diff --git a/node/Node.cpp b/node/Node.cpp
index beb064303..6cdfc650b 100644
--- a/node/Node.cpp
+++ b/node/Node.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Node::Node(
 	_startTimeAfterInactivity(0),
 	_lastPingCheck(0),
 	_lastHousekeepingRun(0),
+	_lastBeacon(0),
 	_coreDesperation(0)
 {
 	_newestVersionSeen[0] = ZEROTIER_ONE_VERSION_MAJOR;
@@ -252,6 +253,15 @@ ZT1_ResultCode Node::processBackgroundTasks(uint64_t now,uint64_t *nextBackgroun
 		} catch ( ... ) {
 			return ZT1_RESULT_FATAL_ERROR_INTERNAL;
 		}
+
+		if ((now - _lastBeacon) >= ZT_BEACON_INTERVAL) {
+			_lastBeacon = now;
+			char beacon[13];
+			*(reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(beacon)) = RR->prng->next32();
+			*(reinterpret_cast<uint32_t *>(beacon + 4)) = RR->prng->next32();
+			RR->identity.address().copyTo(beacon + 8,5);
+			putPacket(ZT_DEFAULTS.v4Broadcast,beacon,13,0);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((now - _lastHousekeepingRun) >= ZT_HOUSEKEEPING_PERIOD) {
diff --git a/node/Node.hpp b/node/Node.hpp
index 957517061..cd8914e6a 100644
--- a/node/Node.hpp
+++ b/node/Node.hpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ private:
 	uint64_t _startTimeAfterInactivity;
 	uint64_t _lastPingCheck;
 	uint64_t _lastHousekeepingRun;
+	uint64_t _lastBeacon;
 	unsigned int _coreDesperation;
 	unsigned int _newestVersionSeen[3]; // major, minor, revision
 	bool _online;