diff --git a/lib/swap/NodeSwitch.ts b/lib/swap/NodeSwitch.ts
index 9351d91e..88bab133 100644
--- a/lib/swap/NodeSwitch.ts
+++ b/lib/swap/NodeSwitch.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import Logger from '../Logger';
 import { getHexString } from '../Utils';
 import { SwapType, swapTypeToPrettyString } from '../consts/Enums';
-import ReverseSwap, { NodeType } from '../db/models/ReverseSwap';
+import ReverseSwap, {
+  NodeType,
+  nodeTypeToPrettyString,
+} from '../db/models/ReverseSwap';
 import LightningPaymentRepository from '../db/repositories/LightningPaymentRepository';
 import { msatToSat } from '../lightning/ChannelUtils';
 import { LightningClient } from '../lightning/LightningClient';
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ type NodeSwitchConfig = {
 
   swapNode?: string;
   referralsIds?: Record<string, string>;
+
+  preferredForNode?: Record<string, string>;
 };
 
 class NodeSwitch {
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ class NodeSwitch {
   private readonly referralIds = new Map<string, NodeType>();
 
   private readonly swapNode?: NodeType;
+  private readonly preferredForNode = new Map<string, NodeType>();
 
   constructor(
     private readonly logger: Logger,
@@ -52,6 +58,17 @@ class NodeSwitch {
 
       this.referralIds.set(referralId, nt);
     }
+
+    for (const [node, nodeType] of Object.entries(
+      cfg?.preferredForNode || {},
+    )) {
+      const nt = this.parseNodeType(nodeType, `preferred for node ${node}`);
+      if (nt === undefined) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      this.preferredForNode.set(node.toLowerCase(), nt);
+    }
   }
 
   public static getReverseSwapNode = (
@@ -93,7 +110,7 @@ class NodeSwitch {
       );
     };
 
-    let client = selectNode(this.swapNode);
+    let client = selectNode(this.getPreferredNode(decoded));
 
     // Go easy on CLN xpay
     if (client.type === NodeType.CLN && decoded.type === InvoiceType.Bolt11) {
@@ -173,6 +190,27 @@ class NodeSwitch {
     );
   };
 
+  private getPreferredNode = (
+    invoice: DecodedInvoice,
+  ): NodeType | undefined => {
+    const nodes = invoice.routingHints.flat().map((h) => h.nodeId);
+    if (invoice.payee !== undefined) {
+      nodes.push(getHexString(invoice.payee!));
+    }
+
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+      const nt = this.preferredForNode.get(node);
+      if (nt !== undefined) {
+        this.logger.debug(
+          `Preferring node ${nodeTypeToPrettyString(nt)} because of ${node}`,
+        );
+        return nt;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return this.swapNode;
+  };
+
   private parseNodeType = (
     nodeType: any,
     valueContext: string,
diff --git a/test/unit/service/Service.spec.ts b/test/unit/service/Service.spec.ts
index d9152245..e68aeba3 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/Service.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/service/Service.spec.ts
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ describe('Service', () => {
         )!.data as string;
 
         return {
+          routingHints: [],
           type: InvoiceType.Bolt11,
           features: new Set<InvoiceFeature>(),
           paymentHash: getHexBuffer(preimageHash),
diff --git a/test/unit/swap/NodeSwitch.spec.ts b/test/unit/swap/NodeSwitch.spec.ts
index d97afa76..e8a177c9 100644
--- a/test/unit/swap/NodeSwitch.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/swap/NodeSwitch.spec.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
   });
 
   test('should parse config', () => {
+    const nodeOne =
+      '026165850492521f4ac8abd9bd8088123446d126f648ca35e60f88177dc149ceb2';
+    const nodeTwo =
+      '02d96eadea3d780104449aca5c93461ce67c1564e2e1d73225fa67dd3b997a6018'.toUpperCase();
+
     const config = {
       clnAmountThreshold: 21,
       swapNode: 'LND',
@@ -70,6 +75,11 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
         breez: 'LND',
         other: 'notFound',
       },
+      preferredForNode: {
+        [nodeOne]: 'LND',
+        [nodeTwo]: 'CLN',
+        unparseable: 'notFound',
+      },
     };
     const ns = new NodeSwitch(Logger.disabledLogger, config);
 
@@ -80,6 +90,11 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
     expect(referrals.size).toEqual(2);
     expect(referrals.get('test')).toEqual(NodeType.CLN);
     expect(referrals.get('breez')).toEqual(NodeType.LND);
+
+    const preferredNodes = ns['preferredForNode'];
+    expect(preferredNodes.size).toEqual(2);
+    expect(preferredNodes.get(nodeOne)).toEqual(NodeType.LND);
+    expect(preferredNodes.get(nodeTwo.toLowerCase())).toEqual(NodeType.CLN);
   });
 
   test.each`
@@ -108,7 +123,8 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
           {
             type: InvoiceType.Bolt11,
             amountMsat: satToMsat(amount),
-          } as DecodedInvoice,
+            routingHints: [],
+          } as unknown as DecodedInvoice,
           {
             referral,
           } as Swap,
@@ -127,7 +143,11 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
       await expect(
         new NodeSwitch(Logger.disabledLogger, {}).getSwapNode(
           currency,
-          { type, amountMsat: satToMsat(1_000_001) } as DecodedInvoice,
+          {
+            type,
+            amountMsat: satToMsat(1_000_001),
+            routingHints: [],
+          } as never as DecodedInvoice,
           {},
         ),
       ).resolves.toEqual(client);
@@ -147,7 +167,10 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
           swapNode,
         }).getSwapNode(
           currency,
-          { type: InvoiceType.Bolt11 } as DecodedInvoice,
+          {
+            type: InvoiceType.Bolt11,
+            routingHints: [],
+          } as never as DecodedInvoice,
           {} as Swap,
         ),
       ).resolves.toEqual(expected);
@@ -179,7 +202,8 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
           type: InvoiceType.Bolt11,
           paymentHash: randomBytes(32),
           amountMsat: satToMsat(21_000),
-        } as DecodedInvoice;
+          routingHints: [],
+        } as unknown as DecodedInvoice;
 
         LightningPaymentRepository.findByPreimageHashAndNode = jest
           .fn()
@@ -253,6 +277,48 @@ describe('NodeSwitch', () => {
     expect(NodeSwitch.hasClient(currency)).toEqual(has);
   });
 
+  describe('getPreferredNode', () => {
+    test('should get preferred node for payee', () => {
+      const payee = randomBytes(32);
+
+      expect(
+        new NodeSwitch(Logger.disabledLogger, {
+          preferredForNode: {
+            [getHexString(payee)]: 'CLN',
+          },
+        })['getPreferredNode']({
+          payee,
+          routingHints: [],
+        } as unknown as DecodedInvoice),
+      ).toEqual(NodeType.CLN);
+    });
+
+    test('should get preferred node for routing hint', () => {
+      const nodeId = randomBytes(32);
+
+      expect(
+        new NodeSwitch(Logger.disabledLogger, {
+          preferredForNode: {
+            [getHexString(nodeId)]: 'CLN',
+          },
+        })['getPreferredNode']({
+          routingHints: [[{ nodeId: getHexString(nodeId) }]],
+        } as unknown as DecodedInvoice),
+      ).toEqual(NodeType.CLN);
+    });
+
+    test('should default to swapNode when no preference is configured', () => {
+      expect(
+        new NodeSwitch(Logger.disabledLogger, {
+          swapNode: 'LND',
+        })['getPreferredNode']({
+          payee: randomBytes(32),
+          routingHints: [[{ nodeId: getHexString(randomBytes(32)) }]],
+        } as unknown as DecodedInvoice),
+      ).toEqual(NodeType.LND);
+    });
+  });
+
   test.each`
     currency                                                                       | client       | expected
     ${{ lndClient: lndClient, clnClient: clnClient }}                              | ${lndClient} | ${lndClient}