diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index bc0a2018c..15b6fe0b3 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ ethereum = []
 name = "reth"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
+[[bin]]
+name = "engine2"
+path = "src/engine2.rs"
+
 [[bin]]
 name = "op-reth"
 path = "src/optimism.rs"
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs b/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94777307c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#![allow(missing_docs)]
+#![allow(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
+
+// We use jemalloc for performance reasons.
+#[cfg(all(feature = "jemalloc", unix))]
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "optimism"))]
+fn main() {
+    use reth::cli::Cli;
+    use reth_node_ethereum::{launch::EthNodeLauncher, node::EthereumAddOns, EthereumNode};
+    use reth_provider::providers::BlockchainProvider2;
+
+    reth_cli_util::sigsegv_handler::install();
+
+    // Enable backtraces unless a RUST_BACKTRACE value has already been explicitly provided.
+    if std::env::var_os("RUST_BACKTRACE").is_none() {
+        std::env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1");
+    }
+
+    if let Err(err) = Cli::parse_args().run(|builder, _| async {
+        let handle = builder
+            .with_types_and_provider::<EthereumNode, BlockchainProvider2<_>>()
+            .with_components(EthereumNode::components())
+            .with_add_ons::<EthereumAddOns>()
+            .launch_with_fn(|builder| {
+                let launcher = EthNodeLauncher::new(
+                    builder.task_executor().clone(),
+                    builder.config().datadir(),
+                );
+                builder.launch_with(launcher)
+            })
+            .await?;
+        handle.node_exit_future.await
+    }) {
+        eprintln!("Error: {err:?}");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
index cf6f9867a..9c146be08 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use crate::{
     components::NodeComponentsBuilder,
     node::FullNode,
     rpc::{EthApiBuilderProvider, RethRpcServerHandles, RpcContext},
-    DefaultNodeLauncher, Node, NodeHandle,
+    DefaultNodeLauncher, LaunchNode, Node, NodeHandle,
 };
 
 /// The adapter type for a reth node with the builtin provider type
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ where
     AO: NodeAddOns<NodeAdapter<T, CB::Components>>,
     AO::EthApi: FullEthApiServer + AddDevSigners,
 {
+    /// Returns a reference to the node builder's config.
+    pub const fn config(&self) -> &NodeConfig {
+        &self.builder.config
+    }
+
     /// Sets the hook that is run once the node's components are initialized.
     pub fn on_component_initialized<F>(self, hook: F) -> Self
     where
@@ -435,6 +440,14 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Launches the node with the given launcher.
+    pub async fn launch_with<L>(self, launcher: L) -> eyre::Result<L::Node>
+    where
+        L: LaunchNode<NodeBuilderWithComponents<T, CB, AO>>,
+    {
+        launcher.launch_node(self.builder).await
+    }
+
     /// Launches the node with the given closure.
     pub fn launch_with_fn<L, R>(self, launcher: L) -> R
     where