diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c3f789cf8..c2f7b0f2f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4512,6 +4512,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "node-e2e-tests"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "eyre",
+ "futures-util",
+ "reth",
+ "reth-node-core",
+ "reth-node-ethereum",
+ "reth-primitives",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.1.3"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 398739379..c8c8f84e9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/node-optimism/",
     "crates/node-core/",
     "crates/node-api/",
+    "crates/node-e2e-tests/",
     "crates/stages/",
     "crates/static-file/",
     "crates/storage/codecs/",
diff --git a/crates/node-e2e-tests/Cargo.toml b/crates/node-e2e-tests/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6210eaa02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/node-e2e-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "node-e2e-tests"
+version = "0.0.0"
+publish = false
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+
+[dependencies]
+reth.workspace = true
+reth-node-core.workspace = true
+reth-primitives.workspace = true
+reth-node-ethereum.workspace = true
+futures-util.workspace = true
+
+eyre.workspace = true
+tokio.workspace = true
+serde_json.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/dev.rs b/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/dev.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..923763038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/dev.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use reth::{
+    builder::{components::FullNodeComponents, FullNode, NodeBuilder, NodeHandle},
+    providers::CanonStateSubscriptions,
+    rpc::eth::EthTransactions,
+    tasks::TaskManager,
+};
+use reth_node_core::{args::RpcServerArgs, node_config::NodeConfig};
+use reth_node_ethereum::EthereumNode;
+use reth_primitives::{b256, hex, ChainSpec, Genesis};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn can_run_dev_node() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let tasks = TaskManager::current();
+
+    // create node config
+    let node_config = NodeConfig::test()
+        .dev()
+        .with_rpc(RpcServerArgs::default().with_http())
+        .with_chain(custom_chain());
+
+    let NodeHandle { node, node_exit_future: _ } = NodeBuilder::new(node_config)
+        .testing_node(tasks.executor())
+        .node(EthereumNode::default())
+        .launch()
+        .await?;
+
+    assert_chain_advances(node).await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn assert_chain_advances<Node: FullNodeComponents>(mut node: FullNode<Node>) {
+    let mut notifications = node.provider.canonical_state_stream();
+
+    // submit tx through rpc
+    let raw_tx = hex!("02f876820a28808477359400847735940082520894ab0840c0e43688012c1adb0f5e3fc665188f83d28a029d394a5d630544000080c080a0a044076b7e67b5deecc63f61a8d7913fab86ca365b344b5759d1fe3563b4c39ea019eab979dd000da04dfc72bb0377c092d30fd9e1cab5ae487de49586cc8b0090");
+
+    let eth_api = node.rpc_registry.eth_api();
+
+    let hash = eth_api.send_raw_transaction(raw_tx.into()).await.unwrap();
+
+    let expected = b256!("b1c6512f4fc202c04355fbda66755e0e344b152e633010e8fd75ecec09b63398");
+
+    assert_eq!(hash, expected);
+    println!("submitted transaction: {hash}");
+
+    let head = notifications.next().await.unwrap();
+
+    let tx = head.tip().transactions().next().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(tx.hash(), hash);
+    println!("mined transaction: {hash}");
+}
+
+fn custom_chain() -> Arc<ChainSpec> {
+    let custom_genesis = r#"
+{
+    
+    "nonce": "0x42",
+    "timestamp": "0x0",
+    "extraData": "0x5343",
+    "gasLimit": "0x1388",
+    "difficulty": "0x400000000",
+    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "alloc": {
+        "0x6Be02d1d3665660d22FF9624b7BE0551ee1Ac91b": {
+            "balance": "0x4a47e3c12448f4ad000000"
+        }
+    },
+    "number": "0x0",
+    "gasUsed": "0x0",
+    "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+    "config": {
+        "ethash": {},
+        "chainId": 2600,
+        "homesteadBlock": 0,
+        "eip150Block": 0,
+        "eip155Block": 0,
+        "eip158Block": 0,
+        "byzantiumBlock": 0,
+        "constantinopleBlock": 0,
+        "petersburgBlock": 0,
+        "istanbulBlock": 0,
+        "berlinBlock": 0,
+        "londonBlock": 0,
+        "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
+        "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
+        "shanghaiTime": 0
+    }
+}
+"#;
+    let genesis: Genesis = serde_json::from_str(custom_genesis).unwrap();
+    Arc::new(genesis.into())
+}
diff --git a/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/main.rs b/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77e27a5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/node-e2e-tests/tests/it/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod dev;
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/examples/custom-dev-node/src/main.rs b/examples/custom-dev-node/src/main.rs
index a1e3656d3..4788e02b8 100644
--- a/examples/custom-dev-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-dev-node/src/main.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         .with_rpc(RpcServerArgs::default().with_http())
         .with_chain(custom_chain());
 
-    let NodeHandle { mut node, node_exit_future } = NodeBuilder::new(node_config)
+    let NodeHandle { mut node, node_exit_future: _ } = NodeBuilder::new(node_config)
         .testing_node(tasks.executor())
         .node(EthereumNode::default())
         .launch()
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
     let tx = head.tip().transactions().next().unwrap();
     assert_eq!(tx.hash(), hash);
     println!("mined transaction: {hash}");
-
-    node_exit_future.await
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 fn custom_chain() -> Arc<ChainSpec> {