diff --git a/src/core/config.js b/src/core/config.js
index 2fb66bb558..422b92fef9 100644
--- a/src/core/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const configSchema = s({
   config: optional(s({
     API: 'object?',
     Addresses: optional(s({
+      Delegates: optional(s(['multiaddr'])),
       Swarm: optional(s(['multiaddr'])),
       API: 'multiaddr?',
       Gateway: 'multiaddr'
diff --git a/test/core/config.spec.js b/test/core/config.spec.js
index 4ce3ffab05..65abe05e5b 100644
--- a/test/core/config.spec.js
+++ b/test/core/config.spec.js
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ describe('config', () => {
       { config: { Bootstrap: ['/ip4/104.236.176.52/tcp/4001/ipfs/QmSoLnSGccFuZQJzRadHn95W2CrSFmZuTdDWP8HXaHca9z'] } },
       { config: { Bootstrap: [] } },
 
+      { config: { Addresses: { Delegates: ['/dns4/node0.preload.ipfs.io/tcp/443/https'] } } },
+      { config: { Addresses: { Delegates: [] } } },
+      { config: { Addresses: { Delegates: undefined } } },
+
       { config: undefined }
     ]