diff --git a/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts b/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
index 8aa576e3f..ea800fcfb 100644
--- a/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/NodeManager.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { NodeId, NodeAddress, NodeBucket } from '../nodes/types';
 import type { ClaimEncoded } from '../claims/types';
 import type { Timer } from '../types';
 import Logger from '@matrixai/logger';
+import { StartStop } from '@matrixai/async-init/dist/StartStop';
 import * as nodesErrors from './errors';
 import * as nodesUtils from './utils';
 import * as networkUtils from '../network/utils';
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import * as claimsErrors from '../claims/errors';
 import * as sigchainUtils from '../sigchain/utils';
 import * as claimsUtils from '../claims/utils';
 
+interface NodeManager extends StartStop {}
+@StartStop()
 class NodeManager {
   protected db: DB;
   protected logger: Logger;
@@ -49,6 +52,18 @@ class NodeManager {
     this.nodeGraph = nodeGraph;
   }
 
+  public async start() {
+    this.logger.info(`Starting ${this.constructor.name}`);
+    this.setNodeQueueRunner = this.startSetNodeQueue();
+    this.logger.info(`Started ${this.constructor.name}`);
+  }
+
+  public async stop() {
+    this.logger.info(`Stopping ${this.constructor.name}`);
+    await this.stopSetNodeQueue();
+    this.logger.info(`Stopped ${this.constructor.name}`);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Determines whether a node in the Polykey network is online.
    * @return true if online, false if offline
diff --git a/src/nodes/errors.ts b/src/nodes/errors.ts
index 83a5597d4..863e19a37 100644
--- a/src/nodes/errors.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/errors.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import { ErrorPolykey, sysexits } from '../errors';
 
 class ErrorNodes<T> extends ErrorPolykey<T> {}
 
+class ErrorNodeManagerNotRunning extends ErrorNodes {
+  static description = 'NodeManager is not running';
+  exitCode = sysexits.USAGE;
+}
+
 class ErrorNodeGraphRunning<T> extends ErrorNodes<T> {
   static description = 'NodeGraph is running';
   exitCode = sysexits.USAGE;
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ class ErrorNodeConnectionHostWildcard<T> extends ErrorNodes<T> {
 
 export {
   ErrorNodes,
+  ErrorNodeManagerNotRunning,
   ErrorNodeGraphRunning,
   ErrorNodeGraphNotRunning,
   ErrorNodeGraphDestroyed,