diff --git a/core/commands/swarm.go b/core/commands/swarm.go
index bf40acd5eca..ef5f9c8be98 100644
--- a/core/commands/swarm.go
+++ b/core/commands/swarm.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const (
 	swarmStreamsOptionName   = "streams"
 	swarmLatencyOptionName   = "latency"
 	swarmDirectionOptionName = "direction"
+	swarmSaveOptionName      = "save"
 )
 
 type peeringResult struct {
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@ var swarmPeeringAddCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{
 		cmds.StringArg("address", true, true, "address of peer to add into the peering subsystem"),
 	},
+	Options: []cmds.Option{
+		cmds.BoolOption(swarmSaveOptionName, "if set, address(es) will be saved to peering config"),
+	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
 		addrs := make([]ma.Multiaddr, len(req.Arguments))
 
@@ -130,6 +134,30 @@ var swarmPeeringAddCmd = &cmds.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+
+		save, _ := req.Options[swarmSaveOptionName].(bool)
+		if save {
+			r, err := fsrepo.Open(env.(*commands.Context).ConfigRoot)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer r.Close()
+			cfg, err := r.Config()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			addrInfos, err := mergeAddrInfo(addInfos, cfg.Peering.Peers)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error merging peers: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			cfg.Peering.Peers = addrInfos
+			if err := r.SetConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error writing new peers to repo config: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	},
 	Encoders: cmds.EncoderMap{
@@ -184,6 +212,9 @@ var swarmPeeringRmCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	Arguments: []cmds.Argument{
 		cmds.StringArg("ID", true, true, "ID of peer to remove from the peering subsystem"),
 	},
+	Options: []cmds.Option{
+		cmds.BoolOption(swarmSaveOptionName, "if set, address(es) will be removed from peering config"),
+	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
 		node, err := cmdenv.GetNode(env)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -201,12 +232,31 @@ var swarmPeeringRmCmd = &cmds.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+
+		save, _ := req.Options[swarmSaveOptionName].(bool)
+		if save {
+			r, err := fsrepo.Open(env.(*commands.Context).ConfigRoot)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer r.Close()
+			cfg, err := r.Config()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			cfg.Peering.Peers = node.Peering.ListPeers()
+			if err := r.SetConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error removing peers from repo config: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	},
 	Type: peeringResult{},
 	Encoders: cmds.EncoderMap{
 		cmds.Text: cmds.MakeTypedEncoder(func(req *cmds.Request, w io.Writer, pr *peeringResult) error {
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "add %s %s\n", pr.ID.String(), pr.Status)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "rm %s %s\n", pr.ID.String(), pr.Status)
 			return nil
 		}),
 	},
@@ -1057,3 +1107,17 @@ func filtersRemove(r repo.Repo, cfg *config.Config, toRemoveFilters []string) ([
 
 	return removed, nil
 }
+
+func mergeAddrInfo(addrInfos ...[]peer.AddrInfo) ([]peer.AddrInfo, error) {
+	var addrs []ma.Multiaddr
+	for _, infos := range addrInfos {
+		for _, addrInfo := range infos {
+			addr, err := peer.AddrInfoToP2pAddrs(&addrInfo)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			addrs = append(addrs, addr...)
+		}
+	}
+	return peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(addrs...)
+}
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0140-swarm.sh b/test/sharness/t0140-swarm.sh
index d65831d3e22..2851bb9ac08 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0140-swarm.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0140-swarm.sh
@@ -160,6 +160,35 @@ test_expect_success 'peering is removed' '
 
 test_kill_ipfs_daemon
 
+test_launch_ipfs_daemon
+
+peeringID='QmYyQSo1c1Ym7orWxLYvCrM2EmxFTANf8wXmmE7DWjhx5N'
+peeringID2='QmYyQSo1c1Ym7orWxLYvCrM2EmxFTANf8wXmmE7DWjhx5K'
+peeringAddr='/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/1234/p2p/QmYyQSo1c1Ym7orWxLYvCrM2EmxFTANf8wXmmE7DWjhx5N'
+peeringAddr2='/ip4/1.2.3.4/tcp/1234/p2p/QmYyQSo1c1Ym7orWxLYvCrM2EmxFTANf8wXmmE7DWjhx5K'
+
+test_expect_success "'ipfs swarm peering add' with save option mutates config" '
+  ipfs config Peering.Peers > start-peers &&
+  ipfs swarm peering add ${peeringAddr} ${peeringAddr2} --save &&
+  ipfs config Peering.Peers > end-peers &&
+  ! test_cmp start-peers end-peers &&
+  test_should_contain "${peeringID}" end-peers &&
+  test_should_contain ${peeringID2} end-peers &&
+  rm start-peers end-peers
+'
+
+test_expect_success "'ipfs swarm peering rm' with save option mutates config" '
+  ipfs config Peering.Peers > start-peers &&
+  ipfs swarm peering rm ${peeringID} --save &&
+  ipfs config Peering.Peers > end-peers &&
+  ! test_cmp start-peers end-peers &&
+  test_should_not_contain "${peeringID}" end-peers &&
+  test_should_contain ${peeringID2} end-peers &&
+  rm start-peers end-peers
+'
+
+test_kill_ipfs_daemon
+
 test_expect_success "set up tcp testbed" '
   iptb testbed create -type localipfs -count 2 -force -init
 '