diff --git a/core/src/nodes/collection.rs b/core/src/nodes/collection.rs
index 9c801a95..29b395d8 100644
--- a/core/src/nodes/collection.rs
+++ b/core/src/nodes/collection.rs
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ where
         TFut: Future<Item = (TConnInfo, TMuxer), Error = TReachErr> + Send + 'static,
         THandler: IntoNodeHandler<TConnInfo> + Send + 'static,
         THandler::Handler: NodeHandler<Substream = Substream<TMuxer>, InEvent = TInEvent, OutEvent = TOutEvent, Error = THandlerErr> + Send + 'static,
-        <THandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,     // TODO: shouldn't be required?
+        <THandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,
         TReachErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
         THandlerErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
         TInEvent: Send + 'static,
         TOutEvent: Send + 'static,
-        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,  // TODO: Send + Sync + 'static shouldn't be required
-        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,  // TODO: shouldn't be required
+        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,
         TConnInfo: Send + 'static,
     {
         ReachAttemptId(self.inner.add_reach_attempt(future, TaskState::Pending, handler))
@@ -365,6 +365,42 @@ where
         self.inner.broadcast_event(event)
     }
 
+    /// Adds an existing connection to a node to the collection.
+    ///
+    /// Returns whether we have replaced an existing connection, or not.
+    pub fn add_connection<TMuxer>(&mut self, conn_info: TConnInfo, user_data: TUserData, muxer: TMuxer, handler: THandler::Handler)
+        -> CollectionNodeAccept<TConnInfo, TUserData>
+    where
+        THandler: IntoNodeHandler<TConnInfo> + Send + 'static,
+        THandler::Handler: NodeHandler<Substream = Substream<TMuxer>, InEvent = TInEvent, OutEvent = TOutEvent, Error = THandlerErr> + Send + 'static,
+        <THandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,
+        TReachErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
+        THandlerErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
+        TInEvent: Send + 'static,
+        TOutEvent: Send + 'static,
+        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,
+        TConnInfo: Clone + Send + 'static,
+        TPeerId: Clone,
+    {
+        // Calling `HandledNodesTasks::add_connection` is the same as calling
+        // `HandledNodesTasks::add_reach_attempt`, except that we don't get any `NodeReached` event.
+        // We therefore implement this method the same way as calling `add_reach_attempt` followed
+        // with simulating a received `NodeReached` event and accepting it.
+
+        let task_id = self.inner.add_connection(
+            TaskState::Pending,
+            muxer,
+            handler
+        );
+
+        CollectionReachEvent {
+            conn_info: Some(conn_info),
+            id: task_id,
+            parent: self,
+        }.accept(user_data).0
+    }
+
     /// Grants access to an object that allows controlling a peer of the collection.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` if we don't have a connection to this peer.
diff --git a/core/src/nodes/handled_node_tasks.rs b/core/src/nodes/handled_node_tasks.rs
index fb8fe3ed..bf32b6b5 100644
--- a/core/src/nodes/handled_node_tasks.rs
+++ b/core/src/nodes/handled_node_tasks.rs
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ impl<TInEvent, TOutEvent, TIntoHandler, TReachErr, THandlerErr, TUserData, TConn
         THandlerErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
         TInEvent: Send + 'static,
         TOutEvent: Send + 'static,
-        <TIntoHandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,     // TODO: shouldn't be required?
-        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,  // TODO: Send + Sync + 'static shouldn't be required
-        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,  // TODO: shouldn't be required
+        <TIntoHandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,
+        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,
         TConnInfo: Send + 'static,
     {
         let task_id = self.next_task_id;
@@ -244,6 +244,43 @@ impl<TInEvent, TOutEvent, TIntoHandler, TReachErr, THandlerErr, TUserData, TConn
         task_id
     }
 
+    /// Adds an existing connection to a node to the collection.
+    ///
+    /// This method spawns a task dedicated to processing the node's events.
+    ///
+    /// No `NodeReached` event will be emitted for this task, since the node has already been
+    /// reached.
+    pub fn add_connection<TMuxer, THandler>(&mut self, user_data: TUserData, muxer: TMuxer, handler: THandler) -> TaskId
+    where
+        TIntoHandler: IntoNodeHandler<TConnInfo, Handler = THandler> + Send + 'static,
+        THandler: NodeHandler<Substream = Substream<TMuxer>, InEvent = TInEvent, OutEvent = TOutEvent, Error = THandlerErr> + Send + 'static,
+        TReachErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
+        THandlerErr: error::Error + Send + 'static,
+        TInEvent: Send + 'static,
+        TOutEvent: Send + 'static,
+        <TIntoHandler::Handler as NodeHandler>::OutboundOpenInfo: Send + 'static,
+        TMuxer: StreamMuxer + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        TMuxer::OutboundSubstream: Send + 'static,
+        TConnInfo: Send + 'static,
+    {
+        let task_id = self.next_task_id;
+        self.next_task_id.0 += 1;
+
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::unbounded();
+        self.tasks.insert(task_id, (tx, user_data));
+
+        let task: NodeTask<futures::future::Empty<_, _>, _, _, _, _, _, _> = NodeTask {
+            taken_over: SmallVec::new(),
+            inner: NodeTaskInner::Node(HandledNode::new(muxer, handler)),
+            events_tx: self.events_tx.clone(),
+            in_events_rx: rx.fuse(),
+            id: task_id,
+        };
+
+        self.to_spawn.push(Box::new(task));
+        task_id
+    }
+
     /// Sends an event to all the tasks, including the pending ones.
     pub fn broadcast_event(&mut self, event: &TInEvent)
     where TInEvent: Clone,
diff --git a/core/src/nodes/raw_swarm.rs b/core/src/nodes/raw_swarm.rs
index 77ba3518..23200291 100644
--- a/core/src/nodes/raw_swarm.rs
+++ b/core/src/nodes/raw_swarm.rs
@@ -1784,6 +1784,39 @@ where
         Ok(self.connect_inner(handler, first, rest))
     }
 
+    /// Moves the given node to a connected state using the given connection info and muxer.
+    ///
+    /// No `Connected` event is generated for this action.
+    ///
+    /// # Panic
+    ///
+    /// Panics if `conn_info.peer_id()` is not the current peer.
+    ///
+    pub fn inject_connection(self, conn_info: TConnInfo, connected_point: ConnectedPoint, muxer: TMuxer, handler: THandler::Handler)
+        -> PeerConnected<'a, TTrans, TInEvent, TOutEvent, THandler, THandlerErr, TConnInfo, TPeerId>
+    where
+        TConnInfo: fmt::Debug + ConnectionInfo<PeerId = TPeerId> + Clone + Send + 'static,
+        TPeerId: Eq + Hash + Clone,
+    {
+        if conn_info.peer_id() != &self.peer_id {
+            panic!("Mismatch between conn_info PeerId and request PeerId");
+        }
+
+        match self.nodes.active_nodes.add_connection((conn_info, connected_point), (), muxer, handler) {
+            CollectionNodeAccept::NewEntry => {},
+            CollectionNodeAccept::ReplacedExisting { .. } =>
+                unreachable!("We can only build a PeerNotConnected if we don't have this peer in \
+                              the collection yet"),
+        }
+
+        PeerConnected {
+            active_nodes: &mut self.nodes.active_nodes,
+            connected_points: &mut self.nodes.reach_attempts.connected_points,
+            out_reach_attempts: &mut self.nodes.reach_attempts.out_reach_attempts,
+            peer_id: self.peer_id,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Inner implementation of `connect`.
     fn connect_inner(self, handler: THandler, first: Multiaddr, rest: Vec<Multiaddr>)
         -> PeerPendingConnect<'a, TTrans, TInEvent, TOutEvent, THandler, THandlerErr, TConnInfo, TPeerId>