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ pub use states::*;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use crate::{
+    common::WithConfigs,
+    components::NodeComponentsBuilder,
+    node::FullNode,
+    rpc::{EthApiBuilderProvider, RethRpcServerHandles, RpcContext},
+    DefaultNodeLauncher, LaunchNode, Node, NodeHandle,
+};
 use futures::Future;
 use reth_chainspec::{EthChainSpec, EthereumHardforks, Hardforks};
 use reth_cli_util::get_secret_key;
@@ -18,7 +25,8 @@ use reth_db_api::{
 };
 use reth_exex::ExExContext;
 use reth_network::{
-    NetworkBuilder, NetworkConfig, NetworkConfigBuilder, NetworkHandle, NetworkManager,
+    transactions::TransactionsManagerConfig, NetworkBuilder, NetworkConfig, NetworkConfigBuilder,
+    NetworkHandle, NetworkManager,
 };
 use reth_node_api::{
     FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeAddOns, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithDBAdapter,
@@ -38,14 +46,6 @@ use reth_transaction_pool::{PoolConfig, TransactionPool};
 use secp256k1::SecretKey;
 use tracing::{info, trace, warn};
 
-use crate::{
-    common::WithConfigs,
-    components::NodeComponentsBuilder,
-    node::FullNode,
-    rpc::{EthApiBuilderProvider, RethRpcServerHandles, RpcContext},
-    DefaultNodeLauncher, LaunchNode, Node, NodeHandle,
-};
-
 /// The adapter type for a reth node with the builtin provider type
 // Note: we need to hardcode this because custom components might depend on it in associated types.
 pub type RethFullAdapter<DB, Types> = FullNodeTypesAdapter<
@@ -583,16 +583,34 @@ impl<Node: FullNodeTypes> BuilderContext<Node> {
         self.config().builder.clone()
     }
 
-    /// Convenience function to start the network.
+    /// Convenience function to start the network tasks.
     ///
     /// Spawns the configured network and associated tasks and returns the [`NetworkHandle`]
     /// connected to that network.
     pub fn start_network<Pool>(&self, builder: NetworkBuilder<(), ()>, pool: Pool) -> NetworkHandle
+    where
+        Pool: TransactionPool + Unpin + 'static,
+    {
+        self.start_network_with(builder, pool, Default::default())
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience function to start the network tasks.
+    ///
+    /// Accepts the config for the transaction task.
+    ///
+    /// Spawns the configured network and associated tasks and returns the [`NetworkHandle`]
+    /// connected to that network.
+    pub fn start_network_with<Pool>(
+        &self,
+        builder: NetworkBuilder<(), ()>,
+        pool: Pool,
+        tx_config: TransactionsManagerConfig,
+    ) -> NetworkHandle
     where
         Pool: TransactionPool + Unpin + 'static,
     {
         let (handle, network, txpool, eth) = builder
-            .transactions(pool, Default::default())
+            .transactions(pool, tx_config)
             .request_handler(self.provider().clone())
             .split_with_handle();