diff --git a/radicle/src/node/config.rs b/radicle/src/node/config.rs
index 9281eab7..29a04afa 100644
--- a/radicle/src/node/config.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/node/config.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,32 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Configuration for a test seed node.
+    ///
+    /// It sets the `RateLimit::capacity` to `usize::MAX` ensuring
+    /// that there are no rate limits for test nodes, since they all
+    /// operate on the same IP address. This prevents any announcement
+    /// messages from being dropped.
+    pub fn seed(alias: Alias) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            network: Network::Test,
+            limits: Limits {
+                rate: RateLimits {
+                    inbound: RateLimit {
+                        fill_rate: 1.0,
+                        capacity: usize::MAX,
+                    },
+                    outbound: RateLimit {
+                        fill_rate: 1.0,
+                        capacity: usize::MAX,
+                    },
+                },
+                ..Limits::default()
+            },
+            ..Self::new(alias)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn new(alias: Alias) -> Self {
         Self {
             alias,