diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/benchmark.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/benchmark.go
index 1a22dbf8a9..8304048daf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/benchmark.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/benchmark.go
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ func (b *BenchmarkTest) SetupNodes() error {
 			b.manifest.CelestiaAppVersion, b.manifest.SelfDelegation,
 			b.manifest.UpgradeHeight, b.manifest.ValidatorResource))
 
+	// enable latency if specified in the manifest
+	if b.manifest.EnableLatency {
+		for _, node := range b.Nodes() {
+			if err := node.Instance.EnableBitTwister(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable bit twister: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	// obtain the GRPC endpoints of the validators
 	gRPCEndpoints, err := b.RemoteGRPCEndpoints()
 	testnet.NoError("failed to get validators GRPC endpoints", err)
@@ -49,7 +57,6 @@ func (b *BenchmarkTest) SetupNodes() error {
 		b.manifest.TxClientsResource, gRPCEndpoints)
 	testnet.NoError("failed to create tx clients", err)
 
-	// set up the testnet
 	log.Println("Setting up testnet")
 	testnet.NoError("failed to setup testnet", b.Setup(
 		testnet.WithPerPeerBandwidth(b.manifest.PerPeerBandwidth),
@@ -68,6 +75,19 @@ func (b *BenchmarkTest) Run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start testnet: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// add latency if specified in the manifest
+	if b.manifest.EnableLatency {
+		for _, node := range b.Nodes() {
+			if err = node.ForwardBitTwisterPort(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to forward bit twister port: %v", err)
+			}
+			if err = node.Instance.SetLatencyAndJitter(b.manifest.LatencyParams.
+				Latency, b.manifest.LatencyParams.Jitter); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to set latency and jitter: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// once the testnet is up, start tx clients
 	log.Println("Starting tx clients")
 	err = b.StartTxClients()
diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/manifest.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/manifest.go
index e4700da0b3..d7068025bd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/manifest.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/manifest.go
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import (
 	tmproto "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/proto/tendermint/types"
 )
 
+type LatencyParams struct {
+	// Latency in milliseconds
+	Latency int64
+	// Jitter in milliseconds
+	Jitter int64
+}
+
 // Manifest defines the parameters for a testnet.
 type Manifest struct {
 	ChainID      string
@@ -30,6 +37,10 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	ValidatorResource testnet.Resources
 	// Resource requirements for a tx client
 	TxClientsResource testnet.Resources
+	// EnableLatency enables network latency for the validators
+	EnableLatency bool
+	// LatencyParams defines the network latency parameters
+	LatencyParams LatencyParams
 
 	// tx client settings
 	// Number of blobs per sequence
diff --git a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
index 3142afc18d..81e00ea233 100644
--- a/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
+++ b/test/e2e/benchmark/throughput.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ func E2EThroughput() error {
 		SelfDelegation:     10000000,
 		CelestiaAppVersion: latestVersion,
 		TxClientVersion:    testnet.TxsimVersion,
+		EnableLatency:      true,
+		LatencyParams:      LatencyParams{100, 10}, // in  milliseconds
 		BlobsPerSeq:        1,
 		BlobSequences:      1,
 		BlobSizes:          "10000-10000",
diff --git a/test/e2e/testnet/node.go b/test/e2e/testnet/node.go
index ec48e4e141..26abb448ec 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testnet/node.go
+++ b/test/e2e/testnet/node.go
@@ -312,6 +312,17 @@ func (n *Node) forwardPorts() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (n *Node) ForwardBitTwisterPort() error {
+	fwdBtPort, err := n.Instance.PortForwardTCP(n.Instance.BitTwister.Port())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.Instance.BitTwister.SetPort(fwdBtPort)
+	n.Instance.BitTwister.SetNewClientByIPAddr("http://localhost")
+	log.Info().Str("address", fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d", fwdBtPort)).Msg("BitTwister is listening")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func DockerImageName(version string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", dockerSrcURL, version)
 }